And what we envisage in this new future, which will have the support of AI, of tokenisation,

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Hello and welcome to the UKTM podcast, a weekly chat with the movers and shapers of the UK tech industry and the destination for all things UK tech related.

I'm your host, Jane Wakefield, and today I am joined by

Anna Wallace, the CEO of the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology. Welcome, Anna.

Thank you very much. Nice to be here. Now, before we start talking about CFIT, is that the correct

acronym for? It is. Yes, C-Fit. Good. Seafit. Before we start talking about that, I just wanted to find out a little bit about your background

because you've had some interesting jobs in the past. You've worked for the Gates Foundation,

which must have been fascinating. And you've also worked for the financial conduct authority.

So just give me a little bit of your background.

Yep. So as you say, Jane, quite an interesting history, particularly working in financial

technologies. The way I see it, I've covered the policy side being a UK civil servant.

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