Blockchain Technology: A Syndicated Loan Revolution?
Article written by Stephen Rutenberg, Polsinelli
Goldman Sachs has said that “the blockchain could disrupt…everything.”* Though roadblocks exist, and the technology is still developing, blockchains have the potential to disrupt many industries including financial services, healthcare, shipping and logistics, and real estate. It is possible that we will see blockchains revolutionizing commerce, similar to how the internet transformed communications. Some go as far as to predict that blockchain technology will fundamentally change our life and society by decentralizing many of the roles that have been filled by government for thousands of years.
One area that offers promise in the use of blockchain technology is the syndicated loan market. Just this spring, a consortium of 19 banks and other FinTech companies successfully tested a syndicated loan solution that relies on blockchain technology.** But what is blockchain technology?
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* Emerging Theme Radar, Goldman Sachs (Dec. 2, 2015), available at: http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/pages/macroeconomic-insights-folder/what-if-i-told-you/report.pdf.
** Financial Institutions Move Closer to Realizing a Blockchain Solution for Syndicated Loans, Ipreo (May 30, 2017) ("Ipreo Press Release"), available at: https://ipreo.com/press-releases/financial-institutions-move-closer-to-realizing-a-blockchain-solution-for-syndicated-loans/; see also Major Banks, Startups Advance Blockchain Syndicated Loan Pilot, Coin Desk (May 30, 2017, available at: http://www.coindesk.com/banks-startups-blockchain-syndicated-loans/.