A Digital Tomorrow

How is Generative AI changing the financial services industry? What are the major FinTech areas worth taking intro consideration in 2024 other than GenAI?

I had a discussion with Dr. Efi Pylarinou, Global FinTech and Tech Influencer 🎧

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What does the digital finance ecosystem in the Philippines look like? How do the digital finance ecosystems of the Philippines, Indonesia and other ASEAN countries interact? I had a discussion with Amor Maclang, Convenor, Philippine FinTech Festival. Digital Pilipinas and International Digital Economies Association 🎧 ✅ 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘: https://bit.ly/SubscribeOriolCaudevilla ✅ Follow me on 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oriolcaud... ✅ Check my 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘: https://www.oriolcaudevilla.com/

Is Hong Kong becoming a Web3 hub and how? How will Hong Kong leverage the Greater Bay Area (GBA)? I had a discussion with Emil Chan, Co-chair of Hong Kong Digital Finance Association, and EMBA Adjunct Professor of CityU HK 🎧

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What is Taiji's proposal for an Asian Digital Common Currency? Does Japan need a Digital Yen and why? How can a CBDC promote financial inclusion?

I had a discussion with Taiji Inui, Expert at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Consultant at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and former Head of Payment Policy Division at the Bank of Japan (BOJ, 日本銀行) 🎧 ✅ 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘: https://bit.ly/SubscribeOriolCaudevilla ✅ Follow me on 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oriolcaud... ✅ Check my 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘: https://www.oriolcaudevilla.com/

Islamic Finance and Sustainable Finance: what is Islamic Sustainable Finance? How can Islamic Finance contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? What role can ESG investing have in the future of climate transition? How can emerging economies innovate to develop resilient climate responsive capital markets? What role can FinTech and Islamic FinTech play in the ESG Ecosystem in the future?

I had a discussion with Dr. Dalal Aassouli, Board Director at the Global Impact FinTech Forum (GIFT) and Assistant Professor of Islamic and Sustainable Finance at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar) 🎧 ✅ 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘: https://bit.ly/SubscribeOriolCaudevilla ✅ Follow me on 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oriolcaud... ✅ Check my 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘: https://www.oriolcaudevilla.com/

Regulating new technologies. How are new technologies being regulated in the Philippines?What is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines ? What are its main functions? I had a discussion with Kelvin Lester Lee, Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines 🎧 ✅ 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘: https://bit.ly/SubscribeOriolCaudevilla ✅ Follow me on 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oriolcaud... ✅ Check my 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘: https://www.oriolcaudevilla.com/

Since last time we spoke (December 2021), until the time of recording this episode (April 2023), what are the major updates in the area of the Digital Yuan? The technical features of the Digital Yuan: can it be used offline? Can it be used if your phone battery is dead? How does the app work? What does it look like? I had a discussion with Richard Turrin, international best-selling author of "Cashless- China´s Digital Currency Revolution" and Onalytica Top 100 FinTech Influencer (ranked number 4 in the last ranking) 🎧

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Why FinTech? What role will Virtual Banks play in the future of payments? What are the main changes that Matteo encounters when trying to boost FinTech globally? I had a discussion with Matteo Rizzi, Co-Founder of FTSGroup.eu, and best-selling author of FinTech Revolution (2016) and Talents & Rebels (2018) 🎧

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What does the global FinTech landscape look like? What are the main challenges? What is the situation of FinTech in academia/education? Why and how should the FinTech industry be regulated? I had a discussion with Malik Khan Kotadia, Co-founder and Chairman of the Global Impact FinTech (GIFT) Forum, and Onalytica’s Global Top 50 Fintech Influencers 🎧

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What does the FinTech ecosystem in Georgia look like? What is the National Bank of Georgia´s approach towards FinTech? Is Georgia working on any Central Bank Digital Currency right now? I had a discussion with Varlam Ebanoidze, Head of FinTech at the National Bank of Georgia 🎧

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What role will NFTs and the Metaverse play in the future of digital art?Why is creativity important for business?What opportunities does the Metaverse offer? What industries are leveraging the Metavese the most and why? I had a discussion with Elizabeth Strickler, Professor of Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Georgia State University 🎧

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What does the FinTech and RegTech industry look like in the Greater Bay Area (GBA)? How is Hong Kong leveraging the Greater Bay Area? Why is it so important to regulate virtual assets properly? Is HK moving in the right direction when it comes to virtual assets regulation?

