Why central banks dislike cryptocurrencies
5 min read - Cryptocurrencies, often depicted as an escape from fiat currency and legacy banking, have become a constant focus of bank and government activity. The most recent Executive Order from the U.S. President is just one example of governments carefully considering how…
Take digital assets into the enterprise with blockchain
4 min read - Digital assets have been ubiquitous in the news these days: cryptocurrencies, stablecoins or non-fungible tokens (NFTs), to name a few. Their applications are even more varied, from representing financial instruments to safeguarding authenticity and ownership of digital IP or physical…
With AI, capital markets firms will spend less time wrangling data and more time serving clients
3 min read - Institutional firms invest heavily in technology that helps employees quickly process information and share insights with clients. Over the past decade, these firms and fintech companies have competed for market share by delivering the most client-centric financial services through innovative…
Fueling the financial industry with open source cross-border payments
3 min read - Financial services, payments, streamlining inefficient processes is in our blood. So, it’s no surprise my colleague and contributor to this article, Nitin Gaur and his team, tackled the unthinkable four years ago by building a global payment network addressing remittance…
Picturing the digital assets momentum, framed through a European lens
3 min read - The birth and rise of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency paved the way for several waves of innovation that are gradually shifting paradigms in the financial ecosystems. The digital asset momentum, empowered by tokenization and underpinning blockchain technologies, is now undeniable. Amongst…