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  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    FT MagazineGillian Tett
    Bitcoin 1.0: the ancient stone money of Yap

    ‘The islanders’ oral ledger was so effective that it could be seen as “an exemplary ancient analogue to blockchain”’

    3 hours ago
  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    UK financial regulation
    UK fintech bosses warn new rules will stifle start-ups

    Tension brews between government view of sector as ‘strategically important’ and FCA duty to protect customers

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    News in-depthAnt Group
    Jack Ma’s Ant forced into arms of banks he once dubbed ‘pawnshops’

    Fintech will have to rely on state-owned behemoths under online lending reforms

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
    The many chart crimes of *that* Citi bitcoin report

    Those, and a risible correction.

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    Ant Group
    Jack Ma’s Ant defies pressure from Beijing to share more customer data

    Central bank frustrated with drip feed of user information in crackdown following pulled $37bn IPO

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    Special ReportFT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies
    FT 1000: the fifth annual list of Europe’s fastest-growing companies

    Green energy supplier takes top spot and London remains the city with the most high-growth businesses

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Klarna AB
    Klarna targets acquisitions as it raises fresh $1bn of investment

    Valuation of Swedish ‘buy now, pay later’ fintech has jumped 6 times in 18 months to $31bn

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Goldman bankers join Walmart effort to take on Wall Street

    Omer Ismail and David Stark sign up to fintech venture by world’s largest retailer

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Fintech offers UK a way out of the Brexit bind

    Ministers should endorse proposals for a ‘digital big bang’

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  • Saturday, 27 February, 2021
    On Wall StreetBrendan Greeley
    Bitcoin cannot replace the banks

    Cryptocurrency hopes are based on a misunderstanding of how money is created

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    InterviewRishi Sunak
    Chancellor spots break in clouds after Brexit, Covid and battered finances

    Rishi Sunak tells FT he wants to start laying foundations for Britain’s future economy

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
    When bitcoin bros* talk money-printing

    If central banks can print money out of thin air, why can’t the rest of us?

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    London fights for its future
    ‘Digital big bang’ needed if UK fintech to compete, says review

    Kalifa calls for sweeping changes to listing regime, new visa rules to draw talent, and a growth fund

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Bitcoin
    Craig Wright is taking legal action to recover $3.5bn of “stolen bitcoin”

    Craig-toshi Nakamoto is back. And he means business.

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    South African bank challenger Tyme to launch in Asia

    Lender launched by billionaire Patrice Motsepe will set up in the Philippines as part of deal

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    #fintechFT
    What Mario Draghi’s appointment as Italian PM means for fintech Premium

    The former European Central Bank chief has promised to prioritise technological upgrades and digital infrastructure

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    Ex-Cosmo editor teams up with ice hockey owner in Spac deal

    Joanna Coles and Jonathan Ledecky prepare $4.7bn NYSE launch of Apex Clearing via special-purpose vehicle

  • Sunday, 21 February, 2021
    Chinese business & finance
    China tightens online lending rules in fresh blow to Ma’s Ant Group

    Tech platforms will be forced to provide capital for 30% of the loans they offer in partnership with banks

  • Sunday, 21 February, 2021
    Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney joins Stripe board

    Online payments provider is one of Silicon Valley’s most valuable private companies

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    LexBitcoin
    China/blockchain: digital realm Premium

    Investors seeking bitcoin exposure in local markets face constraints

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Ant Group
    China’s clampdown on Jack Ma’s Ant boosts rivals

    High-interest lenders fill market vacated by fintech group, increasing fears of rising defaults

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    The Big Read
    Virtual control: the agenda behind China’s new digital currency

    The planned ‘e-yuan’ could boost Beijing’s surveillance state and create competition for private fintech groups

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    Financial services
    PensionBee to offer customers access to planned IPO

    Financial technology start-up plans to offer its users shares in upcoming listing

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    News in-depth
    Asian authorities clamp down on digital lenders

    Officials in credit-hungry economies have struggled to control the fast-growing sector

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
    This Valentine’s, consider the crypto-flower

    Upside: it’ll never die. Downside? Your love just might.

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