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Ten More Important Emerging Technologies For 2024
As AI continues to dominate the technological landscape in 2024, security, the need for trust, and innovation in advanced computing remain vital. These trends influenced our selection of the next 10 top emerging technologies for 2024.
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Digital Asset Custody: A Primer
We analyze the key trends and drivers of the digital asset custody market, key tech supporting digital asset custody, the core capabilities of representative custody providers, and early good practices for integrating these solutions.
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Exploring Grab’s New Cryptocurrency Payment Feature
Learn how Grab's new cryptocurrency payments feature will influence the payment market in Southeast Asia and Singapore.
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The B2B Cross-Border Payments Market: What’s Hot In 2024?
The fast development of emerging technologies such as AI/ML and blockchain makes the competitive landscape competition in the B2B cross-border payments market even more intense. Learn more in this preview of a new report.
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The Web Needs A Way Of Proving That You’re A Real Person — Worldcoin Is Not The Solution
New crypto-focused financial network Worldcoin promises to provide a “new identity and financial network owned by everyone.” But it raises more issues than it solves. Find out why.
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Web 4.0? Let’s Figure Out Web 3.0 First!
The EU has released proposals for Web 4.0. But have we properly defined Web 3.0 yet? Find out why this approach could be deeply flawed.
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Blockchain: It’s More Than Just Crypto
How closely is the fate of blockchain tied to cryptocurrency? Do NFTs have business value? In this episode, Vice President and Principal Analyst Martha Bennett dispels some blockchain myths and shares some use cases that may not be on your radar.
What’s Your 2025 Budget Plan For AI, Software, & Tech Debt?
Attend our LIVE webinar on Sept. 24! Hear analyst insights on where to invest, divest, and experiment with 2025 tech and security budgets for maximum business impact.
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Distributed Ledger Technology In Banking — Neither Major Upheaval Nor Dead Silence
Blockchain has added value for banks when filling white spaces or replacing inadequate solutions. Fully operational systems are few and far between.
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Understand The State Of Central Bank Digital Currencies In Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific region is at the forefront of central bank digital currency (CBDC) development. Most APAC countries are proactively exploring and experimenting with CBDCs. China, South Korea, India, and Thailand are proactively piloting retail CBDCs. Singapore and Malaysia are currently focusing on wholesale CBDCs and participating in some multicountry CBDC pilots. Australia and Japan […]
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Meet Two Schrödinger’s Cats, Web3 And The Metaverse, At Technology & Innovation APAC In Sydney
This Technology & Innovation APAC, come listen to Sam Higgins and I talk about two Schrödinger’s cats in today’s tech ecosystem. First up: Web3. Some believe that Web3 will change the World Wide Web as we know it by giving users more control over their data and identities, ushering in better incentive structures for creators […]
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Show Me That Emerging Technology Magic
Get three key takeaways about leveraging emerging technology in this Technology & Innovation event preview.
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Tackling Technology’s Trust Problem
What can be done to address a growing lack of trust in technology? Principal Analyst Sara Watson digs into the causes of this issue and provides some examples of firms taking proactive steps to minimize its impact.
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Blockchain For CEOs
Learn what it is, what it does, and what it means for your organization today and in the future.
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The Top Tech That Will Win Over Banks In 2022
Banks are investing in a wide range of emerging technologies. Not all have equal potential today. Find out what’s hot and what’s not.
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Jekyll And Hyde: The Dual Role Of Emerging Technologies In Sustainability
The dual roles of eight popular emerging technologies and explains how to use them to advance environmental sustainability goals.
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Web3 Isn’t Going To Fix The Shortcomings Of Today’s Web
Will Web3 deliver on its promise? Learn how the three key tenets of the new vision compare to today's web.
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NFTs: Fun Stocking Stuffers Or A Lump Of Coal?
What are NFTs, really? What’s in it for brands? What are the key challenges? Here's a quick recap of our recent webinar on NFTs.
See Our Picks For 2024’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies
Watch our webinar replay to see what Forrester says are the top 10 emerging technologies for 2024 — and use cases and benefits you’ll want to embrace.
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Cryptocurrency: Everything Retailers Need To Know
Let's demystify the crypto basics, examine the pros and cons, and share our take on whether retailers should accept cryptocurrencies.
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NFTs Are Having A Bromance With US Males
State Farm is jumping onto the NFT bandwagon with a football-themed treasure hunt running November 4–7. The insurance company is just the latest of a quickly growing list of brands experimenting with nonfungible tokens since they started gaining marketers’ attention back in March with the launch of NBA Top Shot. That same month, NFTs officially […]
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Forr The Planet: Sustainability Interview Series — Dr. Suku Nair, SMU AT&T Center For Virtualization
Photo by Abhinav Sunil The intersection of how technology platforms are evolving and how it both affects and aids sustainability is a topic that Forrester’s sustainability team is currently studying. We spoke with Dr. Suku Nair, one of the most respected computer scientists in the country. He currently heads the SMU AT&T Center for Virtualization […]
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