I had a discussion with Irene Lee, Board Member of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) 🎧

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What are the technologies behind the Metaverse?  How will the Financial Services Industry leverage the Metaverse? What risks does the Metaverse have? What does the Metaverse in China look like? How different is China´s Metaverse from the ones in other countries?

I had a discussion with Dr. Hungyi Chen, Managing Director of Meta Intelligence, and Founding Director of Metaverse Campus at Zhejiang University International Business School 🎧

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What are the main advantages offered by Islamic Finance? How does the Islamic Finance industry in Oman look like, compared to the other GCC countries? How can Islamic Finance and Islamic FinTech help promote Financial Inclusion? Why was Oman´s first sukuk issuance so relevant? What did it imply? What are the most interesting applications of Islamic FinTech? 

I had a discussion with Kemal Rizadi Arbi, Advisor (Capital Markets & Islamic Finance) at the Capital Market Authority of the Sultanate of Oman 🎧

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What is Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN)? How will UDPN help to achieve interoperability between stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)? Will e-money become much more massively used?

I had a discussion with Yifan He, CEO at Red Date Tech and Executive Director of Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) 🎧

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What is happening in the crypto industry? How to regulate crypto? What is missing when it comes to regulation cryptocurrencies? How can the trust in the crypto industry be regained? How will the worlds of traditional finance and DeFi work together?

I had a discussion with Henri Arslanian, Crypto Influencer, Best-Selling Author and Co-Founder of Nine Blocks Capital Management 🎧

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What makes Hong Kong´s FinTech scene strong? How will it evolve these coming years? What areas will HK put its focus on? Why is it important for HK to organize an event like the Hong Kong FinTech Week?  

I had a discussion with King Leung, Head of Fintech at InvestHK 🎧

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What is the current situation of FinTech in Kazakhstan? What does the Open Banking framework in Kazakhstan look like? Will Kazakhstan´s FinTech scene benefit from the Belt and Road Iniviative (BRI)? What advantages will Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) offer in the future? Kazakhstan´s CBDC: the Digital Tenge. What is its current status?

I had a discussion with Binur Zhalenov, CEO at the Payment and Financial Technologies Development Center of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (the Central Bank of Kazakhstan) 🎧

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Why can Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) become so important? Can CBDCs be used as a tool to liberalize and introduce competition? What was Miguel Ángel´s experience as Governor of the Bank of Spain during the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis?  

I had a discussion with Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez, Former Governor of the Bank of Spain 🎧

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What is the current status of the Digital US Dollar? What would be the main advantages for the US to have a Digital USD and what would be the main risks? What will CBDCs mean for the Future of Stablecoins? 

I had a discussion with Peter Clifford, Director for CBDC and Payments at Digital Asset, and Former Head of the Policy Development Group at the Federal Reserve Board 🎧

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What is the OJK,  Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (Financial Services Authority of Indonesia)?  What do the Financial Innovation and FinTech scenes in Indonesia look like? What are the main aspects to be taken into consideration when regulating technology-driven financial innovation?  

I had a discussion with Triyono Gani, Executive Director at Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (Financial Services Authority of Indonesia) 🎧

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How is technology impacting our businesses and societies? Are we ready for this change? What is the Internet of Value or Web3? How is Blockchain changing the world? Is there any other industry, aside from the financial, where Blockchain can make such a huge impact?  

I had a discussion with Don Tapscott, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, and one of the world´s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society 🎧

Link to the upcoming Web3 & Blockchain World (W3B) Conference: https://w3bworld.org/  

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How can be poverty be lessened in Africa by leveraging the internet and digitalization? How has the pandemic affected the digital transformation roadmap in Africa? What is the biggest challenge for Digital Transformation in Africa? How can be insure an inclusive Digital Economy for Africa?  

I had a discussion with Nelly Cheboi, CEO & Founder of TechLit Africa, CNN Hero and Forbes 30 Under 30 🎧

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What are Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)? How does Blockchain relate to the concept of DAOs? What is DAO tooling? Have we ever seen two DAOs merge?

