Opinion

January 14, 2019

A sandbox defence

Innovation and consumer protection can co-exist. That’s why regulatory sandboxes are needed.


Carly Minsky

10 min read

There's a widespread view that regulation hinders innovation, especially in the financial services sector. That's often cited as a reason for the lagging technology adoption in financial services, or as an argument against the regulators’ activities and rules.

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