Financial innovation can widen the ability to raise and allocate capital, but only if it sits on trusted institutions, modern market infrastructure and risk-management capacity.
Session context
The session focuses on how financial innovation can unlock capital for growth and support an international financial centre that connects the region. Expected topics include the foundations of institutions, products and services, digital infrastructure, data, people, risk governance and market linkages. Drawing on international experience, it asks how to build an ecosystem that attracts investors, institutions and firms while remaining transparent, safe and able to adapt as technology changes.
Guiding questions
- What foundations does an international financial centre need in order to be distinctive and trusted?
- How can new products, data and financial technology improve the allocation of capital?
- How is the pace of innovation balanced with system safety and risk governance?
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