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Bitcoin's journey is incredible. From an initial value of $0.10 in 2009 to a current value of $61,614.62 at the time of writing, its trajectory is insane. And it will likely keep improving. In the las...
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From the moment a borrower expresses interest in getting a loan to the final repayment, a bank’s communication strategies shape the customer’s perception of its lending process. Many financial institu...
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Around the world, there are significant moves to transition from traditional electronic money transfers, which rely on batch settlement systems that can take several days for transactions to clear, to...
Introduction The BIS recently published a working paper entitled “Finternet: the financial system for the future”. This Finterent – or financial internet – is an intriguing vision of a modern financia...