The pandemic has given hygiene-friendly peer-to-peer solutions a boost – and they’re ushering in a whole new era of banking. Owned by Jack Dorsey’s Square, Cash App is a one-stop digital banking solution that’s attracting increasingly bitcoin-savvy investors, rappers included.

El Salvador is set to become the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. After a year of ups and downs for Bitcoin, the move represents a significant endorsement of the cryptocurrency, highlighting the ever-growing influence of the crypto market over the global economy.

Rising unemployment and ample time to spare led to a surge in stock trading among Gen Yers and older Gen Zers in 2020. Yet while the likes of Robinhood, Stash, and E*Trade have made it easy to participate in this once-opaque market, could simplified investing apps do more harm than good?

Pension pots don’t always provide people with the financial cushion they need so Boomers are taking the health of their retirement finances into their own hands. River Financial’s professional, secure, and easy-to-use service is helping over-55s get into cryptocurrency trading.