Chris Skinner

JUNE 21, 2016

I’ve written about Bitcoin and blockchain for half a decade, and now banks are all talking about it too. There is a belief that the blockchain technology that came from the Bitcoin structure could revolutionise banking. But there’s a problem, not with blockchain protocol, but with the hype and confusion that surrounds it.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

I just saw a report from the World Economic Forum, who estimate that over $1 trillion in new trade will be created through blockchain-based distributed ledger technologies (DLT) over the next decade. trillion will be generated by blockchain trade appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Bold claims.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 7, 2017

I try to generally avoid making political commentary on the blog as it’s not appropriate. This is a blog about technology and finance, not the economy and politics. Oh yes, blockchain. Every now and again the two come together such as with Brexit and Donald Trump.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 7, 2018

In mid-December 2017, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a really interesting 32-page paper on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 26, 2018

I’ve been flying around a bit and was lucky enough to find myself onstage the other day, chairing the Ant Financial Technology Forum at Money20/20 Singapore.

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Accenture

DECEMBER 2, 2019

With technologies such as digital currencies and blockchain gaining momentum in the banking industry, more players are looking to adopt them to improve their services and build market share. In technical terms, Libra is a “permissioned blockchain digital currency”.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

You and I probably think it’s just that once a year renewal … The post InsurTech’s big ticket items: machine learning on the blockchain appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. There are lots of interesting nuances in insurance.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 8, 2020

The main blog headlines are … What does ‘digital transformation’ really mean? Big data, blockchain, bilateral. I’m tempted to write the ABC of technology buzzwords, but know there cannot be any that start with … The post The Finanser’s Week: 2nd March 2020 – 8th March 2020 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Samsung ’s latest Galaxy Note 10 aims to boost blockchain adoption by making it more user-friendly, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Sept. The new product will be marketed as a “KlaytnPhone,” named after a South Korean blockchain platform, sources told the WSJ. Right now, it’s only being sold in South Korea.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 1, 2020

Big data, blockchain, bilateral. I’m tempted to write the ABC of technology buzzwords, but know there cannot be any that start with X or Z*. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. We have a lot of them. Artificial, autonomous, augmented. Crypto, currency, consensus. Distributed, decentralised, democratised.

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Accenture

MAY 31, 2022

From blockchain to edge computing, I’ve always loved learning about new technologies. The post Why the metaverse is a megatrend banks can’t miss appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. The post Why the metaverse is a megatrend banks can’t miss appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The world’s first blockchain-enabled smartphone will debut in Bangladesh , India. Bitcoin Blockchain Hack? Separately, bitcoin’s blockchain has been hijacked by malware installed that uses the network itself to repel attacks, according to Forbes. Telegram to Deliver (on Blockchain)? Sirin is based in Switzerland.

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Accenture

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

When it comes to whether emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain are practical for equipment finance, it depends on the application. appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. That was the key takeaway from the recent ELFA 2020 Business Live! I joined host Deb Reuben of TomorrowZone and fellow….

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

The World Bank announced it has raised $33 million from investors for its blockchain-based “Kangaroo” bond, Bond- i. The bond, which is due August 2020, is the first bond created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life-cycle using distributed ledger (blockchain) technology.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 23, 2016

They work for a bank that is interested in blockchain use cases (aren’t we all) and have been tasked to create a proof of concept. The team … The post Banks need to change their bonus structures (to include technological leadership) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. All well and good.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 13, 2018

Building on Friday’s blog about small bank thinking, there’s another anomaly that occurs with big banks which is their usual response to technology is to test it. The problem with testing technology is that it is just a test. A false implementation.

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 25, 2019

It is that time of year when we do an annual review of the blogs our readers viewed the most on our Insights on Banking blog. Looking at the top five blog entries of 2018, we see that using technology to meet the ever-increasing scale and rate of regulatory change is top of mind for financial service organizations.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2019

The International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and the World Bank are partnering up to launch a private blockchain and “quasi-cryptocurrency.”. Instead, the coin will be used to study the technologies used for crypto assets, and how they can be utilized in the real world.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2019

New Jersey ’s governor has signed a bill to implement a Blockchain Initiative Task Force. Bill S2297 explained that the task force will study potential uses for blockchain technology on the state and local level, with an emphasis on medical records, land records, banking, and property auctions as potential applications.

