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Could Facebook’s Libra Drive The Creation Of Central Bank-Issued Digital Currencies?
November 2019
One of the unintended consequences of Facebook’s bid to launch a cryptocurrency may be the emergence of new, central bank-issued digital currencies designed to speed up payments and ensure that global transactions remain transparent. In the face of the threat posed by Facebook’s Libra, major central banks are evaluating the merits of launching digital currencies, rethinking their approach to regulation, and planning upgrades to payments systems.
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FinTech Is Shaking Up The Sleepy World Of Trade Finance
July 2019
Given their dominance of digital spaces, it’s no surprise that Big Tech firms like Facebook are eyeing financial services – it’s a logical next step for them as finance becomes increasingly digital. With their enormous networks, huge data troves, and trusted platforms, adding payments solutions and other financial services is an obvious way to boost revenues and enhance their relationships with users. Regulators and politicians, however, have greeted Big Tech’s moves to offer financial services with suspicion. Although these organizations may offer benefits to the financial industry, there are significant risks associated with the growing role these newcomers are playing.
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Big Tech’s Move into Finance is Raising Regulatory Hackles
August 2019
Trade finance has traditionally been a relatively quiet corner of the financial world, heavily reliant on paper, phone calls, email, and fax machines. In many cases, the processes for financing trade shipments have been unchanged for hundreds of years. Recently, however, FinTech innovations have been disrupting the staid business of negotiating trade terms, securing letters of credit, and obtaining invoice financing. Banks and FinTech startups are investing heavily in new tools to make trade finance faster, simpler, and more efficient. Yet despite the promise of technologies such as blockchain, the fragmentary nature of global trade is slowing the hoped-for digital transformation.
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FinTech Uptake Runs Hot and Cold at Big Banks
October 2018
In every corner of the rapidly growing world of FinTech, there are major global banks and financial services institutions taking an active hand. However, they seldom agree on the best course of action.
