Use Cases and Monetization Challenges of Blockchain Applications in Wealth Management

By Martin Hartenstein

Head WM OCM Strategy and Business Transformation, UBS

Dr Winifred Gutmannsbauer

COO Asia Pacific and Operating Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific and Head WM Omnichannel Management, UBS

Dr Dirk Klee

Chief Operating Officer, Wealth Management* and Joint Chief Operating Officer, UBS Switzerland AG and Member of the Executive Board, UBS Switzerland AG, UBS Business Solutions

Przewloka Andreas

Chief Operating Officer and Operating Head WM Europe, UBS Europe SE

Stefan Arn

Head of WM IT and UBS Switzerland IT, UBS Business Solutions AG

Andreas Kubli

Head Multichannel Management and Digitization, UBS Switzerland

Dr Veronica Lange

Head of Innovation Group Technology Office, UBS Business Solutions AG

and and Peter Stephens

Head of Blockchain and UK Group Innovation, UBS Business Solutions AG UK

Digital Disruption in Finance via Blockchain Technology

Steve Wozniak stated, on the potential of blockchain technology: “It makes me think we’re at one of those times in technological, economic and social history where the sky is the limit.”1 Additionally, a recent WEF report stated that blockchain will fundamentally alter the way financial institutions do business; with change coming from new processes and architecture, rather than Bitcoin or FinTech innovations.2 Consequently, there have been numerous reports on finance use case proofs of concept progressing fast (e.g. in the area of ...

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