http://fintechist.com/understanding-fintech-blockchain-technology-is-the-future/When discussing how people can change the financial landscape for good, there is one flaw to be found in most theories. No matter how easy companies make it for consumers to use traditional payment methods, there is no real innovation to be found in that regard. Coming up with completely new payment options, which do not rely on traditional financial infrastructure, is true FinTech innovation. Blockchain technology will play a major role in achieving that goal.
I agree, modern day finance is the standard and it's tried and true but as technological advancements increase the further behind the old system becomes. The reason why Blockchain and Bitcoin are so controversial is because it takes modern day finance and completely flips it on it's head. Blockchain is a complete paradigm shift because the old technology relies on the old centralized authority model wheres as Bitcoin and blockchain offers transparency and decentralization taking away some control from the authoritarian financial institutions.
I believe this is why congress is giving Zuckerberg such a hard time because Libra would be a literally financial sector disruption. It's putting the investors on the edge about staying aboard because as of late many are jumping ship.