The wait is over! The 2021 World Bank Global Findex report will be launched on June 29. Join global policymakers for a discussion on how #financialinclusion can help foster a resilient and inclusive development paradigm. #GlobalFindex live.worldbank.org/events/2021-gl… via World Bank Live

Up close with UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby. A chance to say welcome, President! #umbcpresident

#UMBCwelcome New students talk on why they decided to attend UMBC

#UMBCwelcome An international student from South Sudan shares his thoughts on why UMBC is the place to help him achieve global transformation in his home country. A refugee turned an education entrepreneur, working to turn bullets to books.

#UMBCwelcome A University Innovation Alliance (UIA) fellow speaks of her why she is UMBC.

"I went to a prestigious university where the support network was to catch you if you fail. At UMBC, the support network is to push you up as far as you can go and that’s a big difference.”- Patti Ordóñez, associate professor in UMBC Department of Information Systems. #UMBCwelcome

#UMBCwelcome A celebrated Latino tech veteran and UMBC alumnae shares her warmth thoughts on what a great place this is.

#UMBCwelcome UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby speaks. She gave an effusive welcome speech. We are happy to have her!

#UMBCwelcome UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby emphasize the campus welcomes inquisitive minds from all works of life.

#UMBCwelcome UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby addresses the largest graduate intake to campus.

6. Regulatory compliance should be a forethought. As the ecosystem continues to evolve, expect to see more regulatory guidance coming out of countries. Be proactive in reaching out to regulators in working together. Sandboxes at Central Banks is a great way to do this.

Still time to register for the official launch 🚀 of the Regulator Knowledge Exchange (RKE) - 1 December at 12.00 GMT. 📣With opening remarks from UNSGSA Queen Máxima, Andrew Mitchell and Kosta Peric 💻Register at bit.ly/RKE_Launch

The RKE is a peer-led & community-driven digital platform enabling financial authorities engaging in digital financial services to connect, learn, co-create and collaborate. It is supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Gates Foundation Register at bit.ly/RKE_Launch

Financial Conduct Authority NYDFS SEC Philippines Central Bank of Nigeria Bryan Zhang Hunter Sims Cambridge University Cambridge Judge

Policymakers including the Central Bank of Nigeria are enhancing tech, digital, and data analytics skills in response, integrating #SupTech & #RegTech in monitoring and supervisory frameworks for regulated financial institutions. This graphic from Cambridge SupTech Lab shows the impacts of SupTech.

Ph.D. student DARAMOLA ADEBOLA's new chapter in The Palgrave Handbook of FinTech in Africa and Middle East: Connecting the Dots of a Rapidly Emerging Ecosystem (Living Reference) on SpringerLink. "Fintech Rulemaking: Evidence from Middle East and Africa" link.springer.com/referencework/…

Central bank digital currencies have the potential to improve financial inclusion for women, but only if they are combined with a system that lowers multiple other barriers to their financial empowerment, writes Sonja Kelly, of Women's World Banking, in American Banker

Yesterday, FTA’s Penny Lee and Angelena Bradfield attended the inaugural Access to Capital Community Symposium hosted by the Maryland State Innovation Team at Johns Hopkins University University. With remarks from Governor Wes Moore, Commissioner Tony Salazar, Chief Innovation Officer