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NCFA Canada: Fintech Reports and Research

Welcome to NCFA Canada's comprehensive repository of Fintech Reports and Research!

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Aug-2026:  Cybersecurity Effective Practices (FINRA)

Aug-2026:  Intelligent Industrial Ecosystems: Turning Proximity Into Intelligence (WEF)

Aug-2026: Culture Capabilities for Effective Remediation and Sustainable Change (MAS)

Jul-2026:  Crypto Assets 2025 (OSC)

Jul-2026:  Market Report - Community Finance in Canada (SVX)

Jul-2026:  Tokenization Pulse Study (Broadbridge)

Jul-2026:  Emerging Technology Horizon Scan 2026 (FCA)

Jun-2026:  Unlocking Tokenized Fund Composability (Layer Zero Network and Centrifuge)

Jun-2026:  Leveraging AI and Tools for SME Sustainable Finance (OECD)

Jun-2026:  SupTech: Mapping the Use of Tech in Financial Supervision (IOSCO)

Jun-2026:  Environmental Cost of AI's Energy Use.  Carbon, Water and Land Footprints (United Nations University)

Jun-2026:  Impact of Retail CBDC on Canadian Financial System During A Severe Recession (Bank of Canada)

Jun-2026:  Sound Practices for Responible Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (FSB)

Jun-2026:  Parting Clouds: Creating a Competitive Marketplace for Compute (CAMP)

Jun-2026:   Survey Evidence on Firm AI Adoption and Its Implicaions (Bank of Canada)

May-2026:  Project Agorá: Shared Programmable Platform for Wholesale Cross Border Payments (BIS)

May-2026:  Integrating Non-Traditional Data and AI Into Central Banking (Bank of Canada)

May-2026:  To Tokenize or Not Tokenize: Design question for CBDC (Bank of Canada)

May-2026:  Innovation Insights - Fintech, RegTech (FCA)

May-2026:  Patterns and Determinants of Global Cryptocurrency Flows (Bank of Canada)

May-2026:  2026 RWA Report (Coingecko)

Apr-2026:  The Sustained Negative Impacts of Cyber Incidents on Shareholder Value (ISS)

Apr-2026:  The Future of Financial Messaging: ISO 20022 Migration (BIS)

Apr-2026:  IP-backed Finance in Europe:  State of Play (EUIPO)

Apr-2026:  Open Finance: Our Vision for a Smart Data Future (FCA)

Apr-2026:  Tokenized Finance Notes (IMF)

Apr-2026:  DeFi Lending: Returns, Leverage, and Liquidity Risk (Bank of Canada)

Mar-2026:  The Future of Agentic AI (DRCF)

Mar-2026:  DRCF Insights: Smart Data Frameworks (DRCF)

Mar-2026:  Canadian Perspecitve on State of AI in the Enterprise (Deloitte)

Mar-2026:  Payment Services and Electronic Money - Our Approach and Role (FCA)

Mar-2026:  Regulatory Priorites for Payments (FCA)

Mar-2026:  Future of Self-Custody: Turning Ownership Into Security (Cointelegraph and Trezor)

Mar-2026:  AI Risks and Opportunities: Adopting an AGILE Framework in Canadian Financial Services (OSFI and GRI)

Mar-2026:  Report on Copyright Use in Artificial Intelligence (HM Government)

Mar-2026:  Application of Federal Securities Law for Certain Crypto Assets and Transactions (SEC)

Mar-2026:  Public vs. Private Payment Platforms: Market Impacts and Optimal Policy (Bank of Canada)

Mar-2026:  Innovative Tech to Counter Illicit Finance Involving Digital Assets (US Treasury Report to Congress)

Mar-2026:  Labour Market Impacts of AI: A New Measure and Early Evidence (Anthopic)

Mar-2026:  Project Samara Research Paper (Bank of Canada)

Mar-2026:  Targeted Report on Stablecoins and Unhosted Wallets (FATF)

Mar-2026:  2026 CEX and DEX Trading Activity Report (Coingecko)

Feb-2026:  Small Business Insights Canada Update, Oct - Dec 2025 (Xero)

Feb-2026:  Payments Forward Plan (HM Treasury)

Feb-2026:  Pulse of Fintech H2'2025 (KPMG)

Feb-2026:  Engagement on Canada's Next AI Strategy: Summary of Inputs (ISED)

Jan-2026:  Future of Fintech in Nigeria: Innovation, Inclusion & Integrity (CBN)

Jan-2026:  PwC Global Crypto Regulation Report 2026 (PwC)

Jan-2026:  Capital Under Pressure: Report on Canadian VC Fundraising 2025 (RBCx)

Jan-2026:  Big Ideas 2026 (Ark Invest)

Jan-2026:  Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services (UK House of Commons, Treasury Committee)

Jan-2026:   The Global Risks Report 2026 (WEF)

Dec-2025:  Top 10 Fintech and Payment Trends (Juniper Research)

Dec-2025:  Fintech's Relentless Momentum: 10 Key Charts (Robeco)

Nov-2025:  AI Agents for Cash Management in Payment Systems (BoC)

Nov-2025:  Perceived Interconnections Between Canadian Banks and Non-bank Financial Intermediaries Under Stress (BoC)

Nov-2025:  The State of Alternative Assets: A Fintech Perspective (Luge Capital)

Nov-2025:  The ROI of AI in Financial Services (Google Cloud)

Nov-2025:  Can a Lack of Pro-Productivity Policies Explain Decline in Canada’s Productivity Growth? (Productivity Institute)

Oct-2025:  Mechanisms of AI Harm: Lessons Learned from AI Incidents (CSET)

Oct-2025:  2025 Angel Investing in Canada (NACO)

Oct-2025:  Progressing Fund Tokenization (FCA)

Oct-2025:  Challenger Banks: British Success Story (Innovate Finance, Hogan Lovells)

Oct-2025:  Seizing the Bank Charter Moment (OliverWyman, QED)

Oct-2025:  Open Banking and Open Finance in the UK (FCA Research Note)

Oct-2025:  Cybersecurity and Resilience (UK NAO)

Oct-2025:  Canadian Payment Methods and Trends Report 2025 (Payments Canada)

Sep-2025:  The Future is Anything but Stable - FIs Global Payments Report (BCG)

Sep-2025:  Unlocking the Right AI Agentic Use Cases (Deloitte)

Sep-2025:  A Framework for Responsible and Compliant AI Governance (Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak)

Sep-2025:  Stablecoins 2030 - Web3 to Wall Street (Citi)

Sep-2025:  The Typologies Report - Financial Crime (Elliptic)

Sep-2025:  Imagining the Future of Banking with Agentic AI (MIT and EY)

Aug-2025:  Impact of DLT on Capital Markets (GFMA Coalition)

Aug-2025: The Pulse of Global Fintech H1 2025 (KPMG)

Jul-2025:  Global Approaches to Stablecoin Regulation (EY)

Jul-2025:  Strengthing American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology (White House)

Jul-2025:  Fintech's Next Chapter:  Scaled Winners and Emerging Disruptors (BCG)

Jul-2025:  DOGE Degulation Opportunity (hosted by Washington Post)

Jul-2025:  The State of Cross-Chain Crime 2025 (Elliptic)

Jul-2025:  Digital Public Infrastructure and Digital Financial Services (CCAF)

Jul-2025:  Financial Lives 2024 Key Findings (FCA)

Jun-2025:  Point Zero Forum - Navigating the Future of Finance 2025 (GFTN)

Jun-2025:  The Next-generation Monetary and Financial System (BIS)

