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Andrew Leyshon

@andrewleyshon.bsky.social
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Economic Geographer. Co-author, The Rise of the Platform Music Industries (Agenda, 2025) with @allanwatson1.bsky.social & FinTech Capital (Zone, 2026) with @paullangley.bsky.social. Attended obscure Welsh Comprehensive of which even Elis James was unaware.

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Paul Langley @paullangley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Pleased to contribute a co-authored essay with @andrewleyshon.bsky.social to this project. Also looking forward to reading the rest of the contributions, and participating in debates over FinTech which they spark
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 29/09/2026
Our members at the University of Nottingham begin strike action tomorrow over devastating job and course cuts. They will walk out tomorrow and Thursday, before beginning sustained strike action from 5 October. Share, like and comment to show your solidarity with our members.
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Amin Samman @aminsamman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Out now: the new issue of @finandsoc.bsky.social. It's the first of two themed special issues. Part 1 opens with an agenda-setting article on technofinance by the editors and a key essay by Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon on the disappearance of fintech. Check it! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As ever, I've been cast as dreaded Referee 2. I'll report back if I manage to write a review against type.
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An immediate example of the unbiquity of fintech emerged as I was pointing @paullangley.bsky.social in the direction of his hotel. We were approached by two Big Issue sellers who responded to our stock apology of 'Sorry, no change' with, 'But we have a card reader'. They did: an app on a mobile.
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Five Leaves Bookshop @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Tonight Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon, on Fintech Capital: the digital transformation of everyday money and finance (Zone Books). For an academic publisher their books are beautifully designed and affordable. Fintech? You use it every day. fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/product/fint... #booksky
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Paul Langley @paullangley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This was a real pleasure. Many thanks @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social for hosting us, Sarah Hall and Shaun French for engaging commentaries, @andrewleyshon.bsky.social for organising, and Zone Books and @princetonupress.bsky.social for support
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Paul Langley @paullangley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This week, I have the privilege of delivering the opening keynote to this amazing programme @finandsoc.bsky.social Conference 2026. What a way to mark the UK and European publication of our book, FinTech Capital @andrewleyshon.bsky.social @fintechcapital.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Norway's Prime Minister marks Trump's homework
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Now available worldwide, @paullangley.bsky.social & @andrewleyshon.bsky.social's Fintech Capital is a thorough examination of the worldwide digital transformation of people’s everyday monetary & financial relations driven by the emergence of FinTech. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance by Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon. Zone Books
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FINTECH CAPITAL @fintechcapital.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Finally ... It's UK and Europe publication day for FinTech Capital, and the nice people at Zone Books @princetonupress.bsky.social have made our introduction free to read @andrewleyshon.bsky.social press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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A thorough examination of the worldwide digital transformation of people’s everyday monetary and financial relations driven by the emergence of FinTech
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We are witnessing a shock redistribution from the many to the rich: The profit share is at its highest level since WWII. The first bump was sellers’ inflation which ushered in Trump. The second bump is Trump’s chaos casino designed to push up profits.
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I’ve been reading about ‘wicked problems’ for something I’m writing, and I suspect the UK’s fiscal rules and fear of the bond market may be entering the growing list of case studies. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Healey could suffer £4bn headroom hit because of lower immigration forecasts
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Healey could suffer £4bn headroom hit because of lower immigration forecasts
New chancellor is seeking to reassure investors as he prepares for first Budget in October
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I've listened to @distantpod.bsky.social since the start, so was surprised in this week's ep to hear them voice their collective support of Lance Armstrong's recent claim that he did win 7 TdFs & so 7 is what Pogacar needs to beat. And Armstrong and David Millar being seen as somehow equivalent!
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The enormous uprecedented SCALE of the American AI investment boom is "crowding out" investment going into any other sectors of the economy. At this point in mid 2026, it is literally sucking away all factors of production - capital, land, labour, knowledge, ecology.
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Response from publisher after library queried why I was unable to download a chapter from a new ebook: “our system believes this eBook is only 1x page long so when you try to print/copy it, it will only allow you to print/copy 10% of 1 page which is why is isn’t working.” So many, many questions.
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Brett Christophers @brettchristophers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Penguin has a page up for my new book, coming Feb 2027, HOUSE SOCIETY The epigraph is from Kenneth T. Jackson's famous "Crabgrass Frontier": "... no society can be fully understood apart from the residences of its members" The book is an exploration and affirmation of that thesis!
