Chris Skinner
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We at Stelarator do love a good thought piece about Fintech and the Media Industry thefinanser.com/2025/03/fint... Thanks to @chrisskinner.bsky.social for the excellent read #Filmfinance #fintech #AI
Fintech and Hollywood: a perfect match - Chris Skinner's blog
We just had the annual Oscar jamboree and congratulations to Anora for its five Oscars, and particular respect to Sean Baker who picked up four personally, something that’s never been achieved before....
thefinanser.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We at Stelarator do love a good thought piece about Fintech and the Media Industry thefinanser.com/2025/03/fint... Thanks to @chrisskinner.bsky.social for the excellent read #Filmfinance #fintech #AI
The vast array of modern tech systems needed to operate in the banking world today mean firms have “such a smorgasbord of things they have to work with”, the “competence of keeping up with these changes is really challenging every bank”.
Chris Skinner
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Chris Skinner
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March 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The vast array of modern tech systems needed to operate in the banking world today mean firms have “such a smorgasbord of things they have to work with”, the “competence of keeping up with these changes is really challenging every bank”.
Chris Skinner
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Chris Skinner
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32% of Venmo's GenZ users have been on a bad date and then received a Venmo request to pay the bill (compared to 22% of Millennials)
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Love and Money: Surprising Insights into Modern Romance
The leading money movement app unveils data surrounding user dating behaviors and enlists an etiquette expert to offer tips for how to navigate the world of dating and money.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
32% of Venmo's GenZ users have been on a bad date and then received a Venmo request to pay the bill (compared to 22% of Millennials)
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newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-02-13-L...
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All the smart, savvy bankers and CEOs who think they're just getting deregulation with a side of racism do not understand they will also be taken for a ride, as Trump & Musk treat the entire federal government like a mob protection racket, freely skimming anywhere they like.
Exclusive: David A. Lebryk, the highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department, is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
All the smart, savvy bankers and CEOs who think they're just getting deregulation with a side of racism do not understand they will also be taken for a ride, as Trump & Musk treat the entire federal government like a mob protection racket, freely skimming anywhere they like.
Today's must watch (if you haven't already) www.imdb.com/title/tt7160...
The Zone of Interest (2023) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama, History, War
1h 45m | PG-13
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January 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Today's must watch (if you haven't already) www.imdb.com/title/tt7160...
I recently had a lovely chat with Henri Arslanian for #CNBC about #Crypto and banking. Here's the short (7 minute) segment ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ysv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ysv...
Interview with best-selling author, Chris Skinner
YouTube video by Henri Arslanian
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January 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I recently had a lovely chat with Henri Arslanian for #CNBC about #Crypto and banking. Here's the short (7 minute) segment ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ysv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ysv...
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Banning TikTok in the US might be backfiring as over 500k users have flocked to Chinese app, RedNote in protest! 😜
At least on TikTok US, user data was stored in the cloud and managed by Oracle in Austin, Texas. User data on RedNote is stored and managed in China.
youtu.be/2TmDoSmYGwc?...
At least on TikTok US, user data was stored in the cloud and managed by Oracle in Austin, Texas. User data on RedNote is stored and managed in China.
youtu.be/2TmDoSmYGwc?...
TikTok Shutdown Looms and Israel - Hamas Ceasefire Agreement Reached | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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January 16, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Banning TikTok in the US might be backfiring as over 500k users have flocked to Chinese app, RedNote in protest! 😜
At least on TikTok US, user data was stored in the cloud and managed by Oracle in Austin, Texas. User data on RedNote is stored and managed in China.
youtu.be/2TmDoSmYGwc?...
At least on TikTok US, user data was stored in the cloud and managed by Oracle in Austin, Texas. User data on RedNote is stored and managed in China.
youtu.be/2TmDoSmYGwc?...
Elon Musk to buy TikTok USA, integrate it with X, allow any opinions and pay with dogecoins?
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
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MSN
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January 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Elon Musk to buy TikTok USA, integrate it with X, allow any opinions and pay with dogecoins?
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
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#InnovateFinance Women in Fintech Powerlist 2025 entries close today ... are you on the list?
