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Paul Francis Walvik-Joynt, SVP Payments International, Nets gives FinextraTV his predictions for the year ahead, where we will see concrete adoption and piloting, and the technologies that underpin this evolution. We learn about what companies need to prioritise post-pandemic, the social responsibility companies must commit to, and how sustainability has been put high up on the 2021 agenda.
12 Feb
LMAX Group’s David Mercer speaks to FinextraTV about how Bitcoin’s surge over the last few months can be attributed to investors seeking an inflationary hedge in the face of unprecedented government spending and printing of money by central banks, how Bitcoin's maturity as an asset class is likely to progress in 2021 and what role the value of cryptocurrencies will play in ongoing discussion and development around central bank digital currencies.
11 Feb
Ville Sointu, Head of Emerging Technology at Nordea, provides his 2021 predictions for the direction of central bank digital currencies, the evolution of API-driven open banking strategies, and the changing role of retail banks in digital commerce.
19 Jan
We speak with Ken Weber, Head of Social Impact at Ripple, regarding the significant work the software company is undertaking in partnership with academic institutions and bodies such as the UBRI and University College London to boost education around blockchain and crypto. Weber also addresses the work being carried out by the firm’s Ripple Impact initiative, which works to further financial inclusion and sustainability across the globe.
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Deutsche Bank interviews leading industry experts at companies such as IBM, ConsenSys, Digital Asset, Hyperledger, uPort and R3 to find out how DLT technology will change our lives.
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