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Fintech | Podcast
Most countries have infrastructure and governance structures that allow the private sector to take advantage of new technologies to innovate and improve payment and financial services. But at the international level, it’s a different story.
TOBIAS ADRIAN
Fintech | September 2022
New tokens and platforms may transform cross-border payments—and potentially much more
TOMMASO MANCINI-GRIFFOLI
n this first episode, Tobias Adrian, Director of the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department, says fintech is causing nothing less than a revolution in the global financial system.
The crypto ecosystem is growing fast because there are a number of potential benefits to adopting crypto assets, like making payments and financial services cheaper, faster and accessible to more people.
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