FinTech Weekly Issue #382 - Is Regulation Vital For Inclusion?
Issue #382 - Is Regulation Vital For Inclusion?2022-09-22The Ethereum Merge is finally complete, but instead of talking about what this means for the crypto market, we’d like to reflect on regulation. It looks like new regulatory frameworks for what concerns cryptos, especially Proof-of-Stake (PoS) cryptos, along with inflation concerns, are preventing the price of Ether. A negative consequence of The Merge, but the same concerns could make the prices of BTC rise according to some analysts. At the same time, further implementation of RegTech could make the fintech market more inclusive for SMEs, according to a study conducted taking into account the condition of unregulated SMEs in Southeast Asia. Contradictory results lead us to some questions: is regulation good or bad? And when regulation can be too much? This and much more in this number of FinTech Weekly, the free fintech newsletter to stay on top of fintech events and news. |
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![]() | The European Approach to Regulating Artificial Intelligence with MEP Dragos Tudorache, Co-Rapporteur of the EU AI ActThe European Union will finalize its EU Artificial Intelligence Act – EU AI Act – to regulate artificial intelligence. The act could have several implications on how AI is developed, and also influence international cooperation related to AI. |
Crypto
![]() | No one is using crypto to pay for things anymore, JPMorgan payments boss saysTakis Georgakopoulos, global head of payments of JPMorgan Chase, said that the use of cryptocurrencies as a payment method declined in the past six months. Despite this, JPMorgan Chase doesn’t stop betting on this market, especially for the advantages of its underlying technology. |
![]() | Here is why a 0.75% Fed rate hike could be bullish for Bitcoin and altcoinsThis week the Fed should raise interest rates by 0.75%. Crypto traders and investors expect a rally for those currencies that are currently correlated to the main indexes and that could represent a hedge against inflation. |
![]() | Digital Euro Should Be Capped and Green, Five European Nations SuggestEven if a possible European Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is still being discussed, five nations are already pointing out that the currency should have specific characteristics. The Treasury Authority of Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, and Spain created a document where these nations state that the currency should be meant to protect people’s information, that it should be green and that holdings should be capped. |
Banking
![]() | Walmart's secretive fintech ONE is the new disruptor in consumer banking, and the retailer has nabbed talent from Wall Street mainstays like Goldman Sachs.Walmart has been working on a fintech solution for a while, even involving top investors Ribbit Capital and executives like Omer Ismail and David Stark. Walmart’s fintech solution, ONE, should be integrated with Walmart’s retail capabilities and create a consumer-banking offering. |
![]() | EMTECH Onboards SEC Ghana On Its Digital Regulatory Sandbox PlatformEMTECH, the popular company focused on providing banking infrastructures, partners with SEC Ghana to deploy an innovative regulatory sandbox. Thanks to this API-first solution, regulators and central banks will be able to cooperate more efficiently. |
Innovation
![]() | KENYA: Nairobi to issue $1.2bn green bond for green projectsNairobi could become the second county in Kenya to issue a green bond. The Government of the county announced green bonds for $1.2 billion worth, aimed at creating environmentally friendly solutions to create sustainable water infrastructure, sustainable transport and renewable energy. The green bond should be launched on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). |
Fintech
![]() | India and Singapore sign an agreement for fintech cooperationIndia and Singapore, two nations with thriving fintech markets, signed an agreement for cooperation. The agreement was signed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Indian International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), and it’s aimed at creating a regulatory framework to guarantee better cooperation between the fintech companies of the two countries. |
![]() | How RegTech Powers SME Financial Inclusion in Southeast AsiaInclusion doesn’t have to involve only customers, but also companies. In Southeast Asia, even if SMEs represent 99% of the total number of companies according to the Yusof Ishak Institute, many of them are unmonitored or unregulated. RegTech can allow financial inclusion in the region by also including all those SMEs that are excluded from official counts and can’t access financial products. |
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