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Alex Daniel

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Alex Daniel reports on the turbulent world of fintech and crypto for Financial News. He has previously written for London business paper City A.M., commercial real estate magazine Estates Gazette, and The Guardian newspaper. He writes the Fintech Files newsletter.

The Fintech Files: Crypto’s leading women, SEC sues Binance, Archax’s FTSE 100 token plans

By Alex Daniel and Penny Sukhraj

6 min read

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The inaugural Twenty Most Influential Women in Crypto list recognises senior women working in digital assets, blockchain and Web3

Archax pilots digital FTSE 100 stocks and gilts on blockchain

By Alex Daniel

2 min read

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Archax will launch the pilot on 7 June on a handful of public blockchain networks

Monzo hits first monthly profit after lending products boost income

By Alex Daniel

3 min read

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Monzo chief TS Anil said the bank had no immediate plans for an initial public offering

FN to reveal the top women in crypto

By Alex Daniel

1 min read

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FN's list will recognise the women helping drive crypto's next phase of growth

Tom Mutton: ‘There is just no space to get a CBDC wrong’

By Alex Daniel

8 min read

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Tom Mutton: 'Now we need to look at the realities — the practicalities of actually building and delivering a digital pound'

Coinbase uses Bitpanda tie-up to get access to European banks

By Alex Daniel

2 min read

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Starling founder Anne Boden to step down amid record profit

By Alex Daniel

2 min read

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Anne Boden founded Starling in 2014 after a career at Lloyds and RBS

The Fintech Files: IOSCO wants crypto watchdogs to go harder

By Alex Daniel

4 min read

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IOSCO has called for global crypto regulatory standards

Copper’s chief operating officer quits amid string of exits from crypto firm

By Alex Daniel

2 min read

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Lord Philip Hammond became chair at the crypto firm in January as it continues to push for institutional adoption

Ripple buys crypto custody firm Metaco for $250m

By Alex Daniel

2 min read

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Ripple boss Brad Garlinghouse is adding a firm that works with Citi and BNP Paribas to his arsenal

Treat crypto like gambling, says Treasury Committee

By Alex Daniel

2 min read

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Chair Harriett Baldwin says she has heard nothing to dispel crypto's 'Wild West' reputation
Your weekly crypto and fintech guide from FN

The Fintech Files: Inside the Bank of England’s ‘Britcoin’ push as digital pound looms

Plus: Why ether is the next battleground for crypto ETPs

'We are focused on the skills we need to add, but we are going to need a chunk of people'

Bank of England to beef up Britcoin headcount as digital pound moves closer

The Bank may hire as many as 30 more people and is considering other products aimed not just at consumers but institutions like banks

Mark Mullen, CEO of Atom Bank said the positive findings at Atom Bank, said this result may not be 'easy for executives at older companies to hear'

Atom Bank boss: How a four-day week pushed up profit and lowered staff absence

CEO Mark Mullen: 'We have seen a reduction in recruitment costs, a fall in unwanted staff attrition, lower absences due to sickness and higher employee engagement'

Revolut recently suffered a further blow when Schroders, one of its key investors, suggested that almost $15bn (£12bn) could be wiped off the value of the firm

Revolut finance chief quits for ‘personal reasons’ as banking licence wait drags on

Finance boss Mikko Salovaara said at the start of March that Revolut would get a UK banking licence 'imminently'

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The Fintech Files: Goldman, Moody’s, Deloitte launch blockchain ‘network of networks’

By Alex Daniel

5 min read

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Your weekly guide to the world of fintech and crypto from FN

Inside the UK’s crypto lobbying blitz: ‘I’ve stopped doing meetings with MPs… we have so many of them’

By Alex Daniel

9 min read

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Can digital asset lobbyists influence the right people as the UK rewrites its rules?

DWS to offer crypto ETPs via Galaxy Digital tie-up

By Alex Daniel

2 min read

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DWS’s crypto offering is the latest instance of a traditional finance giant partnering with a crypto firm to give it access to the roughly $1tn digital assets market

Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse ride on EU’s MiCA for digital assets push

By Alex Daniel

2 min read

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Goldman Sachs in particular has taken steps toward tokenisation in recent months

Abrdn will likely trade crypto in future, alternatives chief says

By Alex Daniel

2 min read

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Firms like Abrdn have previously indicated they are unlikely to carry out trades of cryptocurrencies without a regulatory regime in place

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