147
staff
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.
+ Read More
report
Investing in America's Future: 2021 Policy Priorities and Solutions
Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States was confronted with a number of s
ignificant policy concerns. Today, working together to solve those challenges is more imperative than ever.
+ Read More
report
Leaving Transferred Money on the Table: Will Remittance-Linked Financial Products Add Value to Development Financing?
For centuries migrant workers who send money home to their families have been a major source of inf
lows for developing countries. However, it is only in the past few decades that we have been able to put a number to these remittances.
+ Read More
report
PLUM Phase II Summary: Lessons Learned for Advancing Minority Small Business Capital Access
The Milken Institute and U.S.
report
Framing the Issues: Financial-Sector Development and Expanding Access to Credit in Myanmar
On July 26, 2017, the Myanmar Development Institute partnered with the Milken Institute Center for
Financial Markets to host a strategic roundtable in Yangon.
+ Read More
report
Capital Markets in Rwanda: Assessment and Aspirations
In 2015, the Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning mandated the Capital Market Authorit
y (CMA) of Rwanda to develop a Capital-Market Master Plan (CMMP). This plan will set the CMA’s policy strategy for the next 10 years.
+ Read More
report
Clearing a Path for Global Development Finance: Enabling Basel and Development Guarantees to Deliver on Sustainable Development Goals
On August 2, 2017, the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets (CFM) convened a roundtable to
discuss how addressing global financial regulatory issues may foster greater G20 bank investments aligned to the U.N.
+ Read More
report
Best Practices for Technical Assistance Programs Serving Black and Hispanic Entrepreneurs and Small-Business Owners
In conjunction with the Partnership for Lending in Underserved Markets (PLUM), a Milken Institute a
nd U.S.
+ Read More
report
Walmart: The New “Go-To” Bank?
In October 2014, Walmart announced that it was teaming with GoBank to provide banking services to i
ts customers. This follows earlier attempts by Walmart to enter banking more directly through a wholly-owned subsidiary.
+ Read More
report
Framing the Issues: Strengthening Capital Markets in Developing Countries
On March 14, 2014 the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets (CFM) hosted a working roundtab
le titled “Framing the Issues: Strengthening Capital Markets in Developing Countries.” The day-long event in Washington, DC convened scholars, officials f
+ Read More
report
Framing the Issues: Expanding Digital Financial Inclusion in the Philippines
The Philippines appears poised to become a world leader in the use of financial technology, or FinT
ech, due to several drivers.
+ Read More
report
Private Equity IPOs: Generating Faster Job Growth and More Investment
Private-equity firms have become an increasingly important source of funds for financing US compani
es. Private-equity firms make investment decisions that can brighten or darken the economic outlook of the communities in which their companies operate.
+ Read More