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Central Bank of the Future project concludes with insights on technology, calls for further research

Jul 21, 2021

“The role of the central bank is undoubtedly evolving….The time is ripe for innovations that will advance financial inclusion” So concludes the final research paper of the two-year Central Bank of the Future research project, conducted by the Ford...

Central Bank of the Future project concludes with insights on technology, calls for further research

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Founders & Entrepreneurs Discuss Fintech In The African Context

Feb 26, 2021

On February 15, the Center on Finance, Law & Policy hosted “Fintech in the African Context” as part of the University of Michigan’s Africa Week. Panelists discussed regulatory frameworks, barriers to scale, and business models that respond to the...

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Center on Finance, Law & Policy releases worldwide central bank charter financial inclusion dataset

Jan 25, 2021

Promoting financial inclusion is a stated political goal in many countries, including among central banks. Central banks address financial inclusion in a variety of ways – through programming, international alliances, and as part of their formal...

Center on Finance, Law & Policy releases worldwide central bank charter financial inclusion dataset

Central Bank of the Future

Working paper #8: Central Bank of the Future Summary and Recommendations for Further Inquiry

July 19, 2021

Michael S. Barr, Adrienne A. Harris, Megan Kelly, Bryan Ricketts

Over the past two years, the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and its Center on Finance, Law & Policy, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has embarked on an exploration of the Central Bank of the...

Central Bank of the Future

Working Paper #6: Central Banks, Climate Change, and Financial Inclusion

April 28, 2021

Bryan Ricketts

On March 31, 2021, the University of Michigan Center on Finance, Law & Policy convened a roundtable of central bankers, policy experts, and researchers to examine the intersection of climate change and financial inclusion. Participants included a...