Risk Desk Editor Explores 'Promise Of Fintech'

Risk Desk Editor John Sodergreen examined the evolution of the financial technology ("Fintech") industry in light of a recent Risk Desk interview, in which Acting Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo indicated his intention to "embrace Fintech to a level not seen before at the agency."

Mr. Sodergreen quoted Acting Chair Giancarlo:

"We need to make the CFTC a 21st-century digital regulator and no longer an analog regulator. If we don't know how blockchain works, how can we ever benefit from it? We need to partner with Fintech companies to raise our game."

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