<p>This week's featured links:</p>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://medium.com/creditorwatch/aws-lambda-facts-you-wish-to-know-before-processing-2-billion-lambda-executions-2021-78fe77183c80">5 lessons I’ve learned after 2 billion AWS Lambda executions</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/the-future-of-payments-in-the-middle-east">The future of payments in the Middle East
</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-24/facebook-fb-explores-nfts-as-part-of-novi-digital-wallet">Facebook Considers Building NFT Features Alongside Digital Wallet</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://arstechnica-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/08/worst-cloud-vulnerability-you-can-imagine-discovered-in-microsoft-azure/">Worst cloud vulnerability you can imagine - discovered in Microsoft Azure</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jpmorgan-consensys-quorum/consensys-acquires-jpmorgans-blockchain-platform-quorum-idUSKBN25L1MR">ConsenSys acquires JPMorgan's blockchain platform Quorum</a></li>
</ul>


This week's featured links:

-  [5 lessons I’ve learned after 2 billion AWS Lambda executions](https://medium.com/creditorwatch/aws-lambda-facts-you-wish-to-know-before-processing-2-billion-lambda-executions-2021-78fe77183c80)
-  [The future of payments in the Middle East
](https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/the-future-of-payments-in-the-middle-east)
-  [Facebook Considers Building NFT Features Alongside Digital Wallet](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-24/facebook-fb-explores-nfts-as-part-of-novi-digital-wallet)
-  [Worst cloud vulnerability you can imagine - discovered in Microsoft Azure](https://arstechnica-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/08/worst-cloud-vulnerability-you-can-imagine-discovered-in-microsoft-azure/)
-  [ConsenSys acquires JPMorgan's blockchain platform Quorum](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jpmorgan-consensys-quorum/consensys-acquires-jpmorgans-blockchain-platform-quorum-idUSKBN25L1MR)

22 Aug - 28 Aug 2021

Weekly Tech Update #13

Hello there, I'm a solution architect with over 13 years experience in the tech industry. In this blog I write about emerging technology and share weekly tech updates.