Jun-2025:  Analysis of Crowdfunding Under the JOBS Act (SEC)

Jun-2025:  Fintech's Next Chapter: Scaled Winners and Emerging Disruptors (BCG, QED Investors)

May-2025:  Statement on Certain Protocol Staking Activities (SEC)

May-2025:  Stablecoin Issuance and Custody Consultation CP25/14 (FCA)

May-2025:  2025 Gen Z and Millennial Survey (Deloitte)

May-2025:  2025-2026 Annual Plan: Strengthening Competition in a Changing Economy (Competition Bureau of Canada)

May-2025:  EU AI Act Expert Series (AI & Partners)

May-2025:  Money Talks Survey Report - Consumer Views (Plaid and YouGov)

May-2025:  Regulating Cryptoasset Activities DP25/1 (FCA)

Apr-2025:  UK Financial Services: Data-driven Overview for FCA (Beauhurst)

Apr-2025:  Community Capital Report 2024:  From Slowburn to a Breakout Year (FrontFundr)

Apr-2025:  Cryptocurrencies and DeFi (Functions and Financial Stability Implications (BIS)

Apr-2025:   Social Media and Retail Investing: The Rise of Finfluencers (OSC)

Apr-2025:  Improving Productivity Measurement in UK Financial Services Sector (LSE and Growth Lab)

Mar-2025:  CBDC's:  It's Time for Action - Why Central Banks Should Take the Next Step (OMFIF)

Mar-2025:  Canadians' Access to Cash 2023 (Bank of Canada)

Mar-2025:  Global Regulation Index (Innovate UK)

Mar-2025:  WorldPay Global Payments Report 2025 (WorldPay)

Feb-2025:  The International Blockchain Journal Vol 11 (GBBC)

Feb-2025:  2024 Canadian Climate Voting Record (Investors for Paris Compliance)

Feb-2025:  Pulse of fintech H2'24 - Global Analysis of Fintech Funding (KPMG)

Feb-2025:  Planetary Health Check 2024 (Plenatary Boundaries Science)

Feb-2025:  Unlocking Data in the Digital Asset Ecosystem (FT Partners)

Feb-2025:  Big Ideas 2025 (Ark Invest)

Jan-2025:  Privacy-enhancing Technologies for CBDCs (Bank of Canada)

Jan-2025:  Navigating Global Financial System Fragmentation (WEF)

Jan-2025:  Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services (WEF)

Jan-2025:  AI and Cyber Security - Balancing Risks and Rewards (WEF)

Jan-2025:  AI Competitiveness Through Regional Collaboration - White Paper (WEF)

Jan-2025:  AI in America:  OpenAI's Economic Blueprint (OpenAI)

Jan-2025:  The Rise of the Digital Colleague (Moody's case study)

Jan-2025:  Digital Assets Research - Look Ahead 2025 (Fidelity)

Nov-2024:  Cryptoassets Consumer Research 2024 (Wave 5) (FCA)

Nov-2024:  Asset and Wealth Mangement Revolution 2024 (PwC)

Nov-2024:  Gener(AI)ting the Future (Capgemini)

Nov-2024:  Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023-2024 (Australian Signals Directorate)

Nov-2024:  Banking for Small and Medium Enterprises (IBM and BIAN)

Nov-2024:  Advanced Payments and Fintech Report 2025 (Edgar, Dunn & Co)

Nov-2024: EU's AI Intelligene Ambition - Stronger Governance and Increased Investment (European Court of Auditors)

Oct-2024:  Federal Programs for Business Innovation (Senator Colin Deacon)

Oct-2024:  Open Finance:  Gensis of a Revolution (PwC and Luxemburg for Finance)

Oct-2024:  The Future of Fintech 2024 (SVB)

Oct-2024:  Insights Into the OSC Staffs Approach to Sustainable Finance (OSC)

Oct-2024:  Economic Impact of Canada's Investment Funds Industry  (Conference Board of Canada)

Oct-2024:  Global Payments 2024: Simpler Interfaces, Complex Reality (McKinsey)

Oct-2024:  Investor Education on Crypto-Assets (IOSCO)

Oct-2024:  The State of European Fintech 2024 (Finch Capital)

Oct-2024:  Canadian Payment Methods and Trends Report 2024 (Payments Canada)

Sep-2024:  Case Studies: Transition Finance and Decarbonization Contribution Methodologies (GFANZ)

Sep-2024:  Governing AI For Humanity (UN)

Sep-2024:  AI and Retail Investing:  Scams and Effective Countermeasures (OSC)

Sep-2024:  AI and Retail Investing: Use Cases and Experimental Research (OSC)

Sep-2024:  CBDC and the Future of Digital Money in Australia (RBA)

Sep-2024:  Understanding Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services (FMA)

Sep-2024:  Tech Index:  Riding the Next Wave (DLA Piper)

Sep-2024:  DIY Investing:  National Survey Report (BCSC)

Sep-2024: The Road to Institutional DeFi (Northern Trust)

Aug-2024: Pulse of Fintech H1'24 - Global Analysis of Fintech Funding (KPMG)

Jul-2024:  The Ecology of Automated Market Makers (OSC and BoC)

Jul-2024:  Beyond Payments:  Digitalisation Trends in Cross-border Checkout (Deloitte China)

Jul-2024:  CBDC and Transmission of Monetary Policy (BoC)

Jul-2024:   Sustainability Action Report 2024 (Deloitte)

Jul-2024:   The Role of Public Money in the Digital Age (Bank of Canada)

Jul-2024:   Consumer Data Right Strategic Review (ABA and Accenture)

Jul-2024:   Web 3:  A New Era for Social Commerce (onyx by JP Morgan)

Jul-2024:   Tokenisation:  The New Rails of Finance (OMFIF)

Jun-2024:  Culture and Conduct Risk in the Banking Sector - 2024 Compedium (Starling)

Jun-2024:  Digital Engagement Practices:  A Trading Apps Experiment (FCA)

Jun-2024:  Global Fintech 2024:  Prudence, Profit, and Growth (QED and BCG)

Jun-2024:  Green Finance 2.0: Next Gen Climate and Environmental Analytics (CGFI)

Jun-2024:  Global Layer 1 (GL1) Whitepaper (MAS)

Jun-2024:  Fortune 500 Moving Onchain (Coinbase)

Jun-2024:  Responsible AI Playbook for Investors (WEF)

Jun-2024:  Embracing Diversity BIS Survey Results 2023 CBDC and Crypto (BIS)

May-2024: Pathway to the Regulation of Crypto Assets: Global Approach White Paper (WEF)

May-2024: Digital Finance Legislation:  Overview and State of Play (EU Parliment)

May-2024: National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (US Dept of Treasury)

May-2024: Smarter Regulation:  Delivering a Regulatory Environment for Innovation, Investment & Growth (UK Dept Business and Trade)

May-2024: State of Corporate Venture Capital in Canada 2024 (Deloitte and BDC)

May-2024: The Role of Virtual Currency ATMs in Laundering the Proceeds of Crime (FINTRAC)

May-2024: Responsible AI in Financial Markets:  Opportunities, Risks, and Recommendations (CFTC, TAC)

May-2024: Women and Minority-Owned Businesses in Regulation Crowdfunding (SEC - OASB)

May-2024: Boku 2024 Global Commerce Report:  The Changing World of Payments (Boku)

May-2024: Setting Pace or Keeping Up - Are Fintech Boards Future Fit?  (EY / Innovate Finance)

Apr-2024:  Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2024 (Stanford, HAI)

