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Is blockchain changing banking for the good?

Is blockchain changing banking for the good?

Tech Reimagined
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<p><em>"The&nbsp; one&nbsp; thing&nbsp; that&nbsp; blockchain&nbsp; really&nbsp; does,&nbsp; it&nbsp; removes&nbsp; friction&nbsp; from&nbsp; the&nbsp; industry.&nbsp; And when&nbsp; I&nbsp; talk&nbsp; about&nbsp; friction,&nbsp; I'm&nbsp; talking&nbsp; about,&nbsp; there&nbsp; is&nbsp; one&nbsp; version&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; truth&nbsp; that&nbsp; exists&nbsp; there.&nbsp; So&nbsp; we don't&nbsp; have&nbsp; reconciliations,&nbsp; which&nbsp; is&nbsp; a&nbsp; huge&nbsp; part&nbsp; of&nbsp; what&nbsp; we&nbsp; do&nbsp; in&nbsp; financial&nbsp; services.&nbsp; We&nbsp; are&nbsp; always&nbsp; reconciling&nbsp; what&nbsp; we&nbsp; know&nbsp; against&nbsp; another&nbsp; party.&nbsp; And&nbsp; now&nbsp; there&nbsp; are&nbsp; other&nbsp; ways&nbsp; of&nbsp; doing&nbsp; that,&nbsp; but&nbsp; blockchain does it in a&nbsp; way&nbsp; which&nbsp; is&nbsp; clean,&nbsp; which&nbsp; is&nbsp; sophisticated.&nbsp; And&nbsp; as&nbsp; Stephan&nbsp; does,&nbsp; it&nbsp; allows&nbsp; us&nbsp; to&nbsp; do it&nbsp; in&nbsp; real&nbsp; time,&nbsp; removing&nbsp; risk.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>&nbsp;The&nbsp; thing that I&nbsp; really&nbsp; get&nbsp; excited&nbsp; about&nbsp; blockchain,&nbsp; which&nbsp; I&nbsp; think is&nbsp; the&nbsp; benefit&nbsp; and&nbsp; also&nbsp; one&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; drawbacks&nbsp; about&nbsp; it,&nbsp; is&nbsp; the&nbsp; excitement&nbsp; and&nbsp; the&nbsp; ideas&nbsp; that&nbsp; people&nbsp; have&nbsp; about&nbsp; what&nbsp; can&nbsp; be&nbsp; done&nbsp; there.&nbsp; I&nbsp; think&nbsp; it's&nbsp; forcing&nbsp; us&nbsp; to,&nbsp; encouraging&nbsp; us&nbsp; to&nbsp; think&nbsp; in&nbsp; new&nbsp; ways,&nbsp; think&nbsp; about&nbsp; what&nbsp; the&nbsp; things&nbsp; are&nbsp; we&nbsp; could&nbsp; do&nbsp; with&nbsp; technology.&nbsp; I&nbsp; think&nbsp; the&nbsp; drawback&nbsp; about&nbsp; that&nbsp; is&nbsp; a&nbsp; lot&nbsp; of&nbsp; people&nbsp; get&nbsp; over&nbsp; excited&nbsp; about&nbsp; it&nbsp; and&nbsp; run&nbsp; off&nbsp; down&nbsp; rabbit&nbsp; holes&nbsp; around&nbsp; things&nbsp; which&nbsp; don't&nbsp; actually&nbsp; add&nbsp; benefit&nbsp; to&nbsp; what&nbsp; we're&nbsp; doing."</em>&nbsp; - Wynn Davies, EVP, US Finance Sector, Endava</p> <p><br> Listen to the full episode here for an in-depth look into how blockchain is influencing the banking industry. Bradley Howard and seasoned experts Stephane Malrait and Wynn Davies take a deep dive into the real and projected benefits of blockchain, what are some of the most exciting DLT implementations and what's in store for the future of the market.<br> <br> Got questions? We're curious to hear them: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/endava/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/endava/</a>&nbsp;<br> podcast@endava.com<br> <br> <br></p>