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Converge explores the growing intersection of traditional finance (TradFi), Decentralized Finance (DeFi), and financial technology (Fintech) in a time of unprecedented uncertainty, technological advancement, and change in financial services. As the world moves fast on chain and new financial rails emerge, the sharpest minds in finance and technology come together to share the latest innovations and make sense of it all.
The Market Update, a sub-series of Converge, is a global financial market news series covering the latest news and events impacting trade, payments and FX, with forward-guidance for businesses.
Tune in as we decode regulatory shifts, financial innovations, and market trends to help you and your business stay ahead.
Episodes
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Guest: Boris Kovacevic
Global macro finds itself at a crossroads. The last job report left investors scratching their heads due to the mixed picture it painted but yesterday’s higher than expected inflation print likely confirmed that the Fed will cut interest rates by 25 basis…
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Guest: Kimberly Ofori
This week, we sit down with Venture Capitalist and Fintech consultant Kimberly Ofori to discuss the concept of Camels (slow and sustainable companies) versus Unicorns (fast and disruptive companies) in the fintech landscape, and why camels are gaining mor…
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Guest: Boris Kovacevic
The expectation of easier monetary policy in the United States has led investors away from the Greenback and has pushed the euro, pound, and yen to yearly highs. Speculators are now simultaneously bullish on all three currencies for the first time since e…
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Guests: Thomas Mueller, Fatemeh Nikayin
This week we’re joined by Thomas Mueller and Fatemeh Nikayin, co-founders of Rivero, a SaaS platform focusing on modernizing the most challenging aspects of payment operations (PayOps), including fraud recovery, scheme compliance, and dispute management….
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Guest: Boris Kovacevic
Global markets have worked through their largest volatility shock so far this year with bravura as the dollar, equities and bond yields are trading like last Monday’s historic sell-off never happened.