Apr-2024:  Right to Data Portability - Everything You Need to Know (Gowling WLG)

Apr-2024:  Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework:  GenAI Profile (NIST)

Apr-2024:  Finalized Guidance on the Anti-Greenwashing Rule (FCA)

Apr-2024:  Potential Competition Impact Data Asymmetry with Big Tech Vs. Firms (FCA)

Apr-2024:  The Roadmap to Open Finance in the UK (KPMG & Innovate Finance)

Apr-2024:  AI's Cost to the Workforce Experience (Deloitte Digital and Natter)

Apr-2024:  AI Foundational Models - Update Paper (Competition Markets Authority)

Apr-2024:  Digital Securities Sandbox Consultation Paper (Bank of England and FCA)

Apr-2024:  Buying Ideas:  Procuring Public Sector Innovation in Canada (CCI)

Mar-2024: Her Fintech Edge - Market Insights for Inclusive Growth (IFC World Bank Group)

Mar-2024: Can Canada Compute? Policy Options for Canada to Close the AI Gap (DAIS)

Mar-2024:  Connecting Digital Islands:  CBDC Sandbox Project Phase 2 Results (SWIFT)

Mar-2024:  CBDC:  Banking and Anonymity (Bank of Canada)

Mar-2024:  AI and Competition Discussion Paper (Canadian Competition Bureau)

Mar-2024: 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer - Canadian Report (Edelman)

Feb-2024:  Central Bank Digital Currencies and Banking Choices (Bank of Canada)

Feb-2024:  The European Crowdfunding Market Report 2023 (UiA, LenderKit, Crowdspace)

Feb-2024:  The 50:  A Guide to the Canadian Venture Capital Ecosystem (CVCA)

Feb-2024:  Commercial Banking Top Trends for 2024 (Accenture)

Feb-2024:  Customer Data Access and Fintech Entry - Early Evidence from Open Banking (Bank of England)

Feb-2024:  Future Financial Services Regulatory Regime for Crypto Assets (HM Treasury)

Feb-2024:  Big Ideas 2024:  Annual Research Report (Ark Invest)

Jan-2024:  Metaverse:  A Law Enforcement Perspective (Interpol)

Jan-2024:  The Role of Regulation in Supporting Scaling Up (Regulatory Horizons Council, UK)

Jan-2024:  2022 Methods of Payment Survey Report - Cash Use Over 13 Years (Bank of Canada)

Jan-2024:  SEC Crypto Enforcement:  2023 Update (Cornerstone Research)

Jan-2024:  The Future of Global Fintech:  Towards Resilience and Inclusive Growth (CCAF and WEF)

Jan-2024:  GenAI and The Future of Job (IMF, Staff Discussion Note)

Jan-2024:  Towards a Global Approach to Digital Platform Regulation (Chatham House and Global Partners Digital)

Jan-2024:  Technology Vision 2024:  Human By Design (Accenture)

Jan-2024:  Decentralized Finance (CFTC)

Dec-2023:  Office of the Advocate of Small Business Capital Formation (SEC)

Dec-2023:  Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (FASB)

Dec-2023:  Financial Services in a Connected Ecosystem (KMPG)

Dec-2023:  Political Agreement Reached in EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EY)

Dec-2023:  Past Tech Disruptions Can Help Inform the Economic Impact of AI (EY)

Dec-2023:  2024 Global Financial Services Regulatory Outlook Report (EY)

Nov-2023:  The Fintech Effect - Consumer Trend Report (Plaid and Harris Poll)

Nov-2023:  2023 Crypto Assets Survey Results (Ontario Securities Commission)

Nov-2023:  Inside the Competition for Big Money (OliverWyman Forum)

Nov-2023: Pro-Innovation Regulation of Technologies Review (HM Government)

Nov-2023: Open Finance Policy Considerations (OECD)

Oct-2023:  Future Risks of Frontier AI (UK Government Office for Science)

Oct-2023:  Canadian Payment Methods and Trends Report (Payments Canada)

Oct-2023:  Crypto Asset Consultation Results (HM Treasury)

Oct-2023:  Crowdfunding for Terrorism Financing (FATF)

Oct-2023:  Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets (OSC/EY)

Oct-2023:  A Stocktake on the Digital Euro (ECB)

Oct-2023:  International Journal of Blockchain Law (Global Blockchain Business Council)

Oct-2023:  Payments Unbound (Wired Consulting, JP Morgan)

Sep-2023:  Policy Recommendations for Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Consultation Report (IOSCO)

Sep-2023:  Redefining Financial Inclusion for a Digital Age:  Implications of a CBDC (Bank of Canada)

Sep-2023:  2023 Global Payments Report:  Cusp of Next Payment Era (McKinsey)

Sep-2023:  Non-EU Countries' Crypto Regulations and Impact on EU (European Parliment)

Sep-2023:  The Future of Cross-border Payments (Citi)

Sep-2023:  JOBS of Tomorrow - LLM and Jobs (WEF)

Sep-2023:  Global Payments Report 2023 - Investor Scrutiny Provokes Moment of Truth (BCG)

Sep-2023:  Policy Recommendations for Financial Inclusion and Productivity via Digital Public Infrastructure (G20)

Sep-2023:  Asia-Pacific Strategic Transformation Report 2023 (EY)

Aug-2023: Micropayments & Their Impact on the Payments Ecosystem (ECB)

Aug-2023:  Total Value Locked:  From DeFi to TradFi (GBBC and Provenance Blockchain)

Aug-2023:  Money in the Age of Tech (Barclays Bank)

Aug-2023:  Response to Public Consultation on Proposed Regulatory Approach for Stablecoin-related Activities (MAS)

Aug-2023: Australian CBDC Pilot for Digital Finance Innovation - Project Report (Reserve Bank of Australia)

Aug-2023: Look Forward:  India's Moment (S&P Global)

Aug-2023: Unmet Payment Needs and Central Bank Digital Currencies (Bank of Canada)

Aug-2023: State of Web3 in the United States:  State by State Analysis (Blockchain Coalition)

Jul-2023:  Generative AI:  Hype or Truly Transformative?  (Goldman Sachs)

Jul-2023:  Financing Mainstreet: SME Financing Indicators (CFIB)

Jul-2023:  State of SupTech Report 2022 (CCAF)

Jul-2023:  The Crypto Ecosystem:  Key Elements and Risks (BIS)

Jun-2023:  Digital Assets:  Final Report (UK Law Commission)

Jun-2023:  Strategies for Three-sided markets (Citi)

Jun-2023:  Needed:  An Innovation Strategy for the Data-Driven Economy (Senate of Canada)

Jun-2023:  The Canadian Consumer Shift:  Embracing Digital Payment Options (CPPO)

Jun-2023:  Blockchain Technology:  Cryptocurrencies and Beyond (House of Commons Canada)

Jun-2023:  Open Banking and Consumer Protection:  Canadian Awareness and Expectations (FCAC)

Jun-2023:  Banking in the digital arena:  are we headed towards the Meta-bank?  (Deloitte)

Jun-2023:  Blockchain Legal and Regulatory Guidance, 3rd Edition (The Law Society / Tech London Advocates)

Jun-2023:  How Consumers are Driving Adoption of U.S. Open Banking Innovation (Visa)

Jun-2023:  Regulating AI in Canada:  A Critical Look at the Proposed AI and Data Act (CBR)

Jun-2023:  Project Aurora - AI and Collaborative Network to Combat Money Laundering/Fraud (BIS)

Jun-2023:  A Matrix for Selecting Responsible AI Frameworks (CSET)

