How Memes and Gamification Are Changing Finance As We Know It

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As social, finance, gaming, messaging become folded in single “super apps” – as they are already in Asia – memes transmit subtle but powerful cultural meaning in a digitally-native way, says Ray Chan, CEO of Memeland. Welcome to the Meme Age.

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