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The FSB just told us cross-border payments in Asia-Pacific are barely improving. FSB annual report (published March 24, 2026)
The FSB 2025 Annual Report dropped March 24, 2026.
I pulled the key data from three connected FSB reports on
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Japan just quietly dropped a blueprint to overhaul its 50-year-old payment infrastructure by 2030
Japan just announced it's replacing the backbone of its entire banking system.
The Zengin System has been running
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"It felt as if my wife asked for a divorce!"
"How did you feel when he told you that he is moving to a different department?"
A colleague
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Japanese Business Manners Essentials
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet seven different customers over 2 days together with a former banker who has
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How Wise & Revolut Actually Move Funds, FATF rule change implications
A common misconception in cross-border payments is that money physically “travels” overseas.
In reality:
💡 Money never crosses borders. Only messages
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Stable Coin vs CBDC vs Tokenized Deposit focusing on East Asia(Japan and Korea)
Purpose
(1)To understand the difference between Stable Coin, CBDC and Tokenized Deposit.
(2)To take a look at the
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“Money runs on trust, not technology.” — Bank of Korea
Bank of Korea recently released a timely 151 page report on stable coins and CBDC, along with a 36 minute
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What a Customer’s Farewell Taught Me About Feedback
One of our main contacts at a key customer announced she’s retiring — this week.
I did notice she was
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The Lesson from the Winged Victory of Samothrace
The Lesson from the Winged Victory of Samothrace
In 2014, I visited the Louvre for the first time.
Many artworks
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It’s not the survey result that defines a team — it’s how a leader responds.
During my time at Amazon, we had frequent anonymous surveys.
People managers received the results regularly, often highlighting how the
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Sibos2025: Swift will be collaborating with Consensys to add blockchain based ledger
🚀 Sibos 2025: A headline worth pausing forAt Frankfurt this year, it was revealed that Swift will be collaborating with Consensys.
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From Reassurance Emails to Industry Shifts: Finding Balance between Microscope and Telescope
At work, it’s easy to get pulled deep into the microscopic details—
especially when customers ask for reassurance:
“Just
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Lost in translation: from crypto to quack
During a recent meeting with customers, I made a mistake
What I meant to say:👉 The key is that we
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Knowledge sharing doesn’t just transfer skills. It builds invisible bridges.
Joy of creating tools and how to pages in the company
Being in a remote location, where 99% of the
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When colleagues see you, not just your work, importance of reaching out
This week, two small moments reminded me of the power of connection.
1 — “Are you ok?”
I was tired.
A
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Catch people doing things right
Last week, three moments at work brought me genuine joy:
💫A colleague put in extra effort that helped ease a
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The Bipolar Attitude
💡 When the wall won’t budge… what do you do?
A customer came to me frustrated.
End of Support had
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The Unexpected Gift of Offering My Hotspot
Just as I sat down at a cafe near home, a foreign gentleman sits down next to me. Asks the
