World Economic Forum Examines How Blockchain Can Reshape Financial Services
On August 11, 2016, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released a 300-page report entitled "The future of financial infrastructure: An ambitious look at how blockchain can reshape financial services," exploring how the financial sector “could overcome current-state pain points through distributed ledger technology (DLT).” The WEF has been one of....
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The recent World Economic Forum report showcases the importance of blockchain technology in the future of financial infrastructure. Read more... A comprehensive report by the World Economic Forum released yesterday reiterates the importance of blockchain technology in global finance. The 129-page report presents the findings of an in-depth analysis of nine different use cases of the distributed ledger technology. The report titled “The Future of Financial Infrastructure – An ambitious look at how blockchain can reshape financial services” presents the findings from an earlier....
With all the investment and experimentation financial institutions are devoting to blockchain technology, research organizations are getting a better idea of what the future financial services infrastructure will look like. Deloitte Consulting LLP and the World Economic Forum have taken a pragmatic approach to determining how blockchain, or distributed ledger technology (DLT) will help financial firms. A recent collaborative study [PDF], “The future of financial infrastructure; An ambitious look at how blockchain can reshape financial services,” explores how DLT can change processes like....
The World Economic Forum (WEF) and Deloitte have concluded that the blockchain is “the future of financial infrastructure” in a new report published today. World Economic Forum Praises So-Called ‘DLT’. Both parties announced the results of a year-long study based on the findings of their 2015 report, “Disruptive Innovation in Financial Services.” The....
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A new report from the World Economic Forum predicts that the underlying technology introduced by the virtual currency Bitcoin will come to occupy a central place in the global financial system. The Blockchain has received what could be termed as it biggest endorsement yet since its creation. In a statement released with this report Giancarlo Bruno, the head of financial services industries, at the World Economic Forum, says: “Rather than to stay at the margins of the finance industry Blockchain will become the beating heart of it.” The unique characteristics of the Blockchain makes it....