{"id":17323,"date":"2023-09-26T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=17323"},"modified":"2023-09-26T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T10:00:30","slug":"bfc-fintech-monitor-september-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-september-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"BFC FinTech Monitor (September 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stay up-to-date on all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Around the World<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#Reports and Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The G20 has released a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/42915\/india-achieves-financial-inclusion-target-in-six-years---g20?utm_medium=rssfinextra&amp;utm_source=finextrafeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new report<\/a>\u00a0on expanding access to financial services. The report notes that, due to the introduction of digital payment systems, India reached the target coverage level of 80% in just 6 years\u201441 years earlier than expected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#Payments<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visa and Mastercard are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/visa-mastercard-prepare-to-raise-credit-card-fees-ed779be1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planning<\/a>\u00a0to increase the fees they charge retailers for card payments.<\/li>\n<li>Revolut has launched a new solution (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/42969\/revolut-launches-swift-challenger-revtag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RevTags<\/a>) that allows business clients to make instant payment transactions.<\/li>\n<li>Swift and Wise have announced a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fintech-alliance.com\/news-insights\/article\/swift-partners-with-wise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collaboration<\/a>\u00a0to enhance cross-border payments.<\/li>\n<li>Visa, in partnership with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepaypers.com\/online-payments\/visa-launches-visa-cross-border-solutions--1264409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Currencycloud<\/a>, is launching Visa Cross-Border Solutions, a package designed to provide cross-border money movement services to fintech companies, financial institutions and others.<\/li>\n<li>Mastercard is launching an alternative ID solution (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/money\/mastercard-launches-alt-id-solution-for-guest-checkout-transactions-3230497\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALT ID<\/a>) to enhance the security of online payments by providing alternative identifiers for actual card numbers on e-commerce platforms.<\/li>\n<li>Hyundai, in collaboration with Parkopedia, has launched\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepaypers.com\/mobile-payments\/hyundai-introduces-in-vehicle-payment-service-hyundai-pay--1264321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hyundai Pay<\/a>, which allows payments for parking to be made through the car&#8217;s touch screen.<\/li>\n<li>Finastra has launched a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepaypers.com\/digital-identity-security-online-fraud\/finastra-launches-compliance-as-a-service--1264415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compliance-as-a-service<\/a>\u00a0solution to help financial institutions combat fraud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meta is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/meta-is-developing-a-new-more-powerful-ai-system-as-technology-race-escalates-decf9451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">developing<\/a>\u00a0an AI model more powerful than Llama 2. Its training is planned to begin in 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Banking software developer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepaypers.com\/online-mobile-banking\/temenos-launches-generative-ai-solution-for-personalised-banking--1264279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Temenos<\/a>\u00a0has created a new AI solution that uses generative AI for the automatic classification of client operations.<\/li>\n<li>Chinese tech giant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/42911\/ant-group-launches-ai-model-for-financial-apps?utm_medium=rssfinextra&amp;utm_source=finextrafeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant Group<\/a>\u00a0has begun testing applications based on an AI model geared towards finance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Decentralized Finance (DeFi)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.henleyglobal.com\/newsroom\/press-releases\/crypto-wealth-report-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">There are<\/a>\u00a088,000 crypto millionaires and 22 crypto billionaires globally.<\/li>\n<li>Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.media\/anatoliy-yakovenko-dlya-regulirovaniya-kriptovalyut-ne-nuzhny-idealnye-pravila-i-zakony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>\u00a0that US attempts to create &#8220;flawless&#8221; rules for regulating the crypto industry only hinder the development of innovations.<\/li>\n<li>Transactions using network tokens are soon expected to account for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepaypers.com\/online-payments\/network-tokenisation-to-enable-85-of-ecommerce-transactions-by-2028--1264218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">85%<\/a>\u00a0of global e-commerce transactions.