https://www.scmp.com/rss/512525/feed Barbara Meynert is vice-chair of FreeFlow Finance, senior adviser to the Fung Group, and founder of UN ESCAP's Digital Economy Taskforce. A business and thought leader, she is actively engaged in new digital technologies that are transforming the way we live, work and socialise. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Pamela Mar,Barbara Meynert Pamela Mar,Barbara Meynert Not a week goes by without more news about fintech as a driver of financial inclusion. Google reports around 1,000 news items about “fintech and financial inclusion” in the past 24 hours, and over 12,000 in the past seven days alone. Fintech mergers and acquisitions reached a new high of US$348.5 billion in 2021, while private equity investment in fintech reached new highs as well. Banks are among the key players, often through dedicated venture or sandbox arms. In 2018, 92 per cent of people in... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3177341/fintech-asia-must-go-beyond-mobile-payments-be-inclusive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3177341/fintech-asia-must-go-beyond-mobile-payments-be-inclusive?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 May 2022 01:45:11 +0000