Blockchain technology provides a way for untrusted parties to agree on the state of a database, without using a middleman. By providing a ledger that nobody administers, a blockchain could provide specific financial services — like payments, or securitization — without using a middleman, like a bank.
French
investment bank BNP Paribas has announced it will begin looking at how
blockchain technology can be applied to its currency funds and for order
processing.
Before
looking at just how blockchain technology can disrupt traditional banking, it
is worth taking note of some of the key institutions that have publicly
announced interest in it (meanwhile, many other banks are doing so without
informing the public).
With
more people, businesses, and services now implementing blockchain technology
and using cryptocurrencies, traditional banking systems are struggling to keep
up with the change. In most cases, these banks will either have to implement
and integrate blockchain into their services or be left behind.
Banking
as we know it is going through one of the most revolutionary and world-breaking
changes it has ever been through, and it’s all thanks to blockchain technology.
Of course, blockchain technology first came into the mainstream when Bitcoin
exploded in value almost a decade ago, but the technology has come a very long
way since then.
To give
you an idea of how blockchain technology is both disrupting and enhancing the
banking industry, here are the changes you need to know about.
1. Making Payments Across Borders
2. Enhanced Security Features
3. Blockchain in Fundraising
4. Conducting Credit Checks
5. Blockchain in Share Trading
6. Financing Trade Ventures
7. Implementing Smart Contracts
With
blockchain technology capable of handling all the money and information
necessary for these processes to take place in the form of smart contracts,
everything can be automated and ensured to be as accurate as possible, more
accurate, and faster than it’s ever been before.
Bitcoin
and other native Blockchain tokens that have derived from Bitcoin have more
resemblance with commodity currencies of the past, rather than the state of the
art fiat currencies.
We
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