6/10/2021 1:10:16 PM Digital claims, supply chains and transforming the gig economy By Mike Daly In America today, 36% of workers freelance; during the Covid-19 pandemic, freelancing generated $1.2 trillion for the US economy. The...
8/13/2020 10:30:58 AM Ripple still trying to find compelling uses for the blockchain technology By Mike Daly A cautionary tale that there is a long tail between launching a technology and making it a commercial success. And blockchain is old in...
2/6/2020 10:36:49 AM Blockchain and insurance- immature dating or full scale romance? By Mike Daly Useful discussion of blockchain related to insurance and despite some interesting initiatives suggests that its more immature dating than...
1/22/2020 12:00:00 AM "Hyper-data" and digital transformation By Mike Daly "....digital twins can transform the construction industry, which has an appalling productivity record. SenSat is already modelling the...
6/6/2019 7:53:40 PM Gartner says 90% of blockchain projects will need replacing in 18 months By Mike Daly Solutions looking for a problem rarely survive. Gartner highlights that issue. "Many CIOs overestimate the capabilities and short-term...
4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM Why Blockchain is Hard By Mike Daly "The main thing distinguishing a blockchain from a normal database is that there are specific rules about how to put data into the...
2/4/2019 5:47:19 PM Blockchain’s Occam problem By Mike Daly Occam's Razor is the problem-solving principle that the simplest solution tends to be the best. In practice most blockchain projects have...
1/10/2019 9:36:27 AM Will blockchain replace core banking in 2019? By Mike Daly Here's a man who should know after 40 POCs and 4 projects at the first bank to actually transact over blockchain- otherwise named...
12/13/2018 12:23:00 PM Blockchain: what’s it good for? Not all a lot, says report By Mike Daly For a technology invented over 10 years ago it does seem a solution looking for a problem. Ambitious white papers and press releases...
12/3/2018 11:48:44 AM Out of 43 Blockchain Startups, Zero Have Delivered Products By Mike Daly For a technology invented over 10 years ago it does seem a solution looking for a problem. Ambitious white papers and press releases...
10/24/2018 11:24:13 AM Blockchain not the best technology for every use considered, says Australian government report By Mike Daly Blockchain still an incomplete solution looking for a problem to solve? Use cases look best for private managed solutions like Mearsk and...
10/2/2018 10:20:15 AM What problems would you solve with blockchain? By Mike Daly Just because 67% of insurers are considering blockchain is not a reason to invest time and money. You have to be able to explain why...
8/14/2018 4:15:36 PM Why companies end up spending more on digital technologies than anticipated By Mike Daly Insurtechs often promise the ultimate competitive edge with AI, Robotic Process Automation, Chatbox, Blockchain, device specific...
8/1/2018 12:09:04 PM Where does Blockchain fit in Insurance? By Mike Daly For an 11 year old technology Blockchain is finding it hard to match a problem to its solution. This article argues that stripping cost...
4/11/2018 12:04:54 PM Will Blockchain deliver better products? By Mike Daly "Blockchain is becoming a force for good in many areas of society – bringing banking to the unbanked in the developing world and...
2/23/2018 12:00:00 AM Flaws in smart contracts- could be costly By Mike Daly You would think that after years of evolving this would not happen. Vulnerabilities? That's just what blockchain is meant to guard against