News Analysis Feb 22 Initial coin offerings – From “bubble” to the future of fundraising? Part 2 ICOs have increasingly gained popularity with the potential to capture crowd funding potential, while allowing investors to diversify into c... 41
Research Note Feb 22 Are cryptocurrencies on the path to becoming mainstream? The significant interest in the potential of blockchain technology remains one of the key reasons behind its growth The surge in s... 56057
Speech Feb 22 BIS’ Carstens: “Digital currencies and the future of the monetary system” Why does the economy need digital currencies? Digital money is not new an... 8199
Research Note Feb 22 The central bank digital currency disruption has arrived! Innovation in payment services and the rise of e-commerce platforms have dramatically altered how consumers, merchants and financial intermediaries... 48934
Sibos Round Up Feb 22 Decentralised finance and Web 3.0 shaping the future of financial services Adoption of Web 3.0 and the evolving landscape with challenges and risks Data and AI-driven transformation in Web 3.0 ... 93
Panel discussion Feb 22 Digital money changes everything The rapid surge of digitalisation, fintech innovation, and the emergence of cryptocurrencies has led to a profound transformation in the... 4845
Panel discussion Feb 22 Cloud migration— Pandora’s box of data, culture and core replacement The Building the Business of the Future roundtable was attended by leaders from financial institutions and finte... 4232
Radio Finance Feb 22 Dash’s Taylor: “Despite their volatility, cryptocurrencies offer real value” Yeah. Well, as you know I think that there’s a lot of challenges with cross-border payments. There are so many different payment channels, corrid... 3489
Interview Feb 22 Twitter and Square investor Gregg Kidd: “Identity as a public good, but who is going to own it?” Most of his investments are currently on anything that supports messaging on steroids – wallets, payments, applications, authen... 11519
Interview Feb 22 STACS’ Soh: “The regulated trading space and DeFi will converge down the road” Improving an operating model that’s half-a-century old is a challenge, but this is the mission that fintech startup Hashstacs (STACS) has set for... 22766
Speeches and Presentations Feb 22 Creating a roadmap for future digital banking strategies At the Mobile Payment Conference (MPC) Digital Commerce Event 2021, TAB chairman, Emmanuel Daniel, conducted a workshop on ‘creating a roadmap fo... 11260
Sibos Round Up Feb 22 In conversation with StanChart's David Whiteing on technology, innovation, regulatory compliance and operational resilience This year’s Sibos 2021 conference theme ‘Recharging Global Finance’ explores how the financial ecosystem is redefining itself to m... 25443
Interview Feb 22 Chinese blockchain players want to ride 5G He Cong, founder of Probe Group, shared his expert view of the development of the blockchain industry in China, which is still the most promising m... 31538
Sibos Round Up Feb 22 WadzPay's Parv Aggarwal: “We allow anyone to pay for anything with anything” ... 4566
Speech Feb 22 NatWest’s Howard Davies: “The rise of neobanks, fintechs and AI challenges traditional banking” Howard Davies explained the turbulence experienced by banks in the US and EU, particularly, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse. ... 3718
Speech Feb 22 Emmanuel Daniel: “We are coming to the end of the platform era” Daniel outlined three central themes in digital banking: the personalisation of finance, the shift from platforms to personalisation, and the idea ... 2358
Interviews Feb 22 Chris Holmes: “Cooperate to enable economic and social benefit right away around the world” The Electronic Trade Documents Act ensures that electronic trade documents have the same status in law as the current paper version and is a semina... 2915