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From Vaults to Virtual: The Rise of Blockchain in Banking

Tom Spencer

While cryptocurrencies promise to deliver more efficient, transparent, and accessible financial systems, the rise of crypto is also driven by broader concerns. In October 2020, HSBC launched theContour platform, which uses blockchain to digitize trade finance and reduce friction in international trade transactions.

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How Companies Are Already Using AI

Harvard Business

My own firm released a survey recently of 835 large companies (with an average revenue of $20 billion) that predicts a net job loss of between 4% and 7% in key business functions by the year 2020 due to AI. Yet our research also found that, in the shorter term, these fears may be overblown.

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Help Your Team Achieve Work-Life Balance — Even When You Can’t

Harvard Business

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. But so did my peers, whether or not they had children, partners, or aging parents. It was just the industry and firm norm.

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Big Data: An Opportunity for Data Scientists & Data Analysts

Tom Spencer

Data is information organized in a form that can be efficiently used by people or computers to make decisions. Prateek Natani is an Associate Consultant at KPMG, and completed a Computer Science Engineering degree in June 2020. Data Proliferation. Required Skills.

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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business

trillion by 2020, and $3.5 He said: “Although we all bring a diverse range of perspectives, the D5 allows us to leverage the knowledge and experience of our smartest people, creating faster and more efficient digital governments for our citizens. The market for smart technologies is predicted to be worth up to $1.6

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The U.S. Economy Is Suffering from Low Demand. Higher Wages Would Help

Harvard Business

Target raised its minimum wage to $11 this past fall and committed to $15 by 2020. in 2014 to 2020. Could we be at another Henry Ford moment? Some major companies have announced plans to boost employee pay. More recently, Walmart announced plans to match that increase to $11. First, the economies of scale effect.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

These include offsetting greenhouse gas production by purchasing carbon credits, investing in more efficient gas turbine engines, using sustainable aviation fuel, and manufacturing with novel materials and 3D printing methods. The funds from these credits go towards financing various sustainability projects. The Aviation Market.

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