Fintech
Video Q&A: Moritz Plenk and Mark Shead, BearingPoint
Central Banking met with Mark Shead and Moritz Plenk of BearingPoint at the Central Banking FinTech and RegTech Global Supervisory Summit in London to discuss the challenges faced by central banks and regulators, and how regulatory and financial…
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Central bank will implement new roadmap in 2019, which will see improved regulatory mechanism
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Sub-Saharan Africa could be fintech hub – IMF author
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