Blockchain in Payments: Is Blockchain Living Up to the Hype?

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​Presentation Date & Time:
September 23rd & 24th, 2021

Presenter Information:
Name: Pei Chen
Organization: Digital Asset

Presentation Description:
This presentation will be a  walk through of what blockchain technology has been able to deliver so far and an analysis of what's possible ahead of us in the land of payments and beyond.  Some of the main questions that will be discussed during this session will be:

1. Can blockchain technologies provide the infrastructure to enable an economic, efficient and inclusive payment solution?
2. Can blockchain payments be fulfilled sooner if a single ledger was used for custodial and transaction validation?
3. What are some of best use cases for blockchain technologies in the payment space?
4. Who are some of the best candidates to use and introduce this new technologies to the masses?

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Pei Chen Biography

Pei currently holds a director role at Digital Asset where she heads strategic sales in the Americas markets. Previously, she was a director at ConsenSys, developing and executing product GTM strategies and building partnerships in the Financial Services and FinTech sectors. Prior to ConsenSys, Pei served as a Senior Product Manager at Goldman Sachs, leading a team of business architects and software developers to design and deploy strategic technology solutions for the Fixed Income Securities and Derivatives division across US, Asia and Europe. Pei received a Master's degree in Quantitative Finance from Lehigh University and a Bachelors in Economics with a Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship from Zhejiang University.