Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

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Fiat Currency 2.0: Counter argument to the Cryptocurrency narrative

Tony McLaughlin, Emerging Payments & Business Development, Citi, speaks at Money 20/20 USA about the practical problems that still need addressing in the crypto-currency community, how Fiat Currency 2.0 will help fix payments as a counter balance to crypto and what challenges still exist around tokenisation and coins. We ask how this impacts the big techs and what regulatory, political and ethical concerns need to be addressed first before they achieve their own currencies.

05 November 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #3: Regulation

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on the impact of Regulation on the industry. In this, final episode, we learn about how Banks are adapting to the changing regulatory landscape, whether the cost of compliance outweighs the value of innovation, what success in this space demands and whether regulation will be able to keep up with the pace set by the tech giants. Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, LHV, KPMG and Crown Agents Bank are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research.

18 October 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

The re-architecturing of the Financial System

Gilbert Verdian, CEO & Founder, Quant Network, speaks at Sibos 2019 in London about the current financial system and how we have entered an era of re-architecturing that players must make the most of, the power and importance of interconnecting through blockchain and how the market demands of the future are changing, particularly around cyber security.

14 October 2019

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FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #2: Leveraging Data

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on how the industry is Leveraging Data. In this, second of three Sibos reports, we learn about how Banks are increasingly looking to develop a more formal strategy to better manage their data, the challenges leveraging data helps overcome and some of the new and improved services that are coming to market as a result. Barclays, LLoyds, BAML, Natwest, SEB, DBS Bank, Westpac, JPMorgan, Standard Chartered, Société Générale, Nordea, ING, Emirates NBD, and Absa are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research. Become a Finextra member now and be sure not to miss: Sibos2019 Big Themes: Regulation…

11 October 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Sustainable Finance: Defining Green Activities

Elena Philapova, Global Head of ESG Proposition, Refinitiv & Member, Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, DG FISMA, European Commission, speaks at Sibos2019 about sustainable projects within finance, the role of data within these projects, the importance of common standards with regards to what is a green and when this taxonomy will come to market.

10 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

Identity is bigger than payments

Alessandro Baroni, CMO equensWorldline, speaks about the technological issues regarding online identity, the role of the financial services industry in determining the future of online identity and how identity should be considered a ‘big business’ concept for financial institutions.

08 October 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

The status of blockchain development within trade

Vinay Mendonca, Global Head of Products and Propositions, HSBC, speaks at Sibos 2019 about how technology is improving world trade, the status of blockchain development and whether corporates are seeing the benefits from investment in blockchain.

07 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

Delivering a customer-first payments experience

Ebru Pakcan, EMEA Head, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi, discusses the conflict between regulation and data protection with open banking and instant payments, the ramifications this bears on cross-border payments, how businesses are capitalising on these opportunities and whether banks can truly meet the demands and expectations of their customers.

03 October 2019

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FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #1: The Impact of AI

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services. In this, the first of three Sibos reports, we learn about AI: the areas it is having the greatest impact, the challenges and concerns that surround it, and how the industry will use the technology in coming years. ING, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Crown Agents Bank, Standard Bank, SEB, Nordea and BNP Paribas are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research.

03 October 2019

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Powering Intelligent Entreprise to understand customers & personalise UX

Lori Mitchell-Keller, Co-President Industries & Global General Manager Consumer Industries, SAP, and Falk Rieker, Head of Banking, SAP, focus on Intelligent Technologies by exploring where SAP stands on the topic of payments and blockchain, how customers are responding to the need for hyper-connectivity, and how SAP is powering the Experience Economy.

02 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

Overcoming limits to uncover AI technology opportunities

Paula da Silva, Head of Transaction Services, SEB, speaks to Finextra about developing successful partnerships with fintech without diminishing customer relationships, the ways SEB implements AI in middle and back office systems, and the risks involved in launching payment and transaction banking services through blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.

02 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

Blockchain is a moving ground for innovation, not an industry disruptor

Bruno Campenon, Head of Bank, Brokers and Corporates, BNP Paribas Securities Services, explains how blockchain and AI infrastructures such as CSDs across APAC are being deployed through blockchain technology, how banks are exploiting blockchain’s full potential, and the ways in which innovation continues to be driven by blockchain projects.

02 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

Adaptable ‘tokens’ tackle data permissioning at each payment level

Nick Armstrong, CEO, Identitii, speaks about how Identitii is taking data out of the payment message and using blockchain to handle data differently, the challenge of data permissioning at each level and how corporates are leveraging the technology to streamline payments.

02 October 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Implementing cost optimisation and digital transformation in the FSI

Amit Bhute, SVP & Global Head, Banking & Financial Services Practice at Virtusa, speaks about the technologies being leveraged in the short, medium and long term to ensure cost optimisation and sustainable growth, how banks are implementing this technology and the benefits being reaped as a result.

24 September 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Making way for a hybridisation of the blockchain world with the traditional

Gabrielle Patrick, Founder & CEO, Knabu, speaks to Hannah Wallace from Finextra at Money 20/20 Europe about the state of play with blockchain, which emerging models within the blockchain ecosystem are exciting people most and what challenges businesses are facing in the adoption of blockchain.

09 August 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Uberization in the payments world

Dr. Thomas L. Hager - VP Banking&FM Europe, IBM and Rajesh Venkatraman - Global Head, IBM Payment Solutions, speak at EBADay 2019 in Stockholm about Uberization of commerce and its place in the payments market, the key drivers, the key considerations for corporate banks as they embrace platform-based business models, what corporate banks need to figure out first before moving forward and how IBM is uniquely positioned to help corporate banking clients win in the platform-based economy.

09 July 2019

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Open banking and it's link with identity

Franziska Zangl, Head of Business Development, NDGIT, speaks at Money 20/20 about Open Banking, APIs and PSD2, what lies ahead for banks, what we are finding in the other European markets, who is the most active or furthest advanced, and how banks are talking more and more about the connection points between Open Banking and the bigger societal issues of a consumer’s Personal Data and Identity.

09 July 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Using blockchain in the approach to ISO migration

Clare Rhodes, Chief Marketing Officer, Identitii, speaks at EBADay about the building sense of urgency around ISO 20022 and the 2021 deadline, how banks are responding, the risks if banks aren’t ready for the 2021 deadline, how the industry is responding and the ways banks will likely approach ISO migration.

09 July 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Financial community in need of governess model for blockchain

Daniele Savarè, Innovation & Business Solutions Director, SIA, speaks at EBADay 2019 in Stockholm about the opportunities of PSD2 and Open Banking for digital transformation in the payments industry, how real-time payments and Open Banking will impact the European financial market and the benefits DLT innovation can bring to the banking and payments sector.

08 July 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Crypto is back in fashion: Is the future of money tokenised?

Tony McLaughlin, Emerging Payments and Business Development, Citi, speaks to Hannah Wallace, Finextra at Money 20/20 Europe about whether the future of money is tokenised, whether there is a global narrative with fintech innovation, where regulation fits in and how banks can successfully move with the times and coexist in harmony together.

27 June 2019