Blockchain based Payments for a New Financial World

DESCRIPTION:
One of Blockchain’s promises is to enable fast, secure, low-cost international payment processing services through the use of decentralised and distributed ledgers that provide cryptographically secure and trusted verification of transactions. While some of such payment and banking services already exist, such as HubrisOne (presenting at the event), IBM’s World Wire or SatoshiPay - all Stellar based platforms, or are in development like Keybox Cash, they all need to face usability, volatility and regulation challenges.

Join us for a discussion on new payment systems leveraging blockchaIn in different ways.

MEETUP AGENDA:
18:00 - 18:30 Networking (Drinks and snacks will be provided)

18:30 - 18:45 Introduction (Meetup organiser: Stellar London and Keybox CASH)

18:45 - 19:05 Presentation: Stellar network, what is it and how does it compare to other blockchain networks? (Alberto Romero)

19:05 - 19:25 Presentation: HubrisOne Platform (Ivan Gyimah)

19:25 - 20:15 Panel Discussion: Blockchain frameworks, usability and regulatory challenge for new payment systems.

Michael DaCosta Babb, Group VP, Keybox CASH
Electra Japonas, Lawyer and Founder, thelawboutique.co.uk
Ivan Gyimah, Co-founder, Hubris One
More TBA...

We are fortunate to have this panel moderated by highly experienced Fintech and Blockchain enthusiast Eric Van der Kleij, CEO of Blockchain hub C4DR, formerly founder of Level39 and Tech City UK.

20:15 - 21:00 Networking

Stellar is an open-source, decentralised protocol for digital to fiat currency transfers which allows cross-border transactions between any pair of currencies. The Stellar network can quickly exchange government-based currencies with 2 to 5 second processing times. The platform is a distributed ledger maintained by a consensus algorithm, which allows for decentralised control, flexible trust and low latency. The Stellar protocol is supported by a nonprofit, the Stellar Development Foundation.

Alberto Romero: Engineer and Systems Architect with a passion for distributed systems, data analytics and security. First involved in open source projects over 20 years ago. Started his career building Grid Computing frameworks and evolved into Enterprise Storage solutions and then Big Data and Data Analytics. Now involved in the design and development of multiple blockchain based projects and initiatives, leveraging Stellar among other platforms.

HubrisOne is a platform that enables people globally to instantly create EUR, GBP and USD bank accounts, connect their existing bank accounts (PSD2), create up to 200 cross-chain cryptocurrency wallets and execute cross-border payments on the Stellar blockchain all within a few taps on the same app. One Debit Card. One Pin. One App. Powered by the HubrisOne token.

Ivan Gyimah: Born and raised in South London. Previously (as of a few weeks ago) an ex-Global Business Consultant at Thomson Reuters in London and Paris, covering financial and risk sectors. Early cryptocurrency investor and completely fascinated about blockchain and the possibilities ahead.

Sponsors and organisers:

Stellar: Stellar is a platform that connects banks, payments systems, and people. With a team of top technology and finance professionals, the nonprofit Stellar.org expands access to low-cost financial services to fight poverty and maximise individual potential.

Keybox CASH: The way we settle trade transactions has hardly changed over many millennia. In many parts of the world cash remains the only option. Yet cash is expensive, inconvenient, insecure and open to corruption. All transaction data — the foundation of the modern digital economy — goes unrecorded. That is why Keybox CASH wants to replace cash. Keybox CASH is a smartphone app linking buyers and sellers—even those without bank accounts—directly via blockchain, using QR codes. Its additive model means merchants pay only when sales are generated.

Keybox Support has been donating proceeds from the previous meetups to charities. Since this one is provided free, we'd like to encourgae our attendees to kindly donate to local organisations like Mencap or National Centre for Circus Arts so we keep giving back to our community. Thank you for your support!

Venue Partner: Cocoon Networks