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whitePaper | April 14, 2021

So what will 2021 - and beyond - bring us in FinTech innovation? Central Bank Digital Currencies? - perhaps - but some would argue that most currency is already digital: how much physical cash did you handle in the last year? And how much was transacted by digital money transfer, real-time payments, card transactions, mobile wallets… Does money actually exist? The news is full of how multi-million-pound artworks can now be represented by ‘non-fungible tokens’ which represent ‘digital’ but not physical ownership of the artworks.

whitePaper | March 10, 2020

FinTech Futures has launched its latest report on cloud transformation in the financial services industry. As we enter a decade of innovation and change, financial institutions are facing a myriad of challenges in the form of shifting customer expectations, emerging technologies and alternative business models. Perhaps its best solution is to look to a form of technology that was making disruptive waves in the sector more than a decade ago: cloud computing.

whitePaper | June 8, 2022

The non-cash payments typically constitute digital payments. The global payment landscape is rapidly changing and offers newer innovative solutions to retail and wholesale customers. As customers adopt these payment solutions, there is an increase in payments volume and value worldwide. Over the last few years, the global payments revenue has been growing consistently at 6-8% across geographies.

whitePaper | November 15, 2022

Carrying cards in digital form, rather than tucked away in a purse or wallet, is now commonplace. When issued with a new card, the first thing that many of us will do is upload it to our digital wallet. The physical version goes straight into a drawer. In fact we can now skip the plastic completely, and order direct an instantly useable digital card. Digitising plastic cards is fast going out of fashion.

whitePaper | September 26, 2022

Fintech Notes offer practical advice from IMF staff members to policymakers on important issues. The views expressed in Fintech Notes are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

whitePaper | December 23, 2019

Whether you’re obtaining new clients or recruiting talent, the Financial Services space is incredibly competitive. In order to meet the collaborative and transparent demands of clients, firms must work to develop an involved community that’s loyal to them. With that goal in mind, customer satisfaction and relationship development are imperative, and—as clients seek out advisors and agents that are thought leaders and specialists, and Financial Services firms strive to become exactly that—personal branding is more important than ever. In fact, branding must become a focus of all client-facing employees.