Collaboration will drive blockchain’s success The tools built for blockchain are largely designed with developers in mind, which makes creating tools for consumer blockchain interaction difficult, Richard Collin writes for CoinDesk. As 2017 quickly approaches, collaboration is key. If developers work with commercial organizations and they both work with consumers, the better … [Read more...] about BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 12/26/16
Living Up to the Hype
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 12/26/2016 2017 is almost here! With the end of 2016 comes a wave of grand predictions for next year. As President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House and selects his cabinet members, the future of banking regulations remains uncertain, which could lead banks and FinTech firms to polish current service offerings rather than create new … [Read more...] about Living Up to the Hype
Assessing Impact
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 12/18/2016 As the year quickly comes to a close, news this week takes a step back to assess the impact of APIs on the financial sector, more emerging insurance trends, and FinTech’s impact on the underbanked and unbanked populations in the U.S. and abroad. We also learned that consumers are waking up to digital banking options, but contrary to the … [Read more...] about Assessing Impact
BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 12/18/16
Blockchain is dead, long live the blockchain Despite the discussions surrounding blockchain’s demise, it’s too early to rule out the potential for blockchain adoption, writes Chris Skinner for The Finanser blog. “We saw this with the internet (a boom and bust and boom); mobile (it’s only for yuppies but now I can’t live without one); and the PC (who needs a computer in the … [Read more...] about BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 12/18/16
BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 12/11/16
Think outside the blocks Now that the banking community has woken up to bitcoin and blockchain technology, BCG Perspectives outlines what blockchain is (for anyone who still isn’t sure) and examines the different cryptocurrencies available. BOJ, ECB to jointly study digital currency technology The two agencies will team up to examine blockchain, the distributed ledger … [Read more...] about BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 12/11/16
InsureTech Rules
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 12/11/2016 FinTech's insurance sector came to the fore this week. This Google Trends chart and series of tweets tell the story of InsureTech's growth in 2016. We found in our @burnmark report that #insurtech focused on disrupting legacy systems and processes are seeing more interest than apps Download report. — Devie Mohan … [Read more...] about InsureTech Rules