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Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.
This podcast is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem.
For this episode of Metaco Talks, we were joined by David Riegelnig, Founder and CEO of recently launched institutional trading platform Rulematch.Disclaimer: This is not investment advice.---------Subscribe to not miss out future events: https://www.metaco.com/talks/Metaco TalksLive conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.This podcast is hosted by Metaco - the leading enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their digital asset operations.
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For this episode of Metaco Talks, we were joined byRajeev Tummala, Head of Digital & Data – Asia & MENA at HSBC Securities Services.Disclaimer: This is not investment advice.---------Subscribe to not miss out future events: https://www.metaco.com/talks/Metaco TalksLive conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.This podcast is hosted by Metaco - the leading enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their digital asset operations.
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For this episode of Metaco Talks, we were joined by experts Ashveen Gopee from Mauritius and Angela Itzikowitz from South Africa to delve deeper into the digital assets ecosystems in Mauritius and South Africa and discuss the state of regulation, licensing requirements and adoption of digital assets in these markets and the broader region.Disclaimer: This is not investment advice.---------Subscribe to not miss out future events: https://www.metaco.com/talks/Metaco TalksLive conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.This podcast is hosted by Metaco - the leading enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their digital asset operations.
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For this episode of Metaco Talks, we were joined by Brad Garlinghouse, CEO at Ripple. Since 2016, Brad is the CEO of Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions. Prior to Ripple, Brad served as the CEO of file collaboration service Hightail. Agenda– The paradigm shift toward the Internet of Value– Ripple’s role in assisting both financial and non-financial firms in navigating this transition– Strategic considerations underpinning Ripple’s emphasis on institutional digital asset infrastructure: assessing the market potential and grasping the essential requirements for its complete realization– What lies ahead for Ripple and the collaboration between Ripple and MetacoDisclaimer: This is not investment advice.---------Subscribe to not miss out future events: https://www.metaco.com/talks/Metaco TalksLive conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.This podcast is hosted by Metaco - the leading enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their digital asset operations.
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For this episode of Metaco Talks, we were joined by David Creer, Global DLT & Crypto Lead at GFT. David is a global leader in the Enterprise DLT field, being heavily involved in both the strategy defining and technical implementation of banking and enterprise projects. David is also a thought leader in the space and a prolific speaker on digital assets and blockchain.
Agenda - Real-world digital asset use cases from banks and corporates - Technological, operating and implementation models - How to get to market fast
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Metaco Talks Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This podcast is hosted by Metaco - the leading enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their digital asset operations.
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For this episode of Metaco Talks, we were joined by Angela Ang, who leads Asia Pacific public policy and regulatory affairs for TRM Labs, and Vince Turcotte, Director of Digital Assets APAC at Eventus Systems.
Agenda 1. Frameworks for Risk Management in Institutional Digital Asset Management
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An insider view of regulatory environments across Asia Pacific
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Winning the digital asset race: TradFi vs. Crypto-natives
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Metaco Talks Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.
This podcast is hosted by Metaco - the leading enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their digital asset operations.
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For this episode of Metaco Talks, we were joined by Lisa Wade, CEO at DigitalX, a publicly-listed blockchain financial company innovating at the frontiers of Web3, providing digital asset funds management services for institutional investors and development of blockchain-enabled products for capital markets applications.
Agenda 1. Real-world assets tokenized funds: the why and how
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Digital asset fund management services: Crypto-native vs. traditional institutions
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Learnings from big bank projects
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Metaco Talks Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.
This podcast is hosted by Metaco - the leading enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their digital asset operations.
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For this episode of Metaco Talks, we were joined by Richard Rosenthal, Principal in Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Advisory practice, where he specifically leads Deloitte’s Business & Entity Transformation integrated services and also Deloitte’s Digital Assets Banking Regulatory practice. Agenda1. Digital Asset & Transformation projects in Banking (before and after the crypto winter);2. U.S. regulatory developments, and potential ripple effects across the globe;3. Opportunities and challenges: for large banks, mid-market and neobanks.Disclaimer: This is not investment advice.---------Subscribe to not miss out future events: https://www.metaco.com/talks/Metaco TalksLive conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.This podcast is hosted by Metaco - the leading enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their digital asset operations.
