The global insurance industry is on the cusp of a technological revolution that will change how businesses operate. How will blockchain technology eventually transform the industry for the better?

Much has been said about the blockchain revolution in recent years. Some have claimed that it will be akin to the internet revolution a few decades ago.

But for insurers, it goes much deeper than that. In my view, it’s set to change how insurance companies operate at a fundamental level, and transform the way insurers and customers relate to each other in a new shared economy.

As the popularity of digital currencies and blockchain disruption rapidly accelerate, its limitations remain extensively questioned.

Digital fintech solution platform, Bankera has set out with a goal to disrupt the financial service industry by developing a blockchain based banking service capable of offering innovative banking solutions while reducing the number of counterparties.

Investec Switzerland, a Swiss wealth management bank and subsidiary of the international Investec Bank, is small in comparison to many other major players in the banking industry. But when it comes to being digitally progressive and innovative, it’s shown itself to be a real powerhouse.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong today entered into an agreement to establish a framework of cooperation on financial technology (FinTech) innovation. 

 Flywire, a leading provider of international payment and receivables solutions for businesses, schools and healthcare providers, is helping Irish schools comply with a recent government regulation regarding tuition payments being made from outside of Ireland.

Fenics Market Data, the Market Data division of BGC Partners (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners", "BGC", or "the Company"), and China Credit BGC Money Broking Company Limited ("CCT-BGC") have agreed to a distribution partnership, whereby Fenics Market Data will exclusively provide CCT-BGC's Chinese market data products to global clients. 

Ullink is pleased to announce that it has successfully certified its MiFID II Trade Reporting solution with TRADEcho, the Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) that provides comprehensive pre- and post-trade transparency services. 

Walk the dog, make lunch, dash out the door to work, pay bills, buy groceries on the way home, binge-watch your favourite series, reset and start all over again tomorrow.

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo reminds all entities covered by the DFS cybersecurity regulation, that today, August 28, 2017, is the first compliance date of New York’s first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulation.