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FINANCIAL SERVICES ARE BY FAR THE MOST ADVANCED INDUSTRY IN TERMS OF BLOCKCHAIN EXPLORATION WITH BOTH INDEPENDENT AND CONSORTIUM INITIATIVES. FINANCIAL PLAYERS ARE MAINLY FOCUSED ON EVALUATING POSSIBLE IMPACT OF BLOCKCHAIN PARADIGM ON PAYMENTS CIRCUITS, CAPITAL MARKETS PROCESSES, RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND CREDIT SERVICES.

Means of entry for banking companies

Consortium

Joining a banking consortium (R3) or cross-sector consortium (Hyperledger project) with the aim of defining a de facto, interoperable standard with members of the consortium.

Venture capital for Start-ups

Investment in start-ups active in the blockchain field, either through venture capital subsidary companies or directly, with the aim of gaining expertise and/or consolidating a technological partnership.

Partnership

Launch of a partnership with companies in the blockchain field (such as Ripple), to speed up knowledge acquisition and launch collaborative experiments.

Internal development

Establishment of research labs/working groups for developing proprietary solutions in the blockchain field, such as money transfer platforms or private ledgers.

DISTRIBUTED
LEDGER
TECHNOLOGY
P2P
CONNECTION
RISK
MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE
OPERATION
API & IT
ASSET
TRANSFER
dlt
application
pre-trade
  • Information transparency/cash availability
  • Mitigation of counterparty risk
  • Shared information about asset risk exposure
trade
  • Automatic, reliable, and real-time order matching
  • Cost-effective collateral management (opportunity to collateralize with blockchain assets)
  • Automatic reporting for AML compliance
clearing
settlement
  • No central clearing for transactions vs. cash
  • Streamlined and cost-effective settlement
  • Adoption of event-triggered smart contracts
custody
asset service
  • Asset issuance on blockchain
  • Shared single source of truth
  • Automatic reconciliation processes
  • Asset lifecycle management (e.g. dividends distribution, voting rights, etc.)

Blockchain Applications

Payments

Using blockchain technology for enabling streamlined P2P payments circuits, transferring funds between different banks or defining new remittance services.

Capital markets

Exploiting the features of the blockchain for streamlining Finance processes, with regards to both how funds are transferred as well as how securities, commodities, and derivatives are cleared and settled.

Risk Management

Use of blockchain layers for certifying counterparties’ data (e.g. credit worthiness) in a shared environment – this allows for risk mitigation and cost saving on systemic scale.

Targeted loans

Exploiting programmable money features embedded in blockchain platforms to provide targeted credit services for customers.

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    That's mineFinancial asset ownership transfer and management

    Property: a Blockchain accelerator manages the change of property ownership, in other words the transfer of ownership of any digital or physical asset (e.g. vehicles, equity, houses, etc.). Through the registration of a transaction in the Blockchain register, the identity of the seller and the buyer, the unique identifier of the asset and the time stamp associated with the transaction are guaranteed and cannot be modified.

  • BallotchainVoting rights management among distributed stakeholders

    Voting: in contexts that require a high level of transparency and security, such as voting in public ballots (e.g. to express a preference in a survey), the Blockchain technology relies on crypto currencies to guarantee both the legal certainty of the vote and the transparency of the process.

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    CloudchainTicketing platform interoperable with different partners

    Ticketing: ticketing and couponing systems are highly complex. Furthermore, the risk of distributing counterfeit tickets is a major problem even for the more advanced and modern systems. Through the use of a web platform that exploits the specific features of Blockchain technology, it’s possible to create a secure and interoperable couponing/ticketing solution that still ensures the best possible end user experience.

  • Smart BondLifecycle management for different financial assets

    Digital asset & Risk Management: decentralized information layers enable interoperable management for trading and post trading activities, which are typically related to financial assets lifecycle. In particular, Smart Bond maps a meaningful scenario in terms of process automation and dematerialization opportunities.

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