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The convergence of AI and digital assets: A new dawn for financial infrastructure

The financial landscape has been in a constant state of evolution. From stock ticker machines to algorithmic trading systems, innovation has always been at the core of finance. Yet, among these transformative changes, the confluence of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital assets like cryptocurrencies, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and tokenized assets has the potential to be the most disruptive change to finance in decades. This post aims to explore this intersection, focusing on how AI and digital assets are reshaping financial services and infrastructure.

Bryan Zhang

This week we welcome new member Bryan Zhang, Co-Founder and Executive Director at Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. 

Bryan is a highly experienced co-founder, director, board-level advisor and independent chair with a global track record and expertise in technology-enabled financial and regulatory innovation.

We appreciate his support for our work and mission, and we look forward to his engagement!

Libya, Morocco calamities blot investor glimmer

The coincidental natural disasters in Morocco and Libya captured global headlines with their near biblical ferocity, wiping out entire towns without warning and historical experience, but also came as the neighbours were again drawing in foreign portfolio and direct investors after bumpy political and economic rides last year.

Delisting From the US: Chinese Firms Prove Popular Over the Counter

BWC member Hung Tran was interviewed by IR Magazine: "while many of the voluntary delisting decisions were viewed through the lens of Chinese resistance to US auditing requirements, the moves are also about longer-terms plans for the Chinese market."

Western Rival to Belt and Road Has Much to Prove

BWC member Hung Tran was interviewed by Reuters Breakingviews on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment.

It insists "on high environmental, social and governance standards. It has therefore taken time to build up a pipeline of quality projects."

Filling the Global ESG Gap Before It’s Too Late

BWC member Mahesh Kotecha gave remarks recently on the United Nations General Assembly sidelines.

He said "we must encourage faster professionalization, disclosure and use of the GEMs database especially by the rating agencies and investors."

HSBC Holdings plc

Lastly this week we welcome new member HSBC Holdings plc.

HSBC operates in sixty-two countries and territories across the world, and it is the largest bank based in Europe by assets.

We appreciate their support for our work and mission, and we look forward to their engagement!

Barclays plc

This week we also welcome new member Barclays plc.

Barclays operates in over forty countries, employs over 80,000 people, and is the fifth largest bank in Europe by assets.

We appreciate their support for our work and mission, and we look forward to their engagement!

Standard Bank Group

This week we welcome new member Standard Bank Group.

Standard Bank is the largest lender in Africa by assets. They operate in countries across Africa as well as elsewhere.

We appreciate their support for our work and mission, and we look forward to their engagement!

From Poverty to Empowerment: Raising the Bar for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

BWC member McKinsey Global Institute published new research that looks at what it would take to raise minimum living standards and get on a net-zero path—in this decade.

They assesses the extent to which accelerated growth and innovation can further these ambitions.