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For this episode of Metaco Talks, we were joined by Marcus Gassmann, Senior Business Expert Capital Markets at Union Investment, one of the largest asset management companies in Germany with more than 400 billion EURO assets under management – and as some people call it – one of the most crypto-friendly asset management firms on the market. We are also joined by Benjamin Schaub, Chief Digital Officer at Intas.tech, a highly specialized consultancy which supports financial institutions in the strategy, planning, implementation and integration of use cases around digital assets and blockchain.
Topics discussed
- Understanding the German financial market structure & dynamics;
- Crypto regulations and the impact on the investment process;
3 Tokenization strategies for the asset management industry
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For this episode of Metaco Talks, we will be joined by Paul Brody, Global Blockchain Leader at EY. Based out of San Francisco, Paul is responsible for driving EY’s initiatives and investments in blockchain technology across consulting, audit, and tax business lines, including the build out of EY’s first global SaaS platform Blockchain.EY.com.
Topics covered1. Privacy-first, permissionless, open blockchains
2. Blockchain, digital asset & DeFi use cases in financial services
3. Mass adoption & use cases for corporates across all industries
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For this METACO TALKS episode, we were joined by Kelly Chia, Deputy Head of Research Asia, Bank Julius Baer, covering digital assets, macro strategy, ESG and thematic investing.
Prior to joining Bank Julius Baer in 2011, Kelly worked for Temasek Holdings, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.
Graduating as an engineer from Nanyang Technological University, he first worked at a General Electric joint venture designing complex repairs for aircraft engines. Mr. Chia then transited into business development with the Singapore government and finally made the leap to be a sell-side analyst for OCBC Bank and Standard Chartered more than a decade ago.
Topics covered1. Crypto winter and industry seasonality 2. Utility vs. yield 3. Institutional approach: demand and supply of services
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For this METACO TALKS episode, we were joined by Nitin Gaur, Managing Director at State Street Digital, a division of State Street Bank focusing on digital assets and technologies including cryptocurrencies, central bank digital currency, blockchain, and tokenization. Nitin leads the digital asset and technology design, with aspirations to transition part of the company’s financial market infrastructure and its clients to the new digital economy.
In a previous role, Nitin, served as the founder and director of IBM Digital Asset Labs — committed to devising industry standards, use cases and working toward making blockchain for enterprise a reality. In parallel, Nitin also served as chief technology officer of IBM World Wire — a cross-border payment solution utilizing digital assets. Nitin also founded IBM Blockchain Labs and led the effort to establish blockchain practice for the enterprise.
Topics covered 1. The current state and pre-requisites to tokenization 2. Overcoming the regulatory and compliance issues in the recent market events 3. The current state of the market, its (un)structure and the history of the promise of crypto
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For this METACO TALKS episode, we were joined by Simon TAYLOR, known among many others as co-founder of 11:FS, author of Fintech Brain Food newsletter, and most recently Head of Strategy & Content at Sardine – an API platform providing compliance and instant settlement to the crypto & DeFi wallet industry.
Simon started as a software engineer in Telco, before moving to payments and delivering one of the first Mobile Banking Apps in the United Kingdom.
Throughout his career, Simon has worked across consumer, SMB, cash management, capital markets and crypto/digital assets, with clients like HSBC, Barclays, Meta, Stripe.
At Barclays, Simon launched RISE, the Innovation Accelerator, and was Head of Crypto R&D.
Today Simon advises Governments, Regulators and some of the world’s largest Banks, Financial Institutions and Corporations on how Fintech and Web3 will impact their business in the short, medium and long term.
Simon’s Fintech Brainfood blog is one of the most popular in financial services, and Simon is a regular guest in major media outlets like the BBC and Bloomberg.
Topics covered 1. How will DLT and Web3 impact banks and corporates in the short, medium and long term 2. Understanding balance sheet power and why Top Tier banks are best positioned to capitalize on digital assets 3. DeFi as the new infrastructure of finance
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For this episode of METACO TALKS, we were joined by Pedro LOPEZ-BELMONTE, Blockchain Lead at Richemont, the Swiss-based luxury company, owner of brands such as Cartier, Montblanc, Net-a-porter etc.
Pedro is a Blockchain expert, mission-driven, leading business to generate value through emerging technologies and cross-tech innovations.
