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“The insurance industry is one of the top agents of change in modern society”

17/06/2019

In this video interview, Álex Preukschat, coordinating node of Blockchain España, explains the outlooks and challenges related to exponential technologies, forecasts the future of Blockchain, and alludes to the decentralization of data taking place today. He predicts that blockchain technology may support that leap.

At the 26th International MAPFRE GLOBAL RISKS Workshop, the expert discussed his vision of this technology and explained how this kind of technological architecture is going to contribute to the transformation of business organizations, client empowerment, and societal progress.

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