Rising unemployment and ample time to spare led to a surge in stock trading among Gen Yers and older Gen Zers in 2020. Yet while the likes of Robinhood, Stash, and E*Trade have made it easy to participate in this once-opaque market, could simplified investing apps do more harm than good?

Have frictionless payments gone too far? Are women finally set to get targeted financial advice? And will investments’ eco-credentials trump potential returns? In this part of the 2021 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about how people are redefining their relationships with money.

NFTs are dominating the cryptocurrency conversation, but they’re still not seen as widely accessible. Start-up Dapper Labs is taking steps to change that with NBA Top Shot, using the power of stardom to open up NFTs to a broader audience and give people an innovative way to express their fandom.

Coca-Cola Amatil has announced it will accept various cryptocurrencies at its vending machines around Australia and New Zealand. Not only is it riding on the growing acceptance of alternative currencies, but it also demonstrates the role crypto payments could play in a touchless economy.