Currently driving the blockchain & digital asset management strategy & roadmap for Richemont in the public & private blockchains that makes it possible for consumers to access product history and proof of authenticity of luxury goods – from sourcing to sales, all the way to second-hand markets.
With more than 20 years of experience in providing support, long-term vision and continuity to the innovation process as a bridge between the business, the technology and the innovation functions, Pedro contributes defining & leading the Emerging Technologies integration process by working on the strategy and roadmap along with main stakeholders, identifying new tech trends, being part of the external ecosystem to nurture the internal one, continuously identifying and engaging with new relevant players as part of the Emerging Technologies network.
In this episode, we discussed, among others:
- NFTs and their impact on the luxury goods industry
- The Metaverse of luxury goods
- What happens to luxury when everything is tokenized (and fractionalized)
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For this episode of METACO TALKS, we were joined by Jean-Marc STENGER, Chief Executive Officer at FORGE, a fully integrated subsidiary of Société Générale Group focused exclusively on digital assets.
Jean-Marc has been with Société Générale since 2000, and has an active member of the European blockchain ecosystem for many years.
Prior to help founding FORGE in order to expand Société Générale’s capabilities in digital assets and digital capital markets, he was Chief Investment Officer (and part of the founding team) at Lyxor Asset Management, a specialized asset management company which was in the meantime sold by Société Générale to Amundi Group.
In this episode, we discussed, among others:
- Ringfencing innovation at Tier 1 banks, or how to marry compliance and trust with agility and independence.
- What has been FORGE experimenting with, up until now? And what’s in store for the future.
- Learnings from interacting with DeFi protocols such as MakerDao
- How does a future where everything is tokenized look like and what will FORGE’s role be in shaping this future?
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For this episode of METACO Talks we were joined by Catherine Bautista-Casas, Head of Blockchain Center of Excellence and Digital Asset Markets and VP Fintech Business Group at Union Bank of the Philippines. Catherine is a pioneer in blockchain in the Philippines and has spent the last 20 years at the forefront of innovation at Union Bank (in areas such as market risk, treasury and fixed income derivative trading, and blockchain).
In this episode, we discussed, among others:
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What prompted UnionBank to become the first Philippine lender to launch its own stablecoin
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PHX? - What is driving the fast adoption of crypto currencies and other digital assets in the Philippines?
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What is the bank’s Blockchain Center of Excellence, how has it grown over time and what are the plans for the years ahead?
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What is the position of national regulators regarding crypto in general, and how supportive they are with initiatives such as Union Bank’s?
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What are some of the technology considerations and challenges when it comes to operating digital assets?
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For this episode of METACO Talks we were joined by Julian Sevillano, Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets at Promontory (an IBM Company). Julian leads Promontory’s client relations on the west coast – this includes developing strategies and solutions for their Fintech practice. He has spent the last 20 years experience in international payments and banking and building an impressive reputation as an advisor to early-stage companies and investment firms.
In this episode, we discussed, among others:
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Rewriting regulation
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Regulation across the globe
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Digital asset banks
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Governance and digital assets
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Creating a new compliance programme and team
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Regulating outside the mainstream
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For this episode of METACO Talks we were joined by Rehan Ahmed, Chief Product Officer and founding team member at Marketnode, a SGX & Temasek joint venture focused on digital assets. Within this role, he focuses on product development and the digitalisation of capital markets products including bonds, funds infrastructure and sustainable finance. As Head of Fixed Income Products & Digital Assets at SGX, Rehan oversaw the launch of a digital bond issuance platform that culminated in the Marketnode partnership.
In this episode, we discussed, among others:
- Marketnode – what it is and how it works;
- New asset classes;
- The technology stack for digital assets;
- The progress so far and critical next steps
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For this episode of METACO Talks, we were joined by Izabella Kaminska, editor at FT Alphaville. Before that she worked as a producer at CNBC, a natural gas reporter at Platts and an associate editor of BP’s internal magazine. She has also worked as a reporter on English language business papers in Poland and Azerbaijan and was a Reuters graduate trainee in 2004.
In this episode, we discussed, among others:
- The role of Bitcoin within capital markets;
- Can Bitcoin qualify as ESG;
- How is privacy compatible with centralized exchanges;
- How do CBDCs co-exist with Bitcoin.
