Banks Need ‘Secure and Anonymous’ Payments to Prevent Internet Giants from Snooping, Says French Report

Banks Need ‘Secure and Anonymous’ Payments to Prevent Internet Giants from Snooping, Says French Report

Philippe Lemoine reveals his report on 'The Digital Transformation of the French Economy' where he suggests as much as 180 proposals in order to shake up France's technology sector, among which figures the need of developing a secure, cost-effective and anonymous payment solution based on the blockchain technology. Earlier this month, Philippe Lemoine, CEO of French online business LaSer and serial entrepreneur, revealed his report entitled 'The Digital Transformation of the French Economy,' which he was assigned by the government back in January. It took Lemoine 9 months to research and....


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