Unbanked: If you're not looking at blockchain, you're not going to be able to compete

Open Finance
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21/03/2023 Video
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Ian Kane

Unbanked

CEO / Co Founder

At Qorus, we are committed to shaping the future of open finance through collaboration with innovative partners. We joined forces with Capgemini to launch the NewTech Challenge, an initiative aimed at recognizing the most influential projects in the Open Finance and Open Payments space. Following a rigorous selection process, the winners were announced at a virtual awards ceremony held on December 14, 2022. 

Unbanked, led by CEO and Co-founder Ian Kane, was awarded the silver prize. Ian joined our Open Finance Community Leader, Sarah Kocianski, to discuss the company's mission and projects, the importance of innovation in fintech, and Unbanked key objectives for 2023.

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