Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems

Our initiatives and communities

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Our Centre's priorities and initiatives

The Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems organizes its initiatives across three strategic priorities: Financial Resilience for Individuals and Institutions, Technology-Enabled Innovation in Finance, and Sustainable Finance and Investing.

Financial Resilience for Individuals and Institutions

Reimagines the financial architecture of the future to ensure access and wellbeing for individuals and reinforces market stability for institutions during a period of increased disruption.

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Global Retail Investing

Promotes responsible investing across the ecosystem for all stakeholders.

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The Future of Financial Services in China and beyond

Contributes to the closer integration of the Chinese markets into the global financial system.

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Longevity Economy: Financial Resilience for Every Generation

Increases public-private collaboration to promote business innovations and policy recommendations for an aging population.

Longevity Economy Global Shapers Taskforce

Helping young leaders understand demographic change, build longevity literacy and harness emerging opportunities.

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Navigating Global Financial System Fragmentation

Convenes a diverse set of stakeholders to define a common set of norms, rules, and principles required to safeguard the global financial system.

Technology-Enabled Innovation in Finance

Enables responsible innovation by evaluating emerging technologies, competitive trends, and talent dynamics influencing the system.

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AI in Financial Services

Develops guidance for public and private sector entities as they navigate the various stages of AI adoption.

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The Future of Global Fintech

Responds to public and private sector needs for more robust data and empirical evidence on fintech.

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Quantum in Financial Services

Advances the secure and effective deployment of quantum solutions.


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Advancing Regulatory and Supervisory Technology

Drives the digital transformation of financial supervision and compliance.

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The Future of Venture Capital

Supports and builds healthy entrepreneurship ecosystems across the globe.

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The Future of Blockchain and Digital Assets

Ensures equity, interoperability, transparency and trust in the governance of DLT.

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Crypto Impact and Sustainability Accelerator

CISA furthered research for integrated, inclusive, and sustainable growth in the crypto ecosystem from January 2022 to June 2023.

Financing the Real Economy Transformation (FRET)

Mobilizes capital across infrastructure, heavy industry and transport, food systems and nature to support a more resilient, competitive and investable global economy.

Financing Infrastructure

Accelerate investment in future power systems by identifying priority opportunities across grids, storage, flexibility and emerging technologies, and by clarifying what different capital providers need to see for those opportunities to become investment-ready and scale.

Heavy industry and Transport Decarbonization

Design innovative financing mechanisms to mobilize capital in support of the commercial-scale adoption of decarbonization technologies in heavy-industrial and heavy-mobility sectors.

Financing Food Systems Transformation

Define the role financiers can play to enable the food systems transformation and introduce innovative financial mechanisms to boost investment into sustainable solutions across the food value chain.

Environment and the Economy

Enhance financing towards fostering a nature-positive transition, while advocating for the integration of nature-friendly solutions throughout operations and value chains.

Our communities

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Women in Finance Community

Convenes senior financial services executives to explore shifting industry priorities and identify action-oriented solutions.

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Chief Financial Officers Community

Convenes CFOs across sectors to accelerate corporate action and address pressing strategic issues.


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Venture Capital Community

Supports healthy entrepreneurship ecosystems by addressing challenges and opportunities facing the global venture capital industry.

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Global Future Council on Decentralized Finance

Convenes leading global experts explore DeFi’s growth, highlighting blockchain's role in reshaping transparency, efficiency, and finance’s future trajectory.

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Global Future Council on Financial Education

Convenes leading global experts highlight essential financial skills for individuals to achieve lasting wealth.

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