The Geopolitics of Fintech and the Iran War

Exploring how money gets caught up in modern warfare

Jul 28 • Matt Jones

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Why do brands love the FIFA World Cup?

Banks and fintechs are using the tournament to build their profile at home and abroad

Jul 8 • Matt Jones

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June 2026

Do consumers really want agentic commerce?

Consumer adoption hasn't matched the headlines... yet

Jun 13 • Matt Jones

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May 2026

Why you will get surcharged in New Zealand

And other things I learned in Aotearoa

May 20 • Matt Jones

15

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Can American Express do what Visa and Mastercard cannot? (with agentic commerce)

Understanding the advantages of a closed-loop network for new payment paradigms

May 12 • Matt Jones

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April 2026

Polygon is ready for agentic commerce

CEO Marc Boiron on why legacy payment infrastructure wasn't built for AI agents, and what can best replace it

Apr 16 • Matt Jones

10

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Finally made it back from the other side

Also building and launching payments dashboards

Apr 13 • Matt Jones

10

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February 2026

Thinking and building in fintech with AI

The biggest shift in AI since ChatGPT?

Feb 23 • Matt Jones

10

3

Resilience and Innovation: Ukraine's Fintech Ecosystem

How did payments infrastructure hold up in the midst of war?

Feb 14 • Matt Jones

19

5

Dollarising the world — coin by coin

The rise of stablecoins and the startups poised to capitalise

Feb 8 • Matt Jones

15

3

January 2026

How Geopolitics Shapes Fintech in 2026

Fintech is getting messier

Jan 31 • Matt Jones

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What's going on with the UK's favourite bank?

The state of Monzo in 2026

Jan 20 • Matt Jones

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