Talking about an evolution This brings me to my second point, which is about the kind of change we can expect. Traditional players will have to adapt to survive, and there will be new players. And the new technologies that could be truly transformative have some way to go before they are ready for prime time.
So I expect we are in for more of an evolution than a revolution. Since we are all talking about distributed ledgers – or blockchain – let me use that technology to illustrate my point. Ledgers may sound incredibly dull, but innovations in this space have been game changers in the past.