All posts tagged "Finance"
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Rebuilding public finances: exploring the post-pandemic recovery
As governments invest in keeping their economies ticking over, civil servants are thinking about how to close yawning budget deficits. At a recent webinar, finance leaders considered how best to
- Posted October 22, 2020
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UK open banking users surpass two million with payments projected to drive further growth
More than two million people are now using open banking-enabled products in the UK – a doubling in usage in just over six months, despite the challenges created by the
- Posted October 1, 2020
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Digital finance crucial to achieving sustainable development goals, says UN
Unleashing the potential of digital finance could have a transformational impact on sustainable development, according to a report from a taskforce convened by the United Nations’ secretary-general. ‘People’s Money: Harnessing
- Posted September 11, 2020
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Fintech firms call for more government-backed finance
UK fintech business leaders believe that they’re unfairly excluded from government investment schemes and need a stronger voice in regulatory policymaking, according to a survey by the Digital Finance Forum
- Posted August 23, 2020
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Know your enemy: Using data to tackle COVID-19
Facing battered public finances and increasing citizen expectations, governments are being required to deliver more with less as the global economic recovery from COVID-19 takes shape. Public-private sector partnerships, leveraging
- Posted August 17, 2020
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Strength in numbers: combined authorities and the levelling up agenda
Bringing together local authorities under city-regional mayors, combined authorities can achieve far more than individual councils. At a GGF webinar, public servants and economists considered their role in the government’s
- Posted July 31, 2020
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UK open banking body launches app store to clarify ‘daunting’ market
The body leading the development of ‘open banking’ in the UK has this week launched an app store in a bid to help buyers navigate what it describes as a
- Posted June 11, 2020
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UK ‘open banking’ champion looks to boost payments functionality
The UK is “90% of the way” through the first, implementation phase of introducing ‘open banking’, according to the body leading its development – which has just set out its
- Posted May 21, 2020
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Spain readies ground for fintech regulatory sandbox
Spain’s plans to launch a regulatory ‘sandbox’ for financial technology have regained momentum as the country emerges from almost a year of political deadlock. The Council of Ministers in
- Posted March 5, 2020
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Case study: driving culture change at the Crown Commercial Service
“Our vision is to put finance at the heart of decision making – driving the agenda, not just keeping score”, head of the UK government finance function, Mike Driver, said
- Posted January 23, 2020