The digital future of development finance
As the appetite for traditional foreign aid is shrinking in the US and Europe, accelerating the shift to digital finance across emerging economies could fill the gap and more.
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Experts decoding the financial industry of tomorrow.
Power, compute and capital: Overcoming the infrastructure trilemma
Climate funding and development investors too often bring a narrow focus to infrastructure projects. By building energy, digital and financial systems together, we can solve the trilemma of enabling infrastructure and unlock huge gains.
The geopolitics of crypto in a fragmenting world order
Early crypto idealists envisioned ways to break finance free from government control. But as great power conflict intensifies, cryptocurrencies are becoming the playthings of rival nations.
The dangerous unpopularity of finance demands reform
Trust in the financial industry is low among consumers, thanks to opaque fees, bespoke benefits and complex offerings. Standardizing products and lessons from medical industry reforms offer a better way forward.
Smart governance of AI deployments is key for securing the gains
There’s been a massive influx of investment into AI-related hardware and model development. Citi Institute’s Prag Sharma says investing in governance is also essential for driving returns.
The stablecoin surge: Risks for the Global South?
There are plenty of potential benefits for banks, consumers and others from the coming wave of globe-spanning stablecoins. But for fragile, smaller economies, there’s a risk of fallout.
Will everyday investors finance the energy transition?
The Climatize co-founder on filling the missing gaps in project financing and the shifting politics of green energy.
Stablecoins and tribal chiefs: Monetary authority after the GENIUS Act
The GENIUS Act traces a historical pattern: elites turning new forms of money into instruments of authority. A 19th-century theory of tribal money suggests stablecoins may repeat that cycle in digital form.
Inside Peru’s central bank digital currency
Peru’s central bank is quietly running one of the world’s most distinctive digital currency pilots. Milton Vega explains how the project treats CBDCs as a public policy experiment in inclusion.
Can finance really deliver a net-zero economy?
Markets have been hailed as the key lever to decarbonize the global economy — but emissions keep rising. When it comes to climate change, how much can the financial industry accomplish?
