Sunday, July 10, 2016

Howard Yu — What Wall Street’s Obsession With Blockchain Means for the Future of Banking

Anyone who sends money abroad knows how inconvenient it is. Banks take days, sometimes weeks, to clear payments, and they collect a hefty fee in between. And God forbid, when errors occur, money vanishes into thin air. “Banking now is like sending a letter—you send it [and] you don’t know if it reached [its destination],” observed Chris Larsen, CEO and co-founder of Ripple, a San Francisco-based startup. His vision is simple: Money transfer should be like sending an iMessage, where you immediately know if and when it arrives. It’s a bold, disruptive idea for sure, but it’s a vision eagerly embraced by heavyweights on Wall Street.…
No-brainer.

Fortune
What Wall Street’s Obsession With Blockchain Means for the Future of Banking
Howard Yu | professor of strategic management and innovation at IMD

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