The future of financial infrastructure

An ambitious look at how blockchain can reshape financial services

An Industry Project of the Financial Services Community | Prepared in collaboration with Deloitte

Part of the Future of Financial Services Series • August 2016

Foreword

Consistent with the World Economic Forum’s mission of applying a multistakeholder approach to address issues of global impact,

creating this report involved extensive outreach and dialogue with the Financial Services Community, Innovation Community, Technology

Community, academia and the public sector. The dialogue included numerous interviews and interactive sessions to discuss the insights

and opportunities for collaborative action.

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