This collection attempts to focus attention on the potential of blockchain, and of distributed ledger technology (DLT) more generally, to address some of the economic and financial challenges that emerging markets face today.
These challenges are many, and include Know-Your-Customer gaps, the de-risking by global financial institutions that prevents emerging markets from accessing the global financial system, and the costs and inefficiencies of processing remittances through the interlinked ledger system that is today’s correspondent banking network infrastructure. Various approaches using distributed ledger technology could provide solutions, as well as a new infrastructure for financial services in emerging markets.
Below is some related thought leadership.
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