AI, Superapp, And Crypto Card Sharks: Exposing The Hidden Cards

Artwork of the day: The Cardsharps, Caravaggio, c. 1595

Caravaggio was one of the pivotal figures in the history of Western art. In his short lifetime, he created a theatrical style that was as shocking to some as it was new, inspiring others to probe their subject matter for the drama of psychological relationships.

In The Cardsharps, the players are engaged in a game of primero, a forerunner of poker. Engrossed in his cards at left is the dupe, unaware that the older cardsharp signals his accomplice with a raised, gloved hand (the fingertips exposed, better to feel marked cards). At right, the young cheat looks expectantly toward the boy and reaches behind his back to pull a hidden card from his breeches. Caravaggio has treated this subject not as a caricature of vice but in a novelistic way, in which the interaction of gesture and glance evokes the drama of deception and lost innocence in the most human of terms.

AI Inequality: The New Divide in Banking’s Future

66% of banks are "slow starters" disproving AI hype.

The banking sector is on the brink of a future defined by 'AI inequality.'

Those with advanced AI capabilities will emerge as the new leaders, while others will struggle to survive. This will lead to a surge in buyouts becoming the norm.

AI hype would have us believe all banks are diving in, they're not. Read the reality of Bank AI progress: HERE

Genuine Asian Bank Superapps are Far From Inevitable, and Most Will Fail

Big Tech dominates Asia's superapps because building one is anything but "easy."

Bank superapps are anything but “inevitable,” and any report that says “Launching a SuperApp is easy” deserves to be called out as total BS!

There is nothing inevitable about bank superapps!

Read how I debunk this report and claim the authors are negligent: HERE

Real-Time Payments: Banks’ New Opportunity, Not a Threat

Banks are like a deer trapped in the headlights, incapable of action.

Real-time payments are exploding globally, and while banks should see them as an opportunity for broader open finance initiatives, the grim reality is that most are still frozen in fear.

Read why banks get RTP wrong! HERE

FBI: Americans Lost $5.6 Billion In Cryptocurrency Scams Last Year!

Crypto needs to clean up its act if it is to become the financial system of the future, as it boldly claims.

Regular readers will know that I've stopped writing about crypto, aside from covering stablecoins, and this FBI report shows why.

Read how crypto investment fraud is 25x that of non-crypto fraud: HERE

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