2017 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking
Bank Innovation
JUNE 12, 2017
2017 was a tumultuous year, but despite some stops and starts, innovation in finance is only gaining more momentum.
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Guide to Genuine Innovation When Everyone Is ‘Innovating’
Bank Innovation
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
This bank created an innovation lab, and that bank is launching a fintech team. But this other bank just started a blockchain focus group, and everyone else is investing in tech. Gone are the days when banks could afford to be “conservative” with new product launches and tech projects, which Read More.
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Blockchain Catastrophe Swaps and the Unbundling of Insurance
Bank Innovation
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Image source I struggled with the headline for this post because the news connects to so many different themes we cover on Daily Fintech: Real use cases for Blockchain. Innovation by Incumbent Financial Services. Catastrophe Insurance and Climate Change. Financial Inclusion. The new global back office.
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Blockchain VC Fund Gets First Investors For New Ethereum-based ICO
Bank Innovation
APRIL 7, 2017
Blockchain Capital, the first venture capital firm to focus exclusively on DLT technology is offering digital tokens that represent a stake in the firm’s third fund. The tokens are held on the Ethereum blockchain […].
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Blockchain: a solution looking for a problem?
Chris Skinner
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
Being conference season, there were many announcements in the past week about headlines companies wanted to gain with their innovations. One of the main headline grabbers for me came from R3. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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The most read blog entries of 2016 (#fintech, #blockchain, #platforms)
Chris Skinner
DECEMBER 30, 2016
Here’s the list and, as you will see, it’s mostly people reading about blockchain news, although how to change the bank, fintech and innovation all get high rankings too.
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For Blockchain Adoption, FIs Have to Solve Compliance First
Bank Innovation
MAY 26, 2017
The next big thing in financial services won’t make it very far off the ground if FIs don’t innovate with an eye towards compliance.
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CBDC and Technology: Enabling Blockchain to Drive Change
Accenture
JANUARY 8, 2021
The key innovation is the adoption of a value-based, or token-based, approach to money. The post CBDC and Technology: Enabling blockchain to drive change appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. Central bank digital currency (CBDC) represents a potential digital sea change in the daily function of finance.
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10 Most Innovative CEOs in Banking 2018
Bank Innovation
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
EXCLUSIVE – Everything in banking is changing: fintechs are solidifying their place in the financial ecosystem, as challenger banks, online lenders, and blockchain technology providers become essential functions to keep the industry moving forward.
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B2B Payments Drive Instant Payments, Crypto Innovation
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
New payment rails are once again in the spotlight as real-time payments and cryptocurrency emerge as the top focuses for innovators. In this week’s look at payment rails innovation, the European Union begins paving the way for greater crypto adoption, while Mastercard expands its own crypto accelerator initiative.
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What’s next for blockchain?
Chris Skinner
MARCH 7, 2018
I recently wrote an article for Bloomberg’s Business Week, and thought it worth sharing with y’all here: What’s next for blockchain? Everyone got very excited a few years ago about blockchain technologies, the ledger system that was spawned by the arrival of bitcoin in 2009. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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Blockchain-for-Data Company Factom Raises $4.2M
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Some words that should no longer surprise you, because this technology is only growing stronger: in blockchain news, there’s a new player on the block… chain. Doing it, moving on: Blockchain-for-data company Factom Inc. has just raised $4.2M in a Series A, in a round of eleven investors—plus or minus Read More.
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Bank of America, Chase the Latest Banks to Buy into Blockchain
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 4, 2016
So much has happened with blockchain over the past couple of weeks—so very much—but let’s talk about the banks: Firstly, Bank of America is the latest to join the ranks of financial institutions experimenting with blockchain. Bank of America Merrill Lynch recently announced at Sibos that it was collaborating with Read More.
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FIs Should Follow Deloitte’s Blockchain Lead
Bank Innovation
MAY 23, 2017
Remember when blockchain was going to kill financial services? Take companies like Deloitte: with several new partnerships, projects, innovation labs, and consortium memberships, financial services giant Deloitte might have a better grasp on blockchain’s potential than a couple shiny new fintechs.
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Ana Botin of Santander on FinTech and Blockchain
Chris Skinner
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
But when the interviewer, Erik Schatzker, asks her … The post Ana Botin of Santander on FinTech and Blockchain appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. It starts with talking about how Santander can make a difference on climate change with Ana claiming that the bank is voted the most sustainable bank in the world.
