Share this post: IBM recently wrapped up a very bustling week in San Francisco at THINK 2019 full of client conversations — through sessions and in the expo hall — and how technology will transform enterprises with data, AI, cloud, blockchain and more. In my blog post prior to THINK, I wrote about how blockchain […]
Exploring possibilities to disrupt financial services through blockchain
Share this post: There are over 85,000 financial cooperatives, or credit unions, worldwide. Unlike a bank, these cooperatives are non-profit financial institutions and exist to serve their members. Since these institutions are not-for-profit, their collaborative nature often causes them to work together to achieve the common goal of providing the best service to members, leading […]
The key to increasing production environments among diverse members
Share this post: Vendors are raising the stakes in the blockchain market segment, looking to differentiate by proving interoperability between disparate blockchain implementations and cloud platforms. The industry is moving beyond the education and PoC stage and into a phase which aims to demonstrate how blockchain performs in production. This requires proof of portability among […]
The clawback case for blockchain in media and entertainment
Share this post: The global media and entertainment (M&E) industry, including “new media” FANG titans, is now approaching $2 trillion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. However, a lot of the value is locked up in inefficient processes that are ripe for re-design using blockchain applications. Blockchain in media and entertainment is giving companies […]
Leading the blockchain conversations taking place at SXSW
March 5, 2019 | Written by: IBM Blockchain Unleashed Categorized: Announcements Share this post: If you are involved in the tech world, chances are you have heard of SXSW, the week-long conference and series of festivals hosted in the city of Austin, Texas. What started as a local music festival in 1987 has become throughout […]
How to create human-centric smart cities
We’re moving into a new world where everything and everyone swings between real and virtual world, says Arun Rishi Kapoor, business consultant of Tech Mahindra. The latter can be looked upon as a personal avatar of the real world object/person which enables communication and participation in the activities which either real world is inefficient of doing […]
Will 5G be the catalyst for Blockchain & IoT adoption?
Over the last year or so, we have started seeing the inevitable marketing of the “next big thing” from the cell phone carriers – 5G. The Big 4 carriers in the US have all announced plans for rollouts of their 5G networks. While what 5G actually means seems to currently differ from carrier to carrier, […]
Revolutionizing financial settlements in global wholesale telecom
Share this post: Today, the most significant issue for global wholesale telecom carriers is financial settlements. In order to connect the calls between different countries, at least two carriers, but more likely no less than three carriers, are involved in the international supply chain using voice over internet protocol (VOIP) technology. Many of the participating […]
How blockchain could change higher education
Share this post: If 2017 was the peak of euphoria and enthusiasm for everything crypto and blockchain related, 2018 may have represented the opposite as 1) prices for crytocurrencies declined by over 50 percent during the year, and 2) some high profile blockchain-based projects foundered. Even with the hiccups and obstacles, many of which are […]
Is Predictive Analytics Setting The Stage For An Ethereum Price Increase?
Big data has changed the cryptocurrency industry in a number of ways. Blockchain has evolved in parallel with big data, as the two technologies feed into each other’s advances. However, ethereum is another cryptocurrency that is changing with big data. Predictive analytics is playing an especially important role. Predictive Analytics is Changing the Future of […]