Global Financial Innovation Network Announces Plans to Improve the Framework for Cross-Border Testing of Innovative Firms

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Shearman & Sterling LLPThe Global Financial Innovation Network has published a report on lessons learned during the cross-border testing of innovative firms and their products. The GFIN was launched at the start of 2019 and is a network of organizations committed to supporting financial innovation in the interests of consumers. One of GFIN's priorities is to facilitate cross-border trials of emerging technologies across global jurisdictions (a global sandbox). The GFIN began a pilot with eight firms in April 2019, which aimed to develop testing plans for their cross-border trials. However, as none of the firms developed a testing plan that satisfied each jurisdiction's requirements, the GFIN could not progress things further. The GFIN has since met to consider how to take things forward and will further develop the framework of cross-border testing.

The report describes the accomplishments and the challenges that arose during the pilot and sets out the proposed next steps and solutions to improve cross-border testing for the next phase. The solutions include establishing a central website for GFIN and creating a single application form for applicants, both of which should make it easier for prospective firms to find relevant information and submit an application. In the first half of 2020, the GFIN will open applications for the first formal cohort of participants.

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