Tag "financial services industry"
White Paper on Blockchain Infrastructures for Digital Assets
BitFury, a Bitcoin blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company, has released a white paper outlining basic components of blockchain-based asset ledgers, as well as their use cases for financial services firms. Entitled ‘Digital Assets on Public Blockchains,’ the white
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Banks Vs. Fintech: ‘Fintegration’ Is The Smartest Move
Banks and fintech startups have more business interests in common than issues that divide them, according to a new report from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The document, entitled ‘The Disruption Of Banking,’ is based on surveys of more than
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Fintech Startups Are More Agile And ‘Excel’ In Meeting Real Consumers’ Needs
Fintech startups are “cannibalizing banks,” attacking every single service typically provided by financial institutions ranging from lending to wealth management among many other areas. Their key strengths: they understand much better the real consumers’ needs and “excel” in meeting those
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An Introduction to Bitcoin and Blockchain for Financial Services
Each week, a tremendous amount of news stories related to bitcoin and blockchain technology are being published. At Fintechnews alone, not one week passes by without at least two or three new articles on the matter. Surely, Bitcoin is hot
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No Financial Services Firm Can Afford to Ignore Blockchain Technology any Longer
The blockchain has the potential to do much more than just support cryptocurrencies; in fact, Capgemini expects that the technology will “revolutionize the financial services sector… [by providing] unprecedented transaction security through cryptography.” In a new report called ‘Blockchain: A
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Money 20/20 Europe in Copenhagen: 20 People You Need to Meet
With 10,000+ attendees, including more than 1,000+ CEOs, from 3,000+ companies and 75 countries, Money 20/20 is an award-winning event series and the largest global conference focused on payments and financial services innovation. Last week, Money 20/20 wrapped up its
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