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Fintech

A group shot at the Global Government Fintech Lab 2023 in Dublin

Irish minister champions fintech’s public policy potential

Ireland’s minister of state with responsibility for financial services has championed the role that financial technology “can play for governments in the future as we look to achieve our public […]

Blockchain bonds: digital issuance breakthroughs build buzz

A growing number of public authorities are exploring the issuance of bonds using blockchain technology. Fintech experts joined a webinar to discuss this emerging field Blockchain – a decentralised shared […]
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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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fintech in developing economies: paving the way for women’s financial inclusion

Driven by a surge of digital payments due to the pandemic, financial inclusion has increased all over the world. Yet, women are still more likely to be ‘unbanked’ than men. At […]

Harnessing fintech in governments’ fight against financial fraud

Cases of financial fraud skyrocketed worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a Global Government Fintech webinar, panellists discussed the merits of government use of fintech solutions – including artificial intelligence […]

UK international trade department unveils fintech match-making initiative

The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has launched a campaign to encourage international financial institutions (IFIs) to invest in British fintech. As part of the scheme, DIT will build […]

Singapore grants non-banks access to e-payments infrastructure

Singapore’s central bank is opening up its retail payments infrastructure to non-banks from February 2021 to simplify e-payments for consumers and businesses. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Monday that […]

Tallinn tales: Estonia’s role in developing the digital euro

Rainer Olt is leading research on digital currency technology for Estonia’s central bank. In an interview with Ian Hall, he talks blockchain, privacy and instant payments Estonia boasts a well-forged reputation […]