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House Society
The world is in the midst of a deep and worsening housing crisis. It has caused rents to soar in Britain, millions to protest in Spain, and a government to collapse in Sweden. Under a global ideology ...
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It’s the start of @lavuelta.bsky.social on Saturday, the participants of which were described by Charlie Wegelius as akin to a press-ganged ‘crew of a pirate ship’ given how unmotivated they all were. There is at least one notable exception this year, but that’s not great news for everyone else.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Ok, some thoughts, as an olde tyme academic, on the Arday tragedy. First, allegations about causes. We don't know what was in his mind, but many people are keen to blame him, or woke lefties/academia, or the media. Some people are absolutely certain that the media are faultless. 1/
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
In Fintech Capital, @paullangley.bsky.social & @andrewleyshon.bsky.social argue that FinTech is a distinct form of intermediary & rentier capital that is radically reorganizing the routine social relations of money & finance. Out now! Read a free preview: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance by Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon. A thorough examination of the worldwide digital transformation of people’s everyday monetary and financial relations driven by the emergence of FinTech.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What you're saying when you say "DEI" when universities say "EDI" (as happens here) and vice versa. And why it actually matters. The great majority of UK (esp. British) universities use "EDI" while US universities use "DEI". Is that "just" semantic, or does it matter? A thread. 🧵1/8
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How Jason Arday’s appointment became a reckoning for Cambridge
Resignation of Black professor forces university to examine its approach to diversity, equality and inclusion
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 13/08/2026
A temperature above 37°C has only been recorded on nine days in the UK since records began – three of those occasions have now been in 2026, including today. Reading University has recorded its warmest August day on record (since 1908), and second warmest day overall.
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Should have forked out for eclipse glasses
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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 10/08/2026
How could things in UK higher ed possibly get worse? Hello for-profit universities run by a firm owned by the Bettencourt family and Canada's biggest pension fund. www.ft.com/content/f094...
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
RIP William Orbit. A measure of his ability as a producer was to persuade me, before MP3s and against all my instincts, to buy my what would be my only Madonna CD, Ray of Light. The production was my defence when visitors seemed puzzled I had it in my collection www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
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William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69
Musician’s projects included Madonna’s Ray of Light, Blur’s 13 and All Saints’ chart-topping singles Pure Shores and Black Coffee
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Prof Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Listen! @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social talks about the fascinating "Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance" with @andrewleyshon.bsky.social & @paullangley.bsky.social the authors of @fintechcapital.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/fintech-capi...
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Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon, "Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance" (Princeton UP, 2026) - New Books Network
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FINTECH CAPITAL @fintechcapital.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Hear @paullangley.bsky.social and @andrewleyshon.bsky.social talk about FinTech Capital from @princetonupress.bsky.social in conversation with @drdaveobrien.bsky.social on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/fintech-capi...
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Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon, "Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance" (Princeton UP, 2026) - New Books Network
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
@paullangley.bsky.social & @andrewleyshon.bsky.social's Fintech Capital is a thorough examination of the worldwide digital transformation of people’s everyday monetary & financial relations driven by the emergence of FinTech. Out now (1 Sep UK pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance by Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon
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FINTECH CAPITAL @fintechcapital.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A very, very big day has finally arrived! Co-authored by @paullangley.bsky.social and @andrewleyshon.bsky.social FinTech Capital is now officially published and available in the US (UK publication in September) press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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A thorough examination of the worldwide digital transformation of people’s everyday monetary and financial relations driven by the emergence of FinTech
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It seems ages ago since we finished it, but @fintechcapital.bsky.social, by @paullangley.bsky.social and me, is now out: published today in the US by @princetonupress.bsky.social. It’s published in the UK in about six weeks or so press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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Fintech Capital
A thorough examination of the worldwide digital transformation of people’s everyday monetary and financial relations driven by the emergence of FinTech
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
An academic publisher just asked me to review a book proposal. In addition to the normal remuneration options of cash or books from their catalogue, they now offer a one year subscription to one of their academic journals. I’m sure it’s meant well, but what an indictment of the state of UK HE.
