The latest episode of Couchonomics with Arjun is here. This one is a real treat! Our guest is Ronit Ghose, the Global Head of Banking, FinTech & Digital Assets for Citi Global Insights. He joined us on Couchonomics to give us a sneak preview of Citi's amazing new report: Metaverse and Money: Decrypting the Future. We discussed Metaverse and how will it i ... Show More
Jul 28
Why Most Digital Banks Will Never Make Money
Digital banks have spent years chasing customer growth. But scale alone does not create profitability.In this episode of Couchonomics with Arjun, Simon Loong, Founder and Group CEO of WeLab, explains what it takes to build a successful digital bank across Asia.He shares why lendi ... Show More
55m 50s
Jul 15
Could Your Data Become Your Next Asset?
Every day we create data, but almost none of us know who really owns it.In this episode of Couchonomics with Arjun, André Vellozo, Founder and CEO of DrumWave, joins the show to explore one of the biggest questions facing the digital economy: what if people could own their data t ... Show More
52m 50s
Jun 30
Can AI Build Fintech Unicorns Faster?
Can Europe build the next generation of global fintech leaders?In this episode of Couchonomics with Arjun, Stefan Klestil, General Partner Fintech EMEA, joins the show to discuss venture capital, fintech investing, AI, digital assets, founder psychology, and why the Middle East a ... Show More
49m 26s
Apr 2022
Money in the Metaverse (with Citi’s Ronit Ghose)
<p>What is the metaverse, how will we use it and why might the financial innovations of Web3 and blockchain technology be crucial to its success? Citi’s Ronit Ghose, one of the world’s foremost analysts of technology’s influence on financial innovation, returns to the podcast to ... Show More
39m 27s
Sep 2025
LIVE from Rare Evo: How Citi is Bridging The Gap Between Web2 and Web3
Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Digital Assets for Citibank's Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), discusses their approach to integrating Web 2.0 and 3.0. She shares insights on Citi Token Service, a new solution designed to provide 24/7 liquidity and borderless transactions, and expla ... Show More
18m 22s
Nov 2023
199. Insights: Real world assets on-chain: changing the future of ownership
gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Catherine Gu are back this week, talking about real world assets. On today's episode they dive into real world assets, or RWAs for short. They explain what they are, discuss some of the use cases of tokenized RWA we’re seeing today, the pros and cons of b ... Show More
44m 53s
Dec 2021
Web 3 and the Metaverse Are Not the Same
On today's show, Annie Zhang, host of the "Hello Metaverse" podcast where she explores the cultural and societal implications of its developments, takes a look beyond the NFT hype to examine how the Metaverse is revolutionizing our world.
Read the story here.
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6m 43s
May 2024
Ep 1. The future of money and banking with Ronit Ghose
Send us Fan MailIntroducing the inaugural episode of "Money Majlis," the first-of-its-kind podcast dedicated to exploring the dynamic intersection of money, banking, and technology in the Middle East and beyond. In the first episode of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar interviews Ronit G ... Show More
1h 4m
Dec 2022
The Metaverse is Here and It's Mind-blowing
Description - Are you ready to see the future of the internet? Well, grab your beverage of choice and settle in for a transformative interview. Eric Pulier, Founder and CEO of Vatom, joins Raoul for a wide-ranging conversation about his journey from Web 1.0 to the depths of the m ... Show More
1h 14m