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Selected writing from 16 years of notes, observations and arguments on banking, fintech, AI and leadership — curated from the archive.

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17 March 2026 Banking Mobile AI Leadership

Banks are finally reconsidering the build versus buy equation

This week was the first time I've said the following words, with all seriousness, in a sombre, professional environment, surrounded by serious peers, when asked for a solution to…

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27 February 2026 Banking Gulf Career Leadership Mobile

Joining Nomo as Chief Technology Officer

A quick work update: I've joined Nomo as Chief Technology Officer. Nomo is the Digital-first sharia compliant Islamic Bank from BLME (The Bank of London and Middle East), a…

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23 February 2026 Banking Fintech Media AI

AI speed is reshaping customer expectations for enterprise software

It's a new world. Think and the feature exists. " Here's an example: This evening I realised one of the FinTech Profile hero images I was compiling had some additional hair…

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19 February 2026 Banking AI Leadership

Test AI coding tools before dismissing them

Our best developers have not written a single line of code since December That was the line that caught my attention from last week's Spotify earnings call. It's something we're…

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