Digital Payments, Informality and Economic Growth
This study examines the relationship between digital payment adoption and growth, productivity and informal labor in 101 economies from 2014 to 2019.
Intelligent Financial System: How AI Is Transforming Finance
This paper evaluates how the financial sector should prepare for the coming arrival of AI agents and the possibility of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Central Bank Digital Currencies: A New Tool in the Financial Inclusion Toolkit?
This paper draws on interviews conducted with nine central banks that are currently exploring retail central bank digital currencies. It shares concrete examples from their work and discusses challenges, risks and regulatory and legal implications.
Platform-Based Business Models and Financial Inclusion
This paper assesses how platform-based business models can affect financial inclusion, competition, financial stability and consumer protection.
The Fintech Gender Gap
Looking at a survey of over 27,000 adults from 28 major economies, this paper suggests potential explanations for the gender gap and implications for challenges in fostering financial inclusion with new technology.
COVID-19 and Cyber Risk in the Financial Sector
Insights and recommendations for policy makers and businesses to mitigate cyber risks
COVID-19: Boon and Bane for Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion
Saudi G20 Presidency and the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Invite Global Innovators to Find Solutions to the Most Pressing Financial Regulatory & Supervisory Challenges
TechSprint initiative will support the regulatory and supervisory responses against the COVID-19 pandemic.