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Nov 1, 2016

Zcash – friend or foe?

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ZCash is a new virtual currency that the NYTimes wrote about, here, yesterday. Like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Peercoin and most others, it will facilitate fast, low cost anonymous electronic transfers of money. But unlike most others there is no public ledger that can be used to trace transactions – ZCash is designed to be confirmable as authentic but not traceable. The backers would have us believe this is all about privacy concerns; I have a bridge to sell to anyone who honestly believes that the bulk of users will be law-abiding citizens. Regardless of intent, ZCash will mostly be used by…

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Oct 3, 2016

New Banking Technology is Leveling the Playing Field In Retail Banking

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There has been no shortage of “FinTech” disruption throughout the past decade. For some it has been like riding a wild tiger – trying to hang on. For others it’s been about avoiding being devoured. But this tiger – digital banking innovation – is starting to pop up in an unexpected place – small banks and credit unions. This lower-end segment of the banking industry, typically defined as banks with less than $10 billion in assets, has consolidated in the past 20 years. The smallest of banks, those with assets less than $100 million, have been particularly hard hit as…

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Sep 29, 2016

Machine vs. Man – Are clinical decision support systems enough? September 2016 Healthcare IT Review

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Dear Clients and Friends, Click HERE for the September 2016 Healthcare IT Review. For years we have been hearing about the potential of sophisticated clinical decision support (CDS) software systems that can assist doctors with their decision making process. These systems bring together a variety of clinical data which are analyzed through proprietary algorithms, aiming to improve outcomes and reduce costs. The promise of precision medicine, it is argued, can only materialize through the use of advanced CDS systems. But the science of clinical decision support alone is not enough. What has been missing is the ability to combine the data…

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Sep 12, 2016

Banks are under pressure, is there any hope?

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Banks have long been an important and trusted pillar of the economy; from saving to lending, underwriting to trading, banks are a necessity for consumers and businesses. But, following the fallout from the recent financial crisis (nearly 10 years ago), banks have struggled, with increasing and ambiguous regulations, record low interest rates, slower global growth and higher scrutiny. Enter the latest wave of Fintech. Fintech is nothing new, with electronic trading, online brokerage, ecommerce and electronic payments well integrated into the financial ecosystems, but this time feels different. Launching a disruptive Fintech company has never been easier, with public cloud…

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