All posts by Ian Hall

About Ian Hall

Ian is editor of Global Government Fintech a sister publication to Global Government Forum. Ian also writes for media including City AM and #DisruptionBanking. He is former UK director for the pan-European media network Euractiv (2011-2018), editor of Public Affairs News (2007-2011) and news editor of PR Week (2000-2007). He was shortlisted for ‘Editor of the Year’ at the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) Awards in 2010. He began his career in Bulgaria at English-language weekly the Sofia Echo. Ian has an MA in Urban and Regional Change in Europe and a BA in Economics, both from Durham University.

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  GenAI on the rise: UK public sector’s AI appetite and attitudes revealed in survey 

  More than half of UK public servants in finance, transformation and digital jobs are using generative AI (‘GenAI’) in their day-to-day work – but more than 40% have encountered errors

  • Posted September 15, 2025
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  Anti-fraud, digital ID and payments: UK public sector’s fintech priorities revealed

  Anti-fraud, digital ID and payments innovation are the top three most important fintech-related fields for public sector use, a survey by Global Government Fintech can reveal. The UK Public Sector

  • Posted September 11, 2025
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  US Department of Commerce starts posting GDP data on public blockchains

  The US Department of Commerce has begun posting macroeconomic data on public blockchains – the administration’s latest move to embrace the use of innovative technology. Best-known for powering cryptocurrencies such

  • Posted September 3, 2025
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  Trump signs stablecoin act into law in effort ‘to lead global digital currency revolution’

  US president Donald Trump has signed a law to establish a federal regulatory regime for stablecoins in a move closely watched by public- and private-sector fintech and payments specialists worldwide.

  • Posted July 23, 2025
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  Crypto Week kicks off in US with ‘landmark’ digital asset legislation in global spotlight

  Three high-profile pieces of digital assets legislation are in line to be discussed by the House of Representatives during Crypto Week in Washington DC, which is kicking off today. The

  • Posted July 14, 2025
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  US Treasury urged to hit ground running in ending paper cheques

  Three banking groups have written to the US Department of the Treasury this week urging “prompt action” in ditching paper cheques for government disbursements in favour of electronic payments. The Bank

  • Posted July 9, 2025
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  US regulator orders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider crypto in mortgage applications

  The US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has instructed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to draw up proposals to consider cryptocurrency as an asset in mortgage risk assessments. The independent

  • Posted July 3, 2025
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  GenAI and distributed-ledger tech to have ‘transformative’ impact, says Ireland’s digitalisation minister

  Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and distributed-ledger technology (DLT) are among the “disruptive technologies” that will have a “transformative impact” for everyone using financial services, Ireland’s government minister for digitalisation said

  • Posted June 17, 2025
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  DWP hunts ‘strategic supplier’ of open banking tech for Universal Credit 

  The UK Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has instigated a search for a ‘strategic supplier’ of open banking technology for use on Universal Credit – a high-profile UK social

  • Posted May 20, 2025
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  Trump orders end of US government cheques in digital disbursements overhaul

  US president Donald Trump has signed executive orders to “modernise how the government handles money” and centralise a “fragmented” federal disbursements bureaucracy to tackle fraud. The first executive order mandates

  • Posted March 31, 2025
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