IFC report examines the potential and perils of blockchain with particular focus on financial sectors
International Finance Corporation report provides an overview of blockchain technology and its applications in emerging markets. Examines whether blockchain can be used to mitigate de-risking by financial institutions and looks closely at the financial services sector. Includes an overview of how blockchain plays into the wider spectrum of financial technology (FinTech) innovations and the resulting provision of financial services, and an analysis of blockchain's contribution to reaching the unbanked and underbanked in various emerging markets.
Publisher:
International Organizations
Release date:
Oct 2017
Type:
Consultative, discussion and issues paper
Topics:
Operational risk
Sectors:
Banking, Insurance, Microfinance, Securities
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