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Freelance writer & Journalist


Hyperbitcoinisation: A fantasy or reality?
It is time to weigh up the pros and cons of advancing the world’s first cryptocurrency as a fully-fledged medium of exchange...
May 28, 202410 min read


How to leverage quantum computing
Earlier this year, researchers devised a breakthrough method for creating supremely pure silicon – the key material in quantum computers.
May 14, 20244 min read


The face of war in Ukraine’s crypto adoption
While cryptocurrencies are rising in popularity, some nations have had no choice but to legislate for their growth.
May 11, 20242 min read


Amen Dunes review: Death Jokes is a post-modern beachball – colourful on the surface and full of air inside
Amen Dunes’ sixth studio album boasts a grandiose concept, and one to be commended, if the simulacrum were handled with panache
May 10, 20245 min read


Why is the financial services industry obsessed with ethical AI?
Unlike the preceding technological revolutions of history – perhaps with the exception of the third, computation – artificial intelligence h
May 4, 20243 min read


Subtle, restrained & emotionally complex: Dehd unveils third single from Poetry
Chicagoan indie-pop band, Dehd, just released the last in a trilogy of singles from their upcoming album, Poetry - due to land 10th May
Apr 30, 20243 min read


Starburster: Like an iron butterfly, Fontaines D.C. are indestructible and delicate
I challenge you, dear reader, to name a contemporary band capable of dolling out as much channelled, razor-sharp attitude as we hear on Font
Apr 21, 20242 min read


The Mac is Back: McCartney III
The old hack Mac is back with an 11-track crack at another self-produced album, McCartney III. This time, however, it's gone to number...
Apr 20, 20244 min read


Sustainable finance, data, and technology: The way forward for a climate resilient future
Financial institutions around the globe are increasingly responding to stakeholder demands on sustainability and environmental, social and g
Apr 19, 20249 min read


Busting sustainable finance myths: Why Tariq Fancy is only half right on ESG, part 2
Blackrock’s former sustainable investing chief, Tariq Fancy, has made nine key claims against the environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Apr 19, 20249 min read


Women’s Equality Day: Working toward gender parity in financial services
It is Women’s Equality Day – and over two years since the publication of the UK government’s last mandatory gender pay gap report, due to co
Apr 19, 202412 min read


The fight for afforestation: Fixing finance from the ground up
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest just hit its highest level in over 15 years, despite Brazil – along with 100 other world leaders – pr
Apr 19, 20244 min read


The Green Fintech Taxonomy: An industry response
On 29th November 2021, the Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA) and the Swiss Green Fintech network unveiled the world’s first green fintec
Apr 19, 20248 min read


We are what we invest in: The importance of gender lens investing
What is gender lens investing? How do we advance gender diversity and inclusion in the fintech and renewable energy sectors?
Apr 19, 20249 min read


Chaos engineering: The art of failing gracefully
A foray into the world of DevOps would be incomplete without a pitstop at chaos engineering, or – as Bola Rotibi, research director, softwar
Apr 19, 20245 min read


The future of NFTs: Democratising space and digitising endangered species
Earlier this year, the non-fungible token (NFT) bubble had swollen to colossal proportions. With the likes of musical artists such as Grimes
Apr 19, 202411 min read


From DevOps to NoOps: Are engineers’ jobs in jeopardy?
In 2018, Microsoft Israel’s chief scientist, Tomer Simon, wrote an article titled, ‘Stop DevOps Before Someone Gets Hurt’. In it, he urged e
Apr 19, 20248 min read


4 ways fintech can halt environmental degradation
Responsible investing is becoming a top industry priority. By incorporating physical and transitional risks into capital allocation decision
Apr 19, 20248 min read


Busting sustainable finance myths: Why Tariq Fancy is only half right on ESG
A controversial series of articles criticising the asset management industry’s approach to sustainable investing, authored by Blackrock’s fo
Apr 13, 20249 min read


Hunter S. Thompson: The Gonzo Journo
It is fitting that such a character should be remembered for birthing “Gonzo” journalism – the genre-bending, idiosyncratic style of guerril
Apr 13, 20242 min read
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