Straight Talk Special Issue: Financial Services - 8

Blockchain's
potential
One technology we're
exploring is blockchain. It has
numerous potential
applications in financial
services, from transactions to
simplifying the back office.
We are investigating not only
how blockchain technology can
be leveraged within the
financial systems, but also how
it can accelerate our business
in areas such as rewards.
As with any emerging
technology, there are a lot of
potential opportunities and
challenges. Smart contracts
could have a transformative

blockchain application, but
security is still a big concern.
One area we're exploring is
around alternative techniques
for implementing secure and
private smart contracts. We're
also exploring potential paths
to help overcome some of the
tech challenges that preclude
industrial-scale application of
blockchain for key financial
use cases.

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Another question we're asking,
though, is what should not be
solved via blockchain? The
protocol is very powerful and it
has a lot of potential. But at the
same time, it won't solve every
single problem. And so we're
being really selective in
ensuring that we aren't moving
to blockchain just because
everyone says that's what you
should do.

Staying skeptical
These skeptical questions
about new technologies are
important to ask. The Industrial
Revolution completely
transformed everything that
we do. It's why we have our
schooling system, why we have



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