Subscribe to our newsletter to learn more about digital assets, blockchain, full-reserve & cloudbanking Alkali Amana on behalf of ARYZE, interviewed Dr. Babatunde Oghenobruche Obrimah, COO at the Nigeria Fintech Association. This interview was conducted as part of our Content Ambassador program. The eNaira is the result of the Nigerian central bank´s project: ” Giant […]
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The Cloud Computing Market is currently valued at over USD 236 Billion and it is estimated to reach USD 791.48 Billion by 2028. This article will look into the basics of cloud banking and how it is transforming the world of finance. Finally, it will showcase how ARYZE, as a digital full-reserve bank will utilize
ARYZE has spoken to Wealth Tech Professional, Educator, Advisor, Finance Professional, and Speaker Patrick Schueffel. He is highly skilled in Innovation Management, Banking, Fintech, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and he is an Adjunct Professor at the School Of Management Fribourg in Switzerland. Schueffel shared his insights on CBDCs, especially in regards to privacy and autonomy for
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The total market cap for all cryptocurrencies tripled in 2020 alone, expanding the crypto market dramatically as more people become acquainted with crypto and its possibilities. Today in 2021, stablecoins surpass the $100 Billion Market Cap, and the market is only expected to increase, despite mounting pressure from regulators worldwide. This article will briefly explain
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Day by day, the appreciation of the value that financial technology adds to humanity is increasing as its revolution rests in the importance it creates. The marvel of the industry is further understood especially when Fintech is among the fastest growing sectors in the world. As of February 2021, Statista estimated that there are about
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Sandton, South Africa, is an affluent municipality that serves as home to more than 200,000 people. Known for its financial activities and attractive tourist sites like the ‘Nelson Mandela Square,’ it holds the influential promise of Johannesburg as it bears the name ‘Africa’s Richest Square Mile.’ It is from this city of influence without borders
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Over the past year, we have witnessed the explosion of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) with artists and celebrities ranging from Banksy to Snoop Dog and Floyd Mayweather Jr. sparking a swirl of news around this latest crypto trend. As of this writing, the NFTs market value is estimated at $338M and is expected to continue growing given
It was shocking to see the reserve breakdown of Tether – The USD stablecoin (USDT) pegged to USD which was released last week. At ARYZE we will be doing much better than that with our “digital cash” stablecoins representing almost entirely credit risk-free backing with central bank deposits and short-term central bank issued assets. If
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Join our newsletters to find out how you can monetize your art with NFTs and much more. ARYZE will speak to Immersive Tech, Visual, & Concept Artist, Teacher, Designer, and Civic Leader Carina Dorthy Krehl (CDK) to discuss Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), the art of the 21st Century, and the potential of the NFTs environment and
In our previous article we briefly defined DeFi and explored its origins and prospects for the future. Now, we will look into the benefits that DeFi offers, discuss some of the hottest projects and how you can get started. Let´s dive right in The journey to monetary freedom can feel intimidating with so many options
We know that the DeFi market has hit the $20 billion total value locked (TVL), according to DeFi Pulse, and this is only expected to increase throughout the coming years. But what is DeFi, and why is it becoming so popular in the crypto space? DeFi (Decentralized Finance) is based on blockchain technology. It enables
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ARYZE spoke to Stine Kirstein Junge, Global Head of SDG Accelerator for SMEs and Private Sector Advisor at UNDP. We discussed the SDG Accelerator for SMEs program and the role that digitalization plays in advancing the SDGs. At the same time, there was also a focus on how companies, particularly Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), can
Most domestic violence cases also involve financial abuse. Domestic violence and financial abuse are some of the harsh borderless realities which many individuals face. However, most of these individuals are female, which points to a gendered aspect of this ailment. With millions confined in their homes due to the unprecedented global crisis unleashed by coronavirus, there
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I get this question very often, as someone whose work includes telling stories about fintech solutions worldwide that can improve people´s lives and translate, at times, technical jargon into simple words. But before we can understand what ARYZE is and how it compares with known payment apps such as Revolut, Venmo, etc., we need to
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ARYZE spoke with Dan Taki, entrepreneur and CEO of The Nordic Blockchain Association (NBA). He discusses blockchain’s multidimensional nature, among others, how it can help fight corruption and fraudulency in society, increasing sustainability, trustworthiness, and transparency. The Nordic Blockchain Association is a non-profit organization founded in 2017 and is conceived to consolidate and combine the
ARYZE CFO Morten Nielsen was invited to discuss ARYZE on the 8topuz podcast with Anthony Munns. Nielsen covered how Digital Cash will solve the four pillars ARYZE focuses on; credit and market risk, remittances, financial exclusion, and anti-money laundry, and also explained how ARYZE eliminates some of the biggest issues for NGOs working globally. Through
