In 2018, Deutsche Börse created the new area DLT, Crypto Assets & New Market Structures to focus on a Group-wide approach on new technology. Jens Hachmeister, who is heading the initiative, has spoken about the importance of blockchain, his new team and his own motivation to drive this growth area to the next level.
Rob Somogyi, Head of Regulatory Governance, wrote about what technology may bring us as a society, as well as the problems that it could pose.
Rob has also written about what AI could bring for Capital markets.
Rob has also written a series of blogs on his views on the opportunities, challenges and future of Blockchain technology and digital assets.
The financial sector quickly realised the large number of possible applications and blockchain’s potential to increase efficiency. Deutsche Börse has already invested in the development and introduction of state-of-the-art services using blockchain.
DB1 Ventures, Deutsche Börse group's Corporate Venture Capital division, has also released a whitepaper on Fintech's future - the Future of Fintech in Capital Markets.
Marc Robert-Nicoud, Head of Strategy & Controls at Clearstream, shares his views on the role of FinTech.
Philippe Seyll, CEO of Clearstream Banking, explored how blockchain technology could be used to tokenise collateral.
Meanwhile, Phil Brown, CEO of Clearstream Holding, has looked into the issues surrounding digitisation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.