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1  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Who do you think should win the Blockchain Identity Management Use Case Award? on: September 18, 2019, 05:26:25 AM
Have you heard of Disruptor Daily Awards? This is just one of their many categories though.

The nominations started last July, I think. According to their article, here's the qualifications they were looking for when they were checking for the list of nominees:

  • Solve a real problem in the industry
  • Have a solution on the market with real customers
  • Have a reputable team (no fake profiles)

Voting page can be found here along with the other nominees: https://www.disruptordaily.com/vote-now-blockchain-in-identity-management-use-case-awards-2019/

For me SelfKey got the best use case yet plus a working product.

Who's your bet?

2  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: In what aspects do you think financial services like banks could improve more? on: September 17, 2019, 03:49:51 AM
The key to their improvement is to accept and begin to implement the blockchain technology. It will see a huge progress merging a modern day tech with a traditional financial sector, that's some big hit!!

True. And in order for them to be more accepting to this idea, the blockchain company that harnesses this use case must slowly build their track record for added trust to both banks and customers as well.
3  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: In what aspects do you think financial services like banks could improve more? on: September 16, 2019, 05:48:39 AM
If selfkey can really handle transactions without KYC then I am sure it will be a successful project. Currently, there are many people wishing to transact without KYC.
they are afraid of providing KYC and their personal information and are afraid of being sold to terrorists. That is why the demand is very large.

I think there is no centralized system that does not require KYC, selfkey also requires kyc, but the process may be faster, I think many centralized systems want to use a system without KYC in each of their entities, but we also have to understand, KYC is also important for building projects, apart from the KYC abuse problem.

Yes, selfkey still has KYC process but the processing would be so much faster. They have just actually added more banks in their marketplace. Imagine opening a real bank account overseas with just a few mouse clicks. I just hope more people would know about them though.
Visited their website.

https://selfkey.org/

Looks very interesting specially for entities who wanted to open a real bank account offshore.

I don't know about the legal ramifications though, specially the there are a lot of regulations coming around, FATF, travel rule, FINCeN. They are all over the place now and I'm sure SelfKey will fall under the definition of VASP so they need to be updated as well.


I have read news about selfkey, I see the integration of one wallet with a bank will get problems, one of which is a problem when they want to build networks in countries that have not legalized cryptocurrency, for example Indonesia, can selfkey wallets be connected to banks there? Selfkey may be useful in the 10 countries they have mentioned, but we know that not all banks accept crypto, and not everyone uses a bank card that has a relationship with selfkey.

I mean they have just launched it. I don't expect it to be widely used now especially that they're still starting out. Once people would be more open to this idea, i guess the effect would be massive.
4  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: In what aspects do you think financial services like banks could improve more? on: September 13, 2019, 07:02:04 AM
If selfkey can really handle transactions without KYC then I am sure it will be a successful project. Currently, there are many people wishing to transact without KYC.
they are afraid of providing KYC and their personal information and are afraid of being sold to terrorists. That is why the demand is very large.

I think there is no centralized system that does not require KYC, selfkey also requires kyc, but the process may be faster, I think many centralized systems want to use a system without KYC in each of their entities, but we also have to understand, KYC is also important for building projects, apart from the KYC abuse problem.

Yes, selfkey still has KYC process but the processing would be so much faster. They have just actually added more banks in their marketplace. Imagine opening a real bank account overseas with just a few mouse clicks. I just hope more people would know about them though.
5  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: In what aspects do you think financial services like banks could improve more? on: September 12, 2019, 06:06:59 AM
If selfkey can really handle transactions without KYC then I am sure it will be a successful project. Currently, there are many people wishing to transact without KYC.
they are afraid of providing KYC and their personal information and are afraid of being sold to terrorists. That is why the demand is very large.

