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Join the Top women leaders in the new digital economy, where money meets emerging technology in our expanding digital world. Women in Technology, moving Cryptocurrency, Blockchain Technology, and AI to higher heights, building a better, brighter future!Welcome to Women in Crypto Online Series! Today's interview is with Alyze Sam, who is an author, speaker, and advocate of the Cryptocurrency movement. Alyze has written a book the Stable coin guide 2020. She also shares with us how the blockchain community steps up in a big way to effect positive change and gives back. Alyze pays it forward through her GIVE NATION non-profit organization.

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.In this segment of FINTECH.TV's TheIMPACT, our host and founder, Vince Molinari, is joined by the distinguished CEO of Oceana, Andy Sharpless. The thankless team at Oceana has taken on the vital job of protecting the world's oceans to the next level with Andy's background in media, messaging, and convening the world to save our oceans. After unbearable frustration, five foundations created Oceana approximately 20 years ago to address policy victories for marine life and habitats worldwide. From protecting sea turtles to commercial fishing gear, Oceana is the beacon of hope for the future of our world's oceans.Andy shares their approach to attracting the best talent on the team, benefactors supporting Oceana to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, and how the world should expect to adapt to post-COVID practices that are fully sustainable. From celebrities to humans that are excited about everything Oceana is doing, Andy and Oceana understand the biodiversity role the ocean plays in addressing the SDGs - food to freshwater to climate change. Everything is connected!FINTECH.TV is proud to support the mission of Oceana and emplores you to do the same. To learn more about how you can get involved, help support these incredible people, and influence political action to save our planet, please visit the links below. Andy and his team consider that roughly ten countries can impact over 50% of the oceans by adopting, addressing, and implementing many of the initiatives Oceana is leading. It really is a multiplier effect, as our host, Vince Molinari describes in his discussion with Mr. Sharpless. This information research in mutual funds, credit funds, and ETF areas indicate that over six areas of measurement that the universe became 977 sustainable different sustainable mutual funds. ESG investing growth continues as substantial forms as funds rebrand - such as 47 funds have done in various types and fashion as these experts discuss. To learn more about how this has contributed to the growth, please join our team of expert wonks that share how sustainable investing really works. The essence of cohesiveness and collaboration is the opportunity here through the incredible robustness of the ocean, its species and the little bit of help needed to have the impact necessary for our biodiversity recovery. These experts break down the math of what food is, how it works, and how the oceans are so critical to our imminent food crisis as humanity grows exponentially. Oceana continues to innovate, throw the best parties to convene those most excited about these issues, and influence the most important legislation with global stakeholders to achieve policy outcomes. You are invited!   To Learn More Oceana: https://oceana.org/ Follow Andy Sharpless on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oceana_andy

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.Join our host, Jeff Gitterman, on TheIMPACT with Sam Adams, Co-founder & CEO of Vert Asset Management. Sam Adams is an environmentalist and a capitalist (yes, it is possible to be both at the same time!). Sam is passionate about nature, enjoys spending time outdoors, and believes in defending it - whatever it takes. As an investment professional, he is a believer in markets' power and ability to solve problems when provided with the right information. He founded Vert Asset Management to enable investors to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable investment future.To address climate change, we must understand that real estate is a significant driver of our professional lives that map into the higher system at large. As we look at specific considerations in ESG real estate strategies, we must consider the data: 40% of energy comes from buildings/offices; Typical Americans spend 90% of their life indoors; 33% of all greenhouse gas emissions come from real estate. Sam launched the ESG Real Estate Strategy about three years ago, which resulted in detailed data maps, layering, and capabilities that amplified their exponential approach alining principles with assets. By looking at, for example, previous rainfall and future assumptions, along with frequencies of flooding events and similar "force majeure" style events, the approach granularity follows. From the recent acquisition of 427 by Moody's to companies Vert Asset Management works with to understand real insurance risk, value at risk (VAR), and other metrics, it is clear the advantage lies with those that are ESG focused!Jeff states that with the matriculation of risk in the marketplace, the investor can de-risk their portfolios against climate exposure. Sam agrees there exists a clear differential of information that some investors are paying attention to, while others are not at all whatsoever to their eventual peril. It's the ultimate arbitrage on knowing what datasets are even available, what should be used, and then the real standards of the future driven by exponential leaders such as Sam and his team at Vert. To learn more about Sam Adams, Vert Asset Management, and how they are changing the real estate investing game with data-driven ESG modeling, watch the interview exclusively on FINTECH.TV. To Learn More About Vert Asset Management: http://vertasset.com/ To Learn More About Vert Fund: http://vertfunds.com/

