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The recent approval of the Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) by the European Parliament marks a significant milestone in the regulation of the crypto-assets industry in Europe and beyond. ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the way we live, work, and interact with each other. From virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa to self-driving cars, which are getting a lot more b
(First published February 2023) Nowadays, buying crypto can be done at the click of a few buttons once your account and wallet is set up. But while making a purchase is a simple matter of selecting y...
This week I was fortunate to do an exclusive interview with Robert Cannon, a financial advisor and fiduciary with over 25 years of experience in the US market. As CNBC pointed out concerns about the ...
Some of the world's biggest brands are already involved - Nike, Disney, Budweiser, Warner Music and Starbucks. What exactly? Well, as Harvard Business Review put it, the “confusing, contested, exciti...
Over the last few decades, "disruption" has become a prevailing mantra in the business world. Companies have been urged to disrupt industries, disrupt competitors, or even disrupt themselv
(First published October 2022) Earlier this year, for the first time in more than a decade, Netflix reported negative subscriber growth. That was a Tuesday, and by Wednesday, the streaming giant’s st...
Manually evaluating transaction monitoring models is slow and error-prone, with mistakes resulting in potentially large fines. To avoid this, banks are increasingly turning to automated machine learni...
The nomination and subsequent appointment of Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank by President Joe Biden has generated considerable excitement and interest around the global community, stirring e...
It’s funny. A few months ago, bankers were fretting that fintechs and crypto startups were “too risky”. After the sudden implosion of Credit Suisse, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Silvergate and Signature...
Can there be too much of a good thing when it comes to the cloud? Cloud technology continues to bring great benefits to the financial services (FS) sector. Key advantages include improved business ...
In 2015, a senior executive at Mattel received an email from the company’s newly appointed CEO. The note requested the processing of an overdue payment to a familiar manufacturer. In acting on the ema...