Distributed ledger in payment,clearing and settlement: An analytical framework
The report provides an analytical framework for central banks and other authorities to review and analyse the use of distributed ledgers in payment, clearing and settlement activities. The main aim of the framework is to help understand the uses of DLT and, in doing so, identify both the opportunities and challenges associated with this technology in a critical part of the financial system.
The Use of Distributed Ledger Technologies in Payment,Clearing,and Settlement
This paper will focus on newly emerging distributed ledger technologies and related protocols, which were inspired originally by Bitcoin, and their potentially important applications to payment, clearing, and settlement in the wholesale markets.
Payments disrupted: The emerging challenge for European retail banks
Payments are a key revenue stream for European banks. Deloitte estimates that retail payments will account for â¬128 billion in revenues in 2015, or around a quarter of total European retail banking revenues.
Bitcoin The new gold rush?
Mainstream perception of Bitcoin, much like the cryptocurrency itself, has been volatile. Aside from this volatility and other challenges around regulatory oversight and security concerns, there are clear benefits, particularly for payments. What will it take to get Bitcoin into mainstream adoption? What might the future of cryptocurrencies mean for traditional financial services?