ARYZE has laid out a plan to onboard organizations, individual users, and developers to take part in offered solutions. Using a B2B2C model, ARYZE will create synergies between developing and consuming parties on the platform. ARYZE offers the needed tools for the development of its payment ecosystem and will bring these services to various types
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ARYZE spoke with Erica Stanford, founder of the Crypto Curry club. She discusses with us which payment issues can be solved by crypto, future potential use cases, and what it needs to become mainstream. In 2018, Erica Stanford founded the Crypto Curry Club to bring together industry experts and professionals. In the midst of the many events she now organizes,
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ARYZE spoke with Emily Hoble, Senior Inward Investment Manager at London and Partners where she helps companies move successfully to London. Her areas of expertise include financial services, business services, and technology and in our conversation, she shared with us why London stands out in the market and the must-knows for businesses looking to enter
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In today’s world, financial exclusion forms a structural problem within the modern banking industry and impacts the lives of many. The World Bank states that around 1.7 billion adults are formally excluded from financial services, which makes up for forty percent of the global adult population. In some of the world’s poorest countries, this percentage
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One of the four pillars ARYZE aims to solve is remittances. International money transfer costs are extremely high, at an average of 7% of the total amount being sent, and even higher in poorer countries. This has huge implications for the 800 million people relying on remittance money. ARYZE is seeking to fix this problem
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Due to the fragmented financial industry operating in silos, criminal activities such as money laundering find their ways through the system. Insufficient methods of tracking transactions, especially cross-border transfers, leave too much space for money laundering to still exist. ARYZE’s solution of offering an interoperable, high-tech payments system has the ability to track money more
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ARYZE spoke with Pamela Norton about entrepreneurship and her attitude and perspectives that assist her in being a successful entrepreneur Pamela Norton, founder and CEO of Borsetta, discussed with ARYZE the various tools she brings to her work. She promotes gratitude, keeping the ego at bay, trust, and details various components of her entrepreneurial spirit.
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Both the legacy and tech-based financial systems are insufficiently interoperational to reap the benefits of the flourishing fintech industry. ARYZE is fixing this problem by creating a financial platform where legacy, fintech and blockchain based financial service providers can inter-and-co-operate, unifying the value chain. The previous article in this series explored the limitations of physical
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Despite major innovations within the fintech industry, there currently exists no programmable, ‘smart money’ digital representation of national currencies. ARYZE is building this in the form of “Digital Cash”, a currency with all the familiarity and practicality of existing national currencies with all the programmability and dynamism of cryptocurrencies. As discussed in the previous article
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Recently, ARYZE CEO Jack Nikogosian joined the conversation on the “Blockchain won’t save the world” podcast with IBM’s Anthony Day. Nikogosian, amongst many other things, discussed money and how his company is building a full reserve bank. Anthony Day is a digital strategist with a background from Deloitte having joined IBM where he works as
ARYZE spoke with Katie Hyson, director at Business Fights Poverty to discuss how companies can collaborate to solve some of the world’s largest social issues. Katie Hyson is an expert in sustainability and joined Business Fights Poverty in the spring of 2018 where she now works as a director. After having worked within various multinational
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ARYZE spoke with Jeanette Carlsson as she shared with us her top advice for businesses to successfully manage innovation within their companies. Jeanette Carlsson is the founder and CEO of Tech Nordic Advocates, Northern Europe’s largest tech/startup ecosystem, headquartered in Copenhagen; CEO of newmedia2.0, diplomatic and board advisor with a background as a global, European
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ARYZE spoke with Richard Wang about his technical experience, his work in Silicon Valley with startups, and his current endeavor at DraperDragonFund. Richard’s current position is as Partner with DraperDragonFund in China. DraperDragonFund is a joint venture between internationally recognized venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and DragonVenture, which helped pioneer venture capital in
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ARYZE spoke with Andrew Batey about risk-taking, entrepreneurship, and his company Beatdapp Andrew Batey, also known as “Fidel Cashflow”, is an entrepreneur who enjoys the adrenaline rush of taking risks in his free time and also in his work. Andrew has taught advanced marketing and entrepreneurship courses at FIDM, and currently teaches Advertising and Marketing
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