By Lou Grilli, Sr. Innovation Strategist for Primax DeFi is a powerful concept that could be a major disruptor in the financial services industry. In much the same way Uber and Lyft made us think differently about taxis or Airbnb and VRBO changed how we book...
By: Lou Grilli, Sr. Innovation Strategist NFTs have become today’s form of pop art, replacing household names like Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí with newer artists like Beeple, BoredApeYachtClub, and CryptoPunks, with equally crazy dollar amounts being fetched for...
By: Lou Grilli, Senior Innovation Strategist 2021 had some big news headlines. From the dynamic political environment following the election and ongoing coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic to mental health awareness at the Olympics and civilians riding into space on...
By: Lou Grilli, Senior Innovation Strategist Starting when I was a child up until a few years ago, I had a safe deposit box. In it, I stored a coin collection, mostly silver dollars, a raised seal copy of my birth certificate, the title to my previous car, college...
By: Lou Grilli, Senior Innovation Strategist Part I of my exploration of cryptocurrency’s potential impact on debit and other forms of payments ended with a discussion of stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to a stable asset. In part II, we’ll look at a special...
By: Lou Grilli, Senior Innovation Strategist As financial institutions explore the future of payments and real-time accessibility for their customers, the question has arisen: should cryptocurrency be considered a serious part of the conversation? The industry...