Investing for the Next 100 Years -  COVID-19 has been a trying yet revealing time for many people around the world. It has shown the fragility in our current system, and how we have become comfortable with some not-so-sustainable consumer practices that have put a heavy strain on small businesses. With this strain has come an awakening of sorts that our global community hasn’t seen in over a hundred years. This awakening has caused a surge of attention and support for small businesses, with more attention going towards the idea of an impact economy and investing our money where there is the most value - rather than where there is the most convenience and profitability.  Environmentally conscious investing, sustainable capital markets practices, and impact theory are gaining steam and are slowly becoming the new status quo for customers, corporations, and investors.   Why It Matters Where You Spend Your Money -  When you buy groceries, technology, services, or products of any kind, this money should be thought of as an investment in the overall impact of the good or service. While this may seem a little overboard, it actually goes a long way to determine how sustainable and disaster-proof an economy can be.  Some of the most potent examples of these types of businesses include those who are concerned with sustainable development goals and the real, tangible value and impact they will have on their customers as well as the planet. Many of these companies can be found right in your backyard, with these types of goals being very present in many local small businesses. These businesses, dealing on a smaller scale, must put their resources where the intent is in order to maintain the small-yet-loyal support system they have all worked so tirelessly to create.  Back to the Basics of Community -  Smaller businesses have had to dial services back and ensure safety and value over cost-effectiveness in many cases. This complete shift has cost many businesses their livelihood and forced innovation. Consumers have begun noticing this, though, and the new trends are showing that support for businesses who have survived this shift is increasing. These businesses are providing valuable services in a safe and sustainable manner, even if it costs them more in the long run. This has shown consumers that extra effort towards sustainability and value does not come easy and merits reward and support.  COVID has created an urgency in local communities that hinges on a give and take support system that thrives on trust and transparency. Even larger companies such as Amazon are showing their support for this initiative by demonstrating to the world that they have these UN-guided steps in mind in the way that they operate as well as how they provide their services to the world. Desperate times have shown us that creating a better, safer world can go a long way in determining value.  The Power of Conscious Consumer Spending -  Since the COVID crisis has taught the world how much power they have with where they spend their money, there has been a renewed focus on supporting small businesses and considering the mission and impact of the companies where consumers regularly spend and invest their money. According to Harvard Business Journal, the trends are showing us that people are much more concerned about the impact of companies on society over the immediate convenience many big corporations are striving to provide.  The cracks in the armor stem from the fact that many big corporations are not putting their resources where their intent is. This trend is fading away, and COVID-19 has caused consumers to proclaim that they are no longer swayed by low low prices and convenience anymore.  Consumers are realizing the power in their hard-earned money, and that they can actually show their support for a wide array of companies. Investors and consumers alike are participating in this trend, with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices becoming the new status quo.  To build an impact economy, we need to ensure that everyone understands that every action has consequences and produces impact - good or bad. The decision is up to us. In the absence of impact theory, we are creating the illusion that most commercial activities might have no impact and that impact is irrelevant when it comes to an individual’s choice of where to work, what to consume, and how to invest. COVID-19 has taught us that every dollar counts and that during hard and uncertain times it won’t be corporations there to bail you out, it will be your fellow citizens.  The Future Revolves Around Transparency -  With this increased demand for companies to disclose their mission and overall impact on society, there will need to be trusted sources of information that justify investments and consumer spending on new products entering the market. This shows high potential for blockchain technology to help provide protected proofs of a companies information, as well as a trusted source of information that investors should have access to.  Businesses moving forward will be more successful with increased transparency.  Will we see blockchain-powered investment applications that weigh the impact on society using artificial intelligence or machine learning? Are sustainable companies the future of our economy? The only way we will know for sure is if we loosen the grip that only a handful of major companies have on the world and narrow the wealth gap they have created. Impact theory is gaining steam due to the profound effect that COVID has had on small businesses and the everyday lives of people across the world, and it will only continue to grow if we keep in mind the importance of conscious consumer spending.

