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Simon Taylor
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Simon Taylor
Tempo
@sytaylor
#Fintech Geek. Ranting @ fintechbrainfood.com - Views 100% my own
London, UK
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Apr 26
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    Revolut Built a Foundation Model for Money
    (And why it's worth billions to whichever bank builds the next one.) Something big happened in financial services in the last twelve months and almost nobody clocked it. Companies started training...
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    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Oct 29, 2025
    Timeline is excited about the $20k Neo robot. Watch it try to close a dishwasher. We are not ready. ๐Ÿ˜…
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Aug 12, 2022
    Arresting cryptographers for writing software is the end of credibility for the west. Bad move. Worse timing. Naive
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Feb 27, 2022
    The Ultimate SWIFT and Russia Sanctions explainer You've probably been reading lots of people explaining SWIFT, but most explainers miss some key details like ๐Ÿ‘‡ 1. SWIFT is not a payment system. SWIFT is a messaging system (like email) used by 11,000 banks in 200+ countries
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Nov 12, 2025
    JPMorgan clients can now swap JPMD for USDC on Base. That sentence should break the internet. JP Morgan payments moves $ trillions PER DAY It dwarfs the entire stablecoin industry. This is how 1000x more dollars go onchain ๐Ÿงต
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    May 10, 2021
    Today: Learning to tweet holding a tiny baby Welcome to the world little girl Mum and Dad love you ๐Ÿ’—
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    May 26, 2025
    Visa wants to give AI Agents "tokens" so they can pay without you ever seeing a checkout page. Visa's CEO told investors this is their #1 priority. Here's how it will work ๐Ÿ‘‡
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Feb 28, 2025
    I JUST TRIED THIS AND OMG IT WORKS Wow. Wow. Wow I'm sorry, I try to stay away from hyperbole I really really do. But lets face it everyone when making a website uses a few other sites as inspo. This is that but 100x faster.
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    el.cine
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    Feb 27, 2025
    this AI is incredible.. Gamma AI now can clone any website in mins and.. you just need to copy & paste the link, no coding needed step by step tutorial:
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Oct 17, 2020
    But millennials spend too much on avocado and toast... ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ™„
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Oct 29, 2025
    Replying to @cokiehasiotis
    What you need is a step.
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Oct 29, 2025
    Replying to @sytaylor
    Look, the vision is amazing. But the execution right now: - 67 seconds to grab water - 5 minutes to load 3 dishes - Physically cannot close the dishwasher door smoothly - Can't go outside, can't get wet, can't cook
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Jan 12, 2025
    Stablecoins aren't cheaper; they're better The mistake is comparing card fees to crypto network fees. This is Apples-to-oranges (see table). Stablecoins are now over $200bn. Here's how they make payments better. ๐Ÿงต
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Sep 4, 2025
    Guess what, Fintech Nerds? I got a new job. I'm joining Tempo, the payments-focused L1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm. Iโ€™m moving to an advisor role with Sardine (๐Ÿ’™)to focus on @tempo as my full-time day job. (And yes, Iโ€™ll still be doing Brainfood,ย Nerdcon, and
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    Simon Taylor
    Tempo
    @sytaylor
    Jul 29, 2025
    Rumor doing the rounds: "Cursor does $0.10 of revenue for every $1 of cost" That could be way off, but if it's even half-way true, wow, are we in for an AI-bubble reckoning at some point. (not substantiated, I'm just some guy on the internet, DYOR)
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