Managerial Finance: Volume 46 Issue 6

Guest editorial

Krishnan Dandapani, Manuchehr Shahrokhi

Cryptocurrency, a successful application of blockchain technology

Mohammad Hashemi Joo, Yuka Nishikawa, Krishnan Dandapani

The purpose of this paper is to identify the applications and contributions of blockchain technology in finance in general, and to identify areas where the technology can make a…

Security tokens: architecture, smart contract applications and illustrations using SAFE

Hemang Subramanian

Blockchain technologies have pervaded modern crowdfunding and capital sourcing through a variety of financial instruments implemented as smart contracts. Smart contracts provide a…

Blockchain & distributed financial data

Ehsan Nikbakht, Manuchehr Shahrokhi, Alford Corriette

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the emergence of blockchain to determine its feasibility for electronic transfer payments. An integrated conceptual framework is…

ICOs, the next generation of IPOs

Mohammad Hashemi Joo, Yuka Nishikawa, Krishnan Dandapani

The purpose of this paper is to recognize the benefits of the initial coin offering (ICO) as a way of raising funds and to present a detailed comparison between the ICO and the…

Crowdfunding in real estate: evolutionary and disruptive

Manuchehr Shahrokhi, A.M. Parhizgari

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the determinants and the operational aspects of real estate crowdfunding (RECF henceforth). It addresses RECF growth, drivers and platforms…

Blockchain and contract theory: modeling smart contracts using insurance markets

Alpen Sheth, Hemang Subramanian

The purpose of this paper is to model blockchain-based smart contracts specifically for the insurance industry. The authors introduce the concept of smart contracts and further…

Blockchain, herding and trust in peer-to-peer lending

Laura Gonzalez

The gradual implementation of blockchain technology in peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms facilitates safer, transparent and quick access to funds without having to deal with…

Assessing blockchain potential for improving the cybersecurity of financial transactions

Kane J. Smith, Gurpreet Dhillon

Blockchain holds promise as a potential solution to the problem of cybersecurity in financial transactions. However, difficulty exists for both the industry and organizations in…

Blockchain challenges in adoption

Nitin Gaur

Blockchain technology can be used to record virtually anything of value – your identity, a will, a deed or almost any type of secure transfer of information. But in many respects…