'At the end of the beginning': What to expect next with tokenisation

'Tokenisation is coming - at pace'

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While we are some way off a fully tokenised world in financial services, prototypes are already being built and use cases are already being tested, writes Alex Kerry

To discuss tokenisation with anyone not completely abreast of the technology often involves watching a face visibly reject the very notion. Such is the import of the words and phrases involved in describing what it actually is: Web 3.0, blockchains, distributed ledgers and, of course, the spectre of crypto. I am not here to discuss its basic mechanics, though. We are at the end of the beginning. By this I mean, while we are some way off a fully tokenised world in financial services, prototypes are already being built and use cases are already being tested. What I do want to stre...

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