A monthly reading group for fintech practitioners who want to understand money and payments before they build products around it. The group focuses on serious scholarship rather than hype.
“Attendance is reserved for those who have read the book. Sessions are not introductions, they are conversations among people who have done the work.”
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Upcoming Sessions
| Title | Author | Date | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moneyland | Oliver Bullough | Fri 29 May 2026 | — |
Backlog
- 01 Between Payments and Credit Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 02 The New Lombard Street Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 03 Minsky Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 04 Introduction to Payments and Financial Market Infrastructures Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 05 Payments Systems in the U.S. Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 06 The Anatomy of the Swipe Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 07 Controlling Credit Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 08 The Money Interest and the Public Interest Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 09 The Empire of Value Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 10 Currency and Credit Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 11 A Market Theory of Money Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 12 Treatise on Money Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 13 The Currency of Politics Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 14 Our Money Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 15 A Political Theory of Money Monetary Theory & Payments Infrastructure
- 16 Treasure Islands Financial History & Regulation
- 17 The Money Problem Financial History & Regulation
- 18 Making Money Financial History & Regulation
- 19 SWIFT: Cooperative Governance for Network Innovation Financial History & Regulation
- 20 Beyond Banks Financial History & Regulation
- 21 Moneyland Financial History & Regulation
- 22 Birth of a Market Financial History & Regulation
- 23 The Repo Market Financial History & Regulation
- 24 An Engine, Not a Camera Financial History & Regulation
- 25 Manias, Panics, and Crashes Financial History & Regulation
- 26 Fighting Financial Crises Financial History & Regulation
- 27 Fragile by Design Financial History & Regulation
- 28 The Evolution of Central Banking Financial History & Regulation
- 29 The Rise of Central Banks Financial History & Regulation
- 30 The Federal Reserve System Financial History & Regulation
- 31 Benjamin Strong: Central Banker Financial History & Regulation
- 32 Calming the Storms Financial History & Regulation
- 33 Capital Wars International Finance & Economic History
- 34 The Rise of Carry International Finance & Economic History
- 35 The Volatility Machine International Finance & Economic History
- 36 The Long Twentieth Century International Finance & Economic History
- 37 Material World International Finance & Economic History
- 38 The War Below International Finance & Economic History
- 39 Private Money and Public Currencies International Finance & Economic History
- 40 The Wheels of Commerce International Finance & Economic History
- 41 A Financial History of Western Europe International Finance & Economic History
- 42 Money and Empire International Finance & Economic History
- 43 International Capital Movements International Finance & Economic History
- 44 The Arena of International Finance International Finance & Economic History
- 45 The Golden Age of the Quantity Theory International Finance & Economic History
- 46 A History of the Greenbacks International Finance & Economic History
- 47 Capitalizing on Crisis Infrastructure & Political Economy
- 48 Central Bank Capitalism Infrastructure & Political Economy
- 49 The Bailout State Infrastructure & Political Economy
- 50 The Grid Infrastructure & Political Economy
- 51 The Collapse of Complex Societies Infrastructure & Political Economy