Payments · AI · Regulation
13 years deploying AI/ML into Tier 1 Banks and Global Merchants across the US, EMEA and APAC. I write about payments, consumer behaviour, banking tech and regulation — and I build tools that make complex domains navigable.
Featured Writing
Selected articles from Transaction Intelligence — where I decode financial behaviour, one transaction at a time.
As AI-powered fraud detection grows more capable, the regulatory landscape is shifting. Financial institutions must meet new explainability and governance standards.
Read on Transaction Intelligence AuthenticationFinancial institutions relying on voice biometrics face a serious problem. AI can now clone voices from seconds of audio, turning everyday digital footprints into authentication vulnerabilities.
Read on Transaction Intelligence PaymentsTwenty-five years ago, the payments industry solved the trust problem of e-commerce with a three-domain architecture. Now, as AI agents prepare to shop on our behalf, history rhymes.
Read on Transaction Intelligence RegulationPoliticians love declaring victory. A new law passes, the metrics move in the right direction. But in complex systems, the real consequences emerge downstream.
Read on Transaction Intelligence Systems ThinkingIn an industry obsessed with specialisation, the ability to connect dots across domains — regulation, technology, behaviour — is becoming the most valuable skill.
Read on Transaction IntelligenceSide Projects
Domain expertise turned into working software. Each project solves a real problem in the payments and fintech ecosystem.
An open-source knowledge graph covering 43 EU payments and financial legislative acts. Instant full-text search across PSD2, PSD3, PSR, DORA, FiDA, MiCA, GDPR, AI Act and 35 more — with cross-references, recitals and article-level navigation.
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An interactive reference for the EMV 3-D Secure specification (v2.3.1.1). Filter by device channel, message category, inclusion level and source component. Navigate authentication messages from AReq to Error — with field-level detail for all 114+ data elements.
Visit 3dsspec.comA browser-based teleprompter. Write your script in Markdown, present from anywhere. Built in TypeScript for simplicity and portability — no install required.
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Active across payments tooling, developer utilities and open-source projects. Most recent work includes contributions to paymentsLegislation, glasspane and 3dsExplorer.
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Writing, building and connecting dots across payments, AI and regulation.