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Chris Skinner

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Innovate Finance has been working with the Department of International Trade (DIT) on a report on blockchain and the future of financial services. The report was developed with the help of the Economist Intelligence Unit and is now available here.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 7, 2017

Their Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures released Distributed ledger technology in payment, clearing and settlement: an analytical framework last week, and I just read it. DLT could reduce the traditional reliance on a central ledger managed by a trusted entity for holding and transferring funds and other financial assets.

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Perficient

MARCH 30, 2023

Blockchain Simplifies and Centralizes Trade Flows In the last series of articles published by members of Perficient’s Digital Assets Team , we wrote about the use of blockchain-based supply chains to assist supply chain transaction partners to share data through permission-based Blockchain solutions. Live Long and Prosper.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

Libra may have dominated the news so far this week — and, of course, the new cryptocurrency announced by Facebook is underpinned by blockchain. To that end, the MediLedger project debuted a new pilot program this week, billed as a cross-industry initiative that eyes using blockchain for drug supply chains.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In this blog, we thought we would answer one of the first questions clients and potential supply chain clients have asked: what is the process of providing supply chain visibility? Is your technology working together within the firm to maximize profits while minimizing risk? Is it late deliveries? Too many vendors?

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 30, 2019

The main blog headlines are … Blockchain is dead I used to blog about blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) almost once a week … four years ago. Today, I hardly blog about it at all.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

It may seem that cross-border payments were in the … well … crosshairs this past week, with a number of country-by-country and company-by-company initiatives using blockchain and other methods to speed payments and lower fees. Everex, which traces its genesis to 2016, has focused on distributed ledger technology for cross-border payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

Retailer Target is developing an open source blockchain solution to boost transparency within supply chains , the company revealed. Reports said Target opened up its developed blockchain tool on GitHub, where it was named “ConsenSource,” with evidence of its existence on the platform in April.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

Enterprise software company CapLinked is rolling out a way to secure data stored on blockchain platforms. This week, the company announced the launch of TransitNet, a blockchain framework to protect digital assets and data stored on blockchain for enterprise clients.

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Chris Skinner

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Lots of people saying that blockchain is past its sell-by date, R3 are bust and distributed ledgers are dead.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2018

Blockchain probably won’t solve all the world’s financial problems, as devoutly as innovators and enthusiasts may hope and believe that it can. At any rate, it’s not going to solve all of them at once with the technology available today. Pigg isn’t against blockchain. Use Cases For Blockchain. and global clients.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2018

The blockchain hype is real — just ask Long Blockchain — but governments are taking a modest, more realistic approach to the technology. In this week’s Blockchain Tracker , PYMNTS examines the latest government initiatives in the U.S. As a whole, officials offer support — albeit vague — for blockchain and its potential.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

“We believe that developing standards and open specifications, as well as collaborating on implementations of them, is critical to removing customer blockers and accelerating blockchain as a mainstream technology. This means you can now deploy the IBM Blockchain Platform on the infrastructure of your choosing.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

Bitcoin doesn’t necessarily have the blessing of government agencies, but what about blockchain? It seems governments are a bit more open to distributed ledger technology (DLT), though that doesn’t mean blockchain companies get a free pass with regulators. government isn’t the only jurisdiction going hot and cold on blockchain.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 11, 2016

That cheap shared ledger is most likely going to be built in Africa. … The post Africa’s blockchain transformation appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. A core part of this is focused upon building a cheap shared ledger structure for digital identity and digital currencies and guess what?

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Perficient

MARCH 3, 2023

In our first blog in this series, Blockchain: The Secret Sauce to Supply Chain Visibility , we covered why visibility is so crucial in the supply chain for all parties and gave examples of firms using distributed ledgers to help improve customer service, reduce inventory costs, provide proactive status updates, and help mitigate risk.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Blockchain. Huge corporations — like Walmart and Pfizer — have completed successful blockchain pilots. Research Briefing: Blockchain in Review. Become an expert on what’s new and what’s next for blockchain, diving into bitcoin, ethereum, cryptocurrencies, enterprise blockchains, and a whole host of other topics.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As part of the blockchain conference, I chaired a session with some central bankers talking about their views on distributed ledger technologies. These central banks have run trials and are thinking about it, but none of them are particularly big on blockchain right now.

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