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Projects
A brief overview of some of the projects Finserv Experts consultants have worked on…
Clients
Finserv Experts consultants have provided advisory, solution delivery, and thought leadership services in over 40 countries around the globe…
Appearances
Finserv Experts consultants regularly speak at conferences and workshops around the world, from local community meetups to major global summits like the G20.
Recent appearances include…
TINtech London Market 2020, 05 February 2019, London, UK
Areiel Wolanow and business archiect Charles Ayorinde gave a live demo of the working DLT prototype for claims agreement and transaction accounting that was commissioned by Lloyd’s of London on behalf of the London Market Target Operating Model programme.
London Blockchain Foundation, 11 December 2018, London, UK
Areiel delivered a talk on how blockchain is already in the process of transforming the insurance industry
Alternative AI & Blockchain for Professional Services, 4 December 2018, London, UK
The event hosted a keynote Oxford debate on whether blockchain would prove transformational for professional services. Areiel delivered the argument in favor of the assertion.
Media Quotes
Consultants from Finserv Experts are quoted authorities in the media…
Areiel Wolanow
Areiel Wolanow is the managing director of Finserv Experts. He is an experienced business leader with over 25 years of experience in business transformation solutioning, sales, and execution. He served as one of IBM’s key thought leaders in blockchain, machine learning, and financial inclusion. Areiel has deep experience leading large, globally distributed teams; he has led programs of over 100 people through the full delivery life cycle, and has managed budgets in the tens of millions of dollars.
In addition to his delivery experience, Areiel also serves as a senior advisor on blockchain, machine learning, and technology adoption; he has worked with central banks and financial regulators around the world, and is currently serving as the insurance industry advisor for the UK Parliament’s working group on blockchain.
Recent Posts
Blockchain and Discrete Process Manufacturing
I just arrived home from this evening from the first week working with my new client, the Digital Trust team at T-Systems, and my mind is spinning with ideas. Over the coming months, I am going to be working with…
Finserv Experts signs DLT Solutioning agreement with T-Systems
We are pleased to announce that Finserv Experts has reached an agreement to work with T-Systems in developing DLT solutions. T-Systems is a global ICT provider and is part of the Deutsche Telekom global enterprise. The development team within T-Systems…
Finserv Experts gives evidence in Parliament
22 January 2018 Finserv Experts managing director Areiel Wolanow gave evidence this evening for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain. Areiel spoke on the transformative potential for blockchain in the insurance industry, and cited work carried out by Finserv Experts…
Areiel Wolanow interviewed by Plexus
To further secure their brand leadership in the DLT resourcing space, Plexus Resource Solutions has launched a regular interview series featuring UK thought leaders in the DLT space. I am honored to have been selected for their inaugural edition. Many…
Auditing Smart Contracts
Every major breach involving cryptocurrency, blockchain, and ICO solutions to date can be traced to poorly implemented smart contracts, so it is welcome that Blockgeeks have had a go at establishing guidelines for smart contract auditing. You can find it…
Finserv Experts in Slate magazine:
Finserv Experts managing director Areiel Wolanow is interviewed on ethical AI by Slate as part of an in-depth interview on the UK’s big AI sector deal… You can read the full interview here… https://slate.com/technology/2018/08/the-u-k-wants-to-be-the-world-leader-in-ethical-a-i.html
How the UK is addressing some of the biggest challenges to blockchain adoption
In Singapore, a pair of global banks built a blockchain trade finance prototype for letter of credit origination in 2016. The actual build of the prototype was estimated to take 15 weeks, and successfully finished on time. But agreeing the intellectual property…
Invitation: How AI and machine learning are driving financial inclusion around the world.
One of the biggest concerns about the emerging commercial viability of AI is the possibility that a huge number of people might lose their jobs to software and robots that can do those jobs better and/or cheaper. This is a valid…
Understanding the Potential of Mechanism Design
Understanding potential of mechanism design People have been trying to model how decisions get made for a long time. In western history, the earliest person we know of to try and model decision making was Aristotle in his studies on…
Using distributed ledgers to implement an entirely new, decentralized business model for the London insurance market
As part of its overall efforts to modernize the London insurance market and make it easier to do business with, in 2017 the market asked a simple question: Could a new, more effective, significantly lower cost operating model be created…