Post by Jarek Sarwa

One more post on Davos and my takeaways from the whole week Representing Swiss FinTech Association (SFTA) as a co-host and partner of Davos Innovation Week - this year we had a full house whole week long! Startup pitch contest was a real blast 🔥 - again big congrats to all startupers who were pitching! My Davos key takeaways: 1. AI was of course the biggest topic: AI is no longer seen as hype, but as a real economic driver. Leaders stressed that it is already influencing growth, investment, productivity, and financial markets, with clear effects on long-term economic performance and competitiveness. 💡 Elon Musk said that AI could become smarter than any single human by the end of this year, and by 2030 may be more intelligent than all humans combined - can you imagine that ⁉️ 2. Quantum computing is becoming a huge topic nowdays as well: Quantum computing could help banks analyze risk and optimize portfolios much faster than today’s computers. It may also improve trading models, fraud detection, and complex data analysis. In the long term, banks will need quantum-safe security as quantum technology could break current encryption. 💡Quantum computing is seen as a long-term threat to crypto security because powerful quantum machines could eventually break today’s cryptographic keys. This could put wallets, signatures, and blockchains at risk if nothing changes. As a result, the crypto industry is starting to explore quantum-resistant cryptography to stay secure in the future. Curious to see what happens next ⁉️ 3. Digital Assets and Tokenization crypto discussions shifted from theory to real-world use. Tokenization of assets like bonds, real estate, and funds was highlighted as a key trend, helping bring more liquidity, fractional ownership, and faster settlement into traditional finance. 💡 The message was clear: tokenization is moving from pilots to real financial infrastructure. 4. Geopolitics - leaders stressed the need for greater cooperation despite rising geopolitical tensions. Discussions focused on finding new growth, adapting to a fragmented world, diversifying supply chains, and building resilience while continuing to innovate. It was great to meet friends and many interesting individuals like Steve Suarez®, Sebastian Bugal, Lucas Langlois, Luc Holzach, Natalia Jofre, Yanan Wu, Benjamin Talin, Slobodan Lukovic, Anaïs Franck, Shane Finlay, Ronit Ghose, Florian Kemmerich, Nico Willis, Rob Shakhani, Rastin Seysan, Manuel Eppert, Ivo Ronner, Marius Almstedt, Steliana Moraru (PhD), Agata Marty, Zuzanna Przybyla, Agnes Cieslok, Kamil Cieslak, Regev Yativ, Giulio Amato