Blockchain in insurance opportunity or threat?
This paper outlines the most promising insurance-related blockchain use cases in three categories: enabling growth, increasing effectiveness, and reducing cost by automating key processes.
De Nederlandsche Bank N.V. 2015 Annual Report
The Dutch economy has emerged from the crisis and is currently going through a cyclical catch-up phase. In 2015 gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.9%, the largest increase seen since 2007. While growth is solid, the available pool of talents and labour is not yet used to its fullest extent. By improving this, among other measures, the economy must be put on a structurally and sustainable higher growth path, in the Netherlands and throughout the whole of Europe. Although the Dutch economy is largely catching up under its own steam, its open nature means that robust and sustainable developments in Europe are indispensable for higher structural growth. This presents Dutch and European policymakers with major institutional challenges. The five sections of this chapter set out DNBâs vision in this respect
Blockchain: cryptoplatform for a frictionless economy
âDisruption is the New Normal.â This is the key message from the executive introduction to this series of reports. In the first report we outlined the exponential growth of digital opportunities.
Bitcoin Industry Investments Already Surpassing 2014 Total
Investment in the Financial Technology (FinTech) sector has been heating up recently, and Bitcoin-related companies have been leading the charge.