Investment in financial-technology companies grew by 201% globally in 2014, according to a new report from Accenture. The consultancy firm named blockchain technology to be one of the keys that legacy banks need to “reimagine” themselves in order to keep up with innovation. “Possibly the biggest opportunity from taking an open approach to innovation is in the area of the blockchain, the protocol that underpins the distributed architecture of the bitcoin cryptocurrency.” – Accenture […]
