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The quiet work of interoperability

When a customer of one bank withdraws cash from another bank's ATM, a lot has to agree in under a second. Shared infrastructure is how a financial system starts behaving like a network.

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  3. Public SectorDigital public services often start with revenueCollecting fees and taxes digitally is rarely glamorous, but it is frequently where public-sector transformation proves its value first.UBX Editorial · 5 min read
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