Wavelength Podcast Episode 148: A Look at APAC Trends for 2019
Wei-Shen Wong joins the podcast to discuss all things Asia: cloud, crypto, blockchain, AI, India-SGX and more.
James Rundle, WatersTechnology’s editor, and Anthony Malakian, editor at large, record a weekly podcast touching on the biggest stories in financial technology.
To hear the full interview, listen in the player above, or you can download it.
With James away in London, Wei-Shen Wong, Asia editor for WatersTechnology, calls in from Hong Kong to give her perspective on trends unfolding in the Asia-Pacific region. They talk about blockchain (3:15), cryptocurrencies and—separately—tokenization (14:15), various forms of artificial intelligence and automation efforts (20:00), the proliferation of cloud usage in the region (25:30), and the feud that unfolded between India and Singapore earlier this year and what’s ahead for the two nations (28:00). They wrap things up by admitting to their favorite Netflix shows that bring them shame (35:30) and Wei-Shen talks about some of the stories she’s working on for 2019 (48:30).
https://www.waterstechnology.com/operations/4014326/tokenization-the-flip-side-of-the-coin
https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/4007716/deep-learning-the-evolution-is-here
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Anthony Malakian, editor at large: @a_malakian; anthony.malakian@infopro-digital.com
James Rundle, US editor: @JimRundle; james.rundle@infopro-digital.com
Wei-Shen Wong, Asia editor, @weishenwong; wei-shen.wong@infopro-digital.com
Past 10 episodes:
Episode 138: Nasdaq-Cinnober Tie-up & 10 Years After Lehman’s Collapse
Episode 139: Broadridge on Emerging Tech in APAC
Episode 140: Web Data Extraction & Refinitiv Update
Episode 141: Brexit and Blockchain and Data, Oh My
Episode 142: AWS Talks Cloud Adoption in the Capital Markets
Episode 143: Rick Lane of Trading Technologies on Cloud, Crypto
Episode 144: Market Data Fees Fight & Crypto Hype
Episode 145: CSDs Consider Crypto; Bank Robberies & AI; DTCC’s Blockchain
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