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For this episode of METACO Talks, we were joined by Rajeev TUMMALA, Director in Digital and Data team for HSBC’s Markets &Securities Services Business in Singapore. He is engaged with Financial Market infrastructure providers on implications of DLT for securities issuance and associated asset servicing.
Rajeev has worked with Broker Dealers and Securities Service Technology providers for over 20
years in India, Japan and Singapore. Prior to joining HSBC, he was with Bank of America Merrill Lynch for 10 years. Since 2015, Rajeev has focused on innovation, applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and distributed ledger technology (DLT) on Securities Services and has had responsibility for engaging with Fintech start-ups related to AI and DLT solutions.
In this episode, we discussed, among others:
- The opportunity within the digital asset space;
- Asset-backed tokens and the role of market infrastructure players for tokens;
- Critical success factors for digital asset-related use cases;
- The HSBC experience with digital assets.
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For this episode of METACO Talks, we are joined by Kevin Lim, Director for the Blockchain Team at Temasek. He is heavily involved in the team’s venture building and ecosystem development activities and leads a series of strategic initiatives.
Prior to joining Temasek, Kevin has worked in the Financial Institutions Coverage Team within Standard Chartered Bank with responsibilities over key accounts in the region. He is also a strong advocate for community led initiatives and is an active volunteer/advisor to various non-profit organizations including Leap201, TEDxSingapore and Project Chulia Street.
In this episode, we’ll discuss, among others:
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How Kevin got in the crypto space;
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DeFi as an investable opportunity;
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The possibility of investing in DeFi without having a technology background;
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The challenges of managing the regulatory risk, volatility and constant change in custody.
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METACO TALKS
Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.
This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem.
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For this episode of METACO Talks we are going to be discussing digital identity with Greg Kidd, co-founder and CEO of Global ID. Greg is a serial entrepreneur, early investor in Twitter, Square, Coinbase, Filecoin. In a highly interesting career so far, Greg was also Chief Risk Officer at Ripple Labs and a senior analyst for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington. In his latest venture Global ID, Greg is acting on his long-held belief that people’s identity should be truly portable and owned by individuals themselves rather than corporations or governments.
In this episode, we'll discuss, among others:
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The “Sovereignty Stack”
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Digital identity and how Digital IDs should work
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How Digital Identity impacts Decentralized Finance
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Second order benefits of a truly portable and self-sovereign digital identity
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Our guest for this episode of METACO Talks is Mathias Imbach, Co-Founder & Group CEO of Sygnum, the world’s first digital asset bank, founded on Swiss and Singapore heritage, operating globally. Prior to Sygnum, Mathias was General Manager at RNT Associates, Mr. Ratan N. Tata's personal investment platform, where he joined as first employee. He led multiple venture capital and private equity investments and participated in Blockchain/ DLT related equity deals globally.
In this episode, we discuss, among others:
- What is a digital asset bank;
- The requirements and differences in risk appetite between B2B and B2C customers;
- Is Crypto a cultural fit in Switzerland;
- The tokenization market.
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METACO TALKS Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.
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Our guest for this METACO TALKS episode is Laurent Marochini, Head of Innovation at Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS), based in Luxembourg. Since 2018, Laurent is Blockchain Leader for the Group and founder of the Innovation Lab #LePlateauLUX Laurent is highly involved in the Fintech ecosystem. He is Co-Chairman of the ALFI (Association Luxembourgeoise des fonds investissements) Working Group Blockchain & Crypto Currencies and Member of the Fintech & Digital Executive Committee, President of the taskforce Blockchain and Crypto at the LHoFT (Luxembourg House of Financial Technology), as well as Vice Chairman at ABBL (Association Banques et Banquiers Luxembourgeois) for the Fintech and Innovation Committee. Prior to joining SGSS, Laurent has held various management positions in the banking sector in particular in BNP Paribas Securities Services and Credit Suisse Private Banking. In this episode, we discussed, among others: [00:02:03] Ecosystems as barometers for innovation; [00:10:43] Blockchain: the innovator’s dilemma; [00:14:59] Société Générale’s successes in institutional digital asset management so far; [00:24:29] Tokenization, stablecoins and how should large organizations grasp with these innovations. Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. --------- Subscribe to not miss out future events: https://www.metaco.com/talks/ METACO TALKS Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem.
