Scan Magazine | Special Theme | Danish FinTech Special
The financial future is here No transfer fees, instant payment and full transparency. OpenLedger has created an all-in-one payment and banking solution that is about to change the future. By Nicolai Lisberg | Photos: OpenLedger
It is almost too good to be true – but the fact is that one of the most exciting technology adventures is happening in a small city in the north of Denmark. “No one in the world has come up with a solution like ours. We are witnessing the birth of the biggest shake-up in financial history,” says a proud Ronny Boesing, CEO and founder of OpenLedger. OpenLedger was founded in October 2015. Since then, the company has grown rapidly and today there are 40 employees based in Denmark, the US, England, Belarus and Estonia. The OpenLedger Decentralized Conglomerate (DC) is the 56 | Issue 103 | August 2017
world’s first blockchain-powered conglomerate, supporting an ecosystem that includes the OpenLedger DEX (Decentralized Exchange, like the NASDAQ for cryptocurrencies, fiat and tokens) and OpenLedger’s Crowdfunding (ITO) Services, which support a number of start-ups on the path to growth. The OpenLedger DEX is a decentralised asset exchange that offers an extremely wide range of opportunities. It is a next-generation platform that offers traditional digital currency trading options, as well as the benefits that trading with Bitshares 2.0 technology opens up.
For many people, terms such as tokens, cryptocurrency, blockchains and Bitshares sound confusing, but it is actually very simple. Now, with OCASH, an allin-one payment card that bolts onto the OpenLedger ecosystem, they have found a solution for people all over the world who need an easy way to pay for purchases and access banking services. It brings the international card payments system to the OpenLedger network, allowing token holders to use other OpenLedger tokens such as OBITS to purchase items anywhere that accepts international payment cards. “The way most people deal with money can be made so much easier. For instance, if you want to transfer money to an account in a different country, you often have to pay a significant