{"id":13482,"date":"2019-08-19T21:17:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T21:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=13482"},"modified":"2019-08-19T21:17:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T21:17:29","slug":"bigtechs-threaten-financial-stability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bigtechs-threaten-financial-stability\/","title":{"rendered":"BigTechs threaten financial stability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the entrance of BigTechs into the financial market could adversely affect overall financial stability. Ms. Lagarde specially mentioned concerns over confidentiality and the potential for such giants to eventually drive out competition. Instead, IMF is looking to help member countries take advantage of opportunities to quickly develop financial technology and manage inevitable risks in a responsible way. To this end, they published a 12-point policy agenda in collaboration with the World Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-13482 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor 9th \u2013 19th October'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-9th-19th-october\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4af1a697-7fd6-4a93-b2b3-8254fb513eaa1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15427\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15427'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor 9th \u2013 19th October\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='11 FinTech trends to follow in 2017'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/11-fintech-trends-to-follow-in-2017\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fintech-trends-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-6991\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-6991'>\n\t\t\t\t11 FinTech trends to follow in 2017\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Infographic: the benefits of a central bank digital currency'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/infographic-the-benefits-of-a-central-bank-digital-currency\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/infogr_01_en-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15398\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15398'>\n\t\t\t\tInfographic: the benefits of a central bank digital currency\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the entrance of BigTechs into the financial market could adversely affect overall financial stability. Ms. Lagarde specially mentioned concerns over confidentiality and the potential for such giants to eventually drive out competition. 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