Japan Central Banker: Blockchain, Security Vital to FinTech’s Future
The governor of Japan’s central bank has referred to the importance of security in “blockchain” and “distributed ledger” technologies during a FinTech conference speech in Tokyo. Flagship FinTech Technologies. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda described them as “flagship technologies in FinTech” at Japan’s first FinTech Forum, an event hosted by the BoJ itself at its own headquarters. Without referring to Bitcoin by name, Kuroda also said information security was key to financial technology development — especially as networks become more open with transactions taking place on a....
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