FinTech Research & Innovation Roadmap features 伊人直播
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The听听was published on Friday explaining the pathway听over a ten-year period to deliver an additional 20,000 plus financial technology or 鈥渇intech鈥� jobs in Scotland, as well as produce an increase in economic gross value add (GVA) through fintech innovation from 拢0.5bn GVA today to 拢2.1bn GVA by 2031.听Co-director of the Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre, Dr Hannah Rudman is quoted in the report and contributed to the sections on climate finance, carbon markets and carbon offsetting.
FinTech and Financial Services are a big industry in Scotland, and this report is explicit recognition that the sector will be involved in innovating and developing voluntary carbon markets and green and climate finance. The sector will consider how digital technologies help make the emerging markets transparent and trustable, building on work already started by Dr Rudman鈥檚听听project.
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Kate Forbes said:听鈥淪cotland is one of the best places in Europe to start and grow a fintech firm and I am delighted to see the industry focusing on research and innovation as we move forward with Scotland鈥檚 economic, social and environmental transformation.鈥�
The FinTech Roadmap鈥檚 announcement comes on the back of Scotland鈥檚 Strategy for Economic Transformation, launched on 1听March. This听explicitly commits "to build on the legacy of COP26 and will establish an investor panel, chaired by the First Minister, to grasp the opportunities of the Just Transition to net zero. This panel will be focused on attracting investment that supports the development of net zero industries and will bring new quality green jobs to Scotland".听
Co-Director of the Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre, Professor Mark Reed, who is also a Just Transition Commissioner, said: 鈥淎s Scotland leads the UK in its climate targets, it is essential that we also lead on the development of green jobs, particularly in the finance sector, given the level of investment that will be needed to reach these targets鈥�.听The report follows the launch of the Scottish Taskforce for Green & Sustainable Financial Services on 28听February, which includes Mark Carney and Dame Susan Rice.听
Professor Reed and Dr Rudman are excited to see momentum and commitment building around climate finance and a just transition to net zero, and are pleased to be closely involved in influencing the agendas.
Posted by 伊人直播 on 07/03/2022
