Cryptofinance

Blockchain, Payments, Disruption, Use Cases and Real-World Examples: Recent Developments Credit Suisse, Citibank and the World Economic Forum have all come forth with predictions about the potential for blockchain, ranging from improved tracking for payments and streamlined international payments to the elimination of the clearing house. Finextra provides a good summary or … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 09/04/16

Big banks band together to launch ‘settlement coin’ BNY Mellon, Santander, UBS, and Deutsche Bank, are aiming to launch a mainstream blockchain system by 2018, CoinDesk reported. According to Financial Times reporter Martin Arnold, a formal announcement is pending. The coin will allow financial institutions to purchase securities without waiting for additional traditional … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 08/28/16

FemTechLeaders:  Beth Shah talks with FemTech Leaders about her switch from sports journalism aspirations to finance. The London native turned New Yorker describes work as head of business development at cryptofinance startup Digital Asset Management as being “like a scene out of ‘A Beautiful Mind’” and names blockchain as one of the future game-changers in FinTech. Get a … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 08/21/16

Digital banking expert and entrepreneur Brett King’s “Breaking Banks” radio show continued its series on blockchain. "We don't focus enough on building systems that don't have the inherent flaws of our current system, so there is the same inequality," remarked FinTech reporter and writer Bailey Ruetzel, during a conversation on the technology's democratizing effects. The … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 08/14/16

FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 08/07/16 For this week, I'm moving the weekly blockchain feature to the top of the links, as blockchain continues to capture business and technology attention. The Wall Street Journal even reported that blockchain is at a tipping point, in a comparison of the technology now versus the internet 25 years ago. It certainly is in terms of FinTech … [Read more...] about Blockchain Watch