Archive - Ovahi

Airports are an example of COVID-19 digital regression

Like many other foreign journalists descending on Japan amid a resurging pandemic to cover the Tokyo Olympics, Cathal Kelly had to endure nonsensical…

Jul 31, 2021 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

Anatomy of Hype: Quantum Computing

The claims of what quantum computing can do are dizzying: from forecasting financial crashes to solving optimization problems to leading to an…

Jul 1, 2021 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

June 2021

On Bitcoin's Energy Use

Bitcoin’s self-appointed talking heads have gone on yet another aggressive campaign to defend the cryptocurrency.

Jun 1, 2021 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

May 2021

How Maple Leaf Angels Invested During the Pandemic

[Disclaimer: the analysis and views expressed in this article are solely my own unless stated otherwise.]

May 1, 2021 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

April 2021

Non-Fungible Tokens, Yep.

[Acknowledgemet: I’d like to thank the artist Samar Hejazi for taking the time to walk me through her experiences and reflections on Non-fungible Tokens…

Apr 1, 2021 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

February 2021

Whatever Happened to Enterprise Blockchain?

Blockchain uses in business are still misunderstood and suffer from bitcoin's eclipsing presence.

Feb 28, 2021 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

January 2021

Move Fast and Break Wallets

When serving the unbanked and underbanked, high-octane digital financial services threaten to do more harm than good.

Jan 31, 2021 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

October 2020

The Pandemic-Induced Digital Transformation in Charts

Data on Telehealth usage, SaaS revenue growth, and tech jobs cast doubt on the accelerating digital transformation narrative

Oct 30, 2020 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

September 2020

Libra's Commitment to Financial Inclusion is Flagging -- An Update

Welcome to the latest edition of my newsletter.

Sep 15, 2020 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

July 2020

No, the Pandemic Isn't Accelerating Digital Transformation

Welcome to the latest edition of my newsletter.

Jul 1, 2020 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

April 2020

Canada's Financial Inclusion Opportunity

Underutilized Fintech innovation resources should be redirected to fight COVID-19's impacts.

Apr 25, 2020 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

March 2020

It's time for collaborative finance.

Saving Circles can smooth unsteady incomes hit by COVID-19.

Mar 23, 2020 •

Mohammed Ghalayini

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