China’s Banking Sector Explores Impact Of Government-Issued Digital Currency
As China’s central bank moves forward on a national digital currency, the country’s banking industry is working to get a sense of how digital currency and blockchain technology will impact the country’s banking system and the issues that still need to be addressed, according to Leiphone.com, a platform focusing on mobile phone and smart hardware. At the first “China Financial Technology Innovation Conference” held in Beijing recently, the senior executives of major banks discussed blockchain technology, artificial intelligence and financial issues. The executives are interested better....
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