Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Blockchain won’t be as disruptive as people think

Cian Burke, Head of Securities Services, HSBC discusses why big data and data analytics still dominate conversations, and the effect distributed ledger technology may have on post-trade and operations.

21 October 2016

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Speed, safety and transparency drive innovation

Benoit Dessere, Head of Cash Management, Societe Generale, discusses how innovation is enabling banks to meet customer demand for anytime, anywhere, any device services, and talks about why digitalised information such as e-signatures and e-documents will bring more immediate and significant advantages to cash management than blockchain.

18 October 2016

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We need a sustainable cadence with fintech

Leda Glyptis, Director, Sapient, talks about how emerging technologies are driving evolution in the fintech climate, and how financial institutions are reacting.

18 October 2016

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No real clarity on API projects in Europe

David Bannister, Principal Analyst, Financial Services Technology, Ovum, outlines the progression of blockchain in the last year, and where APIs and immediate payments fit in.

17 October 2016

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Blockchain is an enabler, not a disruptor

Gautam Jain, Global Head, Digitisation & Client Access, Transaction banking, Standard Chartered, speaks about how the role of fintech is continuously evolving, and how blockchain can change the industry.

14 October 2016

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Start with the business problem not the technology

Kevin Johnson, Head of Innotribe Innovation Programmes, SWIFT, speaks about how the fintech ecosystem has evolved and trends in competition versus collaboration.

10 October 2016

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The app economy accelerates innovation

Simon Paris, President, Misys, describes the app economy and how it can change bank services for corporate customers.

04 October 2016

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Banks must figure out the ‘why’ of open APIs

Ronnie Mitra, ‎Director of API Design, API Academy, CA Technologies, talks about the impact of open APIs on banks’ customer relationships, the opportunity banks have to leverage accelerated interest in APIs due to PSD2, and the need for banks to work out why they are developing APIs – and for whom.

06 July 2016

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Private and public blockchains for trade finance

Gene Vayngrib, CEO & Co-Founder, Tradle, suggests that a private protocol over a public distributed ledger is an alternative to permissioned blockchains and centralised marketplaces in Trade Finance and Supply Chain, and predicts when startups will roll out mainstream products in financial services.

05 July 2016

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Moving blockchain from the lab to the real world

Edward Budd, Managing Director and Chief Digital Officer, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank, discusses how far blockchain has progressed into the mainstream to date, the questions that remain about how blockchain will be applied in financial services, and the critical need for standards efforts to focus on areas of real need - such as interoperability, minimising adoption cost and ramping data on and off blockchains.

20 June 2016

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EBAday 2016 – A brave new world for payments

Watch the highlights from EBAday 2016 in Milan. The event saw record-breaking attendance with over 1,000 delegates, a sold-out exhibition floor, and a new Fintech Pavilion. Conference highlights include discussions about blockchain, real-time payments, and PSD2.

20 June 2016

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Think about driving maximum value from real-time

George Evers, Head of International Product Development, Immediate Payments, VocaLink, discusses the potential impact of the pan-European instant payments scheme, and what banks can learn about innovation from existing schemes.

15 June 2016

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Blockchain is a turbo charge

Marcus Treacher, Ripple, outlines how distributed ledgers can enable cross-border payments and where blockchain technology fits into the payments industry in both products and regulation.

13 June 2016

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Blockchain could increase efficiency in KYC

Alice Gregoriadi, Start-up Advisor, discusses different applications of blockchain.

07 June 2016

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Banks must selectively invest in new payment tools

Massimo Tessitore, Head of Direct Channels, Mobile Payment and E Commerce Department, Intesa Sanpaolo, discusses how banks can stay ahead of the digital payments innovation curve and how they can manage the fine balance of customer convenience and security.

02 June 2016

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The Cambrian explosion of APIs

Jeremy Light, Managing Director, Accenture Payment Services, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Latin America, and Kim Berg, UK Industry Innovation Lead, Accenture Payment Services, speak about how APIs will operate in relation to PSD2, and what banks should be doing in preparation for the regulation.

01 June 2016

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Blockchain needs a native digital asset

Ferdinando Ametrano, Head of Blockchain and Virtual Currencies, Intesa Sanpaolo, discusses the relationship between bitcoin and blockchain, and outlines how banks can stay ahead of this evolving landscape.

01 June 2016

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Open access for payments innovation

John Box, Head of Strategic Partnerships, and Alex Reddish, Business Development, Raphaels Bank, pinpoint key findings of the white paper ‘Direct benefits: How fintechs can leverage open access for payments innovation’ on the role of immediate payments in the world of fintech, and how the landscape for access to faster payments is changing.

31 May 2016

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Fintechs can catalyse change in bank behaviour

Rob Hetherington, Head of Financial Services, SAP, and Johan Van Rooyen, Head of Design and Engineering Lab, Discovery, speak about the technologies disrupting banking and how incumbents and new entrants can work together in this space.

23 May 2016

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PSD2 provides the catalyst for change

Marion King, Director of Payments, RBS, speaks about PSD2, APIs and blockchain in the UK payments industry.

17 May 2016