Blockchain will be used by 15 percent of big banks by 2017 A major shift is underway among startups and big banks want to use blockchain technology to make traditional bank processes cheaper, faster and more efficient. The movement toward greater blockchain adoption is mostly happening at medium and large-sized institutions, and those banks are largely focusing on consumer … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 10/09/16
Questioning Banking
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 10/01/16 Bankers have accepted that FinTech is here, reports The Daily FinTech in its SIBOS 2016 wrap-up story. Realism in FinTech among both banks and startups, the move to realtime payment, and (naturally) semi-real blockchain topped its list of takeaways. It may be a long leap from last week's conversations on banking, cybercrime, and … [Read more...] about Questioning Banking
William Mougayar: THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 10/01/16
Blockchain Presentation Draws 250 Businesspeople in Chicago It's late Monday afternoon in Chicago, and more than 250 people pack into the main presentation room at the 1871, the city's largest startup workspace and accelerator. From the looks of it, most of the audience members are business people, not the usual tech types. Indeed, the presenter, William Mougayar, asked … [Read more...] about William Mougayar: THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 10/01/16
THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 09/25/16
It might take longer than you think for the future of banking to arrive Ripple Labs has been developing an infrastructure for sending international payments between banks using blockchain, according to Fast Company. But instead of relying on a digital currency like Bitcoin, they’ve created XRP, a “digital asset” that carries value across distributed ledger technology. Even … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 09/25/16
Payments Milestones
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 09/25/16 Same-day ACH payments rolled out in the United States last Friday. All U.S. bank now settle payments during the business day using the 40-year-old electronic payment system. The United States has a number of years to go before its once cutting-edge electronic systems catch up to the standards of today's state-of-the-art realtime payment … [Read more...] about Payments Milestones
Blockchain Now! | Canright Marketing Content for Synechron
Our client Synechron, one of the fastest growing global technology services firms, announced a series of technology accelerators to help financial firms get started with one of today's most visible financial technologies: blockchain. Canright partnered with Synechron's marketing and PR team to create a campaign we call Blockchain Now. We wrote all the marketing copy, and to … [Read more...] about Blockchain Now! | Canright Marketing Content for Synechron