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The Rise of Fintech: and the Impact on Consumer Markets and Competition


24 April 2017
09:30 - 18:00 hrs. Room XXIII, Palais des Nations
Geneva
, Switzerland

Financial technology is changing the way consumers borrow, spend, and share money offering the promise of increased convenience and access to financial services. Unfortunately, there is also opportunity for risk and fraud.

This panel will explore the risks and implications of this financial technology for consumers and competition in global markets.

Moderator: Ms. Teresa Moreira, Head of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, DITC, UNCTAD

Speakers:

  • Ms. Deon Woods Bell, Office of International Affairs, Federal Trade Commission of the United States of America
  • Mr. Jake Colvin, Executive Director, Global Innovation Forum, Vice President, Global Trade Issues, National Foreign Trade Council
  • Mr. R. Jesse McWaters, Project Lead - Disruptive Innovation in Financial Services
  • World Economic Forum, United States of America
  • Mr. Usman Ahmed, Head, Global Public Policy, PayPal
  • Mr. Fred Baumhardt, Chief Executive Officer, Curve Group

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Co-organizer(s):
UNCTAD, Federal Trade Commissionof the United States of America, National Foreign Trade Council

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E-commerce and the digital economy E-commerce and the digital economy

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Contact

Min Jae Kim
Tel:  +41 22 917 5528
E-mail: minjae.kim@unctad.org