# ‘From dial-up to broadband’: Banco Santander exec talks up DLT utilization in finance
“# ‘From dial-up to broadband’: Banco Santander exec talks up DLT utilization in finance ” John Whelan, the head of Banco Santander’s blockchain lab in Madrid, recently touted the potential for increased decentralized ledger technology adoption in mainstream finance. Speaking during a webinar organized by Fintech Surge and the Future Blockchain Summit on Wednesday, Whelan…