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389 10 Most Innovative CEOs in Banking 2017
Bank Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Fintechs are partnering with banks, banks are using blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrency and financial regulation is still undergoing massive changes. 2017 has been a […].
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Banks Are ‘Dipping Their Toe’ into Public Blockchains, Says Chain CEO [VIDEO]
Bank Innovation
MARCH 29, 2018
Blockchain technology has been talked about in banking for so long that readers here can be excused for being a bit jaded on the subject. The technology has been touted as solving just about every problem bankers face, but as Adam Ludwin, CEO of Chain, told us in San Francisco at Bank Innovation 2018 earlier.Read More.
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Creating a ‘Blockchain Industry:’ Patenting the Blockchain
Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 29, 2016
Patent filings for blockchain technology have more than tripled since 2014; this spike includes patents filed by cryptocurrency exchanges such as Coinbase, payment processors like Mastercard, and banks like Goldman Sachs and the Bank of America. According to a report conducted by law firm Reed Smith, the most popular areas Read More.
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Enterprise Blockchain Consortiums – Part 1
Bank Innovation
MARCH 9, 2017
2016 was a big year for Blockchain. The hype around Blockchain was palpable, and we saw news from all around the world about various initiatives picking up steam. While this entry is not meant to provide a comprehensive state of *all* of the consortiums out there, I am attempting to capture the ones that seem […].
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Banks Are Getting Closer to Real-life Blockchain Use Cases
Bank Innovation
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
Blockchain is at a bit of a critical point, because it’s running up against the one universal enemy all new technologies have to face eventually: reality. In reality, how will banks use the blockchain? “To To do the real thing, it takes time, effort and expertise,” says Alex Wolff, head of Read More.
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Facebook has forced the world’s banks to innovate
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 6, 2019
… The post Facebook has forced the world’s banks to innovate appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Most seem to want to ban it. And now PayPal has dropped out of the original founding team, with Visa and MasterCard rumoured to follow.
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Meet the Most Innovative CEOs in Banking [SPONSORED]
Bank Innovation
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
The finance landscape is witnessing some significant changes and disruptions due to fintech companies, blockchain technology, and AI. Innovation in this highly regulated field is necessary, and even giants are rising to the challenge and trying to get more customer-friendly, agile or at least aligned to the new standards set by start-ups.
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Bank of America Has More Blockchain Patents than IBM
Bank Innovation
JANUARY 17, 2018
Bank of America has more blockchain-related patents than any other firm in the U.S., The report counted a total of 1,045 blockchain […]. according to a new report by New York-based law firm EnvisionIP. According to the report, Bank of America has 43 patents while Mastercard and IBM have 27 each, followed by 14 from Fidelity.
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Mastercard Bets on Blockchain and Payments with Latest Crop of Startups
Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Payments processor Mastercard is continuing its focus on innovation and partnership, announcing the latest 11 companies to join its ‘Start Path’ program as well as the expansion of its NYC Tech Hub.
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Blockchain Remains King as Banks Lose Interest in ICOs, Crypto
Bank Innovation
MARCH 7, 2018
EXCLUSIVE–The potential use cases of blockchain technology in banking continue to captivate bankers, but topics like cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings, or ICOs, may be losing a bit of their edge. This is according to a panel on the subject during Bank Innovation 2018, which wrapped up yesterday in San Francisco.
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Stop Asking if Blockchain Projects Are in Production Yet, Chase Says
Bank Innovation
JUNE 13, 2017
Financial services have been experimenting with blockchain projects for quite a while now. In fact, 2017 seems to be the year blockchain is set to break out of the Proof-of-Concept stage and into production environments — yes, even for banks.
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Chris Skinner
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
You and I probably think it’s just that once a year renewal … The post InsurTech’s big ticket items: machine learning on the blockchain appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. There are lots of interesting nuances in insurance.
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Standard Chartered Reports Blockchain Letter Of Credit Transfer Between Thailand, Vietnam
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Standard Chartered has announced the completion of the first cross-bank Letter of Credit (LC) transaction over blockchain, between Vietnam and Thailand, according to a report from FinanceFeeds. It was completed over the blockchain-based Contour network, which is an open industry platform and focused on digitizing trade finance.
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Next-gen central banking | Pillar 2: Enable and drive innovation
Accenture
JUNE 29, 2020
Pillar 2: Enable and drive innovation A key role for central banks is to enable and promote a vibrant financial sector. The post Next-gen central banking | Pillar 2: Enable and drive innovation appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. We move on now to the second pillar. In the digital age, that means helping to cultivate new….
