Indian Bank ICICI Constantly Looking at Blockchain, says CEO
India’s second biggest private bank by assets, ICICI, is showing plenty of interest in the development of blockchain applications, according to the banking institution’s managing director and chief executive, Chanda Kochhar. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Kochhar states that the bank is prepared for a technological revolution bought on by innovations like the blockchain. While the narrative is increasingly seeing Fintech as the banking industry’s biggest threat and disruptor, the chief executive confirms that her bank is ‘constantly looking’ at blockchain technology.....
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