Upon trying out their wallet, they still require KYC but the upside on this is you won't need to fill up KYC requirements over and over again of you'd like to apply for different financial services from their marketplace. Besides that, your data will be saved locally to your device so your data would be safe incase of data breaches on their servers. It's pretty cool actually. The problem is massive adoption for this kind of concept might be hard because most people find the current system as just 'okay'.
6  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / In what aspects do you think financial services like banks could improve more? on: September 11, 2019, 03:34:16 AM
Centralized entities have lots of bottlenecks in their processes as a first. KYC takes too long and sometimes redundant.
Aside from banks, financial services that crypto exchanges offer isn't reliable too since data breaches still happen despite their tight securities.
I'm sure there's still a lot more cons for the current system. I've recently heard of SelfKey and claimed that they aim to make a difference in those issues. What are your thoughts?
7  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: September 10, 2019, 03:00:10 AM
I think creating a bank account does look easier because you are assisted by several employees who work at the bank so creating a bank account is very easy, in contrast to a blockchain account which is a technology that does not help you to create an account and is ready to use for transactions.

If blockchain technology would be properly harnessed, you probably won't need help because you can all do it by yourself in a few clicks. Less hassle and much more smoother transactions/applications.
8  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: September 09, 2019, 01:14:52 AM
Sure it could be much easier if we'll talk about how smooth the transaction would be. I haven't heard about SelfKey yet though. Are they even active now? Anyway, hopefully banks would give blockchain a chance. The greatest disadvantage if they'll be adapting to this new innovation, is that their entire system must be retooled.

Yes, pretty much active. i have just read their August progress report on their website. Everything's good so far.
9  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: September 06, 2019, 02:22:04 AM
A good thing in my opinion if it is applied. It will be very helpful in completing the process which has been considered too complicated. Hopefully, with the release of their bank account market, the complexity can be overcome.

I agree. The current status of KYC processes for financial services does take too long and so tiring to be honest. There's lots of room for improvement in this industry so I'm looking forward for this to be streamlined.
10  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: September 05, 2019, 04:00:05 AM
We can not deny the fact that banks offered more secured system because they are centralized. We can only trust our KYC with them. But when it comes to conveniency, we can trust cryptocurrency. More easy transactions, easier to access and fast to monitor our funds. However, when it comes to secured personal info, since it gives anonymous transactions aside from exchanges where KYC is needed, then it is also give benefits.

There are now alternative ways to manage KYC though like KYC-Chain. They're a compliance solution that offers fast and accurate Identity Documents Verification. It's a step forward for the standard KYC that banks traditionally use which obviously has a lot of bottlenecks in their process.
11  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: September 04, 2019, 06:46:57 AM
Sorry, maybe a little off topic. But can someone explain to me why I should provide my personal data to any cryptocurrency startup or bank? Why do they need my personal data if all operations occur with an account, and not with my name.

In SelfKey's case, they're offering an identity management system wherein the wallet users hold their data so you won't actually need to provide your personal data directly to them. Instead your digital identity will be stored in your device, thus, incase banks or SelfKey's servers may be hacked, your data won't be compromised like what just happened in the Binance KYC hack that spread just recently. So yeah, convenience in applying for financial services is what they're offering and i find their concept actually great.
12  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: September 03, 2019, 01:42:12 AM
This will really make the complete process of opening back account faster and easier.
Though, we have to see how the banks will use it. At the moment most kyc records are in centralized manner, introduction with blockchchain technology will definitely change it.

True. It might take a while before centralized entities would be more open to opportunities that can be brought by blockchain technology. But at least we can see that something is being done to at least start this kind of innovation.
13  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: September 02, 2019, 02:21:44 AM
What are you talking about , what selfkey?

If you are thinking of some kind of digital key which is unique for any of us, then it would be very similar to the KYC. ID is unique information of each of us. Im this case there is not much difference anyways.

Hmm the difference would be how the whole process is now streamlined. Aside from it having a marketplace that lists many jurisdictions in one app, the KYC process is more efficient as you won't need to complete your KYC info over and over again when you'd want to process your bank/corporate application. 'Cause as I observed, most who were looking to sign up for any financial services will find most KYC procedures create fiction, resulting in a poor user experience.
14  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: August 30, 2019, 04:30:19 AM
In my opinion, blockchain technology would be making a tremendous improvement on our financial system and practices. The issue of confirmation of funds received Could be easier and more genuine. Transfer of funds could be done with the speed of light. In summary, blockchain technology would bring greater efficiency to the banking sector.

