October 2025: Landmark paper published on digital impact bonds

Tenke Zoltani contributed to the Green Digital Finance Alliance discussion paper, "𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁" which examines how digitalization, encompassing 𝗥𝗪𝗔 𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 (𝗱𝗠𝗥𝗩), can help bridge the $6 trillion annual gap in climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development finance. Digital bonds can reduce costs, speed up settlement, and open markets to smaller issuers and investors. Early pilots from Asia and Europe show real efficiency gains and potential for real-time impact tracking — but highlight the need for more liquidity, harmonised regulation, and robust digital verification systems. Read the discussion paper: https://is.gd/bivYdz

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