All posts tagged "fintech"

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  Reset, Rebuild, Recover – leveraging digital technologies to respond to the social and economic impact of COVID-19

  Across the world, the economic stimulus response to COVID-19 far outsize those to the 2008 financial crisis – 33 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) versus 3.5 percent of GDP

  • Posted January 11, 2021
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  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

  • Posted December 22, 2020
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  Brazil central bank launches instant payments system ‘Pix’

  Brazil’s central bank launched a state-run instant payments platform this week for citizens, the private sector and government entities. The scheme, known as Pix, is part of Agenda BC#, which

  • Posted November 19, 2020
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  Tourism leaders turn to tech to enhance post-pandemic travel

  Technology has a crucial role to play as countries around the world strive to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and restart travel and tourism. That was the verdict of a five-strong

  • Posted November 17, 2020
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  Switzerland launches Green Fintech Network

  Switzerland’s government has launched a Green Fintech Network to identify and propose new measures that will improve the operating environment for start-ups involved with sustainable finance and tech. The network

  • Posted November 12, 2020
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  Tourism Recovery Requires New Insights and Ideas

  The COVID-19 pandemic has grounded much of the tourism industry with huge economic and social consequences. The United Nations World Tourism Organization estimates international tourism could drop as much as

  • Posted November 5, 2020
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  The final lap: an interview with the UK’s open banking champion

  With use of open banking gathering pace in the UK, Imran Gulamhuseinwala tells Ian Hall about the journey so far, the challenges ahead – and open banking’s potential for government.

  • Posted October 15, 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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  Review of UK fintech sector launched after COVID-19 delay

  The UK government has kicked off a six-month independent review of the country’s financial technology (fintech) sector, following a delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The review’s significance has grown

  • Posted July 30, 2020
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  Open banking gets off to slow start in Australia

  Open banking has become a reality in Australia after the country’s Consumer Data Right (CDR) legislation went live on 1 July.     The country’s four major banks – ANZ, Commonwealth

  • Posted July 9, 2020
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