May2023:  Comprehensive Approach to Crypto Regulation (University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law)

May-2023: Pathways to the Regulation of Crypto Assets, A Global Approach (WEF)

May-2023: The Role of Banking in Blockchain (OMFIF)

May-2023: Reimagining the Future of Finance (BCG)

Apr-2023:  Crypto Assets and Central Bank Digital Currencies Potential Implications for Developing Countries (UN)

Apr-2023: Anatomy of a Run: The Terra Luna Crash (NBER)

Apr-2023: The Future of Money, Finance, and Banking (Barclays)

Apr-2023: Recommendations for Next Phase of Open Banking in the UK (JROC)

Apr-2023: Money, Tokens, Games (Citi)

Apr-2023: Fintech and the Future of Finance (World Bank Group)

Apr-2023: Canadian Perspective on Responsible AI (OSFI and GRI)

Apr-2023: 2023 State of Crypto (a16zcrypto)

Mar-2023: Updated Assessment of Inherent Risks of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Canada (FinCan)

Mar-2023: Digital Rupee - The Dawn of Revolution in Digital Payments (EY)

Mar-2023: Enabling Instant Cross-Border Payments (BIS)

Feb-2023: The Fragility of DeFi Lending (Bank of Canada Staff Paper)

Feb-2023: Financial Service Sector's Adoption of Cloud Services (US Treasury)

Feb-2023: Australia's Crowdsourced Funding Industry 2022 (Birchal)

Feb-2023: Latam Fintech Regulation, 3rd edition (Lloreda Camacho)

Feb-2023: Bringing Corporate Purpose into Mainstream (David Suzuki Foundation)

Jan-2023: Top Trends in Payments 2023 (Capgemini)

Jan-2023: Digital Euro Stocktake (European Central Bank)

Jan-2023:  AI Governance and Human Rights (Chatham House)

Jan-2023:  2023 Sustainability CxO Survey Report (Deloitte)

Dec-2022:  Crypto and DeFi: Understanding the Risk Landscape (Linklaters)

Dec-2022:  The Winter of Crypto's Discontents (Goldman Sachs)

Dec-2022:  Environmental Impact of Digital Assets (OECD)

Nov-2022: Digital Engagement Practices in Retail Investing (ie Gamification) (OSC)

Nov-2022:  CBDCs in Africa (BIS)

Nov-2022:  2022 Canadian Web3 Landscape (Incubella)

Nov-2022:  The Metaverse in Asia: Strategies for Economic Impact (Deloitte)

Nov-2022:  Institutional DeFi:  The Next Generation of Finance?  (OliverWyman Forum)

Oct-2022:  Institutional Investing 2.0:  Migration to Digital Assets Accelerates (BNY Mellon)

Oct-2022:  Project Aarum: Prototype for tier 2 CBDCs (BIS)

Oct-2022:  Project mBridge:  Connecting Economies through CBDC (BIS)

Oct-2022:  Canadian Payment Methods and Trends Report 2022 (Payments Canada)

Oct-2022:  2023 Banking and Capital Markets Outlook (Deloitte, Centre for Financial Services)

Oct-2022:  Bitcoin Ownership and Use in Canada 2016-2021 (Bank of Canada)

Oct-2022:  The Forces Disrupting Payments (BNY Mellon and Aite-Novarica Group)

Oct-2022:  UK Treasury Committee Inquiry: Crypto Asset Industry (Innovate Finance/Shearman & Sterling)

Sep-2022:  2022 Report on Angel Investing in Canada (NACO)

Sep-2022:  Blockchain for Public Finance (OMFIF / EY)

Sep-2022:  Embedded Finance: What it Takes to Prosper in the New Value Chain (Bain & Co)

Sep-2022:  Policy Objectives for a U.S. CBDC system (White House)

Sep-2022:  Action Plan to Address Illicit Financing of Digital Assets (U.S. Treasury)

Sep-2022:  Crypto-Assets:  Implications for Consumers, Investors, and Businesses (U.S. Treasury)

Sep-2022:  The Future of Money and Payments (U.S. Treasury)

Sep-2022:  Buy Now Pay Later: Market Trends and Consumer Impacts (CFPB)

Sep-2022:  Pulse of Fintech H1'22 (KPMG)

Sep-2022:  National Assessment of Money Laundering Risks: 8 Advanced Countries (World Bank Group)

Sep-2022:  The Money Revolution (IMF)

Aug-2022: Decapitalization: Weak Business Investment Threatens Canadian Prosperity (C.D.Howe)

Aug-2022: DeFi: The New Frontier of Finance - Key Trends Asia-Pacific (Visa)

Aug-2022: Towards the Holy Grail of Cross-border Payments - working paper series (ECB)

Jul-2022:  Market Approach to Regulating Stablecoins, the Future’s Money (CEI)

Jul-2022:  Fintech and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Priorities for Asia (ADB)

Jul-2022:  Gender Gap in Financial Health - Identifying Barriers and Opportunities (Financial Health Network)

Jul-2022:  Big Tech Interdependencies - A Key Policy Blind Spot (BIS)

Jul-2022:  Crypto-assets and Decentralized Finance through a Financial Stability Lens (Federal Reserve)

Jul-2022:  Fintech Inclusion, Digital Payments, and Resilience in the Age of Covid (World Bank Group)

Jun-2022:  Consumer Payment Attitudes Study: Navigating a New Era in Payments (VISA)

Jun-2022:  Digital Currencies and Energy Consumption (IMF)

Jun-2022:  Targeted Update on Implementation of FATF’s Standards on Virtual Assets and VASPs (FATF)

Jun-2022:  The Future of Monetary System (BIS - Chapter extract)

Jun-2022:  4th Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report (PwC)

Jun-2022:  Value Creation in the Metaverse (McKinsey & Co)

Jun-2022:  The Art of Public Money:  Policy Considerations for CBDCs (Visa)

Jun-2022:  Cryptocurrency Crime and Anti Money Laundering (CipherTrace)

Jun-2022:  Unlocking UK Digital Identity in 2022 (TechUK)

May-2022:  B2B Payments: Last Major Bastion of Paper-based Payments and Processes (Financial Technology Partners)

May-2022:  Fintech and the Future of Finance (The World Bank)

May-2022:  2022 State of Crypto (A16z)

May-2022:  Capital Flow Management Measures in the Digital Age: Challenges of Crypto Assets (IMF)

May-2022:  CBDCs Gaining Momentum: Results of the 2021 BIS Survey (BIS)

May-2022:  DAOs: An Institutional guide to Decentralized Governance (Arca)

May-2022:  e-HKD: A Policy and Design Perspective (HKMA)

Apr-2022:  Where are the Robots? Surprising Declaration of Technology in Canadian Workplaces (Centre for Future Work)

Apr-2022:  An intellectual property box for Canada: Why and How (CD Howe)

Apr-2022:  Meet me in the Metaverse - Technology Vision 2022 (Accenture)

Apr-2022:  Financial Inclusion in the UK: Analysis of Affordable Financial Services in the UK (LexisNexis)

Apr-2022:  Demistifying Crypto Payments 2022 (Checkout.com)

Mar-2022:  Competition Policy in the Digital Age (OECD)

Mar-2022:  Regulatory Technology for the 21st Century (WEF)

Mar-2022:  How Canadians and Small Business Owners Feel about Financial Services (Pollara)

Mar-2022:  Study on New Digital Payment Methods (Commissioned by ECB)

Mar-2022:  Synthetic Data to Support Financial Services Innovation (FCA)