<\/li>\n<li>Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, in collaboration with experts, has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/financial-privacy-regulation-can-coexist-zk-proofs-vitalik-buterin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a>\u00a0a document on privacy pool systems, which allow users to prove non-involvement with illicit funds using zero-knowledge-proof technology.<\/li>\n<li>Several US and UK agencies have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/fbi-report-warns-against-infamous-chisel-new-malware-targeting-crypto-wallets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepared a report<\/a>\u00a0on the malicious program Infamous Chisel, which is being used to attack cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets.<\/li>\n<li>A consortium of leading DeFi companies (including Centrifuge, Circle and Coinbase) is creating the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/aave-circle-base-become-founding-members-tokenized-asset-coalition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokenized Asset Coalition<\/a>\u00a0with the goal of promoting and enhancing standards for asset tokenization.<\/li>\n<li>Binance Charity Foundation, the charity organization of crypto exchange Binance, has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finbold.com\/32-of-philanthropists-say-crypto-is-their-favored-method-for-giving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conducted<\/a>\u00a0a survey to track the dynamics of donations. According to the survey, cash, checks and credit cards are still the preferred method of donation for 43% of participants, while 32% preferred to donate in cryptocurrency.<\/li>\n<li>24% of asset management companies have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/investment-firms-senior-roles-digital-assets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adopted<\/a>\u00a0a cryptocurrency trading strategy, and another 13% intend to do so within the next 2 years.<\/li>\n<li>G20 leaders have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/g20-moves-forward-international-crypto-framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a>\u00a0for the early implementation of a cross-border system for crypto assets to exchange information between countries by 2027.<\/li>\n<li>PayPal is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/156008\/paypal-launches-crypto-to-usd-off-ramps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launching<\/a>\u00a0a service to convert cryptocurrencies to dollars.<\/li>\n<li>American financial holding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/42917\/jpmorgan-working-on-blockchain-based-digital-deposit-token---bloomberg?utm_medium=rssfinextra&amp;utm_source=finextrafeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JPMorgan Chase<\/a>\u00a0is considering using a digital deposit token on the blockchain to expedite cross-border payments and settlements.<\/li>\n<li>Citigroup is preparing to launch a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/197602\/citigroup-launches-smart-contract-digital-token-service-for-institutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital token<\/a>\u00a0and a private blockchain system.<\/li>\n<li>Visa is launching support for payments in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/visa-taps-into-solana-to-widen-usdc-payment-capability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USDC<\/a>\u00a0stablecoins, which are processed on the Solana blockchain.<\/li>\n<li>The Ministry of Education of El Salvador\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/el-salvador-to-introduce-bitcoin-education-in-schools-by-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intends<\/a>\u00a0to include the study of Bitcoin in the curriculum of public schools by 2024.<\/li>\n<li>99% of Nigerians know about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/99-of-nigerians-are-crypto-aware-consensys-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web3<\/a>\u00a0and cryptocurrency, more than residents of Western countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the European Central Bank (ECB), the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/42885\/ecb-paints-paypals-stablecoin-as-new-bogeyman-in-cbdc-race?utm_medium=rssfinextra&amp;utm_source=finextrafeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launch<\/a>\u00a0of PayPal&#8217;s own stablecoin is an argument for the creation of a digital Euro; however, proponents of this idea still face significant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/policy\/2023\/09\/11\/digital-euro-conspiracy-theories-privacy-concerns-put-eu-central-bankers-in-the-hot-seat\/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_campaign=headlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skepticism<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledgerinsights.com\/imf-cbdc-decisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a>\u00a0a detailed document on CBDCs covering research, architecture development and broad implementation.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledgerinsights.com\/swift-cbdc-connector-beta-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulators<\/a>\u00a0from Hong Kong and Kazakhstan have started beta testing the Swift CBDC connector, which would allow for the use of CBDCs for cross-border payments.<\/li>\n<li>SWIFT has prepared a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/swift-blockchain-integration-cbdcs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0on how the payment system can connect to the blockchain and address the interoperability issue between different networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/crypto-regulatory-alarms-eu-warnings-unveiled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommending<\/a>\u00a0the adoption of strict regulatory measures amid concern about the growing risk of cybercrime amid the spread of cryptocurrencies and the development of AI.