Fintech
Crypto assets have little impact on monetary policy, says ECB team
Task force concludes crypto assets do not fulfil functions of money
US lawmakers establish task forces to examine fintech and AI
Task forces aim to assess risk to economy and investigate regulation surrounding fintech and AI
Central Banking to co-operate on research with Chinese universities
MoUs with departments of Renmin and Zhejiang universities envisage co-operation on fintech events and research
Global sandbox admits first fintech firms
GFIN accepts eight firms for tests in cross-border regulatory sandbox
Bank of Zambia urges country to embrace financial technology
Zambian payments app becomes integrated with Visa and MasterCard
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
The IFF China Report 2019: The Bay Area Devlopment
Located at the start of the Maritime Silk Road, the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area seeks to harness advanced technology and green finance to catch up with the economically advanced bay areas of New York, San Francisco and Tokyo.
Thai SEC executive explains country’s ban on crypto-asset trading
Thai authorities struggled to find a happy medium between consumer protection and innovation
BIS chief sees technology as crucial to financial inclusion
Big data and technology are key to overcoming financial exclusion, says Agustín Carstens
The IFF China Report 2019: Financial deepening, fintech development and green financing
The past 40 years have seen China transform from a recipient of global aid to a major economic centre in its own right. China is now seeking to deepen its markets, gradually open its borders to global financial flows, and promote new and innovative forms…
Fintech and the future – Improving financial literacy
Former PBoC deputy Li Dongrong explains how financial technology can aid sustainable growth
FCA stresses need for regulations to adapt to changing technology
Technology will bring both serious risks and benefits to all groups, says FCA
RBI proposes regulatory sandbox in bid to grow fintech sector
Draft proposal would enable 10–12 companies to operate without usual regulations
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…
Fintech firms could encourage regulatory risk management update – Fed’s Bowman
Some regulations may need to be changed to ensure community banks can access third-party products
Digitalisation is reshaping the economy, says Canada’s Wilkins
G7 conference raises key questions on how the economy will change in future
BIS paper finds some potential benefits to ‘bigtech’
Firms may be better able to predict losses and support underserved borrowers, authors find
Quarles: FSB to examine too-big-to-fail reforms
Organisation must improve transparency, says chairman Randal Quarles
RBI using suptech to oversee rapidly growing fintech sector – Das
Supervisors need to undertake “accelerated off-site surveillance”, governor says
Philippines launches inclusion initiative in memory of Espenilla
Late governor honoured in new initiative to help those underserved by financial industry
HKMA grants first three virtual banking licences
Move is “major milestone” for Hong Kong’s efforts to compete as financial centre
Fintech experts recruited for New York Fed advisory group
New group will provide gateway for Fed to interact with tech industry leaders
Bahamas to explore CBDC access to government securities
Governor John Rolle outlines some near-term payment system reforms
PBoC to develop new fintech regulation
Central bank will implement new roadmap in 2019, which will see improved regulatory mechanism