Wish you were here! Paragon at Consensus 2024
By Tom Murphy and Joni Medzadourian There’s no denying that Consensus is the world’s largest (over 15,000 attendees this year!) and most influential conference for crypto, bloc
Paragon Public Relations and Your Partners, LTD Team Up to Accelerate Digital Asset Clients’ Growth
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PR From Anywhere: How Public Relations Pivoted Amid The Pandemic
When the Covid-19 pandemic began its spiral in the U.S. last spring, I had yet to work a full two months for Paragon. The shift to full-time remote work for me, as it was for many,
Risk management in volatile markets
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Disrupt or be disrupted
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At long last, an opportunity for repo markets to benefit from change
While a clear vision of the benefits which automation can bring to the capital markets has been spreading for several years, global repo markets doggedly have been stuck in their o
Data management is key to capital markets competitiveness
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Role of fintech in the capital markets
Counterpoint · EPISODE 1: ROLE OF FINTECH IN CAPITAL MARKETS The evolution of Fintech, its role in the capital markets and its strategic importance in driving efficiency and compe
Data lakes or fountains of knowledge?
Given the noise around IT transformation and innovation, the only surprise is that so few financial institutions seem to be embracing change with any obvious strategic commitment.
A murky 2019 outlook for markets and tech
Early Q4 earnings disclosures from the big investment banks show big cracks re-emerging in their capital markets businesses, which underline the urgent need for more fundamental ch