Dr Ritesh Jain Advisor at WorldBank
India’s digital economy stands at a defining inflection point. As global capital flows into fintech startups and regulatory structures crystallise around digital public infrastructure (DPI), the narrative often swings between euphoric celebration and sceptical caution. But amidst the unicorn tallies and IPO buzz, we must ask—are we truly moving to...
5 hours /inclusion /predictions Fintech
Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,
ChatGPT said: Because the world runs on connections, not isolated facts. Linked Data gives your data context, meaning, and machine-actionability. Here’s the crisp version: 1. Machines can finally understand what the data means A raw string like "12345" is useless. Linked Data tells the machine: • What this number is • How it relate
15 hours /ai /payments Transaction Banking
The debate rages on. ChatGPT very good at expressing my opinion: VCDM + JSON-LD are not optional — they’re the gateway to interoperable trade, automation, and AI-ready trust. Europe is building the world’s most ambitious trust infrastructure: EUDI-wallets for citizens. EUBW organisational wallets for enterprises and public bodies. Rulebooks,
16 hours /ai /identity Innovation in Financial Services
Priyanka Naik Fintech Professional
AI is now moving from experimental deployments to core infrastructure across the financial ecosystem. As someone who has spent twelve years building large-scale products, I have been closely following the research that explores how AI will reshape financial services. Several recent papers map the economic, human and technological transitions unfol...
21 hours /ai /payments Fintech
Tomas Milar Founder at https://Eqvista.com
Private markets have become the new growth engine of global finance, representing over $13 trillion in enterprise value. Yet, they operate without one of the most fundamental components of any efficient financial system , transparent, reliable pricing infrastructure. Despite a surge in venture funding, secondary transactions, and private capital fl...
14 November 2025 /markets Capital Market Technology
Not that it is my task to worry about it.. But having lived there I have warm feelings for the country - even if Brexit took a big bite.. So I asked ChatGPT and got rather harsch text. And this is probably all self-evident for many readers. I do not have a deeper knowledge of the UK-situation. I commented at +++ "The UK is payin...
14 November 2025 /ai /identity Innovation in Financial Services
Stanley Epstein Associate at Citadel Advantage Group
The seven deadly sins of corporate exuberance—and what they mean for banking and fintech Economic bubbles rarely announce themselves in real time. The late-1990s dot-com boom felt like the dawn of a new technological age—until the Nasdaq lost 78% of its value. The housing boom of the mid-2000s was framed as a democratisation of credit—until it bro...
14 November 2025 /predictions
John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited
The Bank of England’s consultation on regulating stablecoins of November 10, 2025, is strangely beautiful. The consultation demonstrates remarkable intellectual honesty and: Questions its own sacred cows - including exclusive access to BoE accounts and the agent model - the PayPal-Barclays example is telling - PayPal's market cap approaches Barcla...
14 November 2025 /regulation /crypto Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Prasoon Mukherjee Director | Head of Securities Services | GSC-India at Societe Generale Bank
In the grand theatre of banking, some actors stride onto the stage clad in heavy armor, risking their own fortunes for applause. Others, lighter on their feet, merely broker the spectacle earning their place without wagering their own wealth. Yet, when the curtain rises on performance metrics, both are judged by the same harsh spotlight : the cost...
14 November 2025 /regulation /wholesale Banking
Rom C Founder at Questa AI
Artificial intelligence continues to transform the global economy, and one of the sectors feeling this shift most intensely is finance. From automated trading to fraud detection and financial analysis, AI in finance is no longer experimental — it’s operational, fast-moving, and becoming deeply embedded in day-to-day workflows. Naturally, this rais...
14 November 2025 /ai /inclusion Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
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