Fintech in Latin America and the Caribbean : Stocktaking /

In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), financial technology has been growing rapidly and is on the agenda of many policy makers. Fintech provides opportunities to deepen financial development, competition, innovation, and inclusion in the region but also creates new and only partially understood...

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Main Author: Berkmen, Pelin
Other Authors: Arze del Granado, Javier, Beaton, Kimberly, Gershenson, Dmitry
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/071
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), financial technology has been growing rapidly and is on the agenda of many policy makers. Fintech provides opportunities to deepen financial development, competition, innovation, and inclusion in the region but also creates new and only partially understood risks to consumers and the financial system. This paper documents the evolution of fintech in LAC. In particular, the paper focuses on financial development, fintech landscape for domestic and cross border payments and alternative financing, cybersecurity, financial integrity and stability risks, regulatory responses, and considerations for central bank digital currencies.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (53 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1018-5941
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