Pulse: Technology
Chinese Surveillance Complex Advancing in Latin America
by R. Evan Ellis
on Friday, April 12, 2019 - 12:00am
Sorry U.S., Huawei will Become Stronger, Better and Safer
by Xi Sun
on Saturday, March 30, 2019 - 11:21pm
By SUN Xi and Herta Monica Montesino Cucos
“The China-US relationship can never be too good or too bad” or so believed Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of modern China. Today, however, there are new views according to which the China-US relationship will never return to how it was in the past, and that it cannot avoid the “Thucydides trap.” It is arguable whether China and the United States have started a “new Cold War,” but the trade and technology war is clearly already going on.
Tech and Crypto Alignments
by Collin Canright
on Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 12:00am
Financial and technology organizations in Chicago have had a busy first quarter of events. This issue links to stories on alignment and community building in cryptoasset, wealth tech, and payments markets.
Can Chicago Become a Crypto Capital?
EconVue Spotlight | Peak Davos
by Lyric Hughes Hale
on Monday, January 28, 2019 - 9:19am
The biggest economic conference of the season, the World Economic Forum, has just wrapped up in Davos. Most of the sessions are now available as they happen, and with the snow piled high here in Chicago, watching them online almost seemed like being there. I’ve included links to some of the best discussions and interviews you might enjoy on this even colder weekend.
Tech Can Sustainably Feed Developing World Cities of the Future. Here’s How
by Banning Garrett
on Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 10:59am
Co wrote with Dr. Fred T. Davies and first appeared in Singularity Hub.
Treasury and Bitcoin
by Collin Canright
on Friday, August 31, 2018 - 4:33pm
The U.S. Department of the Treasury issues its FinTech report as bitcoin gains institutional momentum.
Given all the attention to cryptoasset trading over the past two weeks, it's a bit strange that the U.S. Department of the Treasury makes no mention of it in its long-awaited FinTech report (PDF).
The FinTech Tipping Point
by Collin Canright
on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 11:42am
The relationship between FinTech firms and incumbent financial institutions appears to be entering the next phase of their evolution. The first two items in this week's newsletter explore how FinTech has transformed finance and provide a context for strategic partnerships that can produce results.
Restart
by Collin Canright
on Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 12:00am
This newsletter marks the end of the longest hiatus I’ve taken from FinTech Rising since I started it in October 2014. In the midst of a large client acquisition, I’ve taken the time to review the newsletter, plan some forthcoming content, and complete our initial product, FinTech Rising 2018: Toward a Golden Age of FinTech (use code FTR-SUB).
