World Economic Forum: Blockchain Technology Will Change Financial Infrastructure
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....
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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....
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 the most vociferous advocates for the potential of the blockchain technology. Bitcoin Magazine reported that in 2015 the WEF predicted that blockchain technology was one of the 21 changes in technological transformations and that the tipping....
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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Blockchain technology is expected to change the way financial organizations conduct business with banks implementing distributed ledger technology (DLT) projects by 2017, according to the World Economic Forum. After 12 months of research which saw the WEF engage over 200 industry leaders and subject matter experts through interviews and multi-stakeholder workshops, the organization compiled a 130-page report on the impact distributed ledger technology (DLT), also known as blockchain, will have on the financial infrastructure’s future. WEF’s ‘The Future of Financial Infrastructure’ report....