Crypto, CBDCs and Web 3: An interview with Jehangir Byramji, Lloyds
Tuesday 04 October 2022
On 12th July our community came together for the launch of FTT DeFi, the one-day show where we explored the key opportunities and challenges in decentralised finance, digital assets and Web 3. During the day, Eddie Robb, Commercial Director at Zumo Enterprise sat down with Jehangir Byramji, Emerging Technology and Innovation Lead at Lloyds. They discussed the opportunities
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Overcoming crypto’s trust issues: An interview with Diederik Van Wersch, Chainalysis
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Despite rapid growth in recent years, the crypto industry has historically faced a lack of trust from consumers and established financial entities. Blockchain data analysis firm Chainalysis, is looking to change this. In an interview at FTT DeFi, Diederik Van Wersch, Head of Mid-Market Sales EMEA at Chainalysis, told Future Identity Portfolio Lead, Laura Camplisson,
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Islamic finance and fintech – a perfect match?
Tuesday 30 August 2022
In a relatively short amount of time, Fintech has become a major presence across the global banking system. In both developed and emerging markets, the unique benefits of Fintech products have been a central driver in the high adoption rates it has enjoyed. One of the most interesting and fast-growing areas of Fintech is the
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The central challenges mutual banks face in the 2020s
Tuesday 16 August 2022
The combination of rapidly increasing inflation, expectations of additional growth in the Bank of England base rate and fears of a damaging recession are causing concern across the financial world. Mutual banks, building societies and credit unions are far from immune to the complex pressures facing all businesses, including financial firms. Perhaps the most impactful issue
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Identity and security in a social media driven world
Tuesday 02 August 2022
For billions of people around the world, social media platforms have become an essential part of daily life. From keeping up with the latest news to messaging friends, services like Facebook and Twitter have rapidly grown to be some of the most visited websites in the world. Just as the number of users has increased,
Starbucks: Banking & serving coffee
Tuesday 19 July 2022
To most people, Starbucks is a cafe that serves coffee, food and snacks. But this global coffee firm can also be viewed as one of the world’s largest neobanks. Thanks to the “Starbucks is a bank” vision of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, millions of Starbucks customers who are members of the rewards programme are essential
Narrowing Asia’s financial inclusion gap with embedded finance
Tuesday 28 June 2022
Navigating a prosperous path beyond the COVID pandemic is a key goal of countries across the world. Yet, if a successful economic plan is to be implemented, financial inclusion needs to play a central role in the strategy. While a great deal of progress has been made towards including underbanked people in the mainstream financial
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Winners, losers & fraudsters: Identity verification for online gaming
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Winners, losers and fraudsters – Identity verification for online gaming Already rapidly growing sectors, digital gambling platforms and online gaming sites exploded in popularity during the height of the COVID pandemic, as many people stuck at home turned to these sites for entertainment. According to market research firm Statista, the global online gambling market alone
Can we clean up crypto?
Thursday 16 June 2022
Both the hardest critics and proponents of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can agree on the fact that, for better or worse, these digital currencies are fundamentally different from fiat currencies. One of the under-discussed differences between these two currencies is their energy consumption. In a 2022 report, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) estimated that Bitcoin
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Privacy, digitisation and identity in healthcare
Tuesday 14 June 2022
At Future Identity North America, on May 12th, Future Identity portfolio lead Laura Camplisson spoke with Dr. Leah Houston MD, Founder and CEO of HPEC. They chatted about the urgent need for better digital identity to protect patients and physicians across the healthcare sector in North America. Leah has practiced as an emergency physician in
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