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Hirander Misra

Can Seychelles be the FinTech Wakanda?

There are numerous initiatives underway in Seychelles to foster innovation in FinTech, including digital assets and services. We explore what that means in a regional context in relation to future dev...

05 Oct 2020
Digital Asset Class (DAC)
Hirander Misra

Society 5.0 needs Digital Asset Fintech Hubs

Japan’s “Society 5.0” refers to the fifth stride in human civilization evolution to create a “super-smart” future society which leverages the technological innovations of the current fourth industrial...

28 Sep 2020
Bigger than Technology
Hirander Misra

Will Malaysia become a Digital Financial Services Hub?

Early adoption will be a key differentiator in the race to lead SE Asia in digital asset exchanges - offering services such as the primary listing of securities, listing of alternative assets and seco...

22 Sep 2020
Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
Hirander Misra

ARE STOs GOING TO BE THE NEXT BIG FINTECH THING?

The current crisis has increased the need for accelerated automation that would lead to increased efficiency, reduced costs and, counterintuitively, increased revenues. This can only come from a parad...

14 Sep 2020
Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
Hirander Misra

The digital asset inflation hedge beyond gold

The extent of money supply increases needed to facilitate stimulus packages by sovereign central banks to counter the negative effects of the current crisis will dictate the inflationary pressures tha...

20 Jul 2020
Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
Hirander Misra

Kick starting Economies Post COVID-19

Will the crisis result in the rise or demise of the 4th Industrial Revolution? In its April World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects a decline in global growth in 2020 o...

25 May 2020
Finance 2.0
Hirander Misra

The crisis forces the Puppet Master to cut loose the puppets

Will the current economic crisis result in changes to the economic establishment as we know it, so that a new order is established fuelled by democratised digitally enabled innovation? How can data an...

19 May 2020
Bigger than Technology
Hirander Misra

The Investor, the SME and COVID-19: Time for the Stock Exchange to change or estrange

While the COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant threat to mainstream industry and commerce, it will be even more devastating to Small-to-Medium Enterprises (‘SMEs’), as a large number may not survive ...

28 Apr 2020
Trends in Financial Services
Hirander Misra

Are UK Banks profiting from the current coronavirus crisis and failing SMEs?

A UK business could be eligible for a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), as set out by the UK Government. However, it appears that despite the Government’s best intentions, this sc...

02 Apr 2020
Finance 2.0
Hirander Misra

Which Fintech sectors will emerge fighting fit from the current Covid-19 crisis?

Whilst the current pandemic induced crisis is yet to reach its peak, and is leaving a trail of personal and economic destruction, we should expect a new landscape to emerge, in many respects, when the...

30 Mar 2020
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