Ghost Stories Ep34: Diving into Digital Assets and Fintech (with Wiehann Olivier and Mia Pieterse of Mazars in South Africa)

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There’s a lot more to blockchain technology than just the latest Bitcoin or Ether price. After the boom of NFTs and all kinds of other things during the pandemic, things clearly cooled off in this space – and for the better. In the meantime, corporates and entrepreneurs are busy in the background on tokenisation of assets to create digital assets.

In a digital economy, digital assets are important.

The Fintech space is more widely understood. But again, it goes beyond just a payments solution on your wrist or your phone. As the world becomes increasingly cashless, there’s a lot of innovation in the financial space.

To unpack these areas in more detail and to understand how use cases are developing, I was joined by Wiehann Olivier (Partner and Head of Fintech & Digital Assets at Mazars) and Mia Pieterse (Partner and Fintech Specialist at Mazars).

You can connect with Wiehann on LinkedIn at this link and Mia on LinkedIn at this link.

Listen to the show here:

About Mazars

Mazars is an internationally integrated partnership, specialising in audit, accountancy, advisory and tax services. Operating in over 100 countries and territories around the world, they draw on the expertise of more than 50,000 professionals – 33,000 in Mazars’ integrated partnership and 17,000 via the Mazars North America Alliance – to assist clients of all sizes at every stage in their development.

To find out more about Mazars in South Africa, visit:

Website: www.mazars.co.za

Facebook: MazarsSouthAfrica

X: @Mazars_SA

LinkedIn: Mazars in South Africa

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