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
FinTech Capital is now available for pre-order in the US. @paullangley.bsky.social @fintechcapital.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social. It'll be published in the UK in September. www.zonebooks.org/books/325-fin-tech-capital-the-digital-transformation-of-everyday-money-and-finance
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FinTech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance - Zone Books
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
FinTech Capital is now available for pre-order in the US. @paullangley.bsky.social @fintechcapital.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social. It'll be published in the UK in September. www.zonebooks.org/books/325-fin-tech-capital-the-digital-transformation-of-everyday-money-and-finance
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FinTech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance - Zone Books
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Great article, and more evidence, especially in this section, of the argument that it’s easier to envisage the end of the world than it is the end of capitalism.
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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 30/05/2026
I've written an essay in today's FT Weekend about why - and how - people are shaking off the feeling of being "frozen" in front of a "tusnami", and beginning to fight for the future they want. as.ft.com/r/cfa87609-8... (some free clicks here!)
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Should AI steal your job?
The real question is not what the technology can do but what it ought to do. Sarah O’Connor on the people fighting for the future of work
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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Congratulations @paullangley.bsky.social & @andrewleyshon.bsky.social on the publication of #FinTechCapital @fintechcapital.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social It’s a huge achievement & a timely intervention
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
It’s alive! Copies of @fintechcapital.bsky.social, by @paullangley.bsky.social and me, published by @princetonupress.bsky.social arrived this morning. Out in the US soon, and in the UK a little later.
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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Looks like we've passed peak academia. www.ft.com/content/8097... via @data.ft.com
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Jo Grady @drjogrady.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Yesterday Kier Starmer announced Labour will nationalise British Steel, and save 2700 jobs. Today, the Uni of Nottingham put 2700 staff at risk of redundancy. This is just one university. Across the UK 15,000 higher education jobs need saving. Where is the rescue package for our universities?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/05/2026
Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy
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Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy
Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future. The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was at risk of redundancy after its leadership said it could run out of money by 2031. Continue reading...
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I feel like small matters such as “selling off most of the things that help governments to make themselves useful, out of pure hardcore ideological conviction” and “a pathological loathing for investment in services and infrastructure” may also have contributed
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Six prime ministers in ten years, a disillusioned electorate and the rise of social media are all blamed for Britain's political instability. I BIG READ
Britain is ungovernable.
These numbers prove it
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I'm afraid that @jonawils.bsky.social does have form here. I do find it a bit odd that such an engaging football historian has trouble with calculating the passage of time. Perhaps some of the @liberopodcast.com patreon income could be used to buy a new calculator? 😉
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Liz McFall @allartmarkets.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This Friday at 10.30 BST 🥁 Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon will be at Edinburgh Futures Institute to talk about their new book lnkd.in/ek6i8ERY . In person spaces are strictly limited but you can join online: www.linkedin.com/posts/liz-mc...
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Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon - discuss their new book Fintech Capital book | Liz Mcfall
This Friday at 10.30 BST 🥁 Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon will be at Edinburgh Futures Institute to talk about their new book https://lnkd.in/ek6i8ERY . In person spaces are strictly limited but you ...
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FINTECH CAPITAL @fintechcapital.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
For a sneaky peak at FinTech Capital, please join us this Friday. With thanks to Edinburgh Futures Institute and @allartmarkets.bsky.social
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Top work from @davidsquires.bsky.social: Pete Frame’s Rock Family Trees meets a @footballramble.bsky.social podcast deep cut. www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It’s the hope that kills you. Why do I put myself through this? I knew this would happen 20 minutes into the second half.
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Paul Langley @paullangley.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
And, if you would like to know more about X Money, @andrewleyshon.bsky.social and I might just have the reading you're looking for www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Embedded finance and FinTech disappearance | Finance and Society | Cambridge Core
Embedded finance and FinTech disappearance
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
May be a first: Influencer FinTech. Come for the financial literacy, stay for the cryptocurrency advocacy at the back end. As comments here outline, the risks for those sold narratives of get-rich-quick alongside sound practical financial advice are considerable. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/b...
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MrBeast Is Getting Into Financial Services. Parents Should Pay Attention.
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Andrew Leyshon @andrewleyshon.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
May be a first: Influencer FinTech. Come for the financial literacy, stay for the cryptocurrency advocacy at the back end. As comments here outline, the risks for those sold narratives of get-rich-quick alongside sound practical financial advice are considerable. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/b...
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MrBeast Is Getting Into Financial Services. Parents Should Pay Attention.
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