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Our guest for this METACO TALKS episode is Swen Werner, Managing Director and Global Product Manager at State Street Digital – a new division of State Street Bank focusing on digital assets and technologies including cryptocurrencies, central bank digital currency, blockchain, and tokenization. Swen is responsible for designing new products, leveraging different emerging technologies, including distributed ledger technologies and engagement with industry partners to design industry-leading service and operating models. Swen has been working in the financial services industry for over 15 years and has held senior roles in Europe, U.S. and Asia with JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Deutsche Boerse, focusing on product management for custody, clearing and collateral management. He was selected by the Global Custodian magazine in December 2019 to be one of “30 names who will shape the future of securities services.” In this episode, we discussed, among others: - The strategic imperative for asset administrators to have a digital asset service; - The steps a traditional custodian must take to embrace the new world of digital assets; - The demands of institutional clients from their custodians in the set up of digital asset systems; - The gains for efficiency and markets from digital asset adoption. Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. --------- Subscribe to not miss out future events: https://www.metaco.com/talks/ METACO TALKS Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem.
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Our guest for this METACO TALKS episode is Andy Flury, Founder and CEO of AlgoTrader – an all-in-one trading technology solution for financial institutions. Andy is a serial entrepreneur and software development expert. He served as a senior project manager and software architect at Siemens Switzerland. Amongst others, he led projects at the Swiss Intelligence Agency and various major banks and insurance companies. After leaving Siemens, Andy became Partner and Head of Algorithmic Trading at Linard Capital AG, a small swiss hedge fund, where he was responsible for the definition, implementation, operation and monitoring of quantitative trading strategies. In this episode, we discussed, among others: - difficulties faced by financial institutions when trading digital assets today; - challenges related to risk management and best execution; - best-practices when it comes to integrating different systems; - critical functional and technology capabilities that financial institutions are looking for. Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. --------- Subscribe to not miss out future events: https://www.metaco.com/talks/ METACO TALKS Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem.
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Our guest for this METACO TALKS episodes is Peter DeMeo, Global Lead at IBM Crypto Asset Solutions for institutional custody, exchange wallets, and tokenization which require advanced secure private key management. Peter is responsible for market development, technology roadmaps, and building sales and services infrastructure. On the show, we’re going to be discussing the cutting-edge IBM infrastructure that allows institutions to retain full privacy and control of their data, from confidential computing capabilities to ‘Keep Your Own Key’ (KYOK) encryption, which allows financial institutions to retain sole access to their crypto keys, meaning by engineering design, IBM does not have access to clients’ keys.
METACO TALKS - Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.
This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem.
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For this episode of METACO TALKS, we have partnered with The Network Forum – the global community for the custody, settlement and post-trade industry – and we streamed it live exclusively for the attendees of THE NETWORK FORUM VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING 2021. Our guest for the episode is Maxime de Guillebon, CEO of Zodia Custody – the Standard Chartered-backed digital asset custodian for institutional investors. Maxime is based in London, and previous to his appointment as CEO of Zodia, he worked in SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered. Maxime has worked for the Standard Chartered Group for 14 years in a variety of roles in transaction banking and digital channels, working out of Vietnam, Singapore and Dubai. Among other topics, we we discussed: - the business opportunity behind institutional grade custody for cryptocurrencies and digital assets - innovating at high speed while having the benefits of having a Tier 1 institution behind - the digital asset partner ecosystem – fragmentation, cooperation and orchestrating the value chain - enabling institutions to access the DeFi market.
METACO TALKS - Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem. |
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This is a special episode. In a truly platform company fashion, everything we do internally must be done in a way that can be also consumed externally. We’re transforming the onboarding session of two of our recent new joiners – Craig Perrin (VP Sales) and Dario Duran (Solution Architect) – into a public-facing METACO TALKS event. Craig and Dario interviewed METACO’s CEO, Adrien Treccani, and its VP of Strategic Alliances, Seamus Donoghue, on anything from the digital asset market opportunity to how institutions will manage the convergence of the CeFi and DeFi worlds.
METACO TALKS - Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem. |
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Our guest for this week’s show is Alfonso Gomez, who is CEO of BBVA Switzerland. Alfonso has worked across the world in many capacities for BBVA, including running the global private banking from New York. Alfonso is a big proponent of digital assets and he recently spearheaded the launch of a crypto trading and custody service at BBVA.
