The Blockchain: “It’s just like the Internet.” And so starts every conversation by the devoted to explain why bitcoin and the blockchain is the technology that will forever change how financial services and payments happens around the world. Except that it’s not. MPD CEO Karen...
“More men and women have gone to space than there are developers that know how the blockchain works.” That’s not exactly a compliment, nor is it a vote of confidence based on the number of people who’ve traveled into space. At the Finovate Fall 2015 FinTech...
Wall Street can’t seem to get enough of blockchain technology. Just last week it was announced that a group of major financial companies agreed to invest $30 million in Chain, a San Francisco-based provider of blockchain technology solutions to financial institutions. The investors of that round...
The blockchain is best-known for its role in facilitating payments transactions with bitcoin. But as the technology becomes more well-known, the market has begun exploring new uses for the ledger. One of these players is U.K.-based Innovate Finance, an independent group that looks to propel...
September 16, 2015
Wall Street can’t seem to get enough of blockchain technology. Just last week it was announced that a group of major financial companies agreed to invest $30 million in Chain, a San Francisco-based provider of blockchain technology solutions to financial institutions. The investors of that round include Visa, Nasdaq, Citi Ventures, Capital One, Fiserv and Orange […]
September 14, 2015
The blockchain is best-known for its role in facilitating payments transactions with bitcoin. But as the technology becomes more well-known, the market has begun exploring new uses for the ledger....