<\/li>\n<li>The Red Cross will collaborate with fintech company\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/42912\/inpay-partners-with-red-cross-to-reduce-money-transfer-costs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inpay<\/a>\u00a0to save on commissions for cross-border payments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/news\/chainalysis-ukraina-stala-pyatoj-v-mire-po-urovnyu-prinyatiya-kriptovalyut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>\u00a0has become the 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0country in the world in terms of cryptocurrency adoption.<\/li>\n<li>The application process for the 2023\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psm7.com\/ru\/news\/glavnaya-fintech-premiya-ukrainy-payspace-magazine-awards-2023-start-priema-zayavok.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PaySpace Magazine<\/a>\u00a0awards has begun.<\/li>\n<li>Etsy is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psm7.com\/ru\/news\/platezhnaya-sistema-etsy-payment-teper-v-ukraine-protestirujte-beta-versiyu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testing<\/a>\u00a0its payment system (Etsy Payments) in Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>PrivatBank is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/minfin.com.ua\/2023\/09\/06\/112082250\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offering<\/a>\u00a0free card delivery to branches and Nova Poshta postal machines through the end of the year. The financial institution is also preparing to launch an option for delivering cards abroad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kazakhstan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aynur Zhanturina, a partner of Fintech Consult in Kazakhstan,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/blogposting\/24843\/fintech-in-kazakhstan-major-fintech-trends-shaping-the-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discusses<\/a>\u00a0local fintech trends.<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan and Mastercard have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dknews.kz\/ru\/ekonomika\/302730-kazahstan-i-mastercard-podpisali-soglashenie-o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed<\/a>\u00a0an agreement on digital economy development.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.media\/v-kazakhstane-sozdano-reguliruyushchee-agentstvo-dlya-vnedreniya-tsifrovogo-tenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The National Payment Corporation<\/a>\u00a0has been established in Kazakhstan. It will be responsible for the development of payment systems, interbank payments and transfers as well as the digital tenge and open banking concepts.<\/li>\n<li>The tenth episode of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/T9TyUHF56s8?si=BkoYVTZ8moxFQU7P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hub Talks<\/a>\u00a0podcast was dedicated to fintech development in Kazakhstan.<\/li>\n<li>Over 4,000 students are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bluescreen.kz\/news\/13605\/4000-studientov-v-kazakhstanie-obuchat-blokchiein-inzhienierii-i-blokchiein-komplaiens?utm_source=telegram&amp;utm_medium=seed&amp;utm_campaign=4000-studientov-v-kazakhstanie-obuchat-blokchiein-inzhienierii-i-blokchiein-komplaiens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studying<\/a>\u00a0blockchain engineering and blockchain compliance as part of an educational program developed by the research lab Blockchain Center and Binance Academy.<\/li>\n<li>An investment round of USD 3 million for startup\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bluescreen.kz\/news\/13601\/kazakhstanskii-startap-po-vydachie-iezhiednievnykh-avansov-na-zarplatu-otsienili-v-3-mln?utm_source=telegram&amp;utm_medium=seed&amp;utm_campaign=kazakhstanskii-startap-po-vydachie-iezhiednievnykh-avansov-na-zarplatu-otsienili-v-3-mln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProsperPay<\/a>\u00a0has just concluded. ProsperPay offers an innovative solution that allows employees to get advances on their salaries without unnecessary paperwork and accounting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kyrgyzstan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Revenue from Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s mining tax<a href=\"https:\/\/24.kg\/ekonomika\/274120_zamesyats_otmayninga_postupilo_104_milliona_somov_nalogov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0in July amounted<\/a>\u00a0to KGS 10.4 million soms (USD 118,000).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tajikistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tajik fintech startup Alif has launched the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepaypers.com\/online-payments\/alif-launches-alif-pay-and-expands-into-the-uae--1264342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alif Pay<\/a>\u00a0payment service in the UAE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Uzbekistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uzdaily.uz\/ru\/post\/79271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0by Asian Development Bank (ADB), startups in Uzbekistan are experiencing a lack of funding.