There's more than enough for this week in the best blockchain research papers, Q2 2016. This is a post from digital banking writer and consultant Chris Skinner, who posted a curated list of reports from Brave New Coin, which delivers blockchain and digital-asset markets news. For my part, I'm participating in FinTEx Chicago's Innovation Profile series, covering Chicago-based … [Read more...] about BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 07/10/16
Questioning FinTech, Again
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 07/01/16 As the second quarter of 2016 ends, a number of article have appeared that question FinTech. Several appear below, featuring pointed questions about the value of FinTech investment and the hype surrounding some FinTech business models. The effect of the Brexit vote on FinTech gets its due as well with long-time banking observer and … [Read more...] about Questioning FinTech, Again
BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 07/01/16
Blockchain: Over-hyped bandwagon or truly revolutionary technology? Some pointed questions and a video of a panel providing answers at the NASDAQ Innovation Center in downtown San Francisco that featured father and son Don and Alex Tapscott, followed by a panel discussion with John Wolpert, Global Blockchain Products Director at IBM; Haskell Garfinkel, Partner and FinTech … [Read more...] about BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 07/01/16
Distancing LendingClub
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 06/25/16 As the dust settles from the LendingClub scandal, rival alternative lending firms attempt to distance themselves from the fallen firm while other FinTech startups enjoy newfound attention from investors. But it remains up for debate whether FinTech is the place into which investors should be stashing their cash. As the United States and … [Read more...] about Distancing LendingClub
BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 06/25/16
Bank of England launches FinTech accelerator, partners with PwC on distributed ledger project Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, announced that its accelerator will work with new tech firms to help “harness FinTech innovations for central banking. In return, it will offer firms the chance to demonstrate their solutions for real issues facing us as policymakers, … [Read more...] about BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 06/25/16
The Regulators are Rightly Watching
Marketplace lending and distributed database technology got mentions in the "Potential Emerging Threats and Vulnerabilities" section of the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury's Financial Stability Oversight Council's 2016 Annual Report (PDF), released June 21, 2016. I read the section on distributed ledgers as largely positive for the technology's potential, with a note to keep an eye … [Read more...] about The Regulators are Rightly Watching