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.Read Time: 59 secondsOn our first segment of FINTECH.TV's India Edition, our host, Kavita Gupta, is joined by the visionary Chairman of Aavishkaar Group, Vineet Rai, to discuss Impact Investment in India. Aavishkaar is currently managing $1 billion in impact assets and creating 250,000 jobs.Vineet's father was in the service, living in the forest at the age of 21, he came to the reality of poverty, what rich means, and steps to get there. "To be rich, you must be associated with a business." At the age of 26, he started a fund with the idea of taking capital that will influence young entrepreneurs to work through their business with poor people. At the same time, he started a company called Intellecap to get to young people fascinated by the challenge of solving a social problem and helping others become rich. "Rich means reaching your basic needs."Nepra Resource is dedicated to building an organized supply chain for dry waste recyclable materials. It helps connect waste generators and collectors to recycling industries. AgroStar is a tech platform that provides a combination of agronomy advice coupled with service and agriculture input products that enable farmers to improve their productivity and income significantly. Visit Aavishkaar Capital: https://www.aavishkaarcapital.in/ Learn more about Nepra Resource:  https://www.nepra.co.in/ Learn more about AgroStar:  https://www.corporate.agrostar.in/ Learn Impact Investing in London with Sir. Ronal Cohen, Founder of Apex Partner: https://fintech.tv/impact-investing-is-going-mainstream-in-a-post-covid-world/

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.On this FINTECH.TV Edition of Celebration of Inspiration with Dr. Jane Thomason under our TheIMPACT series, Banke Alawaye joins our host to discuss how the country of Nigeria is on track to be the THIRD largest economy by 2030. Nigeria has massive digital talent, coders, and ambitious young people that will not accept anything less than realizing their respective dreams. These incredible humans are setting the bar for the digital economy as Africa leapfrogs the dogmatic barriers of the past by adopting capabilities of the New World in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.Banke and her team understand that technology is the future, people must be tech-savvy, and local solutions to local problems is how community reemerges in new multidimensional ways for humanity to evolve to the next level. While work is still in progress for Code Lagos in Nigeria, Banke Alawaye has stories that include security guards, young ones, and everything in-between. Hundreds of thousands of trained coders soon to be turned into millions is genuinely a celebration of inspiration.Banke is inspired by impact, making the world a better place and giving back by paying it forward to ensure her country, humanity, and the world has the best of the best possible. This is the beauty of genuine inspiration - Banke, we salute you. To learn more about this new way of thinking that Banke and additional exponential leaders bring to the largest economy in Africa, watch this exclusive interview only on FINTECH.TV with Dr. Jane Thomason. To Learn More About aCubed Limited : https://acubed.net/

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.Join our host, Jeff Gitterman, on TheIMPACT with Michael Cosack, Principal of ImpactWise and Henry Shilling, Director of Research of SustainableInvesting.Michael is an independent consultant who brings over twenty years of business leadership experience, including the qualitative and quantitative analytical skills needed to implement programs and people in a meaningful, measurable, and impactful way. His role at ImpactWise is to help institutional money managers, consultants, and trustees explore, create, and implement innovative impact investment strategies and solutions.Henry most recently coordinated the Moody's investors services worldwide efforts to transparently reflect the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in research, ratings, and analysis. As well, he developed and launched Moody's green bond assessment and published extensive research on this and related topics. Henry is the author of The International Guide to Securities Market Indices, which was published in 1996 by International Publishing Corp., Chicago, Illinois. He is a contributor to Money Market Funds in the EU and the US, published in 2014 by Oxford University Press.Herny and Michael wrote a paper about the rapid growth that are seen in sustainable investment space.  At the beginning of 2018, GSAI reported that $31 trillion was invested globally in sustainable investment.  At the same time, USCIF Foundation reported that $12 trillion was invested in United Stated sustainable investment.  This information research in mutual funds, credit funds, and ETF areas indicate that over six areas of measurement that the universe became 977 sustainable different sustainable mutual funds. ESG investing growth continues as substantial forms as funds rebrand - such as 47 funds have done in various types and fashion as these experts discuss. To learn more about how this has contributed to the growth, please join our team of expert wonks that share how sustainable investing really works.  To Learn More their report: https://impactwise.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ESG-Fund-Standards.pdf To Learn More About ImpactWise: https://impactwise.us/ To Learn More About Sustainable Research & Analysis: https://www.sustainableinvest.com/

