Articles
Resolving the unintended friction of Web 3.0
How do DAOs generate revenue or pay members?
Jan. 18, 2022 • Marten Nelson
Media is buzzing about Web 3.0 and the metaverse. Companies and investors are scrambling to get in on the ground floor and participate in shaping this new iteration of the web. But I think it’s...
30 things you can do with a blockchain
Ideas from the author of The Cryptocurrency Revolution
Jan. 16, 2022 • Rhian Lewis
I expand on some of these ideas in my book, The Cryptocurrency Revolution, which is available here and from other booksellers, online and offline. The past is a foreign country : ...
2022: The Year That Banks Finally Change for Good?
7 key trends mean that potential is starting to be translated into action
Jan. 14, 2022 • Toine van Beusekom
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Looking back at 2021 – which promised to be the year that the industry realised the full potential of data-driven transactions, instant ...
What won't happen in technology in 2022
4 trends that don't expect to see any breakthroughs
Jan. 13, 2022 • Raj Shah
Won’t Happen: A 5G Revolution for Consumers. Will Happen: A Revolution in Communications for Business Automation. A Different Understanding of 5G. Notice how 5G has gone q...
Semiotics and the Future of Digital Payments
What “digital payment” evokes to the average person?
Jan. 12, 2022 • Elizabeth Gujral
Unless you’ve taken an anthropology course, “semiotics” is probably not a word known to you. In the simplest terms, it is the understanding of objects. Still confused? Think about the word “cof...
Digital Transformation in Banking: enabling new business models with BIAN
An overview of the Banking Industry Architecture Network
Jan. 9, 2022 • Alfredo Muñoz Rios
In 2022, it will be 25 years since I started working in technology consulting, developing Corebanking Systems. I spent almost 10 years developing those Corebanking systems that nowadays are co...
Fintech and the Metaverse: The Possible Connections Between The Two Major Tech Sectors
Examining the relationship between fintech and the metaverse, how can these two sectors intersect and connect.
Jan. 6, 2022 • Samuel Feldman
Fintech and the Metaverse are the two hottest sectors of tech in 2022. While Fintech is more established of the two, the Metaverse is bringing in a lot of uncertainty as the early stage explora...
The Accounting Stack Revolution — Part 1
Overview of the state of modern accounting and the road to automation
Jan. 4, 2022 • Matthew Duckworth
For years, industry pundits have been predicting the day when artificial intelligence would eat the world of bookkeeping and accounting and, for years, I have watched as the world kept going on...
Super Apps: Great For Consumers but a Headache for NeoBanks and Traditional Banks
Superapps are a rising trend in 2021, can banks continue to compete, or is the trend due to dry out?
Jan. 3, 2022 • Samuel Feldman
The digital banking landscape has seen a considerable change in 2021, thanks to advances in technology and a continued progression into customer preference development. Digital banking apps hav...
One ETH to rule 'em all
LONG READ: Why everyone is investing in Ethereum: a thesis on the ultimate triple point asset
Dec. 31, 2021 • Nakul Gupta
I recently did a Linkedin poll and no surprises that Ethereum (Eth) remains the most popular blockchain with ~70% of 3,600+ respondents voting for it. With the upcoming upgrades, Eth is e...