Publications

FINTECH: THE EXPERIENCE SO FAR

11 Dec 2019

    The Bali Fintech Agenda (BFA) was approved last year by the IMF and World Bank Group. It lays out key issues to consider in how technological innovation is changing the provision of financial services with implications for economic efficiency and growth, financial stability, inclusion, and integrity. In approving the BFA, IMF Executive Directors asked staff to review fintech developments and consider their implications within the mandates of the IMF and […]

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    THE DIRTY FOOTPRINT OF THE BROKEN GRID

    09 Dec 2019

      Around the world, nearly 1 billion people live without access to electricity, and about 840 million more live with unreliable and intermittent service from electric grids. For many of them, fossil fuel backup generators are the only source of power. But these machines offer a problematic, intermediate solution: their cost of operation is high, they fill neighborhoods and cities with noise pollution, and the exhaust is hazardous to health and […]

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      GLOBAL MICROSCOPE 2019: THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION

      25 Nov 2019

        The Global Microscope assesses the enabling environment for financial inclusion across 5 categories and 55 countries. In this 2019 edition, the EIU examines how countries are promoting financial inclusion for both women and men, 11 new gender-focused indicators have been added to the framework. The Microscope was originally developed for countries in the Latin American and Caribbean regions in 2007 and was expanded into a global study in 2009. Most […]

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        STARTUP KINGDOM: CAMBODIA’S VIBRANT TECH STARTUP ECOSYSTEM IN 2018

        25 Nov 2019
        • Bora Kem
        • Jolyda Sou
        • Zoë Ng
        • Penhleak Chan

        In the wake of the fourth industrial revolution, startups and the technology sector need to be a critical part of the Cambodian economy to achieve aspirations of becoming an upper-middle income economy by 2030. Although the country has experienced strong GDP growth of 7% per annum, its primary growth sectors are at risk. With an economy dominated by agriculture, textile and manufacturing, the country needs to look to alternative sectors […]

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        PRINCIPLES TO PROMOTE FAIRNESS, ETHICS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY (FEAT) IN THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA ANALYTICS IN SINGAPORE’S FINANCIAL SECTOR

        25 Nov 2019

          This document provides firms offering financial products and services with a set of foundational principles on the responsible use of artificial intelligence and data analytics (AIDA). The Principles also help firms to strengthen internal governance around data management and use, fostering greater public confidence and trust in the use of AIDA. Originally published on MAS’s website.

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          BANKING ON SMEs: TRENDS AND CHALLENGES

          31 Oct 2019

            The IFC’s inaugural SME business banking survey launched in 2018 posed questions to better understand what the biggest issues SME banking leaders are grappling with and where they see opportunities to run innovative, competitive and sustainable SME banking units.

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            EARLY LESSONS ON REGULATORY INNOVATIONS TO ENABLE INCLUSIVE FINTECH: INNOVATION OFFCES, REGULATORY SANDBOXES, AND REGTECH

            31 Oct 2019

              A priority of the UNSGSA’s advocacy on technology-enabled innovation in financial services is to encourage good regulatory practices for FinTech. To ensure that FinTech is inclusive, safe, and responsible, it is vital that regulators have access to reputable advice when assessing, selecting, and implementing regulatory options. Over the past three years, regulators in advanced, emerging, and developing economies have developed a number of promising initiatives to regulate and adapt regulatory […]

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              UNSGSA ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL SEPTEMBER 2019

              30 Oct 2019

                The Special Advocate’s new annual report highlights key areas of focus, initiatives and country visits over the last year, as well as features a special section focusing on a decade of progress in financial inclusion. See more on UNSGSA’s website.

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                DIGITAL IDENTITIES IN FINANCIAL SERVICES PART 2: RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL IDENTITIES, THE KEY TO CREATING MORE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIES

                15 Oct 2019
                • Brad Carr
                • Conan French
                • Amin Khairy
                • Marcus Wimalajeewa

                Financial service providers have an important and ever-increasing role in emerging digital identity ecosystems. The authors investigate the potential positive impacts digital identities can have on underserved markets and how financial institutions can help to responsibly and inclusively grow digital identities by adopting the latest emerging technologies. Financial institutions are well positioned to act as trusted, regulated players that can provide the building blocks for responsible digital identity initiatives by […]

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                A2ii: 10 YEARS ON

                09 Oct 2019
                • Hui Lin Chiew

                In the 10 years since the Access to Insurance Initiative (A2ii) was established in 2009, the world has seen some good news. By 2011, the 1990 poverty rate had been cut in half, achieving the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) ahead of schedule. There have been remarkable improvements in health outcomes. Education and literacy also made progress, overall as well as with reduced gender disparity in some cases.1 More people […]

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