Alex Pugh

RT @AdamMGrant: We don't need to be in the same place every day to bond and excel. 110 studies, 45k people: more time working remotely pre…

RT @brumdispatch: A narrative has emerged about how Birmingham went bankrupt. Is it true? For months, we have been speaking to key figures…

I’m happy to share that I’ve started a new position as Reporter at Markets Media! https://t.co/5zVE8WY9cl

Central bank digital currencies (#CBDCs) promise to revolutionise money, do away with cash, hamstring crime, boost financial inclusion and drive efficiencies. But, what's the catch? For governments, the appeal is clear. No cash, no organised crime. But…https://t.co/PxITVk0yKt

Have you ever used #BNPL? Buy now, pay later – is there a more apt #fintech application for our times than BNPL? What better fit for our current era of instant gratification and gloomy pessimism about the #future than buy it now, worry about the cost lat…https://t.co/9t7j653sKG

Picture this: you’re in Las Vegas for #money2020. As CEO, you’re representing your firm at the conference, looking to make an impact and generate new business leads. Your phone alerts you to an e-mail from the organisers inviting you backstage for an oppo…https://t.co/m8DidzMSDo

Getting banked: financial services and the US cannabis industry The legal grey area in which cannabis now sits in the US means entrepreneurs and businesses struggle to access secure, robust and straightforward #financialservices. https://t.co/lMU8oeNrkV

Getting banked: financial services and the US cannabis industry The #cannabisindustry is the fastest-growing industry on the planet. But as the world moves from ‘reefer madness’ to weed gummies, this liminal phase throws up a number of problems for thos…https://t.co/mSaf5TIHWW

MIND THE GAP. The £2 billion UK fintech funding gap, that is. I had the pleasure of picking the brains of one of the key architects behind the recommendation for the #FintechGrowthFund in the Kalifa Review – Axe Ali, UK private equity and #fintech partne…https://t.co/VvvemnNjzP

🚨 New What the Fintech? #podcast episode alert -- How team work makes the dream work 🚨 In this episode, I am joined by @mindthegabz, founder and executive director of FINOS, the Fintech Open Source Foundation to discuss how open source approaches can r…https://t.co/QOotJzvJBO

Impact investing has been around a long time, with socially responsible investing (#SRI) and environmental, social and governance (#ESG) investing being the two main approaches. What recently launched fintech Etcho offers though is the ability for newcom…https://t.co/dyqQuiC3xJ

“I believe the Federal Reserve printed $3.3 trillion in 2020 and at that time, that was one-fifth of all the USD in circulation. So, people went out and bought a lot of crypto.” ---- Jesse Brown, Himalaya Exchange CEO Is it me, o…https://t.co/tqX0H8F5ur https://t.co/t6cvy3DBp7

New feature alert: How do #financialservices fit into the #metaverse? I recently spoke with Glenn Friedman and Jerry Eitel, CEO and chief metaverse officer (CMVO), respectively, of London-based accounting and advisory firm Prager…https://t.co/0s8yQzZ0oN https://t.co/H4egxu5l2X

I spoke to IBM's Prakash Pattni about the tech firm's outsized role in fintech. We covered the looming threat of Big Tech in payments, quantum computing and quantum safe algos, balancing regulations and patching up vulnerabilities.…https://t.co/f4gnbzkbKu https://t.co/8rVx8VOUuQ

In my latest What the Fintech podcast, I chat with Jay Swanston, chief platform officer at Moneybox. We discuss how Moneybox is differentiating itself in a crowded space through diversified products and services, the growing visib…https://t.co/1aVBUoGkzK https://t.co/NMtFkqsOWw