Now is the time to get past the blockchain hype and into the nitty-gritty of how to use it to improve banking, writes Chuck Mackie in "Blockchain on the Brink: Report from the DTCC Blockchain Conference." It may well be five years before blockchain has a major impact on existing processes and institutions, and much of the focus on financial incumbents is problematic. As Mackie … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 04/13/16
FinTech is Still Rising
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 04/08/16 This issue marks the first anniversary of Canright’s “FinTech Articles of the Week.” To mark the milestone, we have launched a new website for our financial content, www.fintechrising.net. Over the last two years, we’ve seen FinTech investment increase dramatically and become a distinct market in its own right. We’ve also seen … [Read more...] about FinTech is Still Rising
Finance, Meet Technology
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 04/01/16 The combination of finance and technology is, quite literally, FinTech and why some technologists, marketers, and bankers see an evolution in digital, electronic technologies going back more than 40 years. That's also the mindset that the FinTech startups seek to disrupt. In working on (OK, struggling with) a marketing article that … [Read more...] about Finance, Meet Technology
THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 04/01/16
The large consulting and technology firms continue to put out their perspectives on the blockchain. PwC published "What is blockchain?" earlier in the year, while EY spoke with bobsguide on "Is blockchain good or bad tech?" The cryptocurrency used in the Ethereum made The New York Times, as its value soars. The article covers the development of Ethereum, which runs on a public … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 04/01/16
FinTech Investment and Application
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 03/18/16 Whether the FinTech market is in its early stages or past its peak, depending on the report you read, investors are still betting on it, as a report from KPMG and CBInsights shows. In terms of use, the market is clearly in the innovator-to-early adopter stages of the classic diffusion of innovations theory. This week also brings a more … [Read more...] about FinTech Investment and Application
THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 03/25/16
More background and "explainers" on the blockchain. Banking innovator and author Chris Skinner presents the blockchain as FinTech's "real game changer" in American Banker. Watch for his book, The Value Web. FinExtra reminds us of its white paper with IBM "Charting the Progress of Distributed Ledger Technology In Financial Services." Meanwhile, a panel at a cash management … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 03/25/16