Laurence Jones – The Conversation

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March 13, 2024

Robo‑advisers are here – the pros and cons of using AI in investing

Laurence Jones, Bangor University and Heather He, Bangor University

Robo-advisers and AI are making investing accessible to everyone, but there are also risks to consider.

The government, banks and other financial organisations are now dealing with fraud by using increasingly sophisticated detection methods. Maksim Shmeljov/Shutterstock

August 10, 2023

AI threatens to add to the growing wave of fraud but is also helping tackle it

Laurence Jones, Bangor University and Adrian Gepp, Bangor University

Fraud was up 25% in the UK in 2021/22.

Tocyn hanner ceiniog gan Gwmni Mwyngloddio Parys o Fôn yn 1788. Defnyddiwyd cynllun yn dangos derwydd am flynyddoedd lawer. BrandonBigheart/Wikimedia

June 27, 2023

Dyma beth allai'r byd crypto ei ddysgu o'r arian cyfredol oedd yn cael ei dalu i weithwyr yng Nghymru ganrifoedd yn ôl

Edward Thomas Jones, Bangor University and Laurence Jones, Bangor University

Cwmni mwyngloddio o Gymru oedd y cyntaf i roi tocynnau i weithwyr fel dull arall o dalu.

A halfpenny token issued by the Parys Mining Company of Anglesey in 1788. The hooded druid design was used for many years and was the first of hundreds of token designs. BrandonBigheart/Wikimedia

June 27, 2023

Welsh mining towns had alternative currencies 200 years ago – here’s what the crypto world could learn from them

Edward Thomas Jones, Bangor University and Laurence Jones, Bangor University

A Welsh mining company was the first to issue tokens to workers as an alternative form of payment.

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