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Women in FinTech Powerlist 2024 Criteria - Innovate Finance – The Voice of Global FinTech
Celebrate the achievements of women in FinTech with our annual powerlist
www.innovatefinance.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#InnovateFinance Women in Fintech Powerlist 2025 entries close today ... are you on the list?
www.innovatefinance.com/womeninfinte...
www.innovatefinance.com/womeninfinte...
I'm impressed by this new young actor playing Bob Dylan in his new biopic movie
January 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I'm impressed by this new young actor playing Bob Dylan in his new biopic movie
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A government of the billionaires, by the billionaires, for the billionaires.
December 10, 2024 at 7:39 PM
A government of the billionaires, by the billionaires, for the billionaires.
Got an interesting stat about #Alipay+ today. Alipay is now working with 35 leading mobile payment partners connecting over 90 million merchants in 66 markets to 1.6 billion users ... onwards and upwards
December 7, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Got an interesting stat about #Alipay+ today. Alipay is now working with 35 leading mobile payment partners connecting over 90 million merchants in 66 markets to 1.6 billion users ... onwards and upwards
"I'm alone in a dark tunnel where spent nuclear fuel will decay for millennia. I'm standing at a spot where, starting from 2025, no human should set foot for 100,000 years."
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MSN
www.msn.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:08 AM
"I'm alone in a dark tunnel where spent nuclear fuel will decay for millennia. I'm standing at a spot where, starting from 2025, no human should set foot for 100,000 years."
www.msn.com/en-gb/travel...
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#NVIDIA have released a way to build a digital human
build.nvidia.com/nvidia/digit...
I wonder if they read my book on this?
www.amazon.com/Digital-Huma...
build.nvidia.com/nvidia/digit...
I wonder if they read my book on this?
www.amazon.com/Digital-Huma...
Build a Digital Human Blueprint by NVIDIA | NVIDIA NIM
Create intelligent, interactive avatars for customer service across industries
build.nvidia.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:49 AM
#NVIDIA have released a way to build a digital human
build.nvidia.com/nvidia/digit...
I wonder if they read my book on this?
www.amazon.com/Digital-Huma...
build.nvidia.com/nvidia/digit...
I wonder if they read my book on this?
www.amazon.com/Digital-Huma...
It's been a pretty amazing week, launching "Intelligent Money" and "Digital for Good" translations in the Middle East. Fantastic people, fantastic crowd and fantastic queues to get my terrible signature on a piece of paper.
www.moneythinks4u.com
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November 29, 2024 at 9:01 AM
It's been a pretty amazing week, launching "Intelligent Money" and "Digital for Good" translations in the Middle East. Fantastic people, fantastic crowd and fantastic queues to get my terrible signature on a piece of paper.
www.moneythinks4u.com
www.moneythinks4u.com
Elon Musk’s xAI goes after OpenAI — The Economist
The fight is turning nasty
apple.news
November 27, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Elon Musk is not America’s new king. But he might be its new Thomas Cromwell
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MSN
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November 17, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Elon Musk is not America’s new king. But he might be its new Thomas Cromwell
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
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Trump's US election victory was music to the ears of some attendees at Singapore's FinTech Festival. But others feared the economic cost of his win.
Read more in this week's free Singapore Edition newsletter.
Read more in this week's free Singapore Edition newsletter.
Fintech Execs, Bankers and Crypto Bros Brace for New Rules
Welcome to Singapore Edition. Each week we bring you insights into one of Asia’s most dynamic economies. If you haven’t yet, please sign up here.
www.bloomberg.com
November 9, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Trump's US election victory was music to the ears of some attendees at Singapore's FinTech Festival. But others feared the economic cost of his win.
Read more in this week's free Singapore Edition newsletter.
Read more in this week's free Singapore Edition newsletter.
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Brazilian fintech Tako emerges from stealth with sizable seed round led by a16z and Ribbit Capital
Brazilian fintech Tako emerges from stealth with sizable seed round led by a16z and Ribbit Capital
Running payroll is hard in any country, but perhaps especially so in Brazil thanks to consistently changing laws and extremely influential unions that make it significantly harder to get it right. Fernando Gadotti struggled with this as the co-founder and…
tcrn.ch
November 11, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Brazilian fintech Tako emerges from stealth with sizable seed round led by a16z and Ribbit Capital