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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Tradeweb, Franklin Templeton, and Virtu Financial successfully executed a live, atomic U.S. Treasury swap for tokenized cash ($USDCx) via the Canton Network. Tradeweb Facilitates Landmark On-Chain U.S. Treasuries Transaction on the Canton Network 🌐 URL:
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Tradeweb Facilitates Landmark On-Chain U.S. Treasuries Transaction on the Canton Network
Pioneering transaction executed on Tradeweb marks progress toward DTCC's Tokenization Services launch
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
OpenAI: $10B JV with TPG, Brookfield, Bain, SoftBank. Anthropic: $1.5B JV with Blackstone, Goldman, Hellman & Friedman. Same day. Same bet. AI's bottleneck isn't the model. It's distribution. And no consulting firm made either cap table.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Korea Knits Asia Together: Cross-Border QR Payments + AI in Financial Rails KFTC connecting national payment switches across Asia. Live: India, Vietnam, Indonesia. Testing: conversational AI payment agent, AI-powered AML. m.koreaherald.com/article/1073...
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Korea eyes wider QR payment network across Asia
South Korea's financial clearing agency plans to expand its cross-border QR payment network across Asia as the country modernizes digital payments and brin
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Ant Group Releases Ling-2.5-1T and Ring-2.5-1T Open-Source Models Ling-2.5-1T focuses on general purpose reasoning tasks, while Ring- 2.5-1T incorporates a hybrid linear architecture optimized for mathematical reasoning and structured problem solving.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
South Korea is the 3rd nation in AI! Europe has only one LLM - Mistral - with a 23 ranking by @artificialanlys (based on 10 criteria) compared to Opus 4.6 (top one) ranking of 53. Even UAE has two LLMs.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🔴 Banking talent retention: Tale of two extremes New data on where bankers actually want to stay - and where they're planning their exit.
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#banking #jobs #technology | Dr. Efi Pylarinou
🔴 Banking talent retention: Tale of two extremes New data on where bankers actually want to stay - and where they're planning their exit. A survey of 2,000 financial services professionals reveals...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Merry Xmas to all! Enjoy this holiday season, rest, connect and reflect.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
X Money was promised for 2024. Then early 2025. Then "later this year." Now it's late 2025, and they're still hiring the tech lead to "build from the ground up." The "everything app" vision stays perpetually on the horizon.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Reality check: Bitcoin ETF fees are climbing back UP. 0% promos → now 0.20-0.25% is the new normal. Land-grab phase complete. Year 2-3 competition is infrastructure depth: - Options availability - Custody integration - Tax optimization tools - Derivatives liquidity Compete on features, not fees.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
PayPal files for bank charter in lending push PayPal's ILC ≠ Stripe's MALPB PayPal: Deposits & lending Stripe/Checkout.com: Card network access Fintechs going vertical—different paths to control 🏦 buff.ly/8ymplpz
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Klarna`s experiments with AI and its workforce From W-2 to gig economy: Klarna moving to contractor-based model paired with AI. Question: Does fintech function better with on-demand talent + autonomous agents vs traditional full-time teams? paymentexpert.com/2025/05/16/k...
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Klarna questioned on use of AI to cut down workforce
Klarna has garnered headlines and controversy with its recent admission of using AI to reduce its corporate headcount.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
From Boardroom to Code: How AI and Standards Are Collapsing Banking Transformation Timelines My reflections from the BIAN Summit 2025, Chicago www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-b...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Top AI Books to Read in 2025 www.ai-supremacy.com/p/top-ai-boo...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Animoca Brands announces Nasdaq listing via reverse merger with Currenc Group (CURR). The Web3 giant with 600+ portfolio companies will own 95% of the merged entity, expected to close in 2026. First publicly-listed diversified digital assets conglomerate. www.theblock.co/post/377291/...
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Major crypto investor Animoca Brands poised for Nasdaq listing through merger with AI company
If the merger is completed, Animoca would own the vast majority of Currenc and assume its listing on the Nasdaq.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Yes it is early for Embedded finance in an Agentic world. But hey, we need to future-proof businesses! `𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐈` on the FS i-Hub led by @ShaulDavidUK in conversation w/ @griffinbank CEO David Jarvis. Bring your questions. Join the conversation. RSVP 👉 buff.ly/56Oul1O
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
DeepSeek + Huawei are bundling Chinese LLMs with cloud services for Africa—at a fraction of OpenAI's cost. The pitch: GPT-level capabilities, cheaper hardware, less power. 📰 DeepSeek's Push Into Africa Reveals China's AI Power Grab 🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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China's DeepSeek Is Beating Out OpenAI and Google in Africa
By making AI cheaper and less power-hungry, DeepSeek has put the technology within reach of millions of people.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
`𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐈` on the FS i-Hub led by @ShaulDavidUK in conversation w/ @griffinbank CEO David Jarvis. 📅 November 3rd, 2025 | 5:00pm CET | 12:00pm EST Bring your questions. Join the conversation. RSVP 👉 lnkd.in/daTBYMRR
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Check out my latest AI Uncovers Africa's Hidden Data Revolution: From 'Thin Files' to Rich Insights www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-unc...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Movers and Shakers: Dramatic shifts in the 2025 AI banking rankings: 📈 Groupe BPCE +15 📈 Charles Schwab +14 📈 Lloyds +12 📈 State Street +12 AI maturity in banking is no longer about experimentation—it's about execution at scale. buff.ly/EJBKtgY #AI #banking
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2025 Evident AI Index
Explore the latest Evident AI Index rankings and the methodology driving the world's most in-depth benchmark of AI maturity in banking. The October 2025 update of the Evident AI Index assesses the AI…
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt for explaining ‘innovation-driven’ growth | CNN Business edition.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...
