World Economic Forum

24 results about this entity

Period: 03 Jun 2019 - 19 Jan 2024

As blockchain hype subsides, banks count the cost of early euphoria

Banks and technology companies have poured billions of dollars into blockchain projects, but as the hype dies down, many of the early evangelists for the technology have come to the conclusion that production-ready deployment still remains a distant goal.

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World Economic Forum: Investors must prioritise cybersecurity or risk losing money

Investors can and should encourage companies to prioritize cybersecurity. A new World Economic Forum report, Incentivizing responsible and secure innovation: principles and guidance for investors, proposes a framework for investors to measure and address cybersecurity efforts.

Money 20/20 Europe 2019: The interplay of AI, cloud, blockchain and quantum computing

On the final day of Money 20/20 Europe 2019 in Amsterdam, Jesse McWaters, financial innovation lead at the World Economic Forum starts the day discussing the interplay of AI, cloud, blockchain and quantum computing, and what happens when it all collides.

Money 20/20 Europe 2019 Q&A: World Economic Forum’s Ashley Lannquist

Ashley Lannquist, project lead, blockchain & distributed ledger technology at World Economic Forum, will be taking to the stage at Money 20/20 Europe in Amsterdam to discuss the industry consortia for blockchain innovation on Tuesday this week. Ahead of the session, Finextra spoke to Lannquist about any use cases that have been beneficial for the financial services, the WEF’s work with the technology and how to take an inclusive approach.