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 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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  Global Government Fintech Lab in Dublin on 11 June 2025: register now

  Public servants across the world with an interest in innovative technology, as well as those who supply tech solutions to the public sector, are invited to register to attend the

  • Posted March 24, 2025
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  Trump unveils plan to create ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ with forfeited crypto

  US president Donald Trump has set out plans to create a ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ and ‘Digital Asset Stockpile.’ Trump ended the seventh week of his second term as US president

  • Posted March 13, 2025
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  Trump and DOGE demand centralised tech systems to track spending

  President Donald Trump has directed US government agencies to build “centralised tech systems” to “record every payment” made via grants and contracts, as part of the ongoing Department of Government

  • Posted March 3, 2025
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  Trump combines AI and crypto in White House ‘czar’ role

  US president-elect Donald Trump has announced the appointment of an artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto ‘czar’ as he prepares to return to the White House next month. Trump, who has evolved

  • Posted December 13, 2024
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  US city of Detroit to accept cryptocurrency for tax payments

  Detroit’s city administration is to become the latest US authority to enable residents to pay taxes and other city fees using cryptocurrency. The city’s Office of The Treasury has announced

  • Posted November 19, 2024
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  Swiss digital ID chief highlights need for more time to decide tech and cost details

  The politician leading on the establishment of a federal digital ID system for Switzerland has said that government authorities “need more time” to process technology and cost considerations before confirming

  • Posted July 14, 2024
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  Massachusetts municipality issues bond via blockchain in US public sector first

  A city in Massachusetts has broken new ground for US public sector use of innovative technology by undertaking a municipal bond issuance using blockchain. The City of Quincy’s public authority issued

  • Posted May 8, 2024
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