A digital revolution and a reality check
Technology is stretching boundaries but traditional issues of costs, regulation and privacy remain
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FANS of the digital revolution can point to some success that technology has had in democratising finance in parts of South-east Asia, where the majority still have no banking account.
But imaginations for the potential of technology and Big Data must be brought down to reality, with data privacy, infrastructure demands, cost and regulations, being key concerns for technology players who spoke at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai this month.
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