Mar-2022:  Fintech Toolkit for Policy Makers and Regulators (ADB)

Mar-2022:  Financial Inclusion in the UK - by the numbers (LexisNexis)

Mar-2022:  Emerging Growth Trends 2021 (Beauhurst and Deloitte)

Feb-2022:  Smarter Contracts report - practical case studies (LawTech UK)

Feb-2022:  ESG Ratings and ESG Data in Finanial Services - Practioners Viewpoint (IRSG / Accenture)

Feb-2022:  Fintech regulation in the Middle East and North Africa (CCAF)

Feb-2022:  Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency (IMF)

Jan-2022:  Opportunities in the Metaverse (JP Morgan)

Jan-2022:  Debating the Right Balance(s) for Privacy Laws in Canada (PPT)

Jan-2022:  Virtual Banking and Beyond (BIS)

Jan-2022:  Financial Markets Regulatory Outlook 2022 (Deloitte UK, EMEA regulatory strategies)

Jan-2022:  Strategic Review of Retail Banking Business Models (FCA)

Jan-2022:  Money and Payments: U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation (Federal Reserve)

Jan-2022:  Why Decentralised Finance (DeFi) Matters and the Policy Implications (OECD)

Jan-2022:  ESG related investment fund disclosure guidance (CSA)

Jan-2022:  Blockchain: Legal and Regulatory Guidance (second edition) (UK Law society / Tech London)

Dec-2021:  Contractual Standards for Digital Asset Derivatives (ISDA)

Dec-2021:  Harnessing Digitalization for Sustainable Economic Development: Insights for Asia (ADB)

Dec-2021:  New North Star III: Case for Canada Advanced Research Projects Agency (PPT Forum)

Dec-2021:  Q4 Blockchain market report (Medium)

Dec-2021:  Contractual Standards for Digital Asset Derivatives (ISDA)

Dec-2021:  Rise of Open Banking Consumer Study (Mastercard)

Dec-2021:  CBDCs: Functional scope, pricing and controls (European Central Bank)

Dec-2021:  Digital Asset Revolution - The Rise of DeFi (BRI and Ninepoint)

Nov-2021:  DeFi for the Metaverse (Outlier Ventures)

Nov-2021:  Regulation of Cryptocurrency around the World (Law Library of U.S. Congress)

Nov-2021:  Standards and Digital Transformation (UNIDO)

Nov-2021:  Powering the Future of Regulatory Technology (FSRA of Abu Dhabi Global Market)

Nov-2021:  Bitcoin Adoption and Belief in Canada (Bank of Canada, Staff Paper)

Nov-2021:  White Paper Series: Digital Currency Governance Consortium (WEF)

Nov-2021:  How consumers use savings apps (UK OBIE)

Nov-2021:  Technology and Cyber Risk Management Draft Guidelines (OFSI)

Nov-2021:  International Journal of Blockchain Law (GBBC)

Nov-2021:  Decrypting Crypto (Barclay's Rise)

Nov-2021:  Report on Stablecoins (US President Biden's working committee on Financial Markets - PWG)

Oct-2021:  Decarbonising Crypto (SUMO and Crypto Wallet)

Oct-2021:  Updated Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach to Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers (FATF)

Oct-2021:  Updated FATF Travel Rule Exlainer (XReg Consulting)

Oct-2021:  G7 Public Policy Principles for Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies (UK Government, HM Treasury)

Oct-2021:  Canada and the Digitalization of Money (Centre for International Governance Innovation)

Oct-2021:  UK Payments landscape review: Response to Consultation (HM Treasury)

Oct-2021:  The 2021 McKinsey Global Payments Report (McKinsey)

Oct-2021:  Non-Fungible Tokens: Redefining Digital Scarcity (Kraken)

Oct-2021:  Business and Finance Outlook 2021: AI in Business and Finance (OECD Library)

Sep-2021:  Central Bank Digital Currencies CBDCs - Executive Summary (BIS)

Sep-2021:  Rising to the challenge of new global realities (Canadian Senate, Prosperity Action Group)

Sep-2021:  Smart path to open finance (Coadec)

Sep-2021:  Energy Footprint of Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms Beyond Proof-of-Work (UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies)

Sep-2021:  Establishing a Digital Euro (Internet Economy Foundation)

Aug-2021:  Comparison of Open Banking Recommendations (Library of Parliament, Canada)

Aug-2021:  Impact of Fintech on Central Bank Governance (IMF)

Aug-2021:  Global Pulse of Fintech H1'2021 (KPMG)

Aug-2021:  Humans keeping AI in check – emerging regulatory expectations in the financial sector (BIS)

Aug-2021:  Final report - Advisory Committee on Open Banking (Advisory committee to Department of Finance, Canada)

Aug-2021:  Unlocking the value of data: Exploring the role of data intermediaries (Centre for data ethics and innovation)

Jul-2021:  Opportunities and Challenges of new Technologies for AMF/CFT (FATF)

Jul-2021:  Canadian Data Governance Standardization Roadmap (SCC)

Jul-2021:  The changing fintech landscape: A snapshot of M&A themes and trends (Sherman & Sterling, Barclays, S&P Global)

Jul-2021:  Surveying of young people towards capitalism and socialism (Institute Economic Affairs)

Jul-2021:  2nd 12 month Review of the Revised FATF Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers (FATF)

Jul-2021:  Fintech and payments: regulating digital payment services and e-money (FSI)

Jun-2021:  Compendium: Crypto Regulations by Country (Reuters)

Jun-2021:  Smart data working group (Dept of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy UK)

Jun-2021:  The 2nd Global Alternative Finance Benchmarking Report (CCAF)

Jun-2021:  Task Force on Financial Stability (Brookings Institute)

Jun-2021:  Financial Data: The Consumer Perspective (Financial Health Network)

Jun-2021:  III CBDCs: An Opportunity for the Monetary System (BIS)

Jun-2021:  Financial Data Unbound: The Value of Open Data for Individuals and Institutions (McKinsey & Co)

Jun-2021:  AI in Financial Services (The Alan Turing Institute)

Jun-2021:  Independent Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform (UK Government)

Jun-2021:  New Forms of Digital Money - Discussion Paper (Bank of England)

Jun-2021:  Insights Report: Climate Fintech (Rise by Barclays)

Jun-2021:  Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Policy-Maker Toolkit Whitepaper (WEF)

May-2021:  DeFi Beyond the Hype The Emerging World of Decentralized Finance (Wharton)

May-2021:  Canadian Prepaid Ecosystem Highlights (FGS and CPPO)

May-2021:  Financial Services Risk Trends (Allianz)

May-2021:  The Digitalization of Money - Working paper (BIS)

May-2021:  Digital Assets, Distributed Ledger Technology and the Future of Capital Markets (WEF)

Apr-2021:  The State of Competition Policy in Canada: Towards an Agenda of Regulatory Reform in a Digital Era (CMTD)

Apr-2021:  PwC's CBDC Global Index (PwC)

Apr-2021:  Public consultations results on a digital Euro (European Central Bank)

Apr-2021:  Latest UK Legal and Regulatory Trends (Herbert Smith Freehills)

Mar-2021:  Overview of Regulatory Framework for Financial Services Compliance (Gowling WLG)

Mar-2021:  Guide to the Venture Capital Ecosystem (CVCA)

Mar-2021:  Collaborating to Win in Canada's Fintech Ecosystem (Accenture)

Mar-2021:  Big Techs in Finance: Regulatory approaches and Policy Options (BIS, Financial Stability Institute)

