Hirander Misra

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GMEX Group

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30 Mar 2020

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Digitally Transforming Carbon Markets to Restore Trust, Drive Investment and Grow GDP

Carbon markets are essential for achieving climate goals by incentivising emission reductions. However, ensuring the credibility and transparency of transactions is crucial for their success. The fragmented nature of existing voluntary carbon markets and the lack of standardised approaches pose significant challenges. This not only hinders effect

24 July 2024 /sustainable Climate Fintech

Interoperability: the misused word in Carbon Credits Markets Technology

According to the World Economic Forum, there is a $4-5 trillion dollar climate financing gap hindering a climate-resilient future, yet financial capacity building is also being hindered by fragmented, siloed and analogue approaches. To seriously address climate change, we must question and challenge what is already before us. It is not as simple

10 April 2024 /sustainable /markets Climate Fintech

WHEN TRADITIONAL FINANCE MET DIGITAL - SHIFTING INSTITUTIONAL MINDSETS TO EMBRACE DIGITAL CHANGE

As the digital ecosystem matures, institutions are under pressure to position themselves (appropriately) within it, whilst also remaining aligned with stringent and ever-evolving industry regulation. As well as regulatory considerations, two other key challenges for institutions are employing the right people with the right knowledge to ‘translate...

28 March 2023 /wholesale /markets Digital Asset Class (DAC)

Bridging the divide between TradFi and DeFi

The use of digital assets and blockchain solutions has gradually become more prominent as the digital transformation of the financial services industry has progressed. As Finance 4.0 advances, there is an increasing demand to access a full range of digital products and services in tandem with traditional financial services. While the convergence o...

05 December 2022 /regulation /crypto Digital Asset Class (DAC)

Key institutional digital asset trends and opportunities

A recent Panel, which included the following discussed - Key institutional digital asset trends and opportunities: Hirander Misra, CEO, GMEX Group Alexey Demyanov, Managing Director, Bank of America Securities Nadine Teychenne, Global Head, Digital Assets, Securities Services, Citi Luc Froehlich, Global Head of Digital Assets Solutions, Fidelity In...

03 December 2022 /markets /predictions Digital Asset Class (DAC)

Can blockchain facilitate sustainability and ESG friendly investing?

Can blockchains be used as incentive networks for encouraging green activity and renewables? ESG is an important use case for blockchain. Regulators are understandably concerned about green investing and specifically, greenwashing, and the chain doesn’t lie, so blockchain technology is entirely aligned with achieving ESG objectives and guidelines. ...

03 December 2022 /wealth /sustainable Blockchain Observations

High Five for the Digital Assets Road to HyFi

The digital transformation of the financial services industry has gained accelerated traction over the last few years with the increasing adoption of blockchain solutions and digital assets. Nonetheless, as the era of Finance 4.0 evolves, there is a growing demand to access and offer a full range of digital products and services alongside traditio...

23 January 2022 /crypto /markets Digital Asset Class (DAC)

5 Digital, Crypto and Blockchain predictions for 2022

At the start of January 2021 I made my top 5 predictions for the digital, crypto and blockchain space. The results were very accurate. I briefly recap those and try to repeat that feat with my key predictions for 2022: 2021 Predictions recap Capital markets accelerate the move from analogue to digital - Regulated digital exchanges and custodians c...

04 January 2022 /crypto /predictions Blockchain Observations

HyFi will Eradicate CeFi and DeFi silos to make digital assets interoperable

It is increasingly clear that Centralized Finance (CeFi) and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) will need to intersect within a regulated environment and support the convergence of traditional and digital assets activity. The key challenge is how to apply regulation, which was designed for a centralized world, to an environment that will be increasingly...

29 November 2021 /crypto /markets Digital Asset Class (DAC)

Powered by Ledgers: How Exchange 4.0 will Digitally Transform Financial Market Infrastructure

The move to Exchange 4.0 is well underway, with profound implications for financial markets. Forward-thinking firms are already positioning themselves for a DLT-fuelled future. But behind the buzzwords, there are lingering questions. What benefits will digitalisation bring, both to trading venues and the market participants they serve? What are t...

06 September 2021 /markets /predictions Digital Asset Class (DAC)

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