Bringing Loans out of the Lab
Glen speaks with DePaul University professor and financial innovation expert Lamont Black about his recent work on a blockchain-based secondary loan market to unlock credit union liquidity and reduce costs. Also- Chase tries to keep Zelle in the “friends and family,” and 2024 payment stats beg the question “how fast is fast enough?”
Has Blockchain Found a Problem for its Solution?
John and Glen share thoughts on Bitcoin’s underreported comeback and dig deeper into Generative AI’s 2024 outlook, good and bad.. Plus- more gloating about crypto price predictions, and why we should all be glad John is not the product manager for fire.
What’s next for cryptocurrency and blockchain?
While the cryptocurrency market took a downturn through the first five months of 2022 and continues to do so, financial services software entrepreneur Christopher Beltran predicts “there will be a lot of building happening” in cryptocurrency and blockchain applications in the next few years.
Bulletproofing the Blockchain
In this episode, John talks to Benedikt Bünz, Chief Scientist at Findora and PhD student at Stanford, about his invention Bulletproofs, which are a next-gen form of Zero-Knowledge Proof Technology. John and Benedikt discuss what Zero-Proof Technology is and why it’s useful.
The Near Future of Regulated DLT Markets
This week, John is joined by returning guest Nick Cowan of the Gibralter Exchange for Cryptocurriences for a discussion on how regulation in the greater world will affect the use of blockchain and DLT markets.
How Blockchain Can Benefit Credit Unions
Blockchain isn’t just for Bitcoin. And credit unions are taking notice.
Although blockchain is the technology that underpins the digital currency making headlines around the world, it can be used for a lot more. And while credit unions have only embraced blockchain in recent years, more are doing so.
CULedger, Evernym Release Digital ID Blockchain For Credit Unions
CULedger, a consortium of credit unions in the U.S., and Evernym, developer of distributed ledger technology, have introduced a new DLT-based digital identity system.
Evernym Releases Digital ID Blockchain For Credit Unions
The software, known as MyCUID, is declared as a way for members of the credit union to protect themselves from identity theft and identity fraud. The ledger will allow users to share only that personal information that they need or want in a given situation.
Blockchain CUSO CULedger Joins WOCCU
The World Council of Credit Unions board of directors has unanimously approved CULedger, a U.S.-based credit union service organization, for WOCCU membership.
Artificial Intelligence, Banking, And The Customer
Now there are people who would argue that blockchain technology or the distributive ledger is the most important new technology, and I certainly think that both of those are transformative. But when it comes to finding a really good fit between the customer and the banking industry, there is no more transformative technology than artificial intelligence.