Among other topics, we will discuss:
- How transformative can the digital asset market be in general and for finance specifically?
- Does Switzerland have competitive advantages when it comes to operating crypto businesses?
- How well placed are incumbent banks to make this transition between Finance 1.0 and Finance 2.0?
- What effect will large banks moving into the space have on the market for digital assets?
METACO TALKS - Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem. |
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Our guest is Kalin Nicolov, Head of Digital Currency at SICPA, the 100 year old global provider of security inks as well as secure identification, traceability and authentication solutions to many industries and companies, including central banks for banknotes. Kalin has 25+ years experience in managing transformation and innovation, with focus on complex systems like identity, currency and supply chains.
In this episode we discuss what the future of money will look like, including the battle for public good digital money.
METACO TALKS - Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem. |
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Our guest is Lory Kehoe, Director of Digital Assets & Blockchain at BNY Mellon. Lory is an outcome focused, data-driven, hands-on experienced executive with over seven years global blockchain and digital assets experience and has delivered production blockchain implementations for global financial institutions, as well as many pilots, prototypes and PoCs.
He is a seasoned published thought leader on blockchain and fintech in The Financial Times, Forbes and across Irish media. He played an active role in establishing The European Commission’s global blockchain group, INATBA.
METACO TALKS - Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem. |
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Our guest is Peter Hofmann, CEO of Custodigit, a company backed by SIX Digital Exchange, Swisscom and Sygnum offering an investor-grade custody solution targeting regulated financial institutions. Previously, Peter worked in different senior positions in the financial services industry for companies like Cap Gemini, KPMG, IBM, PostFinance and several startups before. Peter has a long-lasting experience that bridges financial services, technology and innovation.
METACO TALKS - Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem. |
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Our guest is Benjamin Duve, Head of Digital Assets and Custody at Commerzbank. He runs the highly successful Custody and DMA product, with its client service focused model and great reception in the market. Being involved in many securities related proof-of-concepts and live trades dating back to 2017 he is a thought leader and sought after panelist in the field. He represents the bank in various industry working groups.
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Our guest is Katharina Gehra, CEO & Co-Founder of Immutable Insight. Katharina is one of the leading personalities on the German and European blockchain scene. Previously, she has been CEO at Interritus Limited, a project leader at the Boston Consulting Group and worked at Commerzbank. She’s been named as Top 40 under 40 for three times in a row. Her podcast Block52 is one of the most prestigious blockchain podcasts and has more than 85,000 listeners.
Among other topics, we discussed:
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What is the token economy?
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What are the hurdles to making it a reality? (legal, regulatory, skills)
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Where is Europe vs the Rest of the World?
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Where are we on the technology cycle vs the hype cycle?
METACO TALKS - Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem. |
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Our guest is Alexander Lipton, Co-founder and Chief Information Officer at Sila (an innovative fintech company working on making money programmable), Visiting Professor and Dean’s Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Connection Science Fellow at MIT. In addition, Alexander is an Advisory Board Member at numerous Fintech companies worldwide. In 2021, Alex was awarded the Buy-side Quant of the Year Award by Risk Magazine. He published ten books and more than a hundred scientific papers to date. For this episode, among others, we discussed: Coinbase IPO; deep-Dive into bitcoin; cryptocurrencies management; DeFi vs. CeFi; central bank issued digital currencies and stable coins; NFTs; DAOs; the future of DLTs and cryptocurrencies and more.
METACO TALKS - Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem. |
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Our guest is Alexander Bechtel – Head of DLT and Digital Asset Strategy at Deutsche Bank (Corporate Bank). Alex visited Stanford University as a student researcher and worked as an external consultant at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. Since June 2019, he is the host of the German-speaking podcast “Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock’n’Roll“. For this episode, among others, we discussed: tokenization as a main driver for banks to adopt crypto; cryptocurrencies in the context of monetary policies; using adaptors between DLT and payments systems; CBDC’s and digital euro use cases. |
METACO TALKS Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem. |
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Our guest is Ben Robinson – co-founder of aperture.co, a strategy consultancy helping banks and fintech companies launch digital era business models. After working for Exane BNP Paribas as part of an award-winning tech research team, Ben joined Temenos, a market-leader in banking software. At Temenos, Ben was Chief Strategy Officer, and ran the Temenos MarketPlace, its platform for connecting banks and fintech scale-ups. Among other topics, we discussed: why traditional industry analysis and software vendor assessment is broken; why demographic changes are accelerating digitization in wealth; why new business models are necessary; why aperture highlights METACO as a company to watch in its latest 40,000 words report ‘Digital Age Wealth Management‘. Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. Subscribe to not miss out future events: https://www.metaco.com/metaco-talks/ METACO TALKS Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem.
