
Francis Bignell
Journalist - special interest in North and South American fintech
- London, UK
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Publications
- The Fintech Times85 articles
Writes Most On
- UK Digital Asset Industry Calls for Government to Give Blockchain the Same Treatment as AI2 Apr—The Fintech TimesIn January 2025, the UK government announced the ‘AI Opportunities Action Plan’ to act as a roadmap and guide the country in utilising the technology most efficiently. This is an absolute must, given that we are still in the nascent stages of AI’s use, and it is likely the best is yet to come. However, this does not mean abandoning the development of other technologies. One such technology that has arguably fallen to the wayside as a result of AI’s hype is blockchain. To ensure this does not...
- Dealing With the Biggest Crypto Heist to Date: Industry Responds to Bybit’s Efforts Following Hack26 Feb—The Fintech TimesThe world of cryptocurrency is in the limelight as its security has once again been called into question following the latest $1.5billion cyber attack on the Dubai-based crypto platform, Bybit. This heist has had a ripple effect on the industry, causing confidence to waver – but has the company responded in such a way that confidence can be restored? On 21 February 2025, Bybit suffered the biggest known breach in crypto’s history in which tokens worth $1.5billion were stolen from Bybit’s...
- The Impact of AI: A Turning Point for Traditional Back-Office Operations22 Feb—The Fintech TimesA couple of years after its initial boom, artificial intelligence (AI) still remains a huge buzzword in the fintech industry, as every firm looks at a new way of integrating the tech into its infrastructure to gain a competitive edge. Exploring how they are going about doing this in 2025, The Fintech Times is spotlighting some of the biggest themes in AI this February. While there are drawbacks to automating back-office operations if the technology is used properly, there are also countless...
- AI Failures Can Happen in Financial Decision-Making – What Then?15 Feb—The Fintech TimesA couple of years after its initial boom, artificial intelligence (AI) still remains a huge buzzword in the fintech industry, as every firm looks at a new way of integrating the tech into its infrastructure to gain a competitive edge. Exploring how they are going about doing this in 2025, The Fintech Times is spotlighting some of the biggest themes in AI this February. Regulations are a big talking point in the AI world, with different countries taking different approaches to policing the...
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