"The use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the business processes and operations of the financial services industry has undergone significant transformations during the last decade. Because of the growing number of customers who use mobile phones, laptops and the internet, the financial industry has begun to provide services based on ICT. Consequently, all types of financial services, such as stock trading and banking, are now accessible electronically or digitally over the internet. Most financial organisations have realised the importance of an IT department and identified cost-saving and efficiency-boosting solutions. Furthermore, improved financial services have enhanced client satisfaction and demand. Since the concept of blockchain was first conceived, the financial sector has been widely regarded as its primary use case. After Bitcoin's base notion in 2009, the idea became widely known. Because of its unique qualities, blockchain technology has the potential to benefit the financial sector greatly. Major stock exchanges are studying blockchain for its capacity to provide nearinstant settlements and automate compliance via smart contracts while providing improved security and transparency. Therefore, the current project's prime objective is to describe the application of blockchain technology to financial services and financial markets"--
Kiran Mehta (Ph.D.) is an educator, trainer, consultant, and researcher. She has almost twenty years of experience. She has published several research articles in a variety of international publications, including Emerald, Taylor & Francis, and Sage. She is the author of "Financial Services," a text book published by CENGAGE. She has created study materials for a number of Indian institutes. Her areas of interest include climate finance, sustainable business, portfolio management, stock market efficiency, technology and education, entrepreneurship, and venture capital.
Renuka Sharma is a Professor (Finance) at Chitkara Business School at Chitkara University in Punjab. She has over 18 years of teaching and research experience (more than ten years post-doctoral and eight years before to obtaining her PhD). She has authored numerous research papers, a few of which have been published in international/national journals (Taylor&Francis, Emerald, Sage, Inderscience, etc.) and the rest have been presented at international/national conferences (IIM Bangalore, Shillong, Calcutta, Indore, and Kozhikode, among others), with numerous papers selected for Best Paper Awards. She also serves as a reviewer for numerous prestigious journals published by Emerald, Elsevier, and Inderscience, among others. Currently, she is guiding two PhD scholars and has successfully defended five others. She has been a consultant for several start-ups and MSMEs. She is the author of two textbooks for Cengage Pub. and Vikas Pub. Additionally, she has developed study materials for a variety of business-related courses for prominent Indian universities and institutions She has served as a resource person for several MDPs and FDPs related to research and finance. She is an entrepreneur too.
Poshan (Sam) Yu is a consultant, adjunct professor, keynote speaker, research award winner, editor, author, ad-hoc reviewer and venture capitalist. He also serves as a guest financial news commentator on more than thirty media platforms in China. Sam lectures at the International Cooperative Education Program of Soochow University (China). He is also an external professor of financial technology and finance at SKEMA Business School (China), a visiting professor at Krirk University (Thailand) and a visiting researcher at the Australian Studies Centre of Shanghai University (China). Besides, Sam is a regional partner (China) at FasterCapital (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), a vice president at Tinbowah Investment (Beijing), an honorary vice president at Belt and Road Blockchain Association, a business mentor of AIC RAISE (Coimbatore, India) and University College London. His research interests include public-private partnerships, financial technology, regulatory technology, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, start-ups, intellectual property, art finance, wine and China's "One Belt One Road" policy.
