All posts tagged "fintech"

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  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

  • Posted May 22, 2023
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  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

  • Posted April 30, 2023
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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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  ‘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 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

  • Posted July 26, 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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