Chapter 12
Financial Technology
IN THIS CHAPTER
Discovering future global bank trends
Uncovering new investment vehicles
Exposing risk in the banking blockchain
Developing new financing strategies
The first to adopt blockchain technology were banks, governments, and other financial institutions — and they’re the fasting-growing blockchain users, too. The powerful tools that are being built to manage and move money will reshape our world in new and unexpected ways, so it makes sense that financial technology (fintech) would jump onboard.
This chapter gives you the inside scoop on what governments are currently doing with blockchain technology and how it will affect you. Fintech touches your life every day, whether you’re aware of it or not.
In this chapter, I introduce you to future banking trends, new regulations, and the new tools that can help you move money faster and cheaper. I also explain new types of investment vehicles and other blockchain innovations. Finally, I warn you about potential risks of investments involving virtual currency and new blockchain-technology-enabled ...
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