JMC Capital Partners is pleased to announce the addition of Dave Campbell as Senior Financial Analyst.

Blockchain – the contentious new digital ledger technology that was first tied to the Bitcoin bonanza but now is emerging as a truly transformative technology in finance.

Goldman Sachs recently issued a report stating that the use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement in the cash equities market could save banks around the world $6 billion a year. This points towards growing understanding that the infrastructure that supports financial services today is not feasible – costs are too high, processes are too complex to run, they’re siloed and not secure.

Digital identity is a complex area, as discussed yesterday.  First, it is focused upon shared ledgers and blockchain, not just blockchain; second, it needs to have some permission basis; third, we need to have a structure agreed for who is providing permissions; and fourth, it is a structural challenge for

In my final deep dive into blockchain use cases, I come to digital identity.  Now this is a thorny area for three reasons.

First, we need to understand what we mean by identity before we can talk about how blockchains could help.

Second, we need to understand the difference between blockchain and shared ledgers which, for digital identity, is a fundamental difference.  This is why identity scheme experts get angry when people talk about blockchain solving digital identity for, as you will see, blockchain is not the solution.

AxiomSL, the global leader in regulatory reporting and risk management solutions announced today it would provide a new shareholding disclosure service using content from online legal services provider aosphere LLP, an affiliate of leading international legal practice Allen & Overy LLP.

Coupa Software announced that its award-winning platform has been used by its customers since Coupa’s inception to bring more than $250 billion of cumulative spend under management, which Coupa estimates has resulted in more than $8 billion of customer savings to date, based on applying certain savings rates derived from industry benchmarks.

MoneyLion is helping consumers gain a clearer picture of their credit health with free credit monitoring tools provided by credit bureau, TransUnion®. Data collected by MoneyLion since Q1 2016 has shown that loan takers that use their credit monitoring tools are 28 percent less likely to default.

Ingenico Group and Datacap Systems announced the installation of its Pay-at-the-Table solution at Uncle Oogie’s, a New Jersey and Philadelphia-based chain of pizzerias. Using Ingenico Group’s smart terminals, Datacap’s point of sale partner, PDQ Signature Systems was able to streamline the Pay-at-the-Table implementation for Uncle Oogie’s.