Events
Travelling again!!
After a quick trip to Vienna last week, Dave is now in Amsterdam at the infamous Money 20/20 before a whistle stop tour to Prague and a week in Jersey! It’s great to be back out there meeting new people Read more…
Commentary
Neither Smart Nor Contracts: Smart Contracts Need a Rebrand
Smart contracts are tipped to transform the future of agreements between individuals, businesses, and governments in fintech.In recent years, their use has rapidly increased as parties attempt to reduce costs, improve security, and even replace lawyers. There’s just one small Read more…
Events
Maui Waui Festival 2021
Dave was invited to speak at last week’s Maui Waui Festival in Norfolk! He gave a talk on the Jeremiah Marques Stage about the Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency World. Maui Waui is a 3 day international festival of music, performance and Read more…
Commentary
The Importance of Formulating a Digital Currency Strategy
Dave recently recorded a quick ‘Pearl of Wisdom’ for his friends over at Banking Circle about the importance of formulating a digital currency strategy…watch the video here:
Media
Top 10 in the Fintech Power 50
Dave was recently nominated in the top 10 of this illustrious annual guide for the second year running! The Fintech Power 50 is a guide to the most influential, innovative and powerful figures in the Fintech industry. It acts as a Read more…
Commentary
CSFI 10-min. Explainer – Stablecoins
This week, Dave was asked by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (for whom he is a member of the Governing Council) to deliver a quick explainer video on Stablecoins. As CSFI director, Andrew Hilton, explains “there are Read more…
Commentary
Watch Dave in action here…
Dave has delivered keynotes across the globe to all manner of audiences, here is a selection of some those presentations as they happened!
Events
IIMR New Means of Payment Seminar
Yesterday, Dave gave a talk at the Institute of International Monetary Research’s New Means of Payment Seminar on the drivers for digital currency and the implications for global payment systems. You can catch up on the video here – Dave’s Read more…
Commentary
Podcast: Identification, Authentication & Authorization: The Identity Puzzle
“People say identity means all sorts of different things,” Birch says. “But I have quite a structured model, which I’ve found is useful for facilitating conversations in business. So I tend to think of it in three related domains: identification, authentication and authorization.” Read more and Read more…
Writing
Factories or supermarkets: post-pandemic banking
Dave was chatting with Simon Paris, the CEO of Finastra, at the Paris Fintech Forum last week and he made him reflect on the split between the manufacturing and distribution of financial services and the push for BaaS and Dave Read more…