The IFF China Report 2021
Insight and perspectives from the world’s leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
Fintech
Over the past half century, China has transformed into a major economic centre, with innovative forms of finance – including green bonds and fintech – at its heart. In this chapter, authors discuss successful case study projects and explain why it is necessary for financial firms to continue pushing forward with digital transformation projects within a mindset of a ‘global digital economy’. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, digital financial products and services could prove a catalyst for sustainable development, they argue, but appropriate regulatory frameworks need to be in place to ensure adequate levels of consumer protection.
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Digital disruption in financial institutions
Long-established financial firms must innovate, update and restructure to maintain their edge over upstart enterprises, says Chen Wenhui, IFF vice-chairman and vice-chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund
A wake-up call on digitalisation
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The irreversible rise of fintech in China
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Old concepts, new tricks
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Green finance flourishes in Huzhou
Chen Hui, chief executive officer of Beijing Uni Inclusive Technology, discusses fintech’s role in facilitating China’s local green finance development, focusing on the integrated digital ecosystem in the pilot zone of Huzhou in Zhejiang Province
