Commentary
Currency is Cash
Here is Dave’s latest video snippet all about how digital currency is a form of electronic cash, not another layer on top of electronic money.
Commentary
Tales from the Cybersalon #4 Future of Money
Last month, Dave was on the panel for Tales from the Cybersalon #4 where 4 writers explored what is next in Future of Money – response to the 4th call for short sci-fi stories by Cybersalon.org under the lead of Stephen Read more…
Writing
A2A Payments – Is Cardmaggedon on the horizon?
With a new spectrum of possibilities opening up in a world where all banks are connected to all retailers and all consumers all of the time, the 1960s four-party party may be over. One specific gatecrasher is account-to-account (A2A) payments. Read more…
Commentary
The Metaverse has a real economy!
Dave’s latest thoughts on the Metaverse are available to watch here: The metaverse is interesting because it is a real economy: that is, unlike North Korea or EVE Online, it has private property that can be owned by economic avatars. Read more…
Events
Digital Jersey: Future of Finance Event
Last month, as Jersey’s Fintech Ambassador, Dave attended and hosted Digital Jersey’s Future of Finance Event. It was a fascinating 2 days of discussion from Tech experts on how technology is changing the financial services landscape, exploring topics such as Read more…
Commentary
The Future of Money over on the 3S.money podcast
“Dave Birch really is a wealth of knowledge and insight. We learned a lot from this episode” – Lovely feedback from the 3S.money team after a recent podcast Dave recorded: This conversation with Dave invites us to really consider the Read more…
NED
Non-Executive Director at Tillo
This week, Dave is honoured to have accepted a position as Non-Executive Director at Rewards Management platform Tillo! Joining alongside him are Tram Anh Nguyen and Michael Chalmers. “Alex & his team are building a great company that is addressing Read more…
Events
The Impact of Regulation on Digital Assets
Yesterday evening, Dave headed into London to take part in this event organised jointly by CFTE and the Budapest Institute of Banking. The rapid acceleration of digital assets can be conceptualised by visualising the growth trajectory of its market capitalisation. Read more…
Events
LATAM Fintech Market: Financial Inclusion
Unbanked is not the problem and banks are not the solution, Latin American edition! Last week, Dave presented at the LATAM Fintech Market 2021 on the topic of Open Finance and financial inclusion… The session covered everything from bitcoin in Read more…
Commentary
House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee
Dave was invited to Parliament to give evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs committee on the subject of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), along with Stephen Bonner, Executive Director, Regulatory Futures and Innovation at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Read more…