19 results returned for search: "" category ("Opinion Writer" AND "Opinion") author Denis Pitcher
There is tremendous opportunity in the blockchain space if Bermuda is interested in seizing it. We’ve built an amazing cast of supporters from around the world keen to see us succeed. We have slow and steady growth in companies that are getting licen...
DATE: Oct 19, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
It is entirely possible that Bermuda could find itself excluded from the future of financial services. Companies such as PayPal, Square, Venmo, Stripe and Revolut are revolutionising the payments and remittances industry, just not in Bermuda. None of...
DATE: Feb 11, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
Cryptocurrency is such a nebulous term and it creates a lot of confusion from the underlying potential of the technology that powers it. There is a wide spectrum of the field of cryptocurrencies between bitcoin and initial coin offerings, and the inn...
DATE: Oct 15, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
Open, programmable money is changing the way we understand and use money. It will reform how we interact with each other in ways that will drive new efficiencies and opportunities. It will allow us to enhance the traditional concept of money to chang...
DATE: Aug 14, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
Bermuda’s focus on fintech has been primarily around economic diversification in the application of technology. This is much broader than the narrow scope of simply initial coin offerings and cryptocurrencies.
We have spent the past two years discov...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
It has been more than 20 years since American computer scientist Nick Szabo first proposed the concept of digitised agreements made between individuals and organisations called smart contracts. We are only just beginning to realise the power of this ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
Standardisation of screw threads and the introduction of interchangeable parts in the late half of the 19th century were pivotal in driving the industrial revolution. They made mass manufacturing and componentisation possible, and were responsible fo...
DATE: May 03, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
Bermuda has a long history of global trade and disruptive innovation. Our location and ability to innovate quickly played a pivotal role in the early days of trade in the founding of the New World, just as it does today.
Our focus on disruption and i...
DATE: Mar 26, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
Recently, JP Morgan introduced its own cryptocurrency, JPM Coin. This is big news for the fintech and cryptocurrency community because it showcases how mainstream players are experimenting with the technology.
In order to understand what this could...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
The application of modern technology to finance, or “fintech”, represents the unlocking of the long tail of investment, particularly that of global and local communities. It has the potential to empower people both globally and locally to pool their ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher