Tony

Interesting. Barclays definitely seems to be taking Blockchain Technology seriously. I understand they are even incubating a Blockchain startup in South Africa. We should however note that the applications of Blockchain Technology go beyond Finance.  

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On 4 Aug 2016, at 6:44 AM, Tony White via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

http://goo.gl/rcL1Yz

Competition for mpesa?  It appears blockchain technology will feature
prominently in this.

Who would have thought that Barclays would be the disruptive 'uber' of banking?

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Tony White

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