Mar-2021:  Branching Off: The outlook for Hong Kong's virtual banks (Quinlan & Associates)

Mar-2021:  Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2021 (Stanford University)

Mar-2021:  Kalifa Review of UK Fintech (Kalifa)

Feb-2021:  Transforming data collection from the UK financial sector: a plan for 2021 and beyond (Bank of England)

Feb-2021:  Power to the People: Independent Report on Competition Policy (John Penrose MP)

Feb-2021:  State of Fair Banking in Canada: Borrower and Lender Perspectives (DUCA Impact Lab and Angus Reid Group)

Feb-2021:  Crypto Yields - Deep Dive on DeFi (Kraken)

Feb-2021:  Fintech Regulation: Achieving a Level Playing Field (BIS)

Feb-2021:  Regulatory Approaches to the Tokenization of Assets (OECD)

Feb-2021:  Pulse of Fintech H2'20 (KPMG)

Jan-2021:  SCC’s Innovation Initiative: Empowering Canadian innovation where it sparks (SCC)

Jan-2021:  CPAs and the New Social Contract: Warrior Accountants? (CPA)

Jan-2021:  Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce (Task Force on behalf of Ontario Government)

Jan-2021:  Navigating Uncertainly in Climate Change (OSFI/BSIF)

Jan-2021:  Canadian Digital Trust Insights 2021 (PwC)

Jan-2021:  UK Regulatory Approach to Cryptoassets and Stablecoins: Call for evidence (HM Treasury)

Jan-2021:  Intro to Responsible Investment for Asset Owners (PRI)

Dec-2020: Digital Banking and Digital ID Dialogue Sessions (Standards Council of Canada)

Dec-2020: Digital Finance and Financial Literacy: An Empirical Investigation of Chinese Households (ADB)

Dec-2020:  Primary on Digital Assets (LabCFTC)

Dec-2020:  Financial Regulation on the Horizon (Linklaters)

Dec-2020:  How Canada Holds It Own in the Global Race for Innovation Talent (Innovation Economy Council)

Dec-2020:  Global Fintech:  Year in Review 2020 (Linklaters)

Dec-2020:  The Global Covid-19 FinTech Market Rapid Assessment Study (CCAF)

Nov-2020:  Inside the Regulatory Sandbox: Effects on Fintech Funding (BIS working paper)

Nov-2020: Understanding GDPR | The role of standards in compliance (Standards Council of Canada)

Nov-2020:  BIS Working paper:  Stablecoins:  Risks, potential and regulation (BIS)

Nov-2020:  Implications of Climate Change for Financial Stability (BIS)

Nov-2020:  China’s Draft Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on Platform Economy (Paul Weiss client memo)

Nov-2020:  State of Industry Report on Mobile Money 2019 (GSMA)

Nov-2020:  The Global Fintech Ecosystem Report 2020 (Startup Genome)

Oct-2020:  Access to Capital for Canadian Growth Orientated, Medium Sized Firms (RCG Group)

Oct-2020:  The Global Covid-19 FinTech Regulatory Rapid Assessment Study (CCAF)

Oct-2020:  Enhancing Cross-border Payments: Stage 3 Roadmap (FSB)

Oct-2020:  Regulation, Supervision, Oversight of 'Global Stablecoin' Arrangements (FSB)

Oct-2020:  Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework (US Dept Justice, Attorney General's Cyber Digital Taskforce)

Sep-2020:  Does FinTech Substitute for Banks?Evidence from the Paycheck Protection Program (Ohio State University)

Sep-2020:  Guidance: Data Ethics Framework (UK Government)

Sep-2020:  ESG Investing: Practices, Progress and Challenges (OECD)

Sep-2020:  Developing Financial Sector Resilience in a Digital World:  Select Themes in Tech and Related Risks (OFSI)

Sep-2020:  UK Regulatory Initiatives Grid September 2020 (FCA)

Sep-2020:  Regulation Crowdfunding: A Congressional Report Card (CCA and SBE Concil)

Sep-2020:  Blockchain Legal and Regulatory Guidance (The Law Society - UK and Tech London Advocates)

Sep-2020:  Open Banking in Canada - Path to Implementation (CD Howe)

Sep-2020:  Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System (CFTC)

Sep-2020:  Follow the Money: Money Laundering Techniques that Support Larger Scale Cyber Heists (SWIFT)

Aug-2020:  Data-sharing frameworks in financial services: Discussing open banking regulation for Canada (GRI)

Aug-2020:  People's Money:  Harnessing Digitization to Finance a Sustainable Future (UN Secretary General, SDG Task Force)

Aug-2020:  The Future of Growth Capital (Deloitte and Innovate Finance)

Jul-2020:  Survey Results Fintech and Financial Institutions: Covid Impact, Lockdown, Recession Risks (Norton Rose Fulbright)

Jul-2020:  Towards monitoring Financial Innovation in Central Bank Statistics (Irving Fischer Committee, BIS)

Jul-2020:  How Innovation in Bitcoin's Tech Stack is Creating New Enterprise Use Cases (BRI)

Jul-2020:  UK Fintech: Moving Mountains, Moving Mainstream (EY)

Jul-2020:  Enhancing Cross-border Payments: Building Blocks of a Global Roadmap (BIS)

Jul-2020:  How the Pandemic is Changing the Economy (The Hamilton Project)

Jul-2020:  ON Capital Markets Modernization Task Force - Consultation Report July 2020 (Independent Capital Markets Task force)

Jul-2020:  UK Fintech Focus Report (KPMG in partnership with Google Cloud)

Jun-2020:  Central Banks and Payments in the Digital Era (BIS)

Jun-2020:  Powering the Fintech Revolution: UK Fintechs and New Wave of Financial Services (City of London)

Apr-2020:  Addressing the regulatory, supervisory and oversight challenges raised by “global stablecoin” arrangements  (FSB)

Apr-2020:  New North Star II: A Challenge-Driven Industry Strategy for Canada (Public Policy Forum)

Apr-2020:  Governments, Don't Let Your Startups and Scale-ups Die (Startup Genome)

Apr-2020:  Global Payments 2020: Transformation and Convergence (BYN Mellon)

Apr-2020:  Global Alternative Finance Benchmarking Report (Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance)

Apr-2020:  The Future of Disruptive and Enabling Financial Technology Post CV-19 (Finch Capital)

Apr-2020:  Covid-19, cash, and the future of payments (BIS)

Mar-2020: Fostering Innovation Through Collaboration: The Evolution of FCA TechSprint Approach (FCA)

Feb-2020:  Review and Analysis of the application of Financial Regulations to Security Tokens (AMF)

Feb-2020:  Blockchain and Tokenized Securities:  The Potential for Green Finance (ADBI)

Feb-2020:  Speech: Money and Payments in the Digital Age (Bank of Canada)

Feb-2020:  Blockchain, Digital Currencies, Cryptocurrencies:  Moving into Mainstream?  (JP Morgan)

Feb-2020:  Fintech sector views (UK FCA)

Feb-2020: Issues, Risks and Regulatory Considerations Relating to Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms (IOSCO)

Feb-2020: Working Paper:  On Fintech and Financial Inclusion (BIS)

Feb-2020:  State of Financial Services Industry 2020 (Oliver Wyman)

Feb-2020:  Regulatory Approaches to Facilitate, Support and Enable Innovation (UK Government)

Jan-2020:  Not Cashless but Less Cash - Economic Justice and the Future of UK Payments (IPPR)

Jan-2020:  Global Bitcoin Markets and Local Regulations (Asian Development Bank)