I had a discussion with Dr. Milly Perry, DAO Evangelist and Founder of DAO4DAOs Institute 🎧

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Are we going towards a much more fragmented world, as opposed to globalized? Is the global economy going to de-dollarize?  Why are regulations necessary in the areas of Finance and Technology? Is the world of Financial Regulation much more complicated nowadays than it was prior to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis?  

I had a discussion with Professor Douglas Arner, Kerry Holdings Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and successful author of 15 books 🎧

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How has the pandemic affected the HealthTech industry? Has the pandemic been a catalyst for HealthTech innovation? How can patients be involved in the Digital Innovation process? What is the present and future of Blockchain in the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical industries? Is Blockchain a gamechanger in this industry?  

I had a discussion with Anca Petre, Co-Founder of 23 Consulting & MedShake Studio, and HealthTech and Blockchain Speaker & Consultant 🎧

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How can Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) help drive Financial Inclusion in the Philippines and beyond? How can AI be used to identify fraud in monetary transactions? How can Data Science and AI be relevant in the areas of Decision-Making and Business Processes?

I had a discussion with David R. Hardoon, Chief Data & AI Officer at Union Bank of the Philippines 🎧

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What will the future of Insurance look like? What is the potential of InsurTech? Will Virtual Banks just complement incumbents or will they become actual competitors? How can Virtual Banks promote Financial Inclusion?  

I had a discussion with Michelle Chan, Co-Chair of the InsurTech Committee of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK), Co-Founder and Managing Partner at The Phygital, and Top 25 FinTech Female Leader in HK (2018) 🎧

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What is a stock exchange for security tokens? How does it work? Are security tokens the future of financial markets? Are those security tokens issued on the Ethereum Blockchain? If so, what are the advantages of issuing them there? 

I had a discussion with Henry Chong, CEO of Fusang Corp (FSC) 🎧

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What is the current situation of Science, Technology & Innovation in South Korea? Why did Korea decide to take this proactive approach toward Science and Technology? What does Korea´s startup scene look like?

I had a discussion with Wonki Min, Ambassador for Science, Technology & Innovation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea 🎧

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¿Cuáles son las ventajas de utilizar NFTs como el ERC-721 como mecanismo de registro y protección de datos genéticos? ¿Qué son las Bio NFTs? ¿Por qué es tan importante la privacidad en las áreas de Bio NFTs y bases de datos genómicos?

Tuve el placer de hablar con Daniel Uribe, Co-Founder y CEO de GenoBank.io 🎧

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What does the FinTech industry and the Digital Banking scene in Japan look like? What is the Government of Japan´s Regulatory Sandbox? What does the cryptocurrency, NFT and Metaverse industries look like in Japan?  

I had a discussion with Takeshi Kito, Vice-Chair of the Board at the FinTech Association of Japan 🎧

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What is the The Asian Development Bank´s (ADB) Digital Transformation Agenda? What technologies will be prioritized in the Digital Sandbox and why? How does the ADB play such a relevant role in promoting Financial Inclusion? What role can Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) play in promoting Financial Inclusion? 

I had a discussion with Marc Lepage, Principal IT Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 🎧

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What does the e-Commerce industry look like in China? Why is e-Commerce so important in China nowadays? How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) be applied in the area of e-Commerce to make processes faster and more efficient? How is the pandemic affecting e-Commerce platforms in China?  

I had a discussion with Dr. Renata Thiébaut, COO of Green Proposition, E-Commerce Director of Web2Asia, and Alibaba Trainer 🎧

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How is the Bank of Thailand embracing digitalization? What is the current status of Thailand´s CBDC pilot project? What would be the main advantages for Thailand to have its own CBDC, if eventually launched? Project mCBDC Bridge: what is it and how is the Bank of Thailand involved? 

I had a discussion with Tayo Tunyathon Koonprasert, Central Bank Digital Currencies' Senior Specialist at the Bank of Thailand, the Central Bank of Thailand 🎧

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Why should incumbents tap into the DeFi and Web 3 world? How can a plot of land in the Metaverse cost millions of USD?

