This global study seeks to assess how financial technology firms (FinTechs) have been impacted by COVID-19, and how they are responding to the resultant challenges and opportunities. The study is a joint initiative of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of...

The World Bank and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance jointly publishes the Global COVID-19 FinTech Regulatory Rapid Assessment Study to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the regulation of FinTech and regulatory innovation initiatives. One hundred and eighteen central banks and...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted how people interact with one another and their surrounding environments. Hence, it is not surprising that it has impacted how financial services and products are accessed and used. The first edition of our COVID-19 research, The Rapid Assessment Study, was...