Abu Dhabi Edition One of the most-watched programs in the Blockchain sector and has been seen by over 4-million viewers worldwide. Join our host, Rachel Pether, on the Digital Asset Report from Abu Dhabi with Dave Chapman, Executive Director of BC Group and Co-founder of OSL. Previous investment banker (HSBC, Barclay's, Bearn Stearns, & others) and during 2012 came across the bitcoin revolution. In 2013 while Dave was in Hong Kong, he became fascinated with the decentralized nature and technology of bitcoin, and it was then when he understood what the future holds for the finance industry.Dave and his business partners understood the future of digital assets was most compelling when institutional adoption was achieved to dominate the space for those layer one providers. With the help of a strategic investor, they took control of a Honk Kong exchange call BC Group. BC Group created a wholly-owned group – OSL, which serves as a digital asset firm with the full intent to serve the financial institution and accredited investor communities. “Digital security tokens will disrupt capital markets.” – Dave Chapman, Executive DirectorMany traditional finance leaders of the Old World misunderstood the opportunity in bitcoin and decentralized technology, thinking that it wouldn’t be adopted. We are now witnessing significant jurisdictions around the world create regulations around the digital asset space (bitcoin, crypto, and security tokens). Some of the worldwide established brand names that are entering the space are, Standard Chartered, J.P. Morgan, Nomura, and TD Ameritrade. Bitcoin has validated its status as an asset class, receiving global regulatory clarity in the financial space. As well as exceptionally high-quality custodians that are providing the same level of insurance for the New World that any traditional custodian would of the Old World. To Learn More About BC Group: https://bc.group/en To Learn More About OSL Digital Asset Platform: https://osl.com/en/

Daniel Ben Yehuda - CEO, OM2 Holdings -  Join our host, Ziv Keinan, for the first of many Digital Asset Reports from Israel with Daniel Ben Yehuda, CEO of OM2 Holdings as they discuss the future of financial technology (FinTech) in a connected digital economy with innovation disrupting how banks, insurance companies, and additional players are transitioning for the future. Technology comes in to support the banks or to bring the disruptive services that are congruent with the New World, says Daniel Ben Yehuda. Capital Allocation Strategy - OM2 Holdings is not a typical venture capital (VC) firm. For example, in analyzing digital securities, Daniel and his team made an initial investment in a "good strong" matching engine called exberry - using some of the most advanced technologies available to support a number of technology instances, implementations, and mapping integrations. Next, Daniel says the next logical piece of the puzzle is liquidity. Thus, OM2 made an investment in Ownera, which is building the rails of the digital securities industry to provide access to the institutional players. Lastly, a fully regulated venue is needed which was their investment in nx' change. This investment in nx' change enables securities to be traded in the private capital markets - made possible by blockchain distributed ledger technology (DLT) public databases of trusted trustless systems using New World technology. To Learn More About OM2 Holdings: https://www.om2.com/ Israel is Leading Decentralizing Finance -  These unlocked, unblocked and free-flow features create new possibilities for digital money, decentralized finance, and the multi-dimensional frictionless vector of value. To learn more about how digital securities will be issued, traded, and directly measured using impact metrics that address various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as outlined by the United Nations, watch these seasoned experts discuss the most pressing issues of exponential growth in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. To Learn More About GoodDollar: https://www.gooddollar.org/ To Learn More About exberry: https://exberry.io/ To Learn More About Ownera: https://ownera.io/ To Learn More About nx' change: https://www.nxchange.com/

