Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

But when the interviewer, Erik Schatzker, asks her … The post Ana Botin of Santander on FinTech and Blockchain appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. It starts with talking about how Santander can make a difference on climate change with Ana claiming that the bank is voted the most sustainable bank in the world.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 14, 2018

I haven’t written about blockchain for a while. I’m not bored of the promise of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Just bored of how much hype there has been and of so many companies claiming to have the latest blockchain breakthrough. … The post Do we need a blockchain?

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

These included: Mastercard partners R3 … R3 and Infosys complete blockchain trade finance trial Wells Fargo’s Stablecoin ‘Faster, Cheaper’ Than SWIFT … The post Blockchain: a solution looking for a problem? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 7, 2018

I recently wrote an article for Bloomberg’s Business Week, and thought it worth sharing with y’all here: What’s next for blockchain? Everyone got very excited a few years ago about blockchain technologies, the ledger system that was spawned by the arrival of bitcoin in 2009. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Accenture

JANUARY 8, 2021

The post CBDC and Technology: Enabling blockchain to drive change appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. CBDC tokens can exhibit features akin to those of a bearer instrument—such as a bank note—encapsulating all of the properties needed to assign value,….

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Chris Skinner

JULY 9, 2019

My examples include John and Patrick Collison, Stripe, who were 19 and 21 when they started their business; Andrew Kortina and Iqram Magdon-Ismail, who were in their mid-20’s when they created Venmo; Nicolay Storonsky, who was … The post The 10-year-old who runs a blockchain company appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

While distributed ledger technology including blockchains did not exist when Ray Kroc was meeting with his farmers/suppliers, they do exist now and allow all members of a supply chain to see current inventory and materials in transit. Companies advertise this service as a distinguishing feature of why customers should choose to use them.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 4, 2018

Conservative MP Eddie Hughes has just written a 36-page white paper extolling the benefits of blockchain for Britain, which was published yesterday Unlocking Blockchain: Embracing new technologies to drive efficiency and empower the citizen, by FREER.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

I just read an interesting new report from Deloitte about blockchain. They tracked the history of 86,034 blockchain projects hosted on GitHub since 2009 to pull out “key lessons” on where the blockchain industry is going and its long-term prospects.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 3, 2018

Every now and then, someone writes something better than me and, if they’re very nice, they let me republish their content on this blog. Ben Robinson of Temenos is one of those guys.

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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 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

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

JANUARY 7, 2018

The timing wasn’t great as most of the City was out getting smashed at Christmas parties, so I thought it best to put it aside until the New Year hangovers … The post What does the FCA think about blockchain? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 26, 2018

I was honoured to accept to be the moderator of the afternoon and guess I was chosen because Alipay and Ant Financial are a … The post Ant Financial’s Strategy for AI, Blockchain, Cybersecurity and more appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

So imagine my … The post Even British Airways gets blockchain now appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. When I fly with British Airways, which I try to avoid these days thanks to the fatuous actions of their lame duck CEO, then I’ll always check out the latest edition of Business Life.

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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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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)? Finney will cost $999.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 5, 2016

I’ve published a few summaries of the best of blockchain research earlier this year (February and March). As they publish my content sometimes, here is their list (click on the titles to see the reports): … The post The best blockchain research papers, Q2 2016 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 17, 2016

There is a lot of talk about blockchain. But when you get past all the talk, what is actually happening with blockchain? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Answer: not enough.

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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

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The major stream that … The post Regulating the blockchain: good for government, bad for citizens appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. To be honest, the keynotes here are just product pitches so I spend most of my time in the track streams, where real dialogue occurs.

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

I still talk a lot about blockchain, distributed ledgers, cryptocurrencies and more, but often feel it’s falling on deaf ears.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 22, 2016

I’ve blogged for over a week about blockchain based developments in Clearing & Settlement and Trade Finance, and will continue for another week talking about the developments in Payments and Digital Identity. However, at this point, I should clarify that I use the term blockchain as an overall term to describe what is happening.

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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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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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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 29, 2018

… The post Decentraland: making blockchain-based virtual reality, a reality? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. This world will be owned by its community, has no central authority, is completely decentralised and will flourish in the net.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 24, 2016

In my final deep dive into blockchain use cases, I come to digital identity. First, we need to understand what we mean by identity before we can talk about how blockchains could help. Now this is a thorny area for three reasons.

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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. This isn’t World Bank’s only blockchain project.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 11, 2019

The main blog headlines are … Bitcoin, Stablecoin, Blockchain, Enterprise Ledger … WTF? I used to blog about blockchain and cryptocurrency almost every day. I stopped as it got too hyped, scammed and boring.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 1, 2020

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

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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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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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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 12, 2017

So one of my 2017 forecasts is coming true already: it is the year that blockchain moves out of proofs of concept and work and into the mainstream. Two great examples broke out this week from skunk works to media.

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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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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

A report has revealed that Samsung is planning to develop its own proprietary blockchain network, as well as launch its own cryptocurrency token. Currently, we are thinking of a private blockchain, though this is not yet confirmed. However, the project is currently in the “internal experimental” stage.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 22, 2016

WARNING WARNING WARNING This is a semi-technical blog update and it is rather long (20 minutes read). If you don’t like dealing with bits and bytes, you may want to turn away now.

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