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Blockchain Could Make the Insurance Industry Much More Transparent

Harvard Business Review

Intermediaries or “trust brokers” do not have to be written out of the equation — or disintermediated — as many blockchain enthusiasts argue. Rather, they can become early adopters of the technology.

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Blockchain Will Transform Customer Loyalty Programs

Harvard Business Review

Travel loyalty programs tend to be complex and multicurrency, making them different from retailers, which typically run simple discount programs, or from banks, which offer cash back or a single currency that can be spent easily across a range of merchants. Early adopters could benefit considerably. The Benefits of Disruption.

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