Issue 344 · Dec 30, 2021 Weekly edition · 4 min read

Issue #344 - Towards A New Year

In this last newsletter for 2021, we at Fintech Weekly would like to draw some conclusions and try to understand what will happen in 2022. In 2021, FinTech has been able to find more solutions than any other sector to

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The Original Inventor Of “Metaverse” On Technology, Life, And Books: Interview With Neal Stephenson

The famous designer, technology consultant and writer Neal Stephenson is the man who coined the term “Metaverse”. What today is the main character of the economic and technological revolution we’re witnessing, is the result of Stephenson’s visionary genius. In this interview by Alex Zhavoronkov, Stephenson shares his opinions on technology, literature and life.

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In this issue · 10 items

Fintech CEO Takes on Perils of Banking for Cannabis Businesses The Wall Street Journal — The regulation of cannabis in the US doesn’t mean that it ceased to be a high-risk business: Abaca chief executive, Dan Roda, talks about how fintech firms can solve the unbanked condition of firms involved in the cannabis industry. Open story ↗ How Fintech Companies Can Go The Extra Mile With Cybersecurity Tech Bullion — Security is a big issue for fintech companies: frauds and cyber attacks have damaged many firms, and we at Fintech Weekly often covered this kind of news. But there are some solutions that fintech firms can consider: Angela Scott-Briggs covers them for Tech Bullion. Open story ↗ Apollo Fintech Launches Apollo Smart Contract Engine as part of its Decentralized Web 3.0 Initiative Martech Series — The fintech Apollo will make smart contracts accessible to anyone: thanks to easy-to-use templates, which can also be personalized, people won’t need to know about coding to profit from the advantages of a decentralized web 3.0. Open story ↗ Elon Musk Reveals Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Theory, Admits He Doesn’t ‘Get’ Ethereum And Issues Dogecoin Mars Prediction Amid Crypto Price Crash Forbes — Elon Musk is always in the headlines when it comes to cryptocurrencies. In an interview with Lex Friedman, Musk said that it is not so important to know the identity of the creator of the first crypto, but is far more important to focus on the revolution that cryptos and blockchain started. Open story ↗ Kenya's Supply Chain Financing FinTech IMFact Nets $4M PYMNTS — The Kenyan fintech company IMFact collected about $4 million from FSD Africa Investment: the fintech company, which found an innovative solution to solve liquidity problems of microbusinesses and SMBs, demonstrated that its new business model is worth the attention of investment companies. Open story ↗ A fintech expert’s top 6 crypto predictions: Bitcoin hitting $100,000 is ‘ambitious but hardly insane’ CNBC — 2021 has been an important year for cryptocurrencies. In this article published on CNBC, James Ledbetter talks about his predictions for 2022, taking into account what El Salvador did, the highly probable expansion of cryptos in secondary markets, Ethereum’s competitors, the competition among big tech companies, governments’ decisions and volatility. Open story ↗ Fintech Platform Fnality to Lower Banks’ Intraday Liquidity Requirements by Leveraging DLT Crowfund Insider — The fintech Fnality will use blockchain technology to reduce banks’ intraday liquidity requirements by collaborating with other platforms and creating pools of liquidity. Open story ↗ Outlook 2021 For Fintech Industry Trends: Future Appears Bright For Fintech Entrepreneur — India is with no doubt one of the nations where fintech is thriving. With this article Tanul Mishra, contributor at Entrepreneur, revisits what happened in 2021 and shares predictions about the future of fintech - that looks extremely bright. Open story ↗ The 5 Numbers That Defined Cryptocurrency And Blockchain Technology In 2021 Forbes — “It appears safe to say digital currency is now mainstream”. Even if the “digital gold” is still not the best choice for those who want a worry-free asset, and the debate on Bitcoin’s carbon footprint is still open, altcoins and the blockchain technology have already found solutions to major problems that the traditional economy was not able to address. The Forbes team looks at 5 numbers that describe very well the impact of blockchain and cryptos on the economy and financial system in 2021. Open story ↗ Asian Financial Forum Asian Financial Forum — AFF is Asia’s premier platform for global leaders in government, finance and business to exchange insights, intelligence as well as to explore business and investment opportunities. Open story ↗

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