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Forget São Paulo. Forget Mexico City. The most exciting neobank story on earth right now is playing out across 7,641 islands where half the adults don't have a bank account but almost every single one of them carries a smartphone. I've been covering fintech for over two decades. Sat through the Revolut roadshow. Watched Monzo's coral card become a London status symbol before the company nearly ran out of money. Filed copy from Bloomberg's newsroom the morning Klarna's valuati

Walk into a branch of HSBC in London, Chase in New York, Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, or ICBC in Shanghai, and you will recognise the same language of authority. Marble floors. Security at the entrance. A quiet, controlled atmosphere. And somewhere inside, a heavy wooden desk that signals permanence and stability. For most of the twentieth century, that desk was not decoration. It was the product. Banking was built on physical credibility. The building itself was the proof. Yo

Recent events highlight just how thin the line has become between politics, war, and financial markets. A single statement, social media post, or ultimatum can move billions of dollars and shift global sentiment within hours. Once again, Donald Trump finds himself at the centre of it all. Markets Driven by Politics Not long ago, markets were surging on a wave of optimism. Reports of potential talks with Iran and hints of a possible “breakthrough” triggered a sharp reversal. O