Author: Andrew Horowitz

Benzinga FinTech Awards – Notes from the Conference (4)

The Age of Blockchain How it will change finance:

John Hart – Director of Trading TD

The regulatory grey area is difficult to bypass and get to the point of utilization.

Raj Karkara – Managing Director at T0 and Overstock

The use of blockchain is unlimited and needs to be utilized in...

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DHUnplugged #413: Backfire Fireback

Confusion over the recent comments from White House speakers left markets in a tizzy. The tariffs imposed by the U.S. seem to be creating a backfire as Harley Davidson looks to move manufacturing to Europe to steer clear of Eurozone tariffs. Markets are on edge and key technical levels are...

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Benzinga FinTech Awards – Notes from the Conference (3)

Allai

AI Appstore for insurance
Products / Services

Online insurance quotes through photos.
Google type results for insurance companies / policies.  Ask the AI to produce results for your policy or questions about your policy.

For insurance companies, your data never leaves your server.
A new way...

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Benzinga FinTech Awards – Notes from the Conference (2)

Anton Mozgovoy – HumanIQ – Listen to the Podcast interview HERE

Financial Inclusion – Provide social and financial services for those that are “Unbanked”.  People who don’t have bank accounts.

Platform for extending credit to the unbanked.

Provide initial capital to get the community started
Allow those within the community...

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Benzinga FinTech Awards – Notes from the Conference (1)

TD Ameritrade on The Future of Finance and Social Media:

In a conversation with TD Ameritrade’s Sunayna Tuteja and Facebook’s Kahina Van Dyke, the following points were highlighted regarding the Future of Finance and Social Media.

Highlighting the uses of Facebook in Business.
Messenger is the main driver to communicate...

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