Dr Andy Xie, in his latest SCMP article, warns that the ongoing chip war between the US and China could have a global fallout, resulting in overcapacity and price wars across industries. China’s push for semiconductor self-sufficiency could lead to an oversupply of chips and lower prices. He further suggests that if China faces obstacles […]
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Asia, China, Insights, Speakers
Dr Andy Xie: How the Federal Reserve helped create and burst the FTX crypto bubble
02
Jan
Jan
Dr Andy Xie, renowned economist, shared in his recent SCMP article that the Federal Reserve helped create and burst the FTX crypto bubble. The Federal Reserve’s liquidity tsunami, especially its response to the Covid-19 crisis, supercharged financial bubbles and Ponzi scams. The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX is just one of many inevitable failures, […]
Asia, Insights, Speakers
Dr Dennis Khoo: All Digital Future on Digital Transformation and It’s importance
14
Nov
Nov
In a recent interview with Biztech Asia, Dr Dennis Khoo talked about All Digital Future and it’s importance on digital transformation. We are living in a time of exciting technological innovations – digital technologies are driving transformative change and economic paradigms are shifting. These new technologies are reshaping product and factor markets and are profoundly altering […]
26
Jun
Jun
Brett King, banking futurist, shared in his recent keynote that it is not crypto that will end the banking industry. It is the fintech companies, the neo banks, the technologies companies that are rethinking banking that are going to challenge the industry. What does the future hold for crypto and DeFi? How do we prepare […]
Speakers
Dr Andy Xie: Ukraine crisis could spell a drawn-out war that will hit financial speculators hard
04
Apr
Apr
Dr Andy Xie, renowned economist, opined that Ukraine crisis could spell a drawn-out war that will hit financial speculators hard. With no swift resolution to the Ukraine war in sight and a risk of the conflict spreading, markets must wake up to the reality of massive energy and food supply shocks. The likelihood that financial […]
Insights, Speakers
Chris Skinner Shared his Insights on the Financial Sanctions Against Russia, and How Effective They Are
25
Mar
Mar
Financial sanctions including throwing some Russians banks off SWIFT, and Visa and MasterCards, may not be as effective as the media in the West would like to claim, opined by financial futurist,Chris Skinner, in his recent blog post. There are alternatives, including cryptocurrencies and China’s UnionPay system. Over the last seven years, Russian banks have […]
02
Feb
Feb
In his recent interview on Bloomberg, Brett King, Founder & Executive Chairman of Moven, discussed his outlook for China’s virtual currency – which is being rolled out to athletes and spectators ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Watch Brett King as interviewed by Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat on the sidelines of the Asian Financial […]
24
Dec
Dec
Brett King, Founder and Executive Chairman of Moven, and leading futurist, will be speaking at the Asian Financial Forum 2022. Learn more about it here. Photo credit: Brett King’s FB page Brett King is a bestselling author and the founder of a breakout new retail banking concept, Moven. Voted as American Banker’s Innovator of the Year in 2012, […]
19
Nov
Nov
Brett King, futurist and co-founder of MOVEN, was inducted into the Fintech Hall of Fame in 2020 for his contributions to the fintech and digital banking industries, which include his radio show and six books on the future of banking. In 10 years, we’ll be living with smart bank accounts that help us manage our […]
Asia, China, Insights, Speakers
Dr Andy Xie SCMP Article: How China’s coal crisis exposes the hypocrisy of the West’s carbon footprint
03
Nov
Nov
In a recent SCMP article, Dr Andy Xie discussed China’s coal crisis and the West’s carbon footprint The surging electricity demand is driven by export recovery. China is on pace to increase exports by US$700 billion this year, more than Japan’s total exports. As central banks and governments hand out money to people during the […]
01
Oct
Oct
Brett King, renowned banking futurist and founder of Moven recently spoke at a financial services industry event about the future of the industry. In particular, he shared his insights on: The Emergence of the Smart Wallet Wars How context pushes Products into Experiences Macro-Economics and Geo-Politics: How the role of banking and markets will evolved […]
27
Sep
Sep
In a recent interview, Brett King, leading futurist and founder of Moven (a mobile financial service provider operating in the United States), gave a preview of his upcoming book The Rise of Techno-socialism. Watch Brett’s inteview with TraderTV as he talks about mobile payment systems, NFC technology and more: Brett King is a bestselling author and […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Dr Andy Xie: The Trojan horse threat behind China’s tutoring and tech crackdown amid US rivalry
03
Sep
Sep
In a recent opinion piece for SCMP, Dr Andy Xie discussed the continuing China-US rivalry, how both industries are becoming more powerful and more. Here are some highlights: Beijing is cracking down on tutoring businesses in its latest move to reshape China’s economy. Internet companies have also been under scrutiny for some time. Many actions fall […]
01
Sep
Sep
Bestselling author and leading futurist Brett King publishes his latest book The Rise of Technosocialism: How Inequality, AI and Climate Will Usher in a New World Order. Co-written by Dr. Richard Petty, this latest book discusses how the 21st century is going to be the most disruptive, contentious period humanity has ever lived through. The systems […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Dr Andy Xie: From towering debt to bitcoin’s boom, why 2021 is the year of living dangerously
23
Jun
Jun
In his most recent SCMP opinion piece, independent economist Dr Andy Xie discussed why 2021 is the year of living dangerously. Vaccination is unshackling major developed economies and money is flowing into real economies, sparking overheating and inflation. This may spell the end of the speculative boom in both traditional financial markets and new products […]
18
Jun
Jun
We at Speakers Connect are most thrilled for the opportunity to engage Brett King, leading banking futurist, and Alex Osterwalder, founder of Business Model Generation, to speak at the HKSTP Corporate Innovation Summit; as well as innovation veteran Guy Parsonage and Vincent Vaucelle to facilitate the corporate innovation workshops! Tremendous reviews from the audience and […]