Jan-2020:  The Rise of Challenger Banks:  Are the Apps Taking Over?  (Jan 2020)

Jan-2020:  Guidance on the application of securities legislation for entities trading crypto assets (CSA Staff Notice 21-327)

Jan-2020:  Cyber Security Body of Knowledge (CyBOK v1.0) (National Cyber Security Centre)

Dec-2019:  The Global Fintech Index and City Ranking Report (Findexable)

Dec-2019:  Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation:  2019 Annual Report (SEC)

Dec-2019:  Executive Perspectives on Top Risks 2020 (Protiviti)

Dec-2019:  Model data sharing agreement for Financial institutions and third party data providers (The Clearing House)

Dec-2019:  The future of money and the payment system:  What role for central banks?  (BIS)

Nov-2019:  Legal Statement on Crypto Assets and Smart Contracts (Lawtech Delivery panel)

Nov-2019:  Central Bank Digital Currency and Fintech Asia (ADBI)

Nov-2019:  Global Fintech Report Q3 2019 (CB Insights)

Nov-2019:  Crypto Trends Report 2019 (Coinshares)

Oct-2019:  Regulating Fintech for Sustainable Development in the People's Republic of China (ADB working paper)

Oct-2019:  Global Fintech Report 2019 - Crossing the Lines (PwC Global)

Oct-2019:  Regulating Alternative Finance:  Results from a Global Regulator Survey (Cambridge)

Oct-2019:  Productivity and the Financial Services Sector - How to achieve New Heights (CD Howe)

Oct-2019:  Inflection Point:  Seven Transformative Shifts in US Retail Banking (McKinsey & Co)

Sep-2019:  Harnessing Digitalization in Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (UN Task Force, Digital Financing)

Sep-2019:  The Economics of Cryptocurrencies - Bitcoin and Beyond (Bank of Canada)

Sep-2019:  OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2019 (OECD)

Sep-2019:  2nd Global Enterprise Blockchain Benchmarking Study (Cambridge)

Sep-2019:  Unlocking the Potential of Frontier Finance (GIIN)

Aug-2019:  Open Banking Qualitative Research Report (Department of Finance, Canada)

Aug-2019:  Focus Group on Application of Distributed Ledger Technologies (Release v1) (International Telecommunications Union)

Aug-2019:  2019 Fintech Trends to Watch (CB Insights)

Aug-2019:  Q2 Fintech Insights, Financing and M&A (Financial Technology Partners)

Jul-2019:  Guidance on Crypto Assets - Feedback and Final Guidance on CP 19/3 (FCA)

Jul-2019:  Future of Finance - Review on the Outlook for the UK Financial System (Bank of England)

Jul-2019:  The ICO Gold Rush:  It's a Scam, a Bubble, a Super Challenge for Regulators (Harvard International Law Journal)

Jun-2019:  Canada's digital charter in Action (Innovation Science & Economic Development Canada)

Jun-2019:  Regulation Crowdfunding Report to the Commission (SEC)

Jun-2019:  Open Banking:  What it Means for You?  (Senate of Canada)

Jun-2019:  The Regulation of Tokens in Europe (thinkBLOCKtank)

Jun-2019:  Distributed Ledger Technology and Digital Assets (Policy and Regulation Challenges in Asia) (ADB)

Jun-2019:  Global Fintech Adoption Index (EY)

Jun-2019:  Guide for Cryptocurrency Users and Tax Professionals (CRA)

May-2019:  Work underway, Regulatory Approaches and Potential Gaps (FSB)

May-2019:  Issues, Risks and Regulatory Considerations Relating to Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms (IOSCO)

May-2019:  Entrepreneurial Incentives and the Role of Initial Coin Offerings (Staff Paper, Bank of Canada)

May-2019:  Taking Ownership:  Community Empowerment through Crowdfund Investments (Nesta UK)

Apr-2019:  Shifting Paradigms:  4th European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Report (Cambridge)

Apr-2019:  Digital Identity: A Key to Inclusive Growth (McKinsey Global Institute)

Apr-2019:  Global Cryptoasset Regulatory Landscape Study (Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance)

Apr-2019:  A New North Star:  Canadian Competitiveness in an Intangibles Economy (Public Policy Forum)

Apr-2019:  2019 Global Wealth Management Research Report (EY)

Mar-2019:  A Compendium of Innovation Methods (Nesta UK)

Feb-2019:  2018 State of Regulation Crowdfunding - RegCF Title III (CCA)

Feb-2019  Fintech Trends to Watch in 2019 (CB Insights)

Jan-2019:  Open Banking is Coming...(PwC)

Jan-2019:  Making Regulation a Competitive Advantage (Deloitte)

Jan-2019: A Review into the Merits of Open Banking - Consultation Document (Department of Finance Canada)

Jan-2019:  Guidance on Cryptoassets (FCA)

Jan-2019:  Join Report on Regulatory Sandboxes and Innovation Hubs (European Banking Authority)

Dec-2018:  Reaching New Heights:  the 3rd Alternative Finance Americas Report (Cambridge)

Nov-2018:  The Virtual Currency Regulation Review (Stikeman Elliott)

Nov-2018:  Supporting Fintechs in Engaging Financial Institutions (PAS BSI Standards UK)

Nov-2018: Compliance Trilemma:  Challenges for ICOs (iComply / Mitacs)

Oct-2018:  Beyond North Star Gazing:  4 winning bank models to market evolution (Accenture)

Sep-2018:  Techhology-based innovations for regulatory compliance (RegTech) in the securities industry (Finra)

Aug-2018:  The New Physics of Financial Services – How AI is transforming the financial ecosystem (World Economic Forum)

Aug-2018:  Pulse of Fintech 2018 (KPMG)

Jul-2018:   A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Nonbank Financials, Fintech and Innovation (US Dept of the Treasury)

Jun-2018:  2018 Digital Banking Consumer Survey - Mobile Users Set the Agenda (PwC)

Jun-2018:  Strategic Review of Retail Banking Business Models (FCA)

May-2018:  Why the Cooperative Securities Regulator is Better (IIAC)

May-2018:  Regulatory Burden Undermining Business Competitiveness (Canadian Chamber of Commerce)

May-2018:  Regulating disruption (Mowat Centre)

Apr-2018:  Fintech as a Pathway to Financial Inclusion - the Case of China (World Bank Group)

Apr-2018:  Navigating the New Realities of Global Trade (McKinsey&Company)

Mar-2018:  An overview of Fintech in Canada (Global Risk Institute)

Mar-2018: Digital and Digital Assets:  Federal and State Issues (American Bar Association +)

Feb-2018:  Asean Fintech Census 2018 (EY)

Jan-2018:  Crypto Currency & Blockchain Technology: A Decentralized Future (RBC)

Jan-2018:  State of Regulation Crowdfunding (CCA)

Jan-2018:  Tech Trends 2018 (Deloitte)

Dec-2017:  Advancing the Dialogue on the Future of Financial Services (Competition Bureau)

Dec-2017:  Distributed Ledger Technology – Feedback Statement (FCA)

Nov-2017: Rule of Law Versus Rule of Code: A Blockchain-Driven Legal World (IBA)

Oct-2017:  The Value of Fintech (KPMG commissioned by City of London)

Sep-2017:  The Global FinTech Report: Q3 2017 (CB Insights)

Sep-2017:  FinTech – Did Someone Cancel the Revolution?  (Accenture)

Aug-2017:  The Pulse of FinTech Q2 2017 (KPMG)

Aug-2017:  The economics of distributed ledger technologies in securities settlement (WEF)

