A new way to serve the unbanked in the U.S. and abroad

October 30, 2021 by

Tan Tran, CEO of Vemanti Group, talks to hosts Llewellyn King and Linda Gasparello about his company’s new way to provide financial services to the unbanked and underbanked here and abroad.

Giving Thanks for America and Its Piano Man

Llewellyn King

Thanksgiving is my favorite American holiday. Let me count some of the ways I love Thanksgiving: Because it isn’t very commercialized. Because it doesn’t leave out the lovelorn and the lonely. Because it has an intrinsic honesty: It’s about being grateful. Because it’s about as much extended family as most of us can take: just […]

Big Tech Needs to Step Up and Take the Risk on New Nuclear Plants

Llewellyn King

If it gets too hot or too cold for long next year or sometime in the next several years, you may find yourself in the dark, without air conditioning or heat, depending on the nature of the crisis. The electricity system is under stress — more so in some areas than others. The electricity demand is rising […]

Coming Electricity Crisis Will Test Trump and Musk

Llewellyn King

I would like to lay before you two powerful myths that are very present in the United States in this post-election hiatus. The first is that business people, because they have had a record of making money, will be good at running the government. The second is that because one has been a successful inventor, […]

The Buoyancy of Immigrants and Their Success in Science

Llewellyn King

I have been exploring the heights of scientific endeavor in reporting on artificial intelligence, from its use in medical research (especially promising) to its use in utilities and transportation. It is notable that many of the high achievers weren’t born here. They have come here from everywhere, but the number of Asians is notable — […]