Explainer: The "Multiple CBDC Bridge" is the final piece of the China CBDC puzzle and brings us one step closer to free and immediate CBDC transfer. Thank-you to CGTN's Juliet Mann for this wonderful interview. One of the very few where I laughed out loud! Hong Kong Monetary Authority, PBOC, Bank …
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China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Won’t Be Blockchain-based or Rival to Alipay: Rich Turrin
Shanghai-based fintech veteran Rich Turrin says that despite the widespread association between distributed ledger technology and cryptocurrencies, China’s hotly awaited digital renminbi will not be based on blockchain technology. Shanghai-based fintech veteran Rich Turrin …
Fintech’s Pawn in the Geopolitical Game, Thank China.
Something amazing has happened in the fintech domain – and it seems to have occurred with little fanfare. It’s almost as though the industry would prefer to ignore it rather than celebrate its arrival. To back up a bit, fintech is celebrated as the driving force in providing banking to the …
Libra Tipping the Balance
I have been relatively silent on Facebook’s plans for its game-changing Libra currency. In part due to summer holiday, but also because I wanted the dust to settle a bit before commenting. Libra is certainly a massive undertaking and whether you like Facebook or not, you have to at least give …
Honored to be Selected for Lattice80’s Fintech Singapore 50 – Top Influencers
http://www.lattice80.com/lattice80-fintech-50-singapore-top-influencers/ Click link to the left for article and list. From the Lattice80 Article: Singapore has long established itself globally as one of the most active hubs for fintech and innovation, a true Asian and global leader. This …
Crypto Theft and Credit Card Fraud Compared: Do you know what’s in your wallet?
Another day, another crypto exchange hacked. Maybe it’s just me but something is seriously wrong if the payment system of the future is being plundered with such frequency. I needed to see for myself what these losses really meant in terms of my crypto trading and what I found was rather …
Why AI is -Not- the New Blockchain
Two relatively recent technologies that are constantly cited as the new must-have business tools are AI and Blockchain. While radically different, they, along with the Cloud, are commonly lumped together as the so-called “Digital ABCs” which will revolutionise how transactions take place between …
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