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Written by Lisa Moyle, Director of Strategy, Finovate The excitement surrounding blockchain or the somewhat less jazzy sounding Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT – in all its forms and incarnations) has been much discussed and taken up many column inches over the past few years. The conversations around the potential of the technology to upend entrenched Read more…
How are the big trends in fintech like virtual reality, the blockchain, and big data analytics dictating trends in proptech? It is worth keeping in mind that trends in proptech are controlled by the same forces that drive trends in other parts of technology such as fintech. So when it comes to goals like improving the customer experience, in proptech Read more…
Blockchain technology infrastructure platform AlphaPoint has finished a successful trial with Scotiabank. The Toronto-based bank tested its internal system with a range of use cases for AlphaPoint’s Distributed Ledger Platform. The AlphaPoint platform lets banks digitize financial instruments, creating trading venues for blockchain assets, while managing workflows integrated with the bank’s existing infrastructure. Scotiabank tested Read more…
With the assistance of an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Canadian authentication innovator, SecureKey will develop a digital identity network using blockchain technology. SecureKey will work with the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) to build the network. Calling the funding “essential” in making a national digital identity ecosystem Read more…
With the stock market rallying to new highs, the new robo fund from LendingRobot may have arrived just in time for people looking to diversify their portfolios with investments in the alternative lending market. LendingRobot Series makes it easy for peer lending investors to put money to work in different timeframes and risk exposures with Read more…
What blockchain trends from 2016 are worth watching for follow-through in 2017? Here are five blockchain players to keep an eye on as the new year begins. IBM: Something Old, Something New, Something Blue It is remarkable that a company that is more than 100 years old (“International Business Machines”) is one of the leading Read more…
Bye-bye blockchain consortium? What are blockchain watchers to make of the recent decision by three big banks to withdraw from blockchain consortium, R3? Goldman Sachs was the first to break ranks. One of the founding members of R3 in 2014, Goldman let its membership lapse as of the end of October, according to the Read more…
Hat, courtesy of Alloy, a customer-onboarding specialist that debuted at FinDEVr in October. The dream of RegTech is alive at Finovate Deloitte recently asked what we should make of regtech in a new report titled, “RegTech is the new FinTech: How agile regulatory technology is helping firms better understand and manage their risks.” To the Read more…
Originally founded in 1841, financial services organization Sberbank has seen a lot of change over the 175 years it’s been in business. And this week the bank is embracing more change by taking a leap into the blockchain. The Russian bank, along with Hyperledger’s founding organization, the Linux Foundation, have signed a deal for the Read more…
Is it fair to judge a fintech conference based on the way it reflects, anticipates, and even uncovers what’s most important in the field? We think so, and were once again impressed by the way FinovateFall this month helped spread the story of fintech in the second half of 2016. After all, we read about Read more…
Enterprise block chain solutions-provider Ripple has reached a “tipping point” as bank clients have transitioned from blockchain experimentation to deployment. This week the California-based company announced it is helping seven banks accelerate and improve their cross-border payments. These aren’t just any seven financial institutions. The addition of the new players place 12 of the top 50 global banks Read more…
Just days after being acquired by Vista Equity Partners, Ping Identity has introduced a new identity-management app that could pave the way for a seamless and secure user experience referred to as “continuous authentication.” The announcement from Ping Identity came as part of the launch of distributed app platform designer Swirlds (as in “Shared Worlds”), which emerged from stealth Read more…