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Hirander Misra

Chairman and CEO

GMEX Group

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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 developments in this space. It may come as a surprise to many that Seychelles is the major global hub for Bitcoin trading activity. Analytics provider Cr...

05 October 2020 /crypto /markets Digital Asset Class (DAC)

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 revolution (4IR) to achieve economic advancement and embed these in society to solve people’s problems so that they can live better lives. And Digit...

28 September 2020 /sustainable /inclusion Bigger than Technology

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 secondary-market trading of security tokens and cryptocurrencies. Distributed ledger technology is bound to revolutionise capital markets so that conventi...

22 September 2020 /crypto /markets Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services

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 paradigm shift. Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is undoubtedly revolutionising capital markets. It is, however, important to cut through the hype and b...

14 September 2020 /crypto /covid-19 Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services

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 that ensue. Current world currencies are driven in a large part by expectation value and when confidence wanes there is a flight to alternative stores o...

20 July 2020 /crypto /covid-19 Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services

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 of -3 percent. This is a downgrade of 6.3 percentage points from January 2020, a major revision over a very short period. This makes the Great Lockdow...

25 May 2020 /markets /covid-19 Finance 2.0

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 and information become the key currency to aid financial re-inclusion and inclusion post crisis? In 1815, Nathan Mayer Rothschild said: "I care no...

19 May 2020 /inclusion /covid-19 Bigger than Technology

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 the economic impact of the crisis. This issue affects SME activity worldwide, however it is especially pronounced in emerging markets, where access t...

28 April 2020 /markets /covid-19 Trends in Financial Services

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 scheme is not working in practice and some urgent readdress is required. There is, therefore, a serious concern that small businesses will start to fa...

02 April 2020 /wholesale /covid-19 Finance 2.0

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 dust settles. What does this mean for the Fintech sector in terms of opportunities and how does this impact the individual? 2019: A bumper year for ...

30 March 2020 /inclusion /covid-19 Capital Market Technology

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