All posts by Ian Hall

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  Top public servants line up to speak at Global Government Fintech Lab 2023

  Senior public servants from countries including the UK, Spain and Israel are among the latest speakers to confirm their attendance at the Global Government Fintech Lab 2023.  The one-day event,

  • Posted April 27, 2023
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  Ireland’s financial services minister to speak at Global Government Fintech Lab 2023

  Ireland’s minister of state with responsibility for financial services is to speak at the Global Government Fintech Lab 2023, being hosted in Dublin on Thursday 18 May. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

  • Posted April 10, 2023
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  All or nothing? Central bank digital currencies’ financial inclusion challenge

  CBDCs are widely seen as having the potential to improve financial inclusion. Ian Hall reports on a webinar exploring technical, practical and public policy considerations Governments have growing interest in

  • Posted March 5, 2023
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  Canadian government defends innovation policy record after fintechs’ criticism

  Canada’s government has defended its commitment to innovation after criticism from a newly re-named industry association representing the fintech sector. Fintechs Canada – formerly operating as Paytechs of Canada – marked

  • Posted December 22, 2022
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  What’s next for how governments use fintech?

  In what areas are central government departments exploring the possibilities of using fintech solutions? What obstacles lie in the way? Global Government Fintech organised a webinar with panellists from the

  • Posted December 5, 2022
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  AI-powered government finances: making the most of data and machines

  Artificial intelligence is being used by a growing number of governments and public authorities across a range of areas. Ian Hall reports on a discussion that examined the opportunities and

  • Posted October 18, 2022
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  ‘An unparalleled opportunity’: experts discuss the potential for digital ID to unlock fintech in government

  Governments are keen to spur innovation in financial technology (fintech), both in terms of encouraging private sector investment  and themselves adopting fintech solutions to improve public policy delivery. Ian Hall

  • Posted September 16, 2022
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  Fintech’s global growth: governments race for a route map

  Governments worldwide are increasingly enthused by fintech’s possibilities. But the sector’s breadth and quick-moving nature are among the reasons why public authorities’ activity can be tricky to track, according to

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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  ‘After the war, Ukrainian fintechs will change the world’: Ukraine fintech leader speaks at inaugural Global Government Fintech Lab

  Keynote speeches from Estonia’s finance minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus and Rostyslav Dyuk, chairman of the Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovation Companies, were among the highlights of the inaugural Global Government

  • Posted June 2, 2022
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  ECB completes procurement to pioneer AI in package of ‘supervisory tech’ innovation

  The European Central Bank (ECB) has completed a procurement for so called supervisory tech as it pioneers emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. Supervisory authorities such as the ECB – which oversees banks across

  • Posted May 3, 2022
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