Tag: FINTECH

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Showcasing APCO’s Impact: Join Us for a Remarkable Week of Events in Washington, D.C. and Beyond 

As autumn arrives, APCO gears up for an exciting week from October 14-17, hosting events for DC Fintech Week and World Bank/IMF meetings while also engaging in global health discussions at the World Health Summit in Berlin....

October 10, 2025 / Mara Hedgecoth
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QR Diplomacy: Chinese Payment Companies’ Expansion in Southeast Asia

Chinese payment companies are rapidly expanding in Southeast Asia, leveraging favorable policies and tech adoption to shape digital finance. The region’s openness and mobile-first markets create growth opportunities amid global competition in digital payments. ...

September 24, 2025 / Chin Ann Ho, Alec Nash
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The Revolution Will Be Tokenized: How Crypto Can Capture This Moment  

Regulatory reforms and renewed institutional interest have fueled crypto’s resurgence in the United States. To secure mainstream acceptance, industry leaders must focus on building trust through education, transparency, engagement and practical demonstrations of blockchain’s everyday value. ...

September 2, 2025 / James Allan
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Embeddedness as Empowerment

Embedding finance, education, and trust into digital experiences can transform everyday decision-making—turning passive interactions into moments of empowerment and insight, and helping people take control with personalized nudges, timely advice and trustworthy, AI-powered tools. ...

June 6, 2025 / Jeff Zelkowitz
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Crypto as a Technology

As we head into 2022, it’s worth reflecting on the economy we want to build, while being clear-eyed in examining the negative social risks of emergent crypto technologies and Web3 visions. That is a conversation worth having and it’s important for industry and policy leaders to listen to new voices, understand new communities and engage generations of consumers that are growing up in this more decentralized layer of our economies and societies....

December 10, 2021 / Jeff Zelkowitz
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Germany’s EU Council Presidency is Coming to an End, but the Financial Sector’s Digital Transformation is Here to Stay

Even with Germany’s EU Council Presidency coming to an end, it is expected that digital transformation in the financial sector will still be a widely discussed topic in 2021, in particular, as it intertwines with other legislative plans at the European level....

November 18, 2020 / Olga Pawlica, Karen Anciaux
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Lessons from the Wirecard Scandal and the Potential for Acting Bold in the Aftermath

Today, many in Germany consider the current Wirecard AG scandal as “their Enron moment.” By grasping this crisis, Minister Scholz stepped up to start the debate around the insolvent Fintech asking the obvious questions of how and where the oversight system has failed....

July 16, 2020 / Robert Kopitsch, Olga Pawlica
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Three Challenges for Financial Services in 2020

Key trends, such as millennials beginning to turn 40, the need for technology to help people and ESG's new status as a must-have, not a nice-to-have, all present market obstructions for the financial sector. Companies need to rewire their strategic thinking, offerings and communications to connect with today’s customers, borrowers, investors and workforce....

December 12, 2019 / Jeff Zelkowitz
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Money and Influence on Social Media

With many B2B and B2C audiences now getting their financial insights through social media, financial companies must consider incorporating digital influencers as part of a well-designed communications strategy. ...

November 22, 2019 / Melissa Petito
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The European Commission’s FinTech Action Plan

It was only a matter of time for the European Commission to react with proposals to foster innovation and address potential risks in this heavily regulated sector. ...

January 10, 2019 / Robert Kopitsch