The launch of CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum's second Covid-19 fintech impact study
Building on the findings from its landmark COVID-19 Rapid Assessment Study back in 2020, Tania Ziegler, Head of Global Benchmarking & Senior Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, introduces ‘The Global COVID-19 Fintech Market Impact & Industry Resilience Study’, which is setting out to collect information and data from firms across the globe to gain insights into fint…
Davos 2017 – The Global Fintech Revolution
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With Asia attracting half of global fintech investment, what trends are driving this global next-generation financial system?
– David Craig, President, Financial and Risk, Thomson Reuters, United Kingdom
– Francisco González, Group Executive Chairman, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Spain
– Eric Jing, Chief Executive Officer, Ant Financial Services Group, People’s Republic of China
– Dan Schulman, Chief Executive Officer, PayPal, USA
– Cecilia Skingsley, Deputy Governor, Swedish Central Bank (Sveriges Riksbank), Sweden
Moderated by
– Henry Blodget, Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider, USA
Food Systems at COP27 – Media Briefing
The crisis is global, yet will impact countries, and people and regions within countries, differently and to different degrees. Some communities will face extreme food and energy insecurity, potentially leading to or worsening social discontent. While advanced economies might be better able to cope, the actions they take will have impacts beyond their borders. What global priorities and multistakeholder actions are imperative to mitigate these interrelated risks threatening food security worldwide, while reinforcing urgency for inclusive, environmentally sustainable and healthy food systems for all?
World Economic Forum: COVID-19 underlines the importance of fintech in emerging markets
Matthew Blake, Head of Financial Services, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum (WEF) speaks to Hannah Wallace, FinextraTV following CCAF and World Bank’s commentary on their collaborative study together, into the impact of Covid-19 on Global Fintech. He highlights what fintech firms can take away from the survey report and how it will help educate them to remain resilient amid economic uncertainty. We hear about the work the WEF has done around financial inclusion, how important fintech is for continuing and increasing financial inclusion in emerging markets, what avenues there are for public-private cooperation in a COVID world, and where fintech firms can receive support.
Follow the link to complete The Global COVID-19 FinTech Market Rapid Assessment SURVEY and learn more.
https://jbs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efU4SSIu650nD0x
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World Bank’s Call To Action: Fintech Firm Voices Heard Through COVID-19 FinTech Market Impact Study
In an exclusive with FinextraTV, Ana Fiorella Carvajal, Lead Financial Sector Expert, World Bank, speaks about their partnership and involvement with CCAF and World Economic Forum in ‘The Global COVID-19 Fintech Market Impact & Industry Resilience Study’. We hear why insight from the research is so important to World Bank, how partnerships between academic institutions and development organisations make a tangible impact and the development of the FinTech industry relates to the World Bank’s goals.
To learn more and complete the survey, CLICK the link: https://jbs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bQxb4BbxAHN3y9U
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