| | July 20188CIOReviewBy Dipak Rout, Head-IT, Arihant Capital Markets Ltdvery industry is feeling the effects of the information revolution, but capital markets are a bit different. A perfect storm of stagnating revenues, increased competition and weak financial returns- a combination we're calling `compressive disruption'- is forcing capital markets firms to evolve and reinvent in their own way. Between now and 2022, the capital markets industry will be shaped by automation. Change is neither cheap nor easy, but firms could begin to align their organizations. Technology serves as a key driver of value migration in the capital markets industry. While speed, informational advantage, efficient customer flow, and effective use of proprietary capital have always been essential aspects of a profitable market-making business, the way these elements are implemented is changing dramatically. Blockchain will make Capital Markets more efficientOne of the most hyped technologies today, Blockchain is estimated to be the platform that is going to store 10 percent of global GDP by 2027. Blockchain, or distributed ledger technology, will also become more critical for capital markets firms. Blockchain can create the smart contracts enabled with the encryption for transactions, [creating] distributed records. This will help in using real-time transparent data and create efficient settlement and transaction processing.Distributed ledger technology, or DLT, can be used for issuing and transferring securities and could eliminate the need for intermediaries that provide settlement and depository functions, DLT can be logical, efficient alternative to allow seamless and secure data transmission throughout the capital markets ecosystem. Blockchain can bring significant efficiency to current E IN MY OPINIONKEY TECH TRENDS FOR CAPITAL MARKETS Arihant Capital Markets Limited is one of the leading financial services companies in India offering a gamut of products and services including securities, currency and commodities broking, depository services, distribution of financial products and merchant banking to a substantial and diversified clientele.
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