Green and Sustainable FinTech
Simon Thompson
CBI Chief Executive & ESG specialist
Over the past decade, digital, data-driven and internet enabled technologies have transformed many aspects of financial services. In this video, Simon will look both at the benefits of applying FinTech to green and sustainable finance, and also at some of the challenges to be overcome.
Over the past decade, digital, data-driven and internet enabled technologies have transformed many aspects of financial services. In this video, Simon will look both at the benefits of applying FinTech to green and sustainable finance, and also at some of the challenges to be overcome.
Green and Sustainable FinTech
11 mins 14 secs
G&S FinTech involves the application of FinTech tools and techniques to retail financial services, corporate banking, capital markets and blockchains to accelerate the growth of green and sustainable development. However, like any new ideas, there are challenges and costs associated with this.
Key learning objectives:
Explain the uses and benefits of FinTech tools in promoting G&S development
Identify some real-world examples of the impact of FinTech
Discuss the many costs and challenges to overcome
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