Michael Parsons
Summary
Michael Parsons, FCA is a well-experienced blockchain advisor, Bitcoin ecosystem consultant, and digital cryptocurrency expert with over 25 years of experience in the banking and financial industry. He has worked as a senior executive with Emirates Bank and Moscow Narodny Bank, as well as a banking management consultant for two of the "Big Four" accounting firms (KPMG and PwC).
He has also worked within the London Innovation Lab of a global technology consultancy (HCL Technologies) to provide strategic input and thought leadership in creating and delivering secure, efficient, trusted, and cost-saving blockchain distributed/shared ledger and cryptocurrency technology solutions to global financial institutions.
Parsons is a speaker and adviser on the opportunities and implications of blockchain distributed/shared ledgers and cryptocurrency technologies to the existing legacy financial and banking ecosystems. He is also a researcher and strategic thought leader who has shaped and advised on the corporate structure, strategy, and business for a foundation supporting a blockchain/cryptocurrency software development company.
Biography
Michael Parsons is a qualified entrepreneurial Chartered Accountant (FCA) with over 25 years of experience in the banking industry. He has worked as a senior executive with Emirates Bank and Moscow Narodny Bank, as well as a banking management consultant for two of the "Big Four" accounting firms, KPMG and PwC.
Throughout his career, Parsons has been involved in various aspects of the financial industry, including corporate finance, investment banking, and wealth management. He has also worked in the field of financial technology (fintech), where he has focused on blockchain technology and digital cryptocurrencies.
Parsons has been a speaker and advisor on the opportunities and implications of blockchain distributed/shared ledgers and cryptocurrency technologies to the existing legacy financial and banking ecosystems. He has also contributed to various publications, including Bitcoin Magazine, and has been a Bitcoin presenter at Barclays.
Parsons has worked within the London Innovation Lab of a global technology consultancy (HCL Technologies) to provide strategic input and thought leadership in creating and delivering secure, efficient, trusted, and cost-saving blockchain distributed/shared ledger and cryptocurrency technology solutions to global financial institutions.
Parsons is focused on profitability and strategy rather than sales revenues. He is interested in early-stage financial technology startups as well as companies "on the bubble." His long-term goals include continuing to assist in shaping and advising growing blockchain technology and digital cryptocurrency businesses while also devoting time to highly worthwhile but not highly compensated activities such as charitable work, volunteering, and environmental issues.
Apart from his professional career, Parsons is also interested in charitable work, volunteering, and environmental issues. He aims to continue to assist in shaping and advising growing blockchain technology and digital cryptocurrency businesses while devoting time to highly worthwhile but not highly compensated activities.
Vision
Michael Parsons' vision centres around the potential of blockchain technology and digital cryptocurrencies to transform the financial industry. He believes that these technologies have the potential to bring greater efficiency, transparency, and security to financial transactions and services.
Parsons is particularly interested in the opportunities and implications of blockchain distributed/shared ledgers and cryptocurrency technologies for the existing legacy financial and banking ecosystems. He sees the potential for these technologies to disrupt traditional financial systems and create new business models that better serve the needs of consumers and businesses.
Parsons is also passionate about the role of technology in addressing social and environmental challenges. He believes that blockchain technology and digital cryptocurrencies can be used to create innovative solutions to problems such as poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation.
Recognition and Awards
References
- List of Bitcoin Forums and Communities | Medium
- Michael Parsons | Quora
- After an MIT: Sloan MBA raised $500,000 for a bitcoin project, the crypto-currency is making its way into the world's business schools | Businessbecause
- Press Release: Distributed Futures Research Explores Cryptocurrency Liquidity | LongFinance
- Michael Parsons | Cypherhunter
- The Lawyer 's Cryptionary: A Resource for Talking to Clients About Crypto-Transactions Carol Gofort | Scholarship Law Campbell
- What is Blockchain Technology, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies | Echai Ventures
- High-Tech: Power and Unpredictability at the Technological Frontier and in Bitcoin | Cambridge
- 20 top bitcoin twitterers | Coindesk
- U.K. Energy price freeze. A proposed solution | Bitcoinbytes
- Michael Parsons, FCA | Lifeboat
- Conference Bitcoin Expo hits London on November 30th | 99bitcoins