Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Sort by: Relevance Date Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog June 15, 2023 Is Apple’s Vision Pro a gamechanger that will mainstream the metaverse? Tech experts weigh in Apple’s announcement put VR, Web 3 and even the metaverse itself back into the spotlight after a prolonged AI-induced absence, which began with the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022.“These aren’t just glasses. This is the most advanced tech product ever created—it’s a supercomputer,” says Cathy Hackl, futurist, Chief Metaverse Officer of Journey and 'Godmother of the metaverse.' “While every… Blog July 14, 2023 Inside Virbela's open campus: One way we could work in a metaverse future 1:18 - Open campus is one of many virtual worlds built by Virbela, most of them private. OC is unique in that it's free and open to the public. It showcases the art of the possible with the platform and it's home to an active community of users, including the entire Virbela team. 4:25 - Not only can we move our digital selves around something we can't do on video calls, we can choose our… Blog July 28, 2023 Global banking forecast? Plenty of cloud. Protiviti MDs on accelerating banking transformation By 2025, core banking workload deployment on cloud is expected to be 14% of total IT spend. Banks are grappling with outdated applications; data is siloed and trapped within legacy systems and not accessible for customer insights and tailored experiences and services. Regulatory changes in Australia, the UK and U.S., in GDPR and APRA standards for data privacy and operational resiliency, are also… Blog August 4, 2023 Economist Peter Henry offers a roadmap for a more equitable and prosperous future "Somewhat disappointingly, I don’t think that first-world countries have made a lot of progress on what I would call the structural policy fronts." "If the rate of return on investing in a road in Zambia is higher than the rate of return on S&P 500, there ought to be some folks in the US who are trying to figure out a way to invest in roads in Zambia.""I don’t think crypto will be a major… Blog July 27, 2016 How Can I Increase the Value of My Marketing Investments Using Predictive Analytics? If your marketing strategies cost more than they earn, they obviously aren't good long-term marketing strategies. One of the most useful tools at your fingertips for ensuring and increasing your marketing investments' value is predictive analytics. Specifically, using predictive analytics to anticipate an individual customer's needs and wants. Predictive modeling can provide profound insights… Blog August 25, 2023 Three financial executives talk future of money, banking, and the economic promise of Africa “Leveling the playing field would be tantamount to people having the same opportunities, equal opportunities, and equal access to finance. Yes, as much as the level playing field will be there in terms of the mode of using this money digitally, there will be some areas where there'll be less equity than others.”“One of the biggest challenges that globally we still have is that we have not really… Blog August 30, 2023 Cornell professor of trade policy: Digital revolution will transform currencies—and the world Physical money is slated to become a relic, with digital payment systems becoming the norm around the world. Whether that leads to greater economic efficiency, or a dystopian society—or both—remains to be seen.Despite all the hype, the proliferation of cryptocurrencies will not have a substantial disruptive effect on the major reserve currencies, especially the U.S. dollar. Unbacked… Blog September 5, 2023 The future is digital but fraud, volatility could cripple crypto, says Allianz Trade executive For the average person, I am hard pressed to find one use case where these cryptocurrencies provide what is not already handled by existing payment methods. While crypto offers fast and cheap transaction rates, the benefits do not outweigh the risks. It’s hard for me to rationalize a world where the U.S. dollar is not central to trade finance. While I am not an expert on geopolitics, I can… Blog September 29, 2023 Emerging tech and the future of payments with Swift’s Head of Oceania, Suresh Rajalingam "We are completely reimagining how transactions flow around the world, making it possible for banks to seamlessly work together, so that every payment can flow faster and further. It is all powered by transaction manager, which provides a centralized view of transaction data so that all participants can access it simultaneously in real time." "We have developed a solution with the community to… Blog October 12, 2023 Innovation versus regulation and the future of digital banking with Blockchain Coinvestors CEO "The role of government is always to create pro innovation regulation, in my opinion, since innovation is the driver of jobs, GDP, and economic growth in every economy of the world. And any economy and any government that purposefully tries to slow down innovation, always regrets it later.""The financial industry has not provided consumer benefit in the last 20 years in a substantial way. And so… Load More