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Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt for explaining ‘innovation-driven’ growth | CNN Business
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace…
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
New AI maturity benchmark of 50 global banks reveals a surprise: Ally Financial ranks top 20 despite being a fraction of the size of mega-banks. Agility + focus can trump scale when it comes to AI. Full report: buff.ly/EJBKtgY #AI #Banking
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2025 Evident AI Index
Explore the latest Evident AI Index rankings and the methodology driving the world's most in-depth benchmark of AI maturity in banking. The October 2025 update of the Evident AI Index assesses the AI…
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
USDT and USDC dominance has fallen from 91.6% (March 2024) to 83.6% 📉 Nic Carter says yield-bearing stablecoins like Ethena's USDe and bank consortia will continue eating into their market share. 'Stablecoin duopoly ending' as USDT, USDC dominance falls to 84% cointelegraph.com/news/stablec...
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‘Stablecoin duopoly ending’ as USDT, USDC dominance falls to 84%
Tether’s USDt and Circle’s USDC have been losing market share over the past year, despite their steadily increasing market capitalization.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
The Battle for Agent Payments: Who Can Challenge Google's AP2? sifintechpulse.substack.com/p/the-battle...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🔵 Hot off the press! Our second part looks into Google`s AP2 protocol. We view this as the new standard set by Google. What does it take to challenge it? Read our in-depth analysis. Leave your comments. Subscribe and Share if you liked it. open.substack.com/pub/sifintec...
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The Battle for Agent Payments: Who Can Challenge Google's AP2?
The moment Google announced its Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an ambitious framework for autonomous commerce, it sent ripples through the payments industry.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
BANK & FINTECH PARTNERSHIPS - AN INSIDER’S VIEW futures-financial-forum.mn.co/events/bank-...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
📌 Google's AP2 protocol just set the standard for autonomous commerce - and you can't afford to miss this shift. Multi-rail payments + cryptographic mandates = the new infrastructure. "From Talking Agents to Paying Agents: Inside Google's AP2 & A2A Protocols" open.substack.com/pub/sifintec...
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From Talking Agents to Paying Agents: Inside Google’s AP2 & A2A Protocols
How Google’s Agent2Agent and Agent Payments Protocols are reshaping trust, interoperability, and payments in the age of autonomous commerce.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🔥 October's just getting started at FS i-Hub 🔹 Bank-Fintech Partnerships (Oct 1) 🔹 Variable Recurring Payments (Oct 7) 🔹 AI in Banking Reality (Oct 8) Real experts. Real problems. Real solutions. 👇 Details & RSVP www.linkedin.com/pulse/beyond... #FinTech #OpenBanking
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🔵 Join us - The Fintech Book Club- on Linkedin live as we discuss Theo Lau`s new book ``Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence. w/ @mi_jim @stessacohen RSVP 👉 www.linkedin.com/events/finte...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
💥 I am honored to contribute to the first book documenting the global "Peak Branch" phenomenon! 🔴 Branch Tomorrow by @brettking launched as a Kindle bestseller at #Money2020ME Order your copy 📖 BranchTomorrow.com Includes contributions @richardturrin @thepsironi @JimMarous @brunoevdiniz @efipm
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Branch Tomorrow by Brett king | Future of banking 2025
Branch Tomorrow by Brett King reveals why bank branches are fading fast and digital-first is the future of finance. A must-read for banking leaders.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🔴 The global "Peak Branch" phenomenon is reshaping banking worldwide – 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 is the ONLY Book documenting this. @brettking launched it at #Money2020ME as a Kindle bestseller! 🚀 Honored to contribute w/ @richardturrin @thepsironi @JimMarous @brunoevdiniz Order now 📖 BranchTomorrow.com
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
🏦➡️🧠The "single brain" concept could transform banking forever Fascinating discussion with @DharmeshMistry about breaking down barriers between AI natives and traditional banking thinking. Full video: "𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧'" youtu.be/U2bHxPAvTW8?... #fintech #Banking #AI
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Challenges and Ethical Considerations of Deploying Agentic AI in Banking - ACA International www.acainternational.org/news/challen...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
🔵 My Analysis of Digital Black Markets! Stablecoin Access Premiums up to 30% & How Digital Technology Caps Government Control open.substack.com/pub/sifintec...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🔵 Fresh off the press; my latest research: Stablecoin Access Premiums up to 30% & How Digital Technology Caps Government Control An Analysis of Digital Black Markets open.substack.com/pub/sifintec...
