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Private Credit: From Corned Beef to Tenderloin — Rethinking the Industry Beyond the Headlines
Private credit has become an easy target for sweeping generalisations. Just days after Jared Kushner brokered the USD 55 billion take‑private of Electronic Arts (Reuters), headlines were quick to draw sweeping parallels. The Financial Times framed the First Brands collapse as an 'Enron moment,' while The Economist
Tokenised securities vs security tokens: What’s the difference and why it matters
Few concepts have captivated both institutions and innovators quite like ‘tokenisation.’ Yet as adoption spreads and use cases mature, a key distinction is often lost in translation — the difference between tokenised securities and security tokens. While the wording may seem interchangeable, the underlying reality is not. One represents the digitisation
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From “Limited Benefits” to Holy Grail of Cross-Border Payment? Stablecoins in 2025
Stablecoins grew from $20 B to $312 B, moving $27 T a year—but their real test isn’t speed, it’s settlement. Luc Froehlich explains why liquidity, FX, and payout coordination are now the true frontiers of cross-border payments.
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Is Tokenization Finally Ready for Prime Time?
Introduction For years, the promise of tokenization—a process by which practically any asset, from commercial real estate to fine art, can be recorded and traded on a blockchain—has captivated both technologists and financiers. Indeed, investor fascination with tokenization dates back to around 2017, when the idea of “fractional”
How AI Agents and Blockchain are solving my breakfast crisis
Since moving to the UAE, there’s one thing I can count on almost every Saturday morning: sunshine. No rainy weekends keeping the kids stuck indoors. But there’s one thing that hasn’t changed, no matter how advanced my surroundings have become—my fridge problem. Picture this: it’s