SIX Digital Exchange's Alexandre Kech on Building the Future of Digital Assets and Their Infrastructure

In this special episode of Chief Digital Heroes, recorded at Sibos, Matthew speaks with Alexandre Kech, Head Digital Securities | Executive Board Member at SIX Digital Exchange. They discuss what SDX does in terms of "future-proofing the infrastructure" of digital securities, as well as a typical day that involves identifying use cases and preparing customers for the future. They also talk about where the industry is in terms of embracing digital transformation, the need for infrastructure interoperability, and how to get started with digital assets as a newcomer.

 

Topics discussed:

 

• A typical day at a digital securities exchange that includes identifying use cases and educating customers.
• Where the financial industry is in terms of accepting and embracing digital transformation.
• Why building on different infrastructures will hold tokenization back and the need for interoperability instead.
• A look at public and private blockchains, and why we'll likely see a hybrid model in the future.
• How AI will impact banking, and how its biggest use case will be improving the user experience.
• Misconceptions around digital securities and those working in exchanges, and what to believe instead.
• How to get into digital assets if you're a newcomer, and ways in which you can "play around" with Ethereum, and other coins and assets.