World Economic Forum

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Period: 03 Jun 2019 - 19 Jan 2024

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Davos 2024: AI most relevant for fintech development until 2029

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Davos 2024: AI most relevant for fintech development until 2029

Bryan Zhang, executive director and co-founder of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at The University of Cambridge Judge Business School presented research on the future of global fintech, conducted in conjunction with the World Economic Forum.

CCAF, World Bank and World Economic Forum call on fintechs to uncover Covid-19 impact

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CCAF, World Bank and World Economic Forum call on fintechs to uncover Covid-19 impact

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), World Bank and World Economic Forum are calling on fintechs to participate in data collection for the group’s Global Covid-19 FinTech Market Impact & Industry Resilience Study before its October deadline.

World Economic Forum on why the COVID-19 FinTech Market Impact Study is so important

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World Economic Forum on why the COVID-19 FinTech Market Impact Study is so important

In an exclusive with FinextraTV, Ben Weisman, Financial Innovation Lead at the World Economic Forum speaks about their partnership and involvement with CCAF and World Bank in 'The Global COVID-19 Fintech Market Impact & Industry Resilience Study'. We learn more about how the pandemic has helped launch regulatory innovation and how this is improving financial inclusion for the underbanked, how FinTech's increasing prevalence of digital payments is empowering emerging markets and developing economies, and the ways in which the report will work to shape other agendas and initiatives underway at the World Economic Forum.

CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum launch second Covid-19 fintech impact study

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CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum launch second Covid-19 fintech impact study

Building on findings and insights from its landmark 2020 survey, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is once again partnering with the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum to investigate the impact Covid-19 has borne on fintech firms.

WEF: Little market-wide agreement on DLT use in capital markets

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WEF: Little market-wide agreement on DLT use in capital markets

A report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has found that while distributed ledger technology (DLT) offers the potential for significant market-wide transformation, market participants are still far from adopting this technology at scale at a market-wide level.

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World Economic Forum launches global alliance for responsible AI

The World Economic Forum announced today the launch of the Global AI Action Alliance (GAIA), a new flagship initiative to accelerate the adoption of inclusive, transparent and trusted artificial intelligence globally.

Davos 2021: Carney on net-zero – ‘If you’re not in, you’re out’

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Davos 2021: Carney on net-zero – ‘If you’re not in, you’re out’

Finextra is at Davos this year, covering global insights into the impact fintech has on wider issues such as responding to Covid-19, restoring economic growth and advancing a new social contract.

Davos 2021: Private and public cooperation is driving digital across MENA

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Davos 2021: Private and public cooperation is driving digital across MENA

Finextra is at Davos this year, covering global insights into the impact fintech has on wider issues such as responding to Covid-19, restoring economic growth and advancing a new social contract.

CCAF, World Bank, WEF: Covid-19 caused uneven growth across fintech

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CCAF, World Bank, WEF: Covid-19 caused uneven growth across fintech

A joint report by The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum, has found that while 12 out of 13 fintech sectors reported year-on-year growth during the first half of 2020, significant discrepancies between sectors and regions remain.

CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum study into Covid-19 impact on fintech: A sneak peek

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CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum study into Covid-19 impact on fintech: A sneak peek

In anticipation of the official launch, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) invited industry participants to join an examination into the results of the Global Covid-19 Fintech Market Rapid Assessment Study, compiled in partnership with the World Bank and World Economic Forum.

WEF executive: Traditional finance business model no longer working

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WEF executive: Traditional finance business model no longer working

Simon Torrance, senior adviser at corporate innovation firm, Rainmaking, claims that the traditional financial services business model is no longer working.

World Economic Forum: COVID-19 underlines the importance of fintech in emerging markets

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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 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.

Investigating Covid-19's impact on Global FinTech

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Investigating Covid-19's impact on Global FinTech

Tania Ziegler, Head of Global Benchmarking at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, speaks to FinextraTV about CCAF, World Bank and the World Economic Forum's investigation into the impact of Covid19 on Global FinTech, the thinking behind the study and who the Global Covid-19 FinTech Market Rapid Assessment Survey is for. We learn about their taxonomy, why it is so important in enabling the industry to define what ‘FinTech’ means and how the data will be analysed, compiled and used to understand Covid-19’s impact on the FinTech markets and how the global FinTech industry has responded.

CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum launch survey to research fintech’s role post-Covid-19

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CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum launch survey to research fintech’s role post-Covid-19

Targeting 15,000 fintech firms worldwide, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) announced it has partnered with the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum to survey industry players and compile data about Covid-19’s impact on the marketplace.

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CCAF, World Bank and the World Economic Forum investigate Covid-19's impact on global fintech

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School is partnering with the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum to launch a Global Covid-19 FinTech Market Rapid Assessment Survey. The empirical data collected will be used to understand Covid-19’s impact on the FinTech markets, how the global FinTech industry has responded and some of the immediate regulatory and policy implications.

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World Economic Forum publishes blockchain 'Bill of Rights'

COVID-19 has accelerated the development and use of emerging technology across industries.

BofA global environmental exec: Addressing climate change goes beyond business-as-usual

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BofA global environmental exec: Addressing climate change goes beyond business-as-usual

Alex Liftman, global environmental executive, Bank of America (BofA), believes “significantly accelerating progress on addressing big global issues like climate change requires going beyond business-as-usual financing to find innovative approaches that can help attract a larger share of capital from a broader set of investors.”

Fintech workforce to expand 19% by 2030 thanks to AI, Cambridge University predicts

Fintech workforce to expand 19% by 2030 thanks to AI, Cambridge University predicts

In a recent report, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) found that rather than observing AI as a single instrument for blanket application across the industry, AI can be viewed as a toolkit that is being used to tinker and build services in an abundance of ways to achieve a variety of objectives.

World Economic Forum publishes CBDC framework

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World Economic Forum publishes CBDC framework

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has put together a policy-maker toolkit designed to help central banks investigating the creation of digital currencies.

Davos 2020: Refinitiv launches sustainable data alliance

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Davos 2020: Refinitiv launches sustainable data alliance

Announced at the World Economic Forum, Refinitiv will join forces with influential global bodies to create a first-of-its-kind alliance to monitor sustainable finance through data.

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