Kraken, the digital bank of the future
Dexter Cousins chats to Kraken's Jonathan Miller (Australia Managing Director) and Jakub Zakrewski (Singapore Managing Director) on their move to become a digital bank.
Kraken is the most trusted cryptocurrency exchange on the market and recently announced the granting of a banking license in North America.
It's been another big week for digital currency. Paypal has announced they will enable spending of Bitcoin on the Paypal platform.
Jonathan and Jakub share their insights on the future of digital currency, what a banking license means for a crypto exchange, how regulators, central banks and financial institutions are now embracing digital currencies and just what can be expected from Kraken in the future.
Tune in for a super interesting chat.
Discover Kraken - https://www.kraken.com/
David Birch - The Currency Cold War
In episode 35 Dexter Cousins chats Fintech with David Birch, Author of 'The Currency Cold War' and renowned commentator on digital payments and ID.
David is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. He leads 15Mb Ltd, is Technology Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (the London-based think tank), a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey Business School and holds a number of board-level advistory roles.
His recent book " The currency cold war" is a fascinating read on the future of digital currency and the power battle for global economic power between the US and China.
As the world enters an unprecedented period of global economic uncertainty we talk digital currencies, digital ID, Bitcoin and central banks. Will Libra win, or will China's own digital currency be the move that makes China the world's dominant financial power?
Get set for a fascinating chat.
You can find David on Twitter @dgwbirch and his website http://www.dgwbirch.com/