The path to a digital ID in New Zealand
There is significant room to improve how identity data is handled online, and how much control individuals have in the process, writes Justin Gray of Accenture NZ.
There is significant room to improve how identity data is handled online, and how much control individuals have in the process, writes Justin Gray of Accenture NZ.
What CIOs should consider as they get swept up in the extraordinary hype around blockchain
Bitcoin’s popularity has waned somewhat in recent months, as its current price of £4,908 (US$6,337) is a long way below it’s all-time high of just over $20,000 on 17 December last year.
"The future of the financial services industry is increasingly weightless, requiring few physical assets to establish or maintain a presence."
People are increasingly concerned about how their personal information is being used by organisations in both the public and private sector, and the backlash will only increase for organisations that are not proactively addressing these concerns, says Gartner vice president David Cearley
Blockchain is so much more than cryptocurrency. That’s where it started but a shift in the conversation is needed so people can understand its enormous potential, writes Justin Flitter of NewZealand.ai
While some expressed trepidation around regulatory uncertainty and a lack of standards, a large portion of enterprise executives said their companies are well on their way to deploying blockchain to enable new efficiencies.
The prototype deal, dubbed a "Bondi" bond - standing for Blockchain Operated New Debt Instrument as well as a reference to Australia's most famous beach - is being viewed as an initial step in moving bond sales away from manual processes towards faster and cheaper automation.
The pattern that we’re seeing closely aligns with the late 1990s in the lead up to the Y2K crisis. Are the propellerheads correct and is history repeating?
Over the next several years, CFOs and their finance organisations will be able to tap three key technologies to make their business processes better, faster and less expensive.
Organisations are ditching side books and upping compliance audits while exploring the impact AI, blockchain and augmented reality will have on their enterprise resource planning systems.
Majority worried about impact of legacy systems and thinking
Regulations, coupled with the introduction of new payments platforms and the emergence of new technologies like AI and blockchain, are altering how people bank and what they expect from banking services in fundamental ways, writes Richard Parker of Unisys
More organisations focusing on measuring ROI on their CX projects, reports Gartner
Amazon plans to be one of a handful of vendors providing blockchain-as-a-service for enterprises seeking to test the waters without expense and risk.