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Our guest is Mike McGlone – Senior Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, specializing in the broad investible commodity markets. Prior to joining Bloomberg, he was a head of US research at ETF Securities. Prior to ETF Securities, Mike headed the commodity business at S&P Indices. His previous roles included head of futures research at ABN Amro and VP research, analyst, trader, sales at Aubrey G. Lanston / IBJ Futures. Among other topics, we will discuss: why bitcoin is an investible asset class; valuation frameworks for Bitcoin; key drivers for investing in cryptocurrencies; how much does narrative drive the investment thesis. Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. --------- Subscribe to not miss out future events: https://www.metaco.com/metaco-talks/ METACO TALKS Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity. This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem.
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Our guest for this METACO TALKS episode is Francisco Fernandez, founder of Avaloq and member of its Board of Directors. Francisco is a visionary entrepreneur who’s dedicated his career to the finance sector IT. He sees his goal as disrupting familiar business models, reshaping the relationships between banks and their clients and making financial institutions more efficient, secure and transparent. - Achieving entrepreneurial success - Avaloq's role in enabling FIs to capitalize on the crypto opportunity - The interplay of traditional finance and DeFi - Where digital assets go from here
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METACO TALKS
Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.
This show is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem.
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Our guest is Thomas Nägele. He advises international finance, technology and industrial enterprises operating in the fields of Blockchain/DLT, telecommunications and internet, as well as public institutions. As a Liechtenstein Attorney and being also a software developer, he focusses on Internet/IT law, as well as civil and corporate law. He was a member of the Blockchain Act workgroup (Trusted Technology Law).
Among other topics, we discussed:
- Legal Framework for Cryptocurrencies
- Digitalization in Finance and Law
- The Token Container Model
- How to regulate Blockchain
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Live conversations with the people operating at the frontier of crypto innovation: entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, fund administrators, traders, analysts and other crypto and digital asset market participants. Our objective is to help the broader ecosystem navigate this complex environment and unlock the market opportunity.
This podcast is hosted by METACO - the leading provider of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem.
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Our guest is Michel Rauchs, Research Affiliate at Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. Michel is a researcher and consultant focused on digital assets, distributed consensus systems (a.k.a. blockchain or DLT), and monetary/financial systems. His work and occasional commentary on blockchain-related topics have been featured media outlets such as the BBC, The Times, CNN, The Independent, DER SPIEGEL, NPR, Reuters, and others.
Among other topics, in this episode we discuss:
- Economic effects of digital assets
- Geopolitics of cryptocurrency
- What other fields other than finance will be influenced by crypto tech
The episode was hosted by Seamus Donoghue, VP of Business Development at METACO - the trusted technology partner for financial institutions entering the digital assets ecosystem.
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Our guest, Sal Ternullo co-leads KPMG's Crypto and Digital Asset service offering across strategy, product and service innovation, technology design and development, risk, security & compliance. Sal works with regulated financial institutions across technologies including cloud, crypto and blockchain.
In this episode we discuss, among others, about:
- Crypto and Digital assets strategy in 2021
- Trends in innovation efforts made by Tier 1 financial institutions, nationally chartered banks, and crypto native companies
- Cryptoassets and security tokens including barriers to adoption for enterprises
- What is the right technology stack and how to pull it together
The episode was hosted by Seamus Donoghue, VP of Business Development at METACO - the foundation for digital assets.
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Our first episode of METACO TALKS featured one of the top German economists, Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner - Head of the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC) at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and also a co-founder of the German Blockchain Association, the International Token Standardization Association (ITSA), and the Multichain Asset Managers Association.
The event was hosted by Seamus Donoghue, VP of Business Development at METACO - the foundation for digital assets
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