But we can't deny that there's still no clear path when it comes to blockchain and banking fully merging. There are many factors to consider and any startup who tries to solve this won't get it the easy way. Still hoping that eventually, they'd be more open to the possibilities of what blockchain could offer.
15  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: August 29, 2019, 08:43:56 AM
I think eventually banks will themselves be using blockchain in all their services and use cases from account opening to payment transfers to global remittances all these can be made efficient, transparent and cheap using blockchain technology so banks no matter how much they are trying to avoid it will still implement blockchain soon amd we will see.

Yeah, eventually everything would be seamless. I'm glad that SelfKey tries to tackle these kind of issues though, one step at a time.
16  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: August 28, 2019, 05:56:19 AM
So, it makes some strange things.

You may deposit usdt from your bank account or something. Your information will be confirmed by the banks too

But, where's my anonymous thing? i mean, we always feel worried about personal life, blockchain can helps us. Not the bank where your account will be checked many times by govement.

Basically, instead of relying on systems with centralized databases, SelfKey enforces that we individual have sole control for our data since it's just locally stored on your local storage. That would mean your data would be safe incase those 3rd party's servers are hacked. Problem is you'd need to be knowledgeable as well on how to safeguard your own data.
17  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: August 27, 2019, 05:55:30 AM
This is my first time to hear that and just curious about how that bank account marketplace works? selfkey is not even cooperating with an institution of bank and how it can call to build the bank account marketplace?
I thought that if that can be an illegal marketplace. Basically, you just need a few minutes to open a new bank account and that doesn't need a lot of time but the mechanism that has been introced by selfkey looks very complicated for me.
I just wanna know how about the legal view for that bank account marketplace that will be made by selfkey.


Yes, it's probably the first time that you can actually open a real bank account from a cryptocurrency wallet. They have actually added banks from Singapore and Hongkong already but all of these still require personal visits but pretty soon, they said they'll be adding more banks that won't be needing personal visits though. And everything would be legal as they are still in compliance with KYC.
18  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: August 26, 2019, 07:31:50 AM
As far as am concerned, blockchain technology is here to make things easier and more efficient. With blockchain technology, the kyc needed by the banks could be carried out much faster and individuals could complete their kyc from the comfort of their homes.

True. But I don't think blockchain alone is the answer. What Selfkey claims is that they let you take control of your KYC information (they store it locally on your device) since massive data breaches are prevalent these days
19  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: August 26, 2019, 07:18:49 AM
In my place you can create a bank account via online in just 5-10 minutes without going into physical bank location just using android/ios app and you can deposit instantly after creating of coures KYC must be submitted so whats the difference with this on Selfkey? Personally I dont know about it and how it applies blockchain and its usecase like bank.   

In their case, they created a marketplace for these banks to make it more convenient since they can all just be accessed through a single app. I guess their KYC process is much faster too since they're using their own decentralized identifier. In that way, you won't be needing to fill up your KYC info over and over again for any future applications.
20  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think opening a real bank account could be much easier using blockchain? on: August 23, 2019, 08:33:45 AM
There are factors to consider like the required KYC documentation for the chosen bank account and AML stuff. Selfkey would be releasing their bank accounts marketplace though. It seems like it will make the application process more efficient and easy that it can be completed in a matter of minutes. What are your thoughts on this?

Could you please elaborate more on the red and bolded text? Like how would they do that.

For now, I don't think the rules will change, not with the KYC and AML processes required from the banks. They cannot do away with it even if they are going to use the blockchain technology in their banking system. The KYC and AML are required by law. Duly registered banks are bound to stay within the existing legal policies and regulations. 

From what I know, they are reliant to a 3rd party identity service to take care of any KYC/AML compliance needs, though most banks still need personal visits for you to officially open one. But they claim that they'll be adding banks that won't need personal visits soon. I hope it's true.
About the red bolded text, here's what I meant by that: https://selfkey.org/bank-accounts-marketplace/
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