London may overtake San Francisco as global FinTech hub
A new report published by global recruitment firm Robert Walters has revealed that London is rivalling San Francisco in high-value FinTech startup activity. If current trends continue, the report suggests that London may soon be home to more FinTech unicorns than San Francisco.
Blockchain in financial services: Where are we now?
The examples of blockchain in financial services that we will explore illustrate a "work in progress" status for the industry, as one project was abandoned, a second has evolved, and a third is building slowly on the basis of early success.
Digital Garage & Tokyo Tanshi launch a blockchain financial services JV
‘Crypto Garage’ joint venture seeks to monetize blockchain financial services in Japan and beyond
Blockchain 2.0: Cryptocurrencies are only the beginning
Launching the Credit Suisse Blockchain Revolution Series: In this in-depth report, we analyse the market implications of blockchain technology in light of the bitcoin boom since our initial cross-sector and cross-border publication, Blockchain: The Trust Disrupter, roughly a year ago. While we make no comment on the valuation of particular cryptocurrencies, we believe the rise of bitcoin and Initial Coin Offerings highlights how transformative the underpinning blockchain technology will be across sectors, with financial services and capital markets at the front of the queue.
Fintech and Financial Services: Initial Considerations
A new wave of technological innovations, often called âfintech, â is accelerating change in the financial sector. What impact might fintech have on financial services, and how should regulation respond? This paper sets out an economic framework for thinking through the channels by which fintech might provide solutions that respond to consumer needs for trust, security, privacy, and better services, change the competitive landscape, and affect regulation. It combines a broad discussion of trends across financial services with a focus on cross-border payments and especially the impact of distributed ledger technology. Overall, the paper finds that boundaries among different types of service providers are blurring; barriers to entry are changing; and improvements in cross-border payments are likely. It argues that regulatory authorities need to balance carefully efficiency and stability trade-offs in the face of rapid changes, and ensure that trust is maintained in an evolving financial system. It also highlights the importance of international cooperation.
New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Annual Report 2016
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) annual report for 2016
Blockchain rewires financial markets: Trailblazers take the lead
The IBM Institute for Business Value with the support of the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 200 financial markets institutions in 16 countries on their experiences and expectations with blockchains. This executive report provides insights into the motivation and adoption patterns in financial markets, and most importantly, identifies that the industry is moving at a much faster rate than anticipated.
Editing the uneditable Blockchain: Why distributed ledger technology must adapt to an imperfect world
This paper looks at why distributed ledger technologyâapplied to enterprise and permissioned networksâwill need to evolve to adapt to an imperfect world where human error, laws and mischief will require more flexibility. It looks at the mixed blessing of the indelible ledger in light of Europeâs âright to be forgottenâ laws, recent high-profile cybercurrency thefts and the age-old âfat fingerâ errors that have brought exponential harm to financial services.
Credit Suisse analysis as to how blockchain can impact stocks
In this report, we reassess our views on the extent to which bitcoin and its underlying technology, blockchain, present a disruptive threat and/or opportunity to global incumbents operating in the payments, capital markets, financial services and media ecosystems. We leverage Credit Suisse's global franchise to deliver the collective cross-sector and cross-border insights of 31 contributing analysts across 5 sectors and 5 key geographies, providing 14 key stock calls.
Credit Suisse analysis as to how blockchain can impact stocks
In this report, we reassess our views on the extent to which bitcoin and its underlying technology, blockchain, present a disruptive threat and/or opportunity to global incumbents operating in the payments, capital markets, financial services and media ecosystems. We leverage Credit Suisse's global franchise to deliver the collective cross-sector and cross-border insights of 31 contributing analysts across 5 sectors and 5 key geographies, providing 14 key stock calls.
Industrialisation of Distributed Ledger Technology in Banking and Financial Services
This paper will provide an overview of the transformation potential of distributed ledger Technology and potential disruptive use cases in financial services. However it will primarily focus on the business considerations that must be addressed before industrialisation of distributed ledger technology can commence. This paper concludes by discussing the key factors financial organisations should consider to measure the success of the initial implementations.
Blockchain & Financial Services: The Fifth Horizon of Networked Innovation
This is an excerpt from a longer series paper on Blockchain
Blurred lines:How FinTech is shaping Financial Services
This PwC report assesses the rise of new technologies in the financial services sector across the globe, the potential impact of FinTech on market players and their attitudes regarding the latest in technology developments. Additionally, it offers insight as to the responses of the sector to this ever-changing environment.
Q & A – What’s next for blockchain in 2016?
Blockchain technology is being adopted at unprecedented speed. Financial institutions are realizing the potential of this next-generation business process improvement software to alter shared practices between customers, competitors, and suppliers. Blockchain may result in a radically different future for financial services. The authors see three trends to focus on in 2016.
Blockchain 2015: Analyzing the Blockchain in Financial Services
Review of the blockchain within financial services. A strategic analysis by William Mougayar
Blockchain: A Fundamental Shift for Financial Services Institutions
In this paper, Capgemini looks at blockchain technology and how it can transform financial institutions. The paper also explores how to evaluate this new technology and what to consider when looking at blockchain as a transformational opportunity.
