The Florida Bankers Association recently canceled a fintech conference due to a lack of interest. Such aversion could prove costly for bankers in the future.

While banks are in various stages of development when it comes to distributed ledger technology, the industry is further along than many would assume, big-bank technology executives say.

Currency fluctuations and government policies in countries such as Venezuela are boosting the virtual currency market and putting traditional players on notice, writes Sergey Ponomarev, CEO of SONM.

The world needs faster and cheaper international payments, but more than that it needs censorship-resistant ways to transact.

The vast majority of financial services executives surveyed by Cognizant predict open systems like bitcoin will gain greater prominence over the next five years — slightly more than said the same for private blockchains.

With such massive amounts of data bolstered by ubiquitous modes of distribution, the most meaningful fintech investment opportunities center around enabling a new truth equilibrium.

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