INDUSTRY WATCH
The Chancellor ’ s Mansion House pledge to trial ‘ digital gilts ’ within two years sets the stage for UK financial services to lead on new digital asset classes . In this article , Christopher Hinitt , PA Consulting ’ s Digital Banking and Operations Lead , discusses how distributed ledger technology ( DLT ) – the basis for the digital gilt – could reinvigorate the sector and drive economic growth . Put simply , this may be one of the most significant transformations in the 400-year history of modern financial services . But Hinitt believes that to make it a success , we need the right safeguards in place , with data analytics being key to achieving this .
The potential of digital gilts through data analytics
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