Blockchain Panel Draws Capacity Crowd at Finnovasia
A blockchain-focused panel at Finnovasia yesterday drew so many interested FinTech professionals extra chairs needed to be brought into the auditorium. The panel session at the Hong Kong conference centered on how blockchain is changing banking in Asia, with the audience there to hear insights from UBS Asia-Pacific CTO Peter Stephens. BitSpark CEO George Harrap; and ANX CTO Hugh Madden, among other industry participants. Amongst the assembled panelists it was perhaps Stephens that drew the most attention from Finnovasia's attendees for his insights into how the financial services firm is....
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