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US Lawmakers Explore How Blockchain Can Help SMBs
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
To explore the positive impacts of blockchain on small businesses, the U.S. Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez said, according to the report, “it is vital that Congress keep pace with the evolving needs of our country’s innovative small businesses.”
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Mastercard Uses Blockchain To Innovate AgTech
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Mastercard ’s Senior Vice President of Innovation and Startup Engagement Deborah Barta told Karen Webster in a conversation with Luis Macias , CEO and Founder of GrainChain , that COVID-19 has only intensified the issue.
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233 Blockchain Is Centerstage in BNP’s Digital Push
Bank Innovation
JUNE 23, 2017
Its subsidiary, BNP Paribas Securities Services — a global custodian and securities services provider — received a third of that sum in order to explore emerging technologies, such as blockchain, AI, and […].
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Bank Innovation
JUNE 1, 2017
Innovating at the same time everyone else is innovating is hard, but U.S. Headed by its fearless leader, Dominic Venturo, the bank’s Innovation Group has been at the epicenter of innovation in financial services across various tech sectors. Bank seems to be finding its way around.
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307 Blockchain Won’t Kill the Banks (Banks Say)
Bank Innovation
MAY 19, 2017
Decentralization where you are innovating […]. In fact, decentralization may be beneficial for banks, depending on “what do you mean by decentralization,” said Jared Harwayne-Gidansky, North American lead of the emerging business and technology group for BNY Mellon.
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363 ICOs Over VCs, Blockchain Investors Say
Bank Innovation
JUNE 9, 2017
Blockchain investors are more interested in ICOs, or initial coin offerings, than traditional investment models, according to data from the Coindesk first quarter 2017 State of the Blockchain Report released this week. In the first quarter, money raised for blockchain projects via ICOs accounted for a third of the […].
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IBM’s Take on Blockchain Technology Beyond Bitcoin [VIDEO]
Bank Innovation
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
EXCLUSIVE- Global technology company IBM is involved in more than 400 blockchain projects, according to its vice president of blockchain technologies, Gennaro “Jerry” Cuomo, who testified before Congress yesterday.
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252 Ripple’s Focus on Innovation Is a Win for Banks
Bank Innovation
APRIL 27, 2017
According to Asheesh Birla, vice president of product for the enterprise blockchain solutions provider, this year “is all about expansion” to new clients, countries, and markets. Ripple is taking strides to expand its network–and its technology offerings–in 2017.
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Singapore Bank Consortium Releases Blockchain Prototypes to Promote Faster Intra-Bank Payments
Bank Innovation
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
A consortium of banks in Singapore led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), made public three blockchain prototypes on inter-bank payments in hopes to encourage other banks to engage in innovation in this space.
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Mastercard to Keep Up Momentum With Masterpass, Blockchain, IoT
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 31, 2017
EXCLUSIVE— Masterpass, blockchain, and the Internet of Things are three of the largest areas Mastercard will be focusing on to keep up the pace of its innovation efforts, the company said. This is according to Mastercard’s President and CEO, Ajay Banga, on the company’s earnings call this morning.
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3 Not-So Futuristic Blockchain Applications
Bank Innovation
MARCH 8, 2017
— Blockchain – or the distributed ledger technology – is rushing out of test labs, and into real-life applications. Experts foresee that blockchain will take over money transfers, and will […]. SAN JOSE, Calif.
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290 SWIFT Calls Its Blockchain Trial a Success
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 13, 2017
SWIFT has dubbed its blockchain projects successful, according to a report published today regarding its proof-of-concept with the technology. The inter-bank network’s proof-of-concept, announced back in January 2017, was aimed at testing whether blockchain could be used for more efficient international transactions.
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290 Blockchain Startup BitPay Raises $40M for Asia Expansion
Bank Innovation
APRIL 3, 2018
BitPay, a blockchain payments company, closed a Series B of $40 million yesterday, the company announced. The money, as previously mentioned by the startup, will go towards expanding its international operations. The first stop for this expansion will be Asia.
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What in the world is blockchain?
Payments Dive
MARCH 12, 2019
Blockchain, cryptocurrency, bitcoin: These terms can often be highly confusing to those not in some level of the IT industry. Ray Wiley, CEO and co-founder of Hot Head Burritos and Rapid Fired Pizza helped bring some clarity to these topics during a session at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit.
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