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The Best of Finovate Global 2023: Digital Transformation, Financial Inclusion, AI and Automation

Finovate

Our final Finovate Global column of 2023 celebrates the conversations we’ve had this year with fintech innovators from around the world. Stay tuned in 2024 for more interviews with some of the most interesting founders, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders in fintech and financial services.

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Exploring Digital Currencies Across the Middle East and Africa in 2024

The Fintech Times

– Increased financial inclusion Cryptocurrencies provide a potential solution for individuals who are marginalised or excluded from traditional financial services and institutions. By leveraging cryptocurrencies, these individuals gain access to financial tools and services previously unavailable to them.

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G+D Filia® Unplugged Brings Offline Capability to Digital Payments

Fintech Finance

The introduction of a token-based solution such as G+D Filia® Unplugged not only strengthens payment resilience but also has the potential to drive financial inclusion for nearly 1.4 The success of several CBDC pilot projects around the globe has demonstrated the importance of offline payments. billion unbanked people worldwide.

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Here Are the Top 10 Must-Attend Sessions at Money20/20 Asia 2024

Fintech News

The session will shed light on the regulator’s drive towards innovation, transparency, and collaboration, highlighting initiatives like mBridge for cross-border CBDC payments and the successful real-time payments between PromptPay in Thailand and PayNow in Singapore. 7 CBDCs – The New Frontier of Money?

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Here Are the Top 10 Must-Attend Sessions at Money20/20 Asia 2024

Fintech News

The session will shed light on the regulator’s drive towards innovation, transparency, and collaboration, highlighting initiatives like mBridge for cross-border CBDC payments and the successful real-time payments between PromptPay in Thailand and PayNow in Singapore. 7 CBDCs – The New Frontier of Money?

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Fintech in China: Leading the Charge for Economic Progress in 2024

The Fintech Times

Digital adoption, already high before Covid-19, surged during the country’s strict pandemic policies, alongside a boom in e-commerce and financial inclusion efforts for individuals and SMEs. For instance, Chinese retail web sales surpassed $2.1trillion in 2023, double that of the US.

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Federal Reserve’s Cunha on the State (and Timeframe) of Digital Dollars

PYMNTS

As many as 80 percent of the 66 central banks polled by the Bank of International Settlements said they were at some stage of CBDC development. China has been at the forefront of those efforts, at least as measured in terms of debuting an actual CBDC, and is in the midst of testing its digital yuan in various settings.

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