Understanding Modern Banking Ledgers Through Blockchain Technologies: Future of Transaction Processing and Smart Contracts on the Internet of Money

33 Pages Posted: 24 Nov 2015

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Gareth Peters

University of California Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara

Efstathios Panayi

University College London - Financial Computing and Analytics Group, Department of Computer Science

Date Written: November 18, 2015

Abstract

In this chapter we provide an overview of the concept of blockchain technology and its potential to disrupt the world of banking through facilitating global money remittance, smart contracts, automated banking ledgers and digital assets. In this regard, we first provide a brief overview of the core aspects of this technology, as well as the second-generation contract-based developments. From there we discuss key issues that must be considered in developing such ledger based technologies in a banking context.

Keywords: Blockchain, distributed ledger, databases, smart contracts, digital assets, data integrity, provisioning, government cash management, clearing, settlement

JEL Classification: H72, G18, G22, L1

Suggested Citation

Peters, Gareth and Panayi, Efstathios, Understanding Modern Banking Ledgers Through Blockchain Technologies: Future of Transaction Processing and Smart Contracts on the Internet of Money (November 18, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2692487 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2692487

Gareth Peters (Contact Author)

University of California Santa Barbara ( email )

Santa Barbara, CA 93106
United States

University of California, Santa Barbara ( email )

Efstathios Panayi

University College London - Financial Computing and Analytics Group, Department of Computer Science ( email )

Gower Street
London, WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

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