FinTech Voices Join Blockchain Conversation at Keynote 2015
Following on the heels of last week's American Banker conference, the inaugural Keynote 2015 echoed many of that event's larger themes, emphasizing the blockchain as a potentially universal solution for a variety of use cases beyond payments. On the talking block at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles were trends such as the role of the distributed ledger in identity and security as well as its implications for consumer protection given that the technology could come to replace traditional third parties. Overall, Keynote succeeded at providing insight into this variety of....
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Top executives, legal experts and entrepreneurs will be gathering in Los Angeles for Keynote 2015 to investigate the potential of distributed ledger technology and what kind of impact it will have on banking and financial services. Fintech conference Keynote 2015 is coming on August 3 to The Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. The event will spotlight the revolutionary “distributed ledger” technology also known as the blockchain, the underlying backbone of popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Keynote 2015 will also look at how this sector is expected to impact the NASDAQ, global....
On August 3rd, Keynote 2015, FinTech conference is coming to Los Angeles to enlighten its participants on the power behind distributed ledger technology. The conference will cover the protocol Bitcoin and many fascinating financial tech subjects. An audience of 500 will be in attendance, with the event featuring some of the most robust names in the....
On June 3, 2015, Vancouver, British Columbia, will host “Digital Finance 2015,” Canada’s first fintech and banking innovation conference, at the Vancouver Club on West Hastings in the city’s trendy West End.Digital Finance 2015 will feature two keynote speakers: Peter Vander Auwera, co-founder of Innotribe innovation will talk about Innovation in banking: from tactics to strategy. Sam Maule, emerging payments expert with Carlisle & Gallagher, and one of the top innovation influencers will talk about FinTech's Disruptive Force in Banking.
While last week's Keynote 2015 conference saw the introduction of new voices to the conversation surrounding bitcoin and blockchain technology, none may have been heard louder and with more skepticism than CardLinx CEO Silvio Tavares. Tavares used his forum at the conference to discuss his organization's focus on developing standards for promoting card-linking, a process by which the consumer data managed by payment companies is shared with merchants to target discounts and rewards. Founded in 2013, CardLinx boasts founding members including Bank of America, Facebook and Microsoft. Given....
Two thousand fifteen was the year fintech – including blockchain technology – entered the “mainstream,” signified by a groundswell of venture capital (VC) investment. More than $13.8 billion in venture capital (VC) was invested in a variety of fintech companies globally, more than twice the amount invested in 2014, according to “The Pulse of Fintech 2015 Review,” a global analysis of fintech venture funding by KPMG and CB Insights. VC deal volume also jumped, from 586 in 2014 to 653 in 2015. A key to fintech’s growing prominence in the VC community is the diversity of interests the segment....