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Blockchains, Distributed Ledgers and Funds Transfers: An Overview

FSD Africa report looks at opportunities presented by distributed ledger technology

Financial Sector Deepening Africa report looks at opportunities presented by distributed ledger technology for new ways of performing fund transfers, payment settlement and regulatory oversight.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Operational risk, Financial market infrastructure

Sectors: Banking, Microfinance

Guide to Increase Women's Financial Inclusion Through Digital Financial Services

USAIDand FHI 360 report on overcoming barriers to women's access to digital financial services in Bangladesh

United States Agency for International Development and FHI 360 report examines means to overcome barriers to women's access to digital financial services in terms of reach, content and approach in Bangladesh and elsewhere.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2017 Country: Bangladesh

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Microfinance

The 2017 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report: Building a Secure and Inclusive Global Financial Ecosystem

Brookings study evaluates access to and usage of affordable financial services across 26 countries

Brookings Institution report identifies three key overall findings to advance financial inclusion: i) growth in national level recognition that financial inclusion is a key ingredient for sustainable development; ii) FinTech possesses tremendous potential to accelerate progress toward financial inclusion; and iii) countries must amplify investments in cybersecurity efforts and knowledge-sharing in order to fully reap the benefits of financial services innovation.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Peer: The 2016 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report: Advancing Equitable Financial Ecosystems , The 2015 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report: Measuring Progress on Financial Access and Usage

Topics: Consumer education and protection, Financial inclusion, Operational risk, FinTech, Cyber risk

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Microfinance, Microinsurance

Bridging the Gender Gap: Promoting Women's Financial Inclusion

Tools and guidance from the AFI network

Alliance for Financial Inclusion publication comprises a set of toolkits, guidance notes, case studies, a survey report and an action plan to help narrow the gender gap in financial inclusion.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance, Microinsurance, Banking, Insurance

FinTech: Considerations on How to Enable a 21st Century Financial Services Ecosystem

Milken Institute report explores innovations in the financial services industry

Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets explores innovations in the financial services industry and the limitations and challenges faced by regulatory authorities in responding to change. Includes considerations for regulators and policymakers as they develop responses to the changes occurring in the financial sector. Discusses: i) global FinTech development; ii) adapting legacy policy/regulatory frameworks to evolving technologies and markets; and iii) enabling policy/regulatory adaption through the use of regulatory sandboxes.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: FinTech, Financial inclusion, Financial market infrastructure

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Regulating a Revolution: From Regulatory Sandboxes to Smart Regulation

EBI research proposes new regulatory approach to financial innovation

European Banking Institute research paper analyzes current regulatory approaches to financial innovation, including: i) doing nothing; ii) cautious permissiveness; iii) structured experimentalism (e.g. regulatory sandboxes); and iv) development of specific new regulatory frameworks. Advocates new regulatory approach that incorporates "smart regulation" that builds on shared principles from a range of jurisdictions and supports innovation in financial markets. Proposes a vision of RegTech.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: FinTech, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Securities

The State of Microinsurance

Microinsurance Network report on microinsurance solutions to address climate change

Microinsurance Network report examines microinsurance solutions for climate change. Discusses: i) insight on designing natural hazard microinsurance products; ii) mobile-based applications; iii) role of insurance in assisting agricultural value chain players in adapting to climate change; iv) integrated agricultural and health insurance approach; v) facilitating private sector responses to climate risk in the developing world; vi) risk reduction; and vii) regulatory and supervisory challenges of index-based insurance.

Publisher: Others Release date: Jul 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Climate change , Gender equality

Sectors: Microinsurance

Recovery Planning

KPMG report on recovery planning by banks

KPMG report advocates contingency planning for severe and wide-ranging adverse scenarios in order to enhance the resilience of banks. Plans should cover: i) governance and decision-making; ii) continuity of critical economic functions; iii) specifications of trigger points to activate recovery options; and iv) internal and external communications.

Publisher: Others Release date: Jul 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Stress-testing, Recovery and resolution, Corporate governance

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

Realizing the Potential of Blockchain

WEF report sets out multi-stakeholder approach to the stewardship of blockchain and cryptocurrencies

World Economic Forum survey of blockchain governance challenges and multi-stakeholder cooperation opportunities. Discusses: i) global governance networks; ii) differences between internet of information and blockchain; iii) most urgent threats; and iv) the need for a proper legal structure, regulatory restraint, diversity of viewpoints and scientific research in tandem with business development.

Publisher: Others Release date: Jun 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Operational risk, Financial market infrastructure

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

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382 records

Blockchains, Distributed Ledgers and Funds Transfers: An Overview

Guide to Increase Women's Financial Inclusion Through Digital Financial Services

The 2017 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report: Building a Secure and Inclusive Global Financial Ecosystem

Bridging the Gender Gap: Promoting Women's Financial Inclusion

FinTech: Considerations on How to Enable a 21st Century Financial Services Ecosystem

Regulating a Revolution: From Regulatory Sandboxes to Smart Regulation

The State of Microinsurance

Recovery Planning

Modernizing Digital Financial Regulation

Realizing the Potential of Blockchain

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