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Stablecoin Access Premiums up to 30% & How Digital Technology Caps Government Control
An Analysis of Digital Black Markets
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I just published: Wealthfront's IPO: Betting on Execution Excellence or Betting Against AI Disruption? A comprehensive analysis of proven performance, strategic positioning, and existential transformation risk open.substack.com/pub/sifintec...
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Wealthfront's IPO: Betting on Execution Excellence or Betting Against AI Disruption?
A comprehensive analysis of proven performance, strategic positioning, and existential transformation risk
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
We discuss the democratization illusion in our latest post on Robinhood`s foray into tokenization! open.substack.com/pub/sifintec...
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First TradFi-Focused Layer-2: Robinhood's Strategic Move Into Tokenized Finance
Validating our earlier strategic recommendation, Robinhood positions itself as the first Layer-2 platform targeting retail investors with tokenized real-world assets
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
This week's AI in FinServ curation: Infrastructure meets reality 🏦🤖 The shift from AI-as-a-tool to AI-native financial infrastructure is accelerating. Full analysis below (Subscribe for weeklies) ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/infras...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I just published The most insightful EU AI Act intro medium.com/p/the-most-i...
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Mobile Money continues to make a difference in people`s lives! c. 50% increase yoy! The State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2025, GSMA
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Telegram News: Pavel Durov Confirms xAI Deal is Still 'Pending' buff.ly/zmlm70v The rumors are of a 50% revenue share. IMHO, Telegram is as close as it gets to being a Western-born SuperApp! Watch them.Telegram crossed the 1 billion MAU this March!
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Marketing Giant or Banking Innovator? The Polarizing Chime IPO Debate buff.ly/ZXfBiwN
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🔵 @CDixon just led the seed round for Catena Labs focused on payment rails for AI agents. We know that our payment infrastructure is stuck in the human era. 📍3 infrastructure items that need attention: 🔐 Verifying Trusted Agents 🏛️ Built-in Compliance ⚡ Fraud Detection
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Data Power Trifecta : The Transformative Impact of Data on Society and Economy www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-p... by @IngridVasiliu
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Data Power Trifecta : The Transformative Impact of Data on Society and Economy
Introduction In the unfolding age of hyperconnectivity and technological convergence, the assertion that “Data is Power” is no longer symbolic—it is foundational and structural. The notion of power…
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
🔵 The fugu guide to jobs in a world of AI, by @sanguit open.substack.com/pub/platform... This is an industry and function-agnostic read that one cannot miss. It provides a new lens to rethink our changing world. How to re-evaluate the value we create.
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The fugu guide to jobs in a world of AI
Stop measuring AI by the tasks it fails at. Start noticing the systems it breaks.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
FinTech IPO Index surges 4.4% on strong earnings! v/ @PYMNTS • Toast shares jump 23%, expects 25-27% YoY growth • dLocal rockets 25%, hits record $8.1B in Q1 payment volume, up 53% YoY • Digital payments & AI-driven efficiencies fuel gains www.pymnts.com/news/fintech...
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FinTech IPO Index Gains 4.4% as Toast and dLocal Get a Boost on Earnings | PYMNTS.com
Moving into mid-May, the FinTech IPO Index’s 4.4% increase was powered by a string of earnings reports, with digital payments growth seen across Latin
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Unlocking Robinhood’s Five Strategic Opportunities for Fintech Leadership open.substack.com/pub/sifintec...
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Unlocking Robinhood’s Five Strategic Opportunities for Fintech Leadership
Robinhood has made a name for itself by democratizing finance through commission-free trading and a user-centric mobile platform.
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
🟣 Happy World Book Day! The chapter I`ve contributed on `𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈-𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞` is a must-read for any professional! It will guide you no matter what stage you are at in the implementation of the advancements in AI in your business. The Fast Futre Blur: lnkd.in/ep5zZpec #worldbookday
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
🔵 European Businesses have invested in Crypto!!! Want to know more? Read my latest www.linkedin.com/pulse/40-eur... TY @Bitpanda_global #crypto #fintech #banking
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40% of European Businesses have Crypto: The Adoption Gap Financial Institutions must Bridge
The "Europe Diving Into Crypto" report by Bitpanda Technology Solutions in collaboration with zeb consulting provides a triangular view of the European crypto landscape through the lens of private…
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
One of the most popular 2025 videos `The AI Gender Gap: Can AI help Women make better decisions? w/ @cortneyharding a AR/VR expert buff.ly/tDk7LhB
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Efi Pylarinou @efiglobal.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
🔵 My latest: 40% of European Businesses have Crypto: The Adoption Gap Financial Institutions must Bridge www.linkedin.com/pulse/40-eur... I`ve curated for you the takeaways, the paradoxes, and the opportunities #crypto #Bitpanda #banking #Saas #fintech
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