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Nicole Valentine
Nicole Valentine is the director, FinTech at the Milken Institute with over a decade of fina
ncial services, international mergers and acquisitions, technology, and innovation experience.
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The Rise of FinTech in the Middle East: An Analysis of the Emergence of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates
FinTech regulatory regimes started emerging in the Gulf region in 2017.
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South Africa: Financing Inner-City Affordable Housing
Expanding access to affordable housing is a key sustainable development goal.
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FinTech in Focus — March 28, 2022
At this point, you probably have your mind made up on non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Most people fall i
nto the following three categories.
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FinTech in Focus — March 14, 2022
Web 3.0 Onboarding
In previous editions of FinTech in Focus, we’ve talked a lot about Web 3.0 and s
ome of its components, like decentralized finance, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), metaverse real estate, and decentralized autonomous organizations
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Milken Institute Announces DEI in Asset Management Executive Council
Inaugural Council Initiated as Part of the Center for Financial Markets’ DEI in Asset Management Ini
tiative
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Turbocharging Opportunity Zones
Portions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 were designed to spur investment — and thus prosperity
— in distressed communities by providing incentives to unlock nearly $6 trillion in unrealized capital gains held by investors.
The mechanism
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FinTech in Focus—September 30, 2019
In this issue:
The Future of Banking »
FinTech Headlines »
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Opportunity Zone workshop series opens in Mississippi
Regional programs will help local officials attract investment to spur economic development
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Internal Revenue Service Request for Comment Regarding the Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations
Dear Mr. Dinwiddie:
The Milken Institute (the Institute)1 appreciates the opportunity to comm
ent on the Internal Revenue Service’s request for comment regarding the proposed Opportunity Zones regulations.2
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Milken Institute Responds to Federal Housing Finance Reform Plans
Housing finance program director Eric Kaplan says "The ramifications of these plans ... cannot be ov
erstated."
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