<p><span>I would like to thank the ICBA for the invitation to speak with you today. It is a pleasure to be with you to discuss innovation in the U.S. financial system, the emerging trends that are shaping the industry, and the influence of regulatory approach on this evolution.</span></p>
<p><span>Thank you, Chris, and thank you for the invitation to speak to you today about the opportunities and risks of innovation. For the purposes of our discussion today, I will be focusing on financial innovation supported by new technologies, or fintech.</span><a title="footnote 1" href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/barr20221012a.htm#fn1"><span>1</span></a><a name="f1"></a><span> In the fall of 2017, we managed to get Chris to accept an invitation to speak at a fintech conference in Ann Arbor, so it s about time that I returned the favor. Since then, we have continued to see major changes in technologies and the financial services and products they support. In looking over the materials for that conference, however, I m struck by how the key themes have remained constant over, not only the last five years, but arguably for centuries. Financial innovation has always
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