The Growth of Fintech: How Does Geopolitics Shape Financial Innovation?

What makes fintech grow? And why are some countries more able to innovate financial than others?

What roles do aspects of geopolitics play in this question?

In this recently released IMF Working Paper – which uses key components of our ICRG data series – some 98 countries over the period 2012–2020 were considered to investigate the emergence and spread of fintech, focusing on economic, demographic, technological and institutional factors.

Among the findings: Policies and structural reforms can help promote financial innovation and cultivate fintech ventures—particularly by strengthening technological and institutional infrastructures and reducing cybersecurity threats.

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