Somewhere around 100AD a Roman named Tacitus said, “If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticize.” For thousands of years, “citizens” of the world have been brought up with the following messages deeply programmed into our minds: Truth comes from authority. Taxes are not extortion, it’s a social contract. Intellectual […]
August 9, 2022
The US financial sector has long looted other countries. A number of participants have described the process. First a country is enticed with bribes to the leaders to take out loans that cannot be serviced or repaid. Then in comes the IMF. Austerity is imposed on the population. Public services and employment are cut to […]
July 30, 2022
Healthcare used to be a rather simple transaction between a physician and his patient. However, with knowledge and technological advancements and the commoditization of healthcare, third parties soon realized the extraordinary amount of profit that could be made by interrupting this relationship, and shoe-horned between physicians and their patients to develop a better business model. […]
May 4, 2022
Technology advances have simplified the process to offer digital services through embedded finance. Any company can choose to pivot or complement its core business to become a FinTech, but succeeding takes more than technology alone, writes Vlad Lounegov, CEO of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, Mbanq. The Rise of FinTech The march of human progress is visible […]
March 25, 2022
While most articles predict mass adoption of cryptocurrencies by focusing solely on the merits of blockchain technology (which certainly looks promising), this article focuses on the two most immediate real-life events that will push the majority of the world toward lightning-fast adoption of cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin predicted to be the biggest winner. Reason #1: Inflation […]
March 18, 2022