The IT services firm is building a team of 100 blockchain experts as banks start to consider the technology as the future of financial services Blockchain is best known as the distributed database technology behind the virtual currency bitcoin, but banks are starting to investigate its broader capability as a real-time, encrypted distributed ledger for transactions involving a variety of financial assets. “Capgemini’s accelerated focus on blockchain technology represents a major step in the firm’s move towards developing financial technology (fintech) solutions that are becoming a catalyst for change and innovation in the financial services industry,” said Thierry Delaporte, CEO of Capgemini’s Financial Services Strategic Business Unit.

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