The effects of COVID-19 have caused businesses and workers alike to completely rethink the way they work and interact with the rest of the world. Zoom meetings and remote work have become the new normal, which is causing businesses to reevaluate the way that they conduct themselves and what type of SaaS offerings they provide.    This is where the world’s view on exciting new technology such as blockchain and cryptocurrency has begun to really show their worth to the world. Prior to this pandemic, these technologies were still slowly making their way into the mainstream - but these strenuous circumstances have caused businesses and large corporations to reconsider the value that this revolutionary technology can bring them.  Visa, Mastercard, JPMC, IBM, Microsoft, and many other Fortune 500s have already begun to test out the crypto waters and are beginning to roll out exciting new frameworks and services that are set to revolutionize the way work is done, payments are handled, and how identity and sensitive data are managed.  While this is true, cryptocurrency is still a hotly debated topic in finance.  Many believe it can provide a real benefit to society while others remain skeptical of its true utility.  Many people found out about cryptocurrencies originally due to the headlines you would see every day about massive investment returns people were cashing out with nearly every week. This hype was well-founded - crypto was actually rooted in advanced and very relevant improvements to the current financial system that resulted in the crash of 2008. At the time, though, this was overshadowed by big money and over-speculation of its true monetary value.  In order to understand how crypto is shaping the future of the remote workforce and even how businesses will function after this pandemic, it is important to understand why cryptocurrency and the underlying blockchain technology is so valuable for society - especially in the current climate. What is Blockchain Technology?  Bitcoin and its mysterious inventor Satoshi Nakamoto brought with it the concept of “trustless” transactions, among other innovations.  This simply means that there is no trust involved in a bitcoin transaction, as the exchange of value is permanently stored, publicly visible, and verified by multiple parties with an incentive to ensure its verification. Therefore, two untrusting parties can engage in a transaction without the need for a moderator (i.e. the potentially biased banks). As you can see, this is a big improvement to the current monetary system and removes control from a few executives to an entire population.  Cryptocurrency’s ability to conduct private, secure, third-party free transactions is revolutionary, and could truly change the way business transactions are handled as well as how monetary value and data are distributed throughout society. It has the potential to lessen the disparate wealth gap in America, and make complex procedures like loans and financing smarter by making data permanent and unified.  Basically, it can allow strangers to engage in business dealings without worrying about getting overzealous fees, data breaches, or the negative effect that human error can bring.  At its core, it removes the need for banks and corporations to always have a hand in your financial dealings, digital tools, as well as your personal data - which is something the new generation is very concerned with.  The use for Bitcoin has been established - it can, in fact, have the impact it says it will have. The only barrier now is integrating into a society that is still transitioning into a digital age. This has been the question that has caused this revolutionary technology to have such a gradual and slow integration so far.  Blockchain technology has taken a backseat in the media to the currencies it supports. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, and more have all been hot topics that have brought up heated debates on whether or not they actually contain any value. But, blockchain has not received the popular media attention that the cryptocurrencies it supports have. As it turns out, the underlying blockchain framework that supports these currencies is what gives them value and allows for each of the digital currencies to have so many revolutionary features.  Blockchain allows for a digital distributed ledger to be used to facilitate transactions between two parties that are fraud-free and without any third party manipulation or interference. It can revolutionize the way information is stored, secured, and exchanged between the two parties and remove fraud and trust from the equation while streamlining the process and drastically improving efficiency.  Big Corporations Are Bringing Blockchain to the Mainstream Many of the world’s biggest corporations are beginning to integrate cryptocurrency and blockchain into their service offerings.  In late July 2020, Visa announced that they will be rolling out a crypto-supported payment system that will support Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and other prominent currencies. This is huge for the crypto world because it finally shows how these big corporations are realizing the value of the technology.  From May 2019 to May 2020 there was over $10 billion of crypto transactions that took place, which shows the. trending popularity of this new monetary system.  This new service from Visa will come in the form of a Visa digital wallet that allows for the use and storage of cryptocurrency easily and securely. With people using cash less and less and the need for banks beginning to dwindle with stay-at-home orders and social distancing norms, this announcement is hardly surprising and very fitting for the time of the announcement.  Just as this announcement was happening, regulators in the U.S. were also announcing that it is now perfectly legal for large institutions to provide cryptocurrency services. Brian P. Brooks, the Acting Comptroller of the Currency, commented recently “This opinion clarifies that banks can continue satisfying their customers’ needs for safeguarding their most valuable assets, which today for tens of millions of Americans includes cryptocurrency.” This decision shows that the shock of 2020 is beginning to have an effect on the highest level of corporations and regulators in the US, and that they are becoming more open than ever before to new forms of technology that threaten many of the financial and societal norms that have been in place for decades.  Other companies such as IBM have integrated crypto services into their framework to bring about next-generation payment solutions. In 2019, IBM rolled out a service called World Wire that is able to provide a much easier mechanism for cross-border payments between out-of-country businesses. This technology is yet another example of a tool that is completely necessary during a pandemic where many Americans have trouble reaching clients or businesses not located in the U.S. In 2020 so far since COVID, the World Wire service has been critical for many to more easily make payments across the world.  As you can clearly see, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a tipping point for blockchain and cryptocurrency in the mainstream. It has fueled a renewed faith in crypto as the world begins to shy away from paper money and dependence on banks. In fact, one in three millennials now state that they will likely buy and hold bitcoin within the next year, which just shows how deeply this new idea is starting to solidify in our society.  With remote work becoming more prominent, it is looking more and more likely that people will be able to get paid in crypto sooner rather than later. This will help improve the confidence and trust that our generation has in the current financial system and trigger a more independent and self-sufficient workforce that will be more able to withstand the effects of any future pandemics or disasters.