I had a discussion with Nir Kouris, Founder of Coin Nations and Fintech Nations Summit, and Crypto/NFT/AR Evangelist 🎧

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How is the Bank of Finland embracing Digitalization and FinTech innovation? What are the main strengths and opportunities of the FinTech industry in Finland? What would be the main advantages for Finland to have the Digital Euro? What is the Bank of Finland´s view on cryptocurrencies?

I had a discussion with Aleksi Grym, Head of Fintech and Principal Adviser at the Bank of Finland (Suomen Pankki), the Central Bank of Finland 🎧

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How and why did Singapore become a FinTech hub? What are Singapore´s FinTech scene strengths and opportunities? How has the Singapore Government led the development of FinTech in Singapore? What is Singanomics and how has it allowed Singapore to thrive?  

I had a discussion with Varun Mittal, Chief Growth Officer at Singlife with Aviva, and former Global Emerging Markets FinTech Leader at EY Singapore 🎧

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What is the current status of the Digital Euro? What would be the main advantages for the Eurozone to have the Digital Euro in the future? What are the current Financial Prospects of the European Union (EU)? 

I had a discussion with Livio Stracca, Deputy Director General at the European Central Bank (ECB) 🎧

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How can Financial Inclusion be promoted? Will Digital Payments and Digital Wallets replace cash? What can IoT bring to the Payments industry? What about Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI)?  

I had a discussion with Ritesh Jain, Co-Founder of Infynit, former COO and Global Head of Digital Technology at HSBC, and Onalytica Top 100 FinTech Influencer 🎧

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What are the main challenges faced by incumbents when embracing new technologies? What does the Head of FinTech of an incumbent bank do? Innovation and new technologies as a change of the user journey of customers?  

I had a discussion with Medhy Souidi, Head of FinTech & Ecosystems at DBS Bank, and Board Member of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) 🎧

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Why is Project Bakong such a groundbreaking initiative? Is Bakong actually a CBDC or a CBDC-like payment and money transfer service? Will Bakong help Cambodia switch from a USD-based economy to a riel-based one? What is the National Bank of Cambodia's (NBC) view on cryptocurrencies?  

I had a discussion with H.E. Serey Chea, Assistant Governor and Director General of Central Banking, National Bank of Cambodia (Cambodia's Central Bank) 🎧

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Is it possible to come up with a sustainable approach to Blockchain and cryptos? What is the future of DeFi?  

I had a discussion with Dan Liebau, Founder of Lightbulb Capital, Chief Investment Officer for Modular's Blockchain Investment Strategy and Former HSBC Securities' (Singapore) COO and Board Member 🎧   

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FinTech in the Caribbean: what opportunities and challenges can we find? What kind of challenges do cryptos pose from a regulatory perspective, in the Caribbean and worldwide? From a Compliance and AML perspective, what are the main challenges faced by the Caribbean?  

I talked with Simone E. Martin, Former Deputy Director at the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Financial Services Commission, and at the Anguilla Financial Services Commission 🎧

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How is the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) embracing digitalization and FinTech innovation? What is the current status of Hungary´s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and what first results did were obtained? What is the MNB´s view on cryptocurrencies?

I talked with Anikó Szombati, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), the Central Bank of Hungary 🎧

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How can Islamic Banking help promote Financial Inclusion? How does the Islamic Finance industry look like in Egypt compared to other countries in the MENA Region? What is the current outlook of Egypt´s and the MENA Region´s FinTech and Islamic FinTech scene?  

I talked with Moustafa Elshennawy, Consultant in Financial Inclusion and FinTech 🎧

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How financial services are steering towards new forms of digital transformation? What needs to be the role of Ethics in Banking and Finance? What role will new technologies (AI, Blockchain...) play in the future of Banking?

I talked with Paolo Sironi, Global Research Leader in Banking and Financial Markets at IBM, Institute for Business Value, and celebrated book author 🎧

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What is TechFin and what does the TechFin environment look like in China? What are Superapps and why are regular apps in China turning into Superapps?  

I talked with Yassine Regragui, FinTech & China Specialist, and one of the World´s Top 100 Most Influential FinTech Voices (Onalytica - 2021) 🎧   

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