Jun-2017:  The Americas:  Alternative Finance Industry Report (CCAF)

Jun-2017:  Realizing the Potential of Blockchain (EY)

May 2017:  Financial Services: Building Blockchain One Block at a Time  (FCA)

Mar-2017:  Blockchain and Financial Inclusion (Chamber of Digital Commerce)

Feb-2017:  The Distributed Ledger Technology Applied to Securities Markets  (ESMA)

Feb-2017:  How blockchain technology could change our lives (European Parliament)

Jan-2017:  Distributed Ledger Technology: Implications of Blockchain for the Securities Industry (FINRA)

Dec-2016:  Alternative Finance Crowdfunding in Canada (NCFA)

Dec-2016:  Blockchain in Financial Services: Regulatory and future challenges for its commercial application  (BBVA)

Nov-2016:  Fintech Disrupters Report:  Innovation, Distributed (ACI World)

Sep-2016:  Distributed ledger technologies: Delivering an industry standard platform through community collaboration (Swift)

Aug-2016:  The future of financial infrastructure: An ambitious look at how blockchain can reshape financial services (WEF)

 

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August 26, 2026 | NCFA Insight | Regulation And Policy, Artificial Intelligence And Data, Risk Compliance And Regtech, Competition And Market Structure Time limits, age checks and feed controls for teen users On August 26, 2026, U.S. attorneys general announced a settlement with Meta worth up to US$17.1 billion over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed to keep children and teens engaged despite risks to their health and well-being. If the court approves the agreement, Meta also has to limit how long minors can use its apps, restrict overnight access and school-hour notifications, strengthen age checks and give families more control over what young users see. Meta isn't required to admit it did anything wrong under the settlement. It does expect to record an approximately US$10 billion legal expense in Q3 2026. Governments aren't only extracting billions from Meta. They're putting enforceable limits on features that help determine how often young people open Facebook and Instagram, how long they stay and what keeps them scrolling. Meta Has to Change How It Competes for Teen Attention Users under 18 will start with a combined two-hour daily limit across Facebook and Instagram. Parents can approve more time, but teens can't simply ...
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August 26, 2026 | NCFA Market Activity | Payments Infrastructure And Money Movement, Digital Assets Blockchain And Tokenization, Banking And Credit, Competition And Market Structure Shared infrastructure targets tokenized deposits and payments On August 25, 2026, 39 U.S. state bankers associations formed BankChain Alliance to build a shared blockchain network for financial institutions. The planned infrastructure would support smart payment tools, tokenized deposits, stablecoins and automated settlement, with participating banks able to take an ownership role. Together, the associations represent thousands of financial institutions serving millions of consumers, businesses and communities. BankChain is selecting a technology partner and targeting a 2027 launch. It says the network will interoperate with other networks and that banks across the country will be invited to take ownership. The technology platform, ownership terms for individual banks, operating rules and settlement design haven’t been disclosed, so BankChain remains infrastructure under development rather than a live payment rail. Smaller Banks Could Share the Cost of Tokenized Money Building tokenized payment infrastructure involves more than choosing a blockchain. Banks need core system integration, compliance controls, security, operating rules and connections to other financial networks. Those costs are easier for a large institution to absorb than for a community ...
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August 26, 2026 | NCFA Community Announcement | Fintech And Innovation, Artificial Intelligence And Data, Capital Markets And Funding Elevate 2026 Innovation AI Capital And Company Building Elevate is less than a month away!  Checkout the latest Elevate 2026 agenda giving founders, investors and technology operators a closer look at the conversations coming to Toronto from September 22–24. For Canada's fintech community, the mix is worth watching. Elevate's 2026 programming spans fintech, artificial intelligence, capital, commercialization and other technologies competing for investment, customers and talent. NCFA is a Community Partner for this year's festival at Meridian Hall. Fintech Connects With AI And Commercialization Canadian fintech has a direct place in the program. Eva Wong, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Borrowell, is among the announced speakers, bringing experience from one of Canada's established consumer fintech companies to discussions about product, fintech and the development of Canada's digital finance market. The latest agenda announcement also highlights Mati Staniszewski, Co-Founder and CEO of ElevenLabs; Adam Collins, Chief Communications Officer at Reddit; and Jessica Chalk, Founder and CEO of myStoria. Those adjacent technology perspectives are relevant to financial innovators. AI is entering customer service, fraud detection, compliance, product development and internal operations, while ...
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August 26, 2026 | NCFA Insight | Regulation And Policy, Risk Compliance And Regtech, Payments And Money Movement Nine Registration Violations, $0 Penalties And New PSP Obligations As of August 26, 2026, the Bank of Canada's RPAA enforcement decisions show nine published notices of violation involving payment service providers. Every listed notice cites section 23 of the Retail Payment Activities Act for performing retail payment activities without being registered. Every one also carries a $0 administrative monetary penalty. Operating without registration is classified as a very serious violation. A zero dollar penalty doesn't make the violation informal or erase it. The decisions remain public for five years, and violations are also reflected on provider registry entries. The transition period is over. Payment firms applying after September 8, 2025 must be registered before they begin regulated activity. A firm already operating without having applied is violating the Act. The requirement can also reach foreign providers serving Canadian users, so regulatory status in another country isn't a substitute for Canadian registration. For firms still assessing scope, the Bank of Canada PSP registration guide covers the payment functions, Canadian market activity and operating models that can bring a business under the regime. Nine ...
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August 26, 2026 | NCFA Market Activity | Capital Markets And Market Infrastructure, Regulation And Policy, Risk Compliance And Regtech When Creators Can Influence The Market Outcome On August 19, 2026, CRSHMARKET promoted a wider vision for its livestream prediction market, where people can put money on events while a stream is still unfolding. Its campaign showed markets around dates, public interactions and creator content, while the live product currently remains concentrated in video games such as Rocket League and Among Us. The format is built around speed. Users enter dollar amounts on short yes-or-no outcomes and some markets can settle within minutes. When checked on August 26, CRSHMARKET on-chain volume showed about US$7.79 million in cumulative USDC entry volume across current and earlier contracts. DefiLlama says each entry is counted once and treasury seed liquidity is excluded. What happens if the product expands beyond esports into creator-led livestreams where the person on screen can affect what traders are betting on? Creator Markets Need Different Controls Prediction markets already have to manage insider information. Creator-led markets add another problem because someone close to the content may be able to influence the result itself. A market on whether a streamer gets ...
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August 25, 2026 | NCFA Insight | Treasury Liquidity And Cash Management, Payments Infrastructure And Money Movement, Cross Border Payments And FX Open Banking And Real-Time Payments Raise The Stakes On August 25, 2026, Royal Bank of Canada created a RBC Global Transaction Banking business spanning Commercial Banking in Canada and the United States and RBC Capital Markets. Payments, cash and liquidity management, working capital, trade finance and foreign exchange will operate under shared leadership and one strategy. Most of the products already existed. RBC is changing how it organizes, develops and sells them. RBC Edge serves Canadian cash management clients and RBC Clear serves the U.S. market. The bank hasn't said the two platforms will become one system. When a business collects money, makes payments, holds cash, converts currencies and borrows through the same bank, that relationship can produce payment fees, operating deposits and more financing opportunities. RBC is trying to make more of those services work as one relationship across borders. Corporate Deposits Raise The Value Of The Relationship RBC explicitly links transaction banking to deposit growth. By the end of fiscal 2025, RBC Clear U.S. transaction banking had attracted US$23 billion in deposits from more than 180 ...
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