Elevandi Q1 Insights Report Debrief

Browse through Elevandi’s comprehensive series of reports, whitepapers and speeches distilling the insights from major developments in the global FinTech industry within November 2022 to March 2023.

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Digital Assets and Web3

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Rules to Power a Stablecoin Economy

by Elevandi, Monetary Authority of Singapore and KPMG

How collaboration and education in stablecoins and CBDCs are crucial in driving the digital currency sector forward. The design, marketing, and policies that encourage trust and innovation will shape the future of money.

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Connecting Innovation Lanes Into A Global Path For Digital Assets

by Elevandi and the Institute of International Finance

How new forms of money – CBDC, stablecoins, and tokenised assets – might fit together in a future global financial system with different ecosystem actors, whether they are aligned (or not), and how they can build toward interoperability.

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The Business Model for CBDC Wallets

by Elevandi and the Institute of International Finance

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) plans could put banks in a fundamentally different business than deposit-taking as they become wallet custody service providers. A view on exploring a workable economic and risk model for future CBDCs.

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Digital Assets and Web3

Insights from the Singapore FinTech Festival co-published with MAS and Oliver Wyman.

How digital assets can facilitate the creation of new or more efficient products and services and what it takes for participants and the ecosystem to remain viable, responsible and inclusive.

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Sustainable Finance and Technology for ESG

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Enlisting FinTech to Help Create a Sustainable Future

insights from the Singapore FinTech Festival 2022 co-published with MAS and McKinsey

Understand how FinTech can contribute towards ESG by not only addressing its gaps and problems but by also helping to lead the way.

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Sustainability Insights

by Elevandi

Climate change consequences, scale of investment required and the role of FinTechs in the net-zero transition.

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8 Global ESG Insights

by Eric Lim, Chief Sustainability Officer, United Overseas Bank

What the top voices in ESG have to say about the challenges and solutions to achieving a just transition to net zero.

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Our Shared Responsibility: Technologies Accelerating The Path to Green Financing

by Elevandi and the Milken Institute

Understanding the role of emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and machine learning in promoting transparency and accountability in the financing of sustainable projects.

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Financial Inclusion and Emerging Markets

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The Road Ahead for Asia’s Digital Banks

by Elevandi, Monetary Authority of Singapore and KPMG

With the global economy taking a downturn and investors tightening their liquidity, profitability has become top of mind among Asian digital bank CEOs. Learn about the key risks and challenges shaping the road ahead for digital banks, opportunities for growth, regulatory implications, and the lessons learnt along the digital bank journey.

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Banking for Business Knowledge Plenary

Insights from Singapore FinTech Festival 2022 by Elevandi and PwC.

The role of regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders in the SME growth story the importance of collaborative partnerships from the ecosystem to support underserved groups and the evolution of digitalisation in Africa.

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The Future of FinTech in Growth Markets

Insights from SFF2022 by Elevandi and Kapronasia.

Opportunities and challenges for FinTech to thrive in emerging markets, providing a unique look at how VCs are looking at the new normal, strategies of successful FinTechs in this challenging industry environment and what the industry needs to do to advance financial literacy and inclusion.

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Regulators’ Role in Innovation

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Responsible AI in Financial Services: Foundations and Future

by Elevandi, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Accenture.

Key actions required to develop and promote the collaborative, consistent and global adoption of Responsible AI.

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Balancing Innovation & Regulation

Insights from SFF2022 by Elevandi and Smartkarma

Pathways through which financial technologies can be guided along into realising its potential, by striking the right balance between regulation and facilitation.

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Keynote Speech

by Sheila Bair, Former Chair of FDIC

Role of a regulator in supporting innovation while ensuring appropriate oversight.

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Keynote speech

by Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners and 3one4 Capital

Implications of the exponential growth of technology for users, investors and regulators. The Rising Strategic Importance Of Capital Meeting Policy Investor & Enterprise Perspective, Asia-Pacific.

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Keynote Speech

by Jorge Familiar, Vice President and Treasurer, World Bank

Balancing innovation and regulation.

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Founders, Entrepreneurship & Talent Development

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How FinTechs can build and redefine business models that are more resilient to volatile market conditions

Insights from Singapore FinTech Festival 2022 by Elevandi and EY

Key learnings for current and future FinTech founders to build more resilient businesses.

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The New Skills in Financial Services: The Nonchalance of Adult Education

by CFTE and Elevandi

The widening skills gap in financial services, its impact and how to solve this, covered in a report on

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Open Data and Cross-border Connectivity

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Building Cross-Border Payments For An Interconnected World

by Elevandi and KPMG

The future of cross-border payments lies in embracing emerging technologies, reducing friction points, and fostering collaboration among regulators, policymakers, and crucial decision-makers. Learn about the key roles of interoperability, bilateral and multilateral payment connectivity, emerging technologies in cross-border payments and regulatory policies and cyber resilience.

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Open Finance and Beyond

by Elevandi, Switzerland’s State Secretariat for International Finance and National Australia Bank

A global view on trends in Open Data approaches, customer rights and cross-border policies and connectivity and key calls to action to improve customer outcomes and economic development.

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Insurance, Pensions and Wealth Management

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As Asian Insurance, Pensions, And Wealth Management Undergo Rapid Change, What Are The Gaps And Opportunities?

Insights from Singapore FinTech Festival 2022 by Elevandi and Bain & Company.

Main megatrends to watch in the landscape of Asia’s life and health insurance, and key imperatives insurers should take to capture the significant opportunities in the market.

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Country and Macro-Economic Insights

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Macroeconomic Insights

by Elevandi

Investor expectations; FinTech funding trends; business models.

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8 Global Economy Insights

by Taimur Baig, Chief Economist, DBS Bank

What top thinkers in economics and finance are saying about the pandemic, global macro, climate change, and the way forward

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India Fintech Ecosystem Statistics

by TV Mohandas Pai

BigTech firms and rising digital monopolies driving the need to protect consumers.

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