Things recently read, seen, and heard at Qorus - Edition #25
Discover the articles and interviews of this week.
Qorus Exclusive content?
The present and future of payments
Panagiotis Kriaris is Head of Business Development at Unzer, an innovative and modular platform for international payment transactions. He shared with Qorus his vision on the disruptive world of payments.
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Stablecoin stability and regulation
The TerraUSD crash in May reaffirmed the limitations of stablecoins dependent on arbitrage to maintain a stable value. Countries around the world are now moving to regulate stablecoins through various approaches reflecting differences in their respective interest rate environments and stablecoin adoption rates. Against such a backdrop, regulators may turn their attention to stablecoin ownership through currently unregulated self-custody wallets. An article by NRI 's Ken Katayama, Senior Chief Researcher at NRI.
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Transforming the business models of banks?
The path indicated and pushed by the Commission is that of disintermediation, a direction widely shared since the 2008 crisis. The ‘originate to distribute’ model has become widespread, with some major banks even making it their mantra. However, the revolution has not taken place. Whose fault is this? AN article by Clotilde Bouchet, Qorus Sustainability & Regulation Community Leader.
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Data analytics 2022: OCBC Bank
Donald MacDonald, Head of Group Data Office at OCBC Bank, talks about his company and its data analytics strategy for a Qorus-Teradata report entitled "Financial services must learn from other sectors to industrialize and accelerate data analytics".
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NewTech Friday: Jingle Pay - A financial superapp for the expats
Amir Fardghassemi is the Founder and CEO of Jingle Pay, a money app for the underserved expat community in the United Arab Emirates. He tells us more about the different features of the app and the company's geographical expansion.
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Curated industry news
Societe Generale group announces the creation of its new French retail banking: SG. Learn more here.
OCBC Bank opens its largest integrated lifestyle and banking branch. Learn more here.
Wio Bank partners with FAB to facilitate cash and cheque deposits. Learn more here.
BNZ launches MyProperty to help home loan customers plan ahead. Learn more here.
FINFI, the credit card & personal loan app, introduces purchase-linked saving plans. Learn more here.
Saudi Central Bank launches Open Banking Lab. Learn more here.
DBS Bank India helps SMEs adopt Open Network for Digital Commerce. Learn more here.
CaixaBank participates in European research consortium to explore new ways of fighting against cyberattacks using artificial intelligence. Learn more here.
Foresters Financial launches a benefit to help members reskill and upskill. Learn more here.
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launches a health insurance and home assistance product for senior citizens. Learn more here.
Withings announces U-Scan, the world's first hands-free connected home urine lab. Learn more here.
82% of insurance execs say it takes more than 30 days to close a claim. Learn more here.
CaixaBank celebrates Christmas in the metaverse with virtual festive activities for children. Learn more here.
Growing consumer and business interest in the Metaverse expected to fuel trillion dollar opportunity for commerce. Learn more here.
Movieplex.io and Cinema Libre studio collaborate to launch world's first NFT film on OpenSea as part of new collection. Learn more here.
P2P Carsharing Global Market Report 2022: Demand for executive cars fuels growth. Learn more here.
Micromobility market to cross $10,351 million revenue by 2030. Learn more here.
C2A Security partners with Valeo to enhance cybersecurity for the software defined vehicle. Learn more here.
Lightning eMotors launches online fleet planner, virtual fleet configuration tool. Learn more here.
Nearly half of UK homes are unsuitable for electric cars. Learn more here.
DBS Foundation announces 23 new grant awardees across Asia, including eight SMEs. Learn more here.
Employee experience propels workplace transformation in 2023. Learn more here.