Bank of Canada Looks Into Blockchain as Walmart Introduces Walmart pay

Bank of Canada Looks Into Blockchain as Walmart Introduces Walmart pay

Bank of Canada is seriously looking into blockchain technology. At the same time, the Canadian payment ecosystem is expected to see some changes in the coming months. Speaking of alternative currency and technology associated with it, the bank of Canada is looking into the use of blockchain technology seriously. The new came out recently after the Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, Carolyn Wilkins mentioned that the central bank will be making use of the distributed ledger technology to test interbank payments. During the same session, Wilkins also made it clear that the country....


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