...Aswin Alora; Aghila Sasidharan; Joyan Dsouza Purpose Supply chain finance (SCF) is a method that reduces capital expenses and boosts corporate performance. Blockchain technology in SCF could improve supply chain performance. The literature does not provide sufficient empirical evidence to support...

...Ivelina Pavlova Purpose In this paper, the authors examine the interconnectedness of four blockchain exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with other financial markets, such as stocks and cryptocurrencies. Design/methodology/approach A multivariate dynamic conditional correlation model is used to model...

... Algorithmic trading FinTech Blockchain The magical combination of geeks in T-shirts and venture capital that has disrupted other industries has put financial services in its sights. (Anonymous, 2015) In a surprisingly prescient manner, FinTech was defined by Bettinger (1972) as, “…an acronym...

...Kane J. Smith; Gurpreet Dhillon Purpose Blockchain holds promise as a potential solution to the problem of cybersecurity in financial transactions. However, difficulty exists for both the industry and organizations in assessing this potential solution. Hence, it is important to understand how...

...Mohammad Hashemi Joo; Yuka Nishikawa; Krishnan Dandapani Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the applications and contributions of blockchain technology in finance in general, and to identify areas where the technology can make a larger impact in payment systems. Design/methodology...

...Hemang Subramanian Purpose Blockchain technologies have pervaded modern crowdfunding and capital sourcing through a variety of financial instruments implemented as smart contracts. Smart contracts provide a unique mechanism not only to create a unique one-of-a-type financial instrument, but also...

...Nitin Gaur Purpose Blockchain technology can be used to record virtually anything of value – your identity, a will, a deed or almost any type of secure transfer of information. But in many respects, blockchain is lacking some critical capabilities to make it ready for widescale adoption...

... possibilities that this new funding method holds. Design/methodology/approach It is an exhaustive review of the ICO, the mechanism of crowdfunding, the blockchain technology behind it, benefits and current shortcomings of the ICO, and the potential future development of the ICO as a convenient and efficient...

...Ehsan Nikbakht; Manuchehr Shahrokhi; Alford Corriette Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the emergence of blockchain to determine its feasibility for electronic transfer payments. An integrated conceptual framework is developed for blockchain electronic transfer. The three...

...Alpen Sheth; Hemang Subramanian Purpose The purpose of this paper is to model blockchain-based smart contracts specifically for the insurance industry. The authors introduce the concept of smart contracts and further discuss the implementation of a decentralized insurance marketplace, namely...

...Laura Gonzalez Purpose The gradual implementation of blockchain technology in peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms facilitates safer, transparent and quick access to funds without having to deal with the more complex and costly processes of banks. Beyond that, the purpose of this paper...