The Capco Institute Video Series brings together leading academics and senior financial executives to discuss pertinent issues impacting the world of financial services.

PANEL MEMBERS:

Banking insider's perspective

Alex Batlin, FinTech/Blockchain thought leader
Market infrastructure provider’s perspective

Angus Scott, Head of Product Strategy & Innovation at Euroclear
Academic perspective

Prof. Philip Treleaven, Head of Financial Computing Centre at University College London (UCL)

Moderator:

David Oxenstierna, Partner, Capital Markets, Capco North America
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Existing and new underlying technologies of blockchain
Automatable and enforceable smart contracts
Code as a trusted agent

Smart contract language
Private (permissioned) vs public (permissionless) chain
Is the underlying technology ready for automation, and are banks?

Areas of finance presenting the greatest opportunities short- and long-term
Most promising applications of blockchain in finance
Non-banking sectors actively adopting blockchain and potential candidates

Blockchain governance standards – evolving or imposed? And can we get banks to agree?
Existing market infrastructure governance vs distributed governance such as Bitcoin
The missing pieces: What should banks, market infrastructure players and governments be doing to embrace blockchain?

 

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