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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. By Vera Sharova & Teodora Cosic.

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The Dangers of Digital Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

Many governments are currently rethinking their policies regarding cross-border data flows. Some policy makers are concerned about individual privacy rights, consumer rights regarding the ownership of data, domestic law enforcement, and cybersecurity. What Policy Makers Should Consider. Philippe Intraligi/Getty Images.

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Competing in the Huge Digital Economies of China and India

Harvard Business Review

Protectionist policies: While China’s protectionist policies are transparent, India’s protectionist agenda is in the form of regulations and red tape. In addition, the growing use of facial recognition technologies across China adds to worries about privacy and government over-reach. billion citizens.

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Brexit Could Deepen Europe’s Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

In certain areas of technology, the country is the undisputed leader for the continent: with London as the center of fintech in Europe, for example, fintech investment in the UK was $5.4 A third of VC investments in Europe were focused on the UK in the first quarter of 2016, according to CBInsights. billion as compared to $4.4

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business Review

This week, Canada announced it would tax carbon nationally by 2018. At the state level, New Jersey passed a big new gas tax , and Oregon , Illinois , and California developed robust energy and climate policies. The World Bank estimates that $158 trillion worth of assets are at risk from increased natural disasters. In the U.S.,

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