Keith Bear

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Vice President, Financial Markets

IBM

Member since

13 Aug 2002

Location

London

Bio

Responsible for the development of IBM's business in the Capital Markets.

http://ibm.com/financialmarkets

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Co-founder of IBM's business in Risk Management, led the UK Financial Markets consulting Practice.
Currently responsible globally for business development of IBM's business in Capital Markets, with a specific focus on blockchain.

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Trade Wars- Blockchain style

Coindesk’s recent article "Banks taking sides" covers the current race to market for competing trade finance initiatives and makes many valid observations on the current situation but also points to some key questions. Just to summarise, there are more blockchain initiatives underway in Trade Finance than pretty much any other area of f...

26 July 2018 Blockchain Observations

The 7 bank commitment to blockchain has many implications not just for trade finance but for the evo

Last week’s announcement by the seven bank Digital Trade Chain Consortium is another strong indication that the “peak hype” discussions around blockchain are somewhat misplaced. This blockchain network, designed to deliver a trade finance solution across Europe to support small and medium businesses, stands out from the steady flow of other blockc...

05 July 2017 Capital Markets Technology

How will regulation impact the development of blockchain technology ?

Jessi Baker, the Founder and CEO of Provenance, recently said: “At its heart, a blockchain is a system that allows people who don’t trust each other, to trust each other.” There is no doubt that blockchain is all about bringing trust to transactions. For almost any supply chain – be it food, medical records, precious gems and minerals, real esta

06 May 2017 Fintech innovation and startups

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