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The future of money in 30 minutes

  1. FEB 10

    Unseen Money 4: Keeping a phone thief out of your bank account

    In the latest episode of Unseen Money, Timur Yunusov and I discuss how to stop a bad dream turning into a real nightmare: when a phone snatcher has your mobile device and is trying to get hold of your money as well. We cover: * How a phone thief can access your bank accounts* The security of contract and non-contract mobile phones* Best mobile phone security practices and what to keep safe at all costs* Multi-factor authentication and avoiding single points of failure* Stopping a phone theft from becoming identity theft* Face ID or touch ID to authorise payments?* The unevenness of payment apps’ security* Why little can stop the determined hackerWe also refer to these New Money Review articles in the podcast:A phone grabber could drain your bank account in minutes (https://newmoneyreview.com/index.php/2023/05/04/a-phone-grabber-could-drain-your-bank-account-in-minutes/)How safe are payment cards? (https://newmoneyreview.com/index.php/2021/08/09/how-safe-are-payment-cards/)

    30 min

  2. JAN 27

    KGB legacy and a new scam in Russia: Unseen Money episode 3

    In the latest episode of Unseen Money, we talk about the recent $4.5 million fraud committed against Ol’ga Serova (https://www.vesti.ru/article/4321170), a 71-year-old former bureaucrat from Samara, Russia. We discuss:* KGB legacy: how Russian scammers play on people’s long-standing fear of the authorities* Greed, fear and social engineering by country: how the weak points of fraud victims vary in Russia, the US and Europe* Big brother in Singapore: new state powers to freeze the bank accounts of potential fraud victims* AML, KYC and Timur’s past struggles to receive his salary into a UK bank account* Fintechs fail: the knock-on effects from the UK’s new compensation rules for victims of authorised push payment fraud* Will new in-app communication channels help prevent payment scams?* Why small, iterative changes in anti-fraud technology are best* Survival of the fittest: why the weakest and least secure payments firms must go under.

    25 min

  3. JAN 21

    Why AI is a scammer's dream: Unseen Money part 2

    Last week UK prime minister Keir Starmer said artificial intelligence could help fix potholes, teach our kids and slash the cost of public services.What he failed to mention is that AI is also a dream come true for scammers. Listen to the latest episode of Unseen Money as Paul Amery and Timur Yunusov discuss how AI-enabled fraud is rocketing and why.

    30 min

  4. JAN 7

    From app fraud to card fraud: Unseen Money part 1

    This is Unseen Money from New Money Review.I’m Paul Amery and I’m joined by my co-host, security researcher Timur Yunusov.Unseen money is our journey into the darker corners of digital payments.For many of us, transferring money is now faster and easier than ever before. It takes a couple of swipes on a smartphone.But with digital payments have come many new opportunities for criminals.Perhaps you’ve suffered from a phishing attack, an ID theft or a cryptocurrency scam.Maybe an online purchase went wrong, but you’re not sure how.We’re here to investigate—and to report to you in non-technical language.In this episode of the podcast, Timur and I discuss the UK’s new rules for compensating people who’ve been tricked into transferring money to criminals.Have the rules deterred the scammers? Or have they just moved on to another type of payment fraud? Listen on for more.

    23 min

  5. 12/10/2024

    Why the dollar era will end slowly—then suddenly

    The latest New Money Review podcast focuses on Trump, tariffs, deglobalisation and the currency markets. My guest, Mark Astley, is a former colleague, a currency and fixed income specialist who recently retired as chief executive of asset manager Millennium Global Investments. “We are living in an epochal time in the history of exchange rates and trade policy,” Astley says in the podcast.During the recording, Astley suggests the 53-year experiment with a dollar-based floating exchange rate system may be coming to an end—and he suggests that tariff wars and rising geopolitical turmoil may bring an end to dollar dominance as well.Listen in for a 30-minute discussion of the backdrop and outlook for global currencies. We cover:* The benefits and costs of post-1971 exchange rate flexibility* The great disinflation of 1981-2021 and the recent return to higher inflation* Trump, tariffs, supply chains and interest rates* Which global economies are least and most exposed to a trade war?* Why dollar dominance may end slowly, then suddenly* The breakdown of post-WW2 global institutions* Implications for currency markets, precious metals and cryptocurrencies

    30 min

  6. 09/30/2024

    The cat and mouse game of payments security

    In the last decade, the way we make our payments has become more seamless, faster and cheaper. We’ve switched from signatures on paper cheques to a few swipes and a tap on a mobile phone.But with these advances have come massive new opportunities for cybercriminals.From cons using deception and social engineering to romance fraud, unauthorised transfers, hacks and identity theft, the cat and mouse game between scammers and those policing the payments system has now reached a new level of intensity. In the latest New Money Review podcast I’m joined to discuss this topic by Steven Murdoch, professor of security engineering at University College, London.During the podcast, we cover:* Why technologists, lawyers and economists all focus on payments security* How should we treat victims of payments fraud?* Why tricking customers into transferring funds is now the most lucrative payments scam* How limits on customer reimbursement may cause banks to stop pursuing fraudsters* Balancing responsibilities in customer reimbursement schemes* How AI may help payments fraudsters cast a wider net* How the parameters of banks’ online payments systems can feed or starve fraud* Does more secure always mean harder to use?* Cross-border fraud and the reversibility of payments* Cryptocurrency from the perspective of payments security* Telegram and tensions over encrypted messaging networks* The Horizon scandal and the legal presumption of reliable IT systems

    35 min

  7. 09/09/2024

    Default: why sovereign debt matters

    When, why and how do countries go bust? That’s the topic of the latest New Money Review podcast, where I’m joined by Greg Makoff, a former physicist, banker, government advisor and now senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.Makoff is the author of a recent book (https://www.defaultthebook.com/) on what has been called “the most contentious default in history”—Argentina’s 2001-2016 debt restructuring.In the podcast, we discuss:* When, why and how countries go bust* What distinguishes a sovereign insolvency from a corporate or personal bankruptcy* Who has jurisdiction over sovereign defaults?* What brings governments and creditors to the table?* Sovereign immunity and the negotiating power between debtor and creditor* What went wrong in Argentina’s debt restructuring?* How Elliott Capital Management made billions on defaulted Argentinian debt* The broader public policy lessons of Argentina’s debt restructuring* China, the IMF and the geopolitics of sovereign debt* Default risk in domestic and foreign currency bonds* Why sovereign debt problems will never go away

    35 min

  8. 07/16/2024

    Capitalism on steroids

    Supporters of the $10trn private equity industry say it fuels economic growth and delivers leaner, better-performing companies.One leading critic of the sector is Ludovic Phalippou, who says that the industry routinely overstates its financial performance. And, he says, private equity funds charge a whopping 6-7% a year in fees, wiping out any potential benefits to investors.In the latest New Money Review podcast, I interview Phalippou, who is professor of financial economics at Oxford University. We cover:* What is private equity?* How big is the private equity market?* Why have private equity assets grown fivefold in a decade?* What is the economic footprint of private equity?* How should we measure private equity funds’ performance?* How honest are private equity firms in reporting performance?* Do private equity funds have higher returns than public equity funds?* What do private equity funds cost?* Agency conflicts in the private equity industry* The impact of recent interest rate rises on private equity* The need for standardised reporting of private equity performance.

    31 min
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The future of money in 30 minutes

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    Paul Amery
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    100
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