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- [04:12] De-fi is connecting borrowers and lenders and other users of financial services without any financial institution in the middle. In January 2020, it had a value of roughly 700 million in de-fi. That has grown to 80 billion. It has been growing by about 10 billion a week.
- [06:48] Cryptocurrencies and blockchain are really slowly giving power back to the people. Cryptocurrencies and blockchain can really fight financial inequality by bringing these financial services to people who don’t currently have access to banks today. It is always online and always accessible.
- [13:21] In a couple of years (less than five, more than two) our central bank will launch a digital currency. We will get a view into that later this summer.
Presented By
Larry Pruss
Senior Vice President, SRM
Larry Pruss has nearly 25 years of expertise in payments. His background includes work with the National Bank of Canada, where he served as Head of Cards, Payments, and Transactional Solutions. He previously served as Senior Managing Director of Credit Cards and Loan Revenue for Profit Insight, and as Senior Vice President of Portfolio Analytics for Bank of America.