Gregory Treverton and Pari Esfandiari First published on The Hill 5G, the fifth-generation standard for broadband cellular networks, will soon appear on our phones if it hasn’t already. Its potential is stunning, faster speed and…
DIGITAL FINANCE IN AFRICA’S FUTURE
The conference on ‘Digital Finance in Africa’s future’ had two complementary aims. The first was to bring together some of the foremost African and Africa-based innovators in this field in order to highlight the obstacles…
Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System
Abstract. A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. Digital signatures provide part of the solution, but…
Can Blockchain Revolutionize International Trade?
Blockchain is seen as a possible game-changer to digitalize and automate trade finance processes, in particular letters of credit, and to ease supply chain finance. An array of banks working with financial technology (fintech) startups…