Drew Propson, Project Lead Financial Services, WEF, Switzerland

In spite of increased availability of technology globally over the last decade, significant barriers to access remain for the world’s 1.7 billion unbanked – a web of challenges ranging from lack of formal identity, to gender, location and literacy. What role can innovators play in helping regulators re-think regulation without compromising
customer safety or market integrity?

Drew Propson looks into regulation in relation to innovation, the challenges posed by over-regulation and smart regulation: “What is it that we want regulation to do? Our goal is to have an efficient, resilient and equitable global financial system – one that promotes economic growth and social development.”

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