The global financial system processes billions of transactions every day, from corporate mergers and cross-border remittances to your morning coffee. The inaugural issue of Duckbucks offers a broad panorama of how this system is evolving, in all its dynamism and uncertainty.
Barry Eichengreen, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, asks how the U.S. is faring against two formidable challenges: the technological and the geopolitical. Industry observer Ronit Ghose discusses his recent book, “Future Money: Fintech, AI and Web3,” which introduces readers to eye-opening advances happening in Hong Kong, Chennai, London, Dubai, Lagos and parts beyond.
In a spotlight on recent academic research, scholar Thorsten Hens reveals what happened when large language models were pitted against Swiss bank experts in assessing investor risk. Other experts take us to Brazil, where novel regulatory approaches are having ripple effects in the region, and to the insurance space, where new apps are transforming age-old business models. And the publishers of Duckbucks, Prince Michael of Liechtenstein and Thomas Puschmann, lay out their framework for understanding where the financial system is headed.
What’s inside?
- File format: PDF
- Number of pages: 35
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