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Podcast: What's Next with Aki Anastasiou
Episode: Absa experts on how digital assets will transform Africa’s financial landscape
Description: In this episode of What’s Next, Aki Anastasiou is joined by a panel of experts to unpack the Africa Digital Assets Report 2025. The discussion features Rob Downes, Head of Digital Assets at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB); Juanetta Furusa-Matelakengisa, Head of Digital Product, Carbon Banking at Absa CIB; and Zanele Thembisile Baloyi, Senior Researcher at Krutham. Together, they explore why the report was commissioned, how the research was conducted across several African markets, and what it reveals about digital asset adoption among consumers and businesses.
The conversation highlights key themes such as the public’s trust in traditional bank...