Essays about: "centralized finance"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words centralized finance.

  1. 6. P2P Electricity transaction between DERs by Blockchain Technology

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Ruogu Liu; [2018]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Peer-to-peer; Energy System; Ethereum; Tobalaba; Transaction; Energy asset; Blockchain; peer-to-peer; energisystem; Ethereum; Tobalaba; Transaktion; Energi tillgån;

    Abstract : The popularity of blockchain technologies increases with a significant rise in the price of cryptocurrency in 2017, which drew much attention in the academia and industry to research and implement new application or new blockchain technology. Many new blockchains have emerged over the last year in a broad spectrum of sectors and use cases including IOT, Energy, Finance, Real estate, Entertainment, etc. READ MORE

  3. 7. The adoption of distributed ledger technology in trade and export finance operations of Swedish banks

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Gustaf Blidholm; Mathias Johnson; [2018]
    Keywords : Blockchain; DLT; distributed ledger; finance; technology; FinTech; bank; trade finance; export; cost reduction; efficiency; Sweden; innovation; diffusion;

    Abstract : Centralized data storage and reconciliation by trusted intermediaries has historically put financial systems in the hands of a single central parties. The emergence of bitcoin and blockchain, combined with the 2008 financial crisis, has shifted the Swedish financial sector’s traditional perspectives on democratization, centralization, transparency and automation. READ MORE

  4. 8. Blockchain technology in Scania Services : An investigative study of how blockchain technology can be utilized by Scania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

    Author : Jim Lindberg; [2017]
    Keywords : blockchain technology; decentralization; disintermediation; transportation industry; bitcoin; provenance tracking; platooning; data sharing;

    Abstract : Blockchain technology emerged in 2009 together with the introduction of Bitcoin, the first virtual currency which enabled nodes in a network, that do not necessarily trust each other, to exchange digital value without the use of trusted intermediaries. Since then, the idea of disintermediation and decentralization has gained traction in a large number of applications outside the world of finance and virtual currencies. READ MORE

  5. 9. Design and Implementation of Corporate Actions on a Decentralized Securities Depository

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Jonas Hedin; [2017]
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    Abstract : Trading securities is a process that requires multiple trusted intermediaries to ensure that the trade is done correctly. The securities industry is therefore very slow and expensive; the central securities depository (CSD) being one of the main contributors to the disruption. READ MORE

  6. 10. Controlling centralized F&A services - A multi-case study on the role of charging in the context of the overall control setup

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Johan Karlsson; Alexander Sattelmaier; [2014]
    Keywords : management control; management control as a package; shared services; outsourcing; charging;

    Abstract : Increased global competitiveness and market uncertainty have led multinational companies to change their organizational structures to refocus on core activities (Ezzamel, Morris, & Smith, 2005; Herbert & Seal, 2012; Janssen & Joha, 2008; Triplett & Scheumann, 2000). As a result, new setups for sourcing finance & accounting (F&A) processes are created, such as shared service centers (SSCs) or outsourcing, aiming to combine the advantages of centralization with the business orientation of decentralization (Triplett & Scheumann, 2000). READ MORE