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thefinanser. com > 2026 > 05 > what-does-the-clash-in-iran-mean-for-your-money

What does the clash in Iran mean for your money?

3+ hour, 57+ min ago  (887+ words) Shaping the future of finance BEAR IN MIND I AM NOT A FINANCIAL ADVISOR For the past three decades, investors have lived through an extraordinary illusion: the belief that globalisation makes the world safer. It doesn't. It just made conflict…...

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thefinanser. com > 2026 > 05 > the-next-revolution-is-not-digital-it-is-intelligent-2

The Next Revolution Is Not Digital. It Is Intelligent.

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1354+ words) Shaping the future of finance For the past twenty years, financial institutions have focused obsessively on becoming digital. They built mobile apps, migrated to cloud infrastructure, introduced APIs, launched online onboarding, closed branches and pushed customers towards self-service. All of…...

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thefinanser. com > 2026 > 05 > its-the-ais-fault-urmm-no-its-not

It's the AI's fault. .. urmm, no it's not

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (321+ words) Shaping the future of finance I was wondering today what would happen if my AI tool sent money to a third party and it was fraudulent. Who would be liable? So, I did a bit of research to find the…...

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thefinanser. com > 2026 > 05 > the-finansers-week-4th-may-10th-may-2026

The Finanser's Week: 4th May " 10th May 2026

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (332+ words) Shaping the future of finance This week's blog discussions included " Let's be honest: retail banking is broken Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the…...

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thefinanser. com > 2026 > 05 > the-cio-is-no-longer-running-it-theyre-running-the-future-of-the-bank

The CIO is no longer running IT " they're running the future of the bank

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (400+ words) Shaping the future of finance In a new report by Boston Consulting Group, they conclude that the CIO is now the most important role in a bank. Not long ago, the CIO was the person who kept the lights on…...

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thefinanser. com > 2026 > 05 > lets-be-honest-retail-banking-is-broken

Let's be honest: retail banking is broken

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (496+ words) Shaping the future of finance Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with…...

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thefinanser. com > 2026 > 05 > what-will-our-children-do

What will our children do?

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (792+ words) Shaping the future of finance I gave a TEDx talk last year about the jobs our children will have in the future " " and it is a theme I keep returning to because I have twin boys who are ten years…...

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thefinanser. com > 2026 > 05 > ai-is-the-force-for-change-in-banks

AI is the force for change in banking

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (592+ words) Shaping the future of finance We've been here before. Every wave of technology in banking follows the same pattern. First, automation in the 1960s: mainframes, back offices, batch processing. Then digital in the 2000s: apps, APIs, channels layered on top. And now…...

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thefinanser. com > 2026 > 05 > the-rebuilding-of-banking

The rebuilding of banking

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (420+ words) Shaping the future of finance I was recently commissioned to write a few blogs for WNS, part of Cap Gemini. The posts are interesting so I'm sharing them here. Click on the headline links to read the full articles: Can…...

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thefinanser. com > 2026 > 05 > the-finansers-week-27th-april-3rd-may-2026

The Finanser's Week: 27th April " 3rd May 2026

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (331+ words) Shaping the future of finance This week's main discussions include " If people do not trust the system, they will not use it I just got the LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) Risk Intelligence report which makes clear that we have…...

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