Terry Tamminen - President, 7th Generation Advisors -  On this segment of TheIMPACT on FINTECH.TV, our host, Vince Molinari, talks sustainability, investment, and how the right perception is essential to overcome challenging situations with Terry Tamminen, President of 7th Generation Advisors. Terry was appointed as the Secretary of Governor Schwarzenegger's administration at the California Environmental Protection Agency - where they launch a 1M solar roof initiative, global warming solutions act, and a variety of other sustainable measures. In 2008, he founded 7th Generation Advisors as a non-profit advisory firm to help states, cities, foundations, and companies do what was accomplished in California. Some of the companies they work with are Walmart, Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation, Earth Alliance, and many others.  By connecting the work that they do with policy, technology, and finance, they become unstoppable and make anything possible. Bottom-Up Approach -  The bottom-up approached started in the early 2000s. Whereas, the current administration is not very progressive on environmental or climate issues. They found the opportunity to work with states and cities in the US that were interested in taking meaningful action and enjoying the economic benefits. Renewable Resouces -  After achieving their goal of diverting 50% of waste and setting up their new target of 75%, they understood that the convergence of technology and finance was essential for the dream to manifest a more sustainable reality of the future.  For example, they managed to create an incentive program for electronic recycling. 7th Generation Advisors created a new California industry - by bringing investors to invest in those new companies and new industries where the incentive is no longer needed. Green Climate Fund -  Green Climate Fund is a multi-billion-dollar investment fund set up in 2009 to help underdeveloped countries with sustainable and low-carbon development. Book recommendations from Matt for newbies on the regulated / climate markets – Lives per Gallon Cracking the Carbon Code Watercolors Visit 7th Generation Advisors on the Web: https://7thgenerationadvisors.org

Shari Noonan - Co-Founder & CEO, Rialto Markets -  On this segment of FINTECH.TV's Digital Asset Report, our seasoned host, Vince Molinari, talks capital markets in the age of a hyperconnected digital economies with our distinguished guest, Shari Noonan, Co-Founder and CEO of Rialto Markets. From her electronic trading background - beginning with digitizing markets in the late 90s - Shari has a deep history with equities markets, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank as COO of Trading as ATS' have created a regulated private capital markets framework. From OMS', ECNs, to ATS', these veterans cover the list of acronyms that are most important in the digitally connected New World.  Swaps, Equities, FX & the Evolution of Asset Classes -  Rialto has received approval from Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate their broker-dealer (BD) and alternative trading system (ATS) under the Fourth Industrial Revolution of Digital Securities in the United States of America as domestic systems connect with global partners.  There are private markets with digital securities now able to trade using the "ecosystems" of ATS networks in the US, and additional nodes worldwide, in approved regulated domiciles; although, this doesn't mean there is liquidity at meaningful volumes for a high-velocity market. The rails and infrastructure are still coming online for mass adoption as reduction in friction is achieved.  These leaders of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are, together, greater than the sum of the whole of the parts. Thereby, catalyzing exponential growth in areas such as decentralized finance (DeFi), digital securities and compliant offerings that are compliant with state, regional and/or local regulators. Visit Rialto Markets on the Web: https://rialtomarkets.com Regulation A+: Railto & KoreConX -  Rialto is working with groups - such as Oscar Jofre's KoreConX, who was recently interviewed by FINTECH.TV - that have connected many of the USA's ATS's in a much-needed ecosystem to facilitate liquidity, price discovery, mark-to-market value pairing, and additional functions that are vital to the private capital markets having sustainable levels of liquidity. https://fintech.tv/digital-securities-2020/ Securing the Future: Rialto & Securrency -  Rialto is working with the best and brightest - such as Securrency, which was recently interviewed on FINTECH.TV; with the Securrency digital securities engine coming online as one of many base protocols in the New World that plugs into Rialto's core business.  https://fintech.tv/dan-doney-ceo-securrency/ DeFi: Pandora's Box to Scaling Exponential Liquidity - As CeFi goes to DeFi, or in plain English - the world evolving from Old World centralized banks to New World options that offer significantly expanded value - each player as Shari discusses above are necessary and needed in order to bring the systems online. In order to facilitate liquidity, leaders of the Fourth Industrial Revolution such as ErisX's Matt Trudeau must get the required elements implemented, adopted, adapted, and approved by regulators that are compliant with Rialto, Securrency, KoreConX, and many others for regulated & compliant private capital markets to one day have the liquidity for current "illiquid" assets.  https://fintech.tv/from-cefi-to-defi/