JPMorgan CEO: "Tokenisation is reshaping the financial system…banks must respond faster"

JH Kim

Summary

Jamie Dimon said tokenisation, stablecoins and smart contracts are emerging as direct competitors to banking.
He said the technologies could change core financial functions such as payments, trading and asset management, as well as the structure of existing financial infrastructure.
He said JPMorgan should accelerate its Kinexys tokenisation platform and JPM Coin initiatives, which could also affect banks’ fee income and deposit base.

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said tokenisation technology is reshaping parts of the financial system and that banks need to speed up their response. He explained that blockchain-based technologies are creating a competitive landscape with traditional finance.

According to CoinDesk, a digital-asset (cryptocurrency) news outlet, Dimon wrote in his annual letter to shareholders on the 6th (local time) that “technologies such as tokenisation, stablecoins and smart contracts are emerging as direct competitors to banking.”

He added that “these technologies can transform core financial functions such as payments, trading and asset management,” underscoring their potential impact on the structure of existing financial infrastructure.

Dimon also pointed to the need to expand JPMorgan’s blockchain business. He said, “We need to accelerate initiatives related to the Kinexys tokenisation platform and JPM Coin.”

He further noted that “tokenised systems could also affect banks’ fee income and deposit base.” The market is watching whether the spread of tokenisation could lead to structural changes across the financial industry.