World Alliance of International Financial Centers

Organising collaboration among the world's financial centers

A non-profit alliance of 28 leading international financial centers — a catalyst for cooperation, the exchange of best practices, and financial innovation worldwide.

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19 Member countries

$38 trn Combined GDP

9,000 Banks

20,000 Fