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Anna Kuzmina

Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech

The Future of Money, Finance and the Internet by Ravi Menon

The Future of Money, Finance and the Internet by Ravi Menon (Screenshot from SFF 2021) I think the Singapore government is brilliant. Why? Let’s see. I have interacted with quite a few countries’ officials throughout my professional life and learned to judge them based on my personal experience. (Some day I will tell you about Chinese officials tha...

/crypto /predictions

Anna Kuzmina

Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech

Embrace the change. How Alibaba changed the Russian e-commerce and fintech landscape.

I am an avid promoter of Chinese influence on the world internet. In particular, when we talk about Russia. In my opinion, Alibaba corporation alone has done more for the rapid development of the Russian internet than any local independent and governmental associations. Alibaba is faced with very personal political repression with very pessimisti...

/retail /markets Business

Anna Kuzmina

Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech

From technology to politics

I haven’t paid close attention to tech conferences’ moods for a while. When I switched back on, I got taken aback by how much the information agenda changed. Never have I ever heard that much politics in what used to be the realm of engineers and pure technology excitement. (Francis Haugen at Web Summit photo by Reuters) Hate for Facebook (sorry,...

/payments /crypto

Anna Kuzmina

Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech

Is the Singles Day gold rush over?

Singles Day or World Shopping Day or 11.11 — AliExpress’ major sale might be the single most important thing that happened to Russia in this respect. Every year this sale breaks another record in China, Russia and the rest of the world. Singles Day is the day that everyone needs to be ready for beforehand. Customers gather up wish lists and shoppi

/retail /markets Business

Anna Kuzmina

Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech

Banks vs Fintech

I know, I know, this ‘banks vs fintech’ sounds sooo 2017. I would have thought that there is nothing to discuss there any longer. But what do you know, it is early 2021 and the first payments-related Clubhouse room I get to speak in is exactly about this imaginary confrontation. People seem to be interested in my opinion on the subject, so here ar...

/payments /retail Fintech

Anna Kuzmina

Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech

The Iron Curtain falls. Do Non-Resident Companies Have Any Prospects in the Russian market?

Russia constantly faces political challenges with almost every high-profile event reflected in the attitudes of foreign companies and investors toward the Russian market. Because of sanctions, ruble volatility, and oil wars, Russia regularly falls back in the ranking of potentially interesting markets, often on a par with Cuba, North Korea, and Ir...

/regulation /markets

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