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As you read this, the internet is being reshaped. And it’s already transforming banking. We have not witnessed a topic explode quite like the metaverse. While extended reality (XR) technology has been...
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It’s back to the future for payments
This blog is based on my keynote presentation at the 2021 Payments Canada SUMMIT Payments leaders probably feel like they are living in the future right now. The pandemic changed the industry forever....
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At the recent Money 20/20 conference, I spoke with The Fintech Times about which potential disruptors banks and payments players are most concerned about. Accenture surveyed over 200 payments executiv...
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