Blockchain Could Make Financial Markets and Services Faster: German Central Bank President
The digitization of financial services could see notable benefits from innovations like blockchain technology, according to the president of Germany’s central bank. Dr. Jens Weidmann, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank was speaking at a G20 conference yesterday with a focus on international finance from a German agenda. Digital finance and the digitization of the financial sector was underlined as a priority in the agenda. While some argue if financial technology or FinTech really is a revolution, the central bank chief added it would bring a competitive threat to the current banking....
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