Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Turning off the liquidity tap

Lee Fulmer, Market Commentator, discusses progress with intraday liquidity management, exploring how banks need to understand not just whether they have enough liquidity but how to control the flow of that liquidity in a crisis situation.

17 December 2015

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Use of crypto-technology beyond currency advancing

Lee Fulmer, Market Commentator, discusses the emerging application of crypto-technologies outside the currency space, and assesses how the blockchain is likely to be applied in the asset registry, application stack and asset-centric areas, by which players, over what timeframe.

18 November 2015

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Blockchain, 24/7 payments & corporate payment hubs

Gene Neyer, Global Product Manager, D+H, speaks about the current climate of payments modernisation, what changes are taking place to reach transformation goals, and the potential of blockchain as a disruptor.

05 November 2015

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Blockchain is to trust as cloud is to computing

Michael King, Chairman, Credits, speaks about the potential of blockchain and distributed ledgers to disrupt the financial industry, and how well banks may be collaborating with fintech startups, particularly in the UK.

04 November 2015

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Bitcoin users need currency choice

Jorge Pereira, VP of engineering and development at Bitreserve, discusses how the platform allows people to use bitcoin without them having to hold any and how trading in multiple values facilitates innovation.

01 October 2015

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Banks grapple with ‘omnichannel’ opportunity

Matt Williamson, Global Head of Payments at Misys, talks about how banks can ready their IT infrastructures to tackle rising competition from new payments entrants without ripping out everything they’ve invested in so far.

28 September 2015

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Taking the costs out of forex

Nik Storonsky, founder and CEO of Revolut, addresses the high costs of hidden credit card fees abroad and the importance of increasing the number of users in foreign exchange platforms to reduce bank trading charges.

21 September 2015

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Private blockchains used across industries

Nick Williamson, Founder and CEO, and Eric Benz, Founder and COO of Credits, explain the 'proof-of-stake' model and how their platform differs from private blockchain businesses.

14 September 2015

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The future needs both competition & collaboration

Eric Van der Kleij, Head of Level39, discusses the importance of both competition and collaboration within financial services and the role of Level39 in combatting the struggles start-ups face in being recognised by banks.

01 September 2015

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Financial institutions and the disruptors

Mike Laven, CEO of Currency Cloud talks of the relationship between start-ups and larger financial institutions and the positive collaborative efforts these two parties can enjoy for the benefit of customers.

21 July 2015

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Trends,challenges and the digital agenda for banks

Sam Roddick, EMEA lead for Deloitte Digital discusses how customer expectations, fuelled by experience with other sectors, is impacting the digital agenda at banks.

23 June 2015

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A brave new vertical world

Bruce Oreck, US Ambassador to Finland looks at the challenges facing the financial services industry and the new realities emerging as millennials grow up and shape the marketplace.

18 June 2015

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Payments innovation not disruption

John Hammond, chief commercial officer at Currency Cloud looks at the rise of cheaper, leaner payments alternatives and the international growth of Currency Cloud.

18 June 2015

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Distributed ledgers and the opportunity for FSI

Nilesh Dusane, VP, global sales and client relations, Ripple Labs looks at a new future for payments and transaction networks that takes advantage of blockchain-based platforms.

17 June 2015

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The impact of real-time payments

Paul Thomalla, SVP global corporate relations and business development, ACI Worldwide looks at how the growth of real-time payments and the upcoming PSD II will transform the industry in the future.

08 June 2015

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The new age of collaboration

Mark Evans, global head of client integration, HSBC talks about the growing relationship between traditional banks and the budding FinTech sector.

03 June 2015

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Payments innovation: Disruption or Opportunity?

Mark Buitenhek, global head transaction services, ING looks at the "exciting" changes happening in the payments industry.

26 May 2015

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The EBA looks ahead at blockchain and e-Identity

Vincent Brennan, head of group payments and operations at the Bank of Ireland and chairman of the EBA Working Group discusses advancements in e-Identity and the future for distributed ledger and crypto-currencies.

26 May 2015