James Sherwin-SmithGetting paid to use less electricity in the UK — the triple winOne of my capex projects this year has been to invest in solar (or photovoltaic aka PV) panels and a battery for our house. Partly to…4 min read·Nov 30, 2023----
James Sherwin-SmithClubhouse lining up for commercialisation (rumours confirmed)UPDATED 6 APRIL 2021 00:20 AM UK time4 min read·Apr 2, 2021----
James Sherwin-SmithSome early thoughts on the potential impact of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)[In response to another superb piece of thought leadership from Tom Noyes – thank you sir for sharing your well structured thoughts with…5 min read·Mar 21, 2021--1--1
James Sherwin-SmithLessons learned building a Top 50 club on 👋Clubhouse — in less than 8 weeksMy perspectives on what it takes to build a successful club from a standing start, and some lessons learned to share with others embarking…11 min read·Mar 10, 2021--1--1
James Sherwin-SmithP2P foolishness and how to be a wiser investorI just read this article on p2pfinance news about the bad debt situation facing a number of retail investors on the Crowdstacker…3 min read·Mar 4, 2019----
James Sherwin-SmithDoing what I love — or why I choose payments over flying professionallyIf you live or work in one of the major cities of the world, you’ve probably found it difficult to avoid this slogan plastered to the side…9 min read·Feb 10, 2019----
James Sherwin-Smith500 days of tumbleweed — why is the FCA ignoring small businesses?It has now been 500 days since the consultation period closed on 18 March 2016 for FCA Discussion Paper DP15/7 “Our approach to SMEs as…2 min read·Jul 31, 2017----
James Sherwin-SmithBusiness finance — the price isn’t right (yet)Business finance providers currently use different ways to represent price, such as X% (per month), or by only showing £ repayment amounts…3 min read·Jun 27, 2017----
James Sherwin-SmithFinTech: what is it, and why now?This post is first in a series navigating the FinTech landscape, with a focus on the UK.3 min read·Apr 20, 2017----
James Sherwin-SmithPredicting the UK 2017 General ElectionI’m no Nate Silver, nor do I aspire to be, an albeit fictional, Joey Lucas type. I don’t have access to banks of private polling data. I’m…5 min read·Apr 19, 2017----