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Banking on Women: Gender Intelligence for Banks - Moving the Needle on Gender Equality

IFC report analyzes the impact of a Pakistani bank's Gender Intelligence Training Program

International Finance Corporation report sets out results of efforts by Pakistani bank to address gender equality for both its women employees and women customers. Findings show: i) gender intelligence training led to a measurable increase in positive gender awareness among the trained population as compared to the untrained population; ii) positive effects observed among trained employees with regard to support for women at the banks and women's confidence level; iii) branches whose managers have been trained in gender intelligence outperform branches with untrained managers in terms of increased deposits by women; and iv) training needs to be part of a comprehensive strategy.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Aug 2017 Country: Pakistan

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Gender equality

Sectors: Banking, Microfinance

Report on Adult Financial Literacy in G20 Countries

G20/OECD/INFE report on levels of financial literacy among adults identifies areas for improvement

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development International Network on Financial Education report describes levels of financial literacy of adults in G20 countries, the Netherlands and Norway. Results show considerable scope for improvement in levels of financial knowledge, behaviour and attitudes across G20 countries. The need for action is made urgent by the increasing digitalization of finance.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Jul 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Peer: Core Competencies Framework on Financial Literacy for Adults , International Survey of Adult Financial Literacy Competencies

Topics: Consumer education and protection, Financial inclusion, FinTech

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Liability of Customers in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions

RBI guidelines for determining customer liability for unauthorized electronic banking transactions

Reserve Bank of India guideline for determining liability of customers for unauthorized electronic banking transactions. Sets out systems and procedures banks must have in place, requires banks to ask customers to mandatorily register for SMS alerts and, wherever available, for e-mail alerts for electronic banking transactions, and sets out criteria for determining customer liability.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Jul 2017 Country: India

Type: Guideline

Topics: Consumer education and protection, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking

Women Are Key for Future Growth: Evidence From Canada

IMF working paper demonstrates benefits of female labour force participation to labour productivity growth

International Monetary Fund working paper presents empirical evidence that an increase in female labour force participation is positively associated with labour productivity growth. The government has stepped up its efforts to improve gender equality as part of its growth strategy. However, to maximize the policy outcome given a budget constraint, provision of subsidized child care should be better targeted to working parents.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Jul 2017 Country: Canada

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Pensions, Securities

Social Norms Change for Women's Financial Inclusion

CGAP brief reviews how social norms can have a profound impact on financial inclusion for women

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor brief introduces basic concepts of social norms change theory, reviews current practices regarding approaches to financial inclusion, and explores gender lessons learned from other sectors that can be applied to financial inclusion.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Jul 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking

Modernizing Digital Financial Regulation

Aspen Institute report on regulatory sandboxes

The Aspen Institute's Financial Security Program report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global landscape for regulatory sandboxes (or RegLabs), a tool to modernize financial regulation and improve engagement with innovators. Examines legal and regulatory frameworks of RegLabs around the world, and reports on interviews with dozens of regulators, financial institutions and innovators.

Publisher: Others Release date: Jul 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, FinTech, Financial market infrastructure, Compliance function

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Securities

Innovative Uses of Consumer Data by Financial Institutions

EBA report identifies risks and benefits of using consumer data

European Banking Authority report identifies risks and potential benefits of using consumer data generated internally and that obtained from external data vendors or social media, as well as the adequacy of existing legal and regulation in the European Commission. Particular focus on data on payments which provide users with insight into consumers' purchasing habits and preferences.

Publisher: Regional Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Jun 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Consumer education and protection, Financial inclusion, Transparency and disclosure

Sectors: Banking

Financial Stability Implications from FinTech

FSB report on implication of new technologies and providers and matters requiring authorities' attention

Financial Stability Board report identifies 10 areas that merit authorities' attention, of which three are seen as priorities for international collaboration: i) managing operational risk from third-party service providers; ii) mitigating cyber risks; and iii) monitoring macrofinancial risks that could emerge as FinTech activities increase.

Publisher: Global Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Jun 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Peer: FinTech Credit

Topics: Financial inclusion, Financial market infrastructure, FinTech, Cyber risk

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Securities

EBA Response to EC Consultation on FinTech

EBA response to a subset of questions asked in the EU Consultation Document: FinTech: A More Competitive and Innovative European Financial Sector

European Banking Authority response to the European Commission's public consultation FinTech: A More Competitive and Innovative European Financial Sector on retail financial services. Sets out EBA's views on a subset of the EC's questions and focuses on work done to date by the EBA on FinTech.

Publisher: Regional Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Jun 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Parent: FinTech: A More Competitive and Innovative European Financial Sector

Peer: ESMA Response to EC Consultation on FinTech

Topics: Financial inclusion, Financial market infrastructure, FinTech

Sectors: Banking

ESMA Response to EC Consultation on FinTech

ESMA response to a subset of questions asked in the EU Consultation Document: FinTech: A More Competitive and Innovative Financial Sector

European Securities and Markets Authority response to the European Commission's public consultation FinTech: A More Competitive and Innovative European Financial Sector on retail financial services. ESMA provides its response on some of the issues raised, including: i) artificial intelligence and big data analytics for automated advice and businesses; ii) crowdfunding; iii) RegTech; iv) outsourcing and cloud computing; v) distributed ledger technology; vi) role of regulation and supervisors, and vii) role of industry: standards and interoperability.

Publisher: Regional Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Jun 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Parent: FinTech: A More Competitive and Innovative European Financial Sector

Peer: EBA Response to EC Consultation on FinTech

Topics: Financial inclusion, Financial market infrastructure, FinTech

Sectors: Securities

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382 records

Banking on Women: Gender Intelligence for Banks - Moving the Needle on Gender Equality

Report on Adult Financial Literacy in G20 Countries

Liability of Customers in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions

Women Are Key for Future Growth: Evidence From Canada

Social Norms Change for Women's Financial Inclusion

Modernizing Digital Financial Regulation

Innovative Uses of Consumer Data by Financial Institutions

Financial Stability Implications from FinTech

EBA Response to EC Consultation on FinTech

ESMA Response to EC Consultation on FinTech

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