This episode has led to fascinating discoveries about what is actually possible to change in real life by using digital assets and the latest technology. From the way SMEs can finance themselves to the way people can get access to banking services, everything can be transformed in a meaningful and positive way. Enjoy this conversation with Hiirander Misra, who has been a financial innovator for decades and now leads various ventures into the future of exchanges and financing.
KEY TAKEAWAYS- Finance and Wealth Management are lagging behind in their technology adoption but they have an opportunity to use it to enhance their customer journey
- Tech is not about replacing the human touch, on the contrary, it should free more time for more personal connections
- The future of events is virtual, even if the lockdown ends tomorrow
“We were bullish on the Seychelles as a jurisdiction because they have a new regulatory sandbox for FinTech. They have established financial services, as well as a national FinTech strategy at the central bank of Seychelles.”
“Digital payments, with smartphones, can unlock financial inclusion, revolutionise access to finance. This is critical in emerging economies. ”
“Typically since 1997 exchanges have been essentially the same model. If, you're a blue-chip, then you can go to the stock markets to raise finance. But it comes with massive overhead and costs. Tokenization and using blockchain now can revolutionise that and make it more cost-effective even for SMEs.”
“Look how well established Blockbuster was, and look at what Netflix did in a heartbeat. That goose that lays the golden egg won’t be there forever. By not innovating institutions would either be superseded by a better way of doing things or other institutions will innovate because they realise that they should better to do it themselves rather than be disintermediated.”
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ABOUT HIRANDER
Hirander Misra is Chairman & CEO of GMEX Group, offering innovative solutions for the creation & operation of electronic exchanges and post-trade infrastructure in securities, FX, derivatives, commodities, crypto & digital tokenised assets. GMEX is one of the Top 10 leaders of blockchain technology in the All-Party Parliamentary Group 2018 report on the UK Blockchain industry with Hirander a leading influencer. He is also in LATTICE80’s Top 100 influencer list for the UN Sustainable Developments Goal agenda for pioneering blockchain technology solutions. He is featured in the Financial Technologist 2019 list of the 50 most game-changing founders of Fintech companies for GMEX Group. He is also part of the Mauritius Financial Services Commission task force on Digital Finance.
He is a partner of Digital Partners Network (DPN) offering new-age digital professional services and the world's first regulated tokenised hybrid fund - Digital Investment Fund PCC (DIF) for which he is Managing Director. He is also Chairman of SECDEX, the Seychelles based Securities, Commodities and Derivatives Exchange and Deputy Chairman of MAX Markets, a London based digital assets exchange ecosystem.
He is also Chairman of MINDEX – The Mauritius based International Derivatives and Commodities Exchange underpinned by blockchain technology.
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