<\/li>\n<li>The head of the Crypto-Assets Regulation Sector of the National Agency for Prospective Projects has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uz.kursiv.media\/2023-09-07\/okolo-polumilliona-uzbekistanczev-ispolzovali-kriptovalyutu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a>\u00a0that approximately half a million Uzbek citizens have, in one way or another, used crypto assets.<\/li>\n<li>The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/promo.qiwi.uz\/faq-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restricted<\/a>\u00a0the operation of the Russian payment service QIWI&#8217;s subsidiary.<\/li>\n<li>Nika Kurdiani, chairman of the Supervisory Board of Payme and TBC Bank Uzbekistan,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spot.uz\/ru\/2023\/09\/06\/payme-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discusses<\/a>\u00a0the situation with international payments in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/centralbankuzbekistan\/8666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uzbekistan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Boston Consulting Group is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spot.uz\/ru\/2023\/09\/19\/bcg-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planning to create<\/a>\u00a0a unified service center for financial institutions in Uzbekistan.<\/li>\n<li>Vladimir Dobrynin, founder of Humans Group,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uzdaily.uz\/ru\/post\/79435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">believes<\/a>\u00a0that the world of payment services will undergo a revolution in the next 5 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Azerbaijan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<em>Seventh International Banking Forum<\/em>\u00a0will take place in Baku November 1\u20132, 2023.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbmevents.az\/en\/event\/the-seventh-international-banking-forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Central Bank of Azerbaijan, in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trend.az\/business\/finance\/3793260.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collaboration<\/a>\u00a0with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is developing a fintech strategy for 2024\u20132028.<\/li>\n<li>The new\u00a0<em>Law on Payment Services and Payment Systems<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trend.az\/business\/finance\/3791734.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will allow<\/a>\u00a0fintech companies and other financial market participants to issue payment cards and electronic money as well as carry out money transfers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Georgia<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Bank of Georgia will cooperate with the Innovation Center of the Bank for International Settlements (BISIH) on the implementation of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nbg.gov.ge\/en\/media\/news\/the-national-bank-of-georgia-strengthens-collaboration-with-the-bis-through-mbridge-and-au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital lari<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Oliver Hughes, the former head of Tinkoff, has taken over the International Operations Division of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.ru\/finansy\/496472-eks-glava-tin-koffa-oliver-h-uz-vozglavil-mezdunarodnyj-biznes-gruzinskogo-tbc-bank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TBC Bank<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moldova<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fintech startup\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.romania-insider.com\/fagura-regulatory-approval-enter-romania-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fagura<\/a>\u00a0will start operating in Romania as a crowdfunding service provider after having received authority to do so from Romania\u2019s Financial Supervision Authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-17323 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='How the sharing economy is changing life as we know it'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/how-the-sharing-economy-is-changing-life-as-we-know-it\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/crop-agent-giving-keys-to-man_23-2147694416-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-10552\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-10552'>\n\t\t\t\tHow the sharing economy is changing life as we know it\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Standard Charted and Huawei team up to create IoT banking solutions'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/standard-charted-and-huawei-team-up-to-create-iot-banking-solutions\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/standard-charted-and-huawei-team-up-to-create-iot-banking-solutions-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-11862\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-11862'>\n\t\t\t\tStandard Charted and Huawei team up to create IoT banking solutions\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor (April 2024)'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-april-2024\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/49f9940e-0afa-da9d-619e-30d3d23fd1e71-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-17608\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-17608'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor (April 2024)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay up-to-date on all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World #Reports and Studies The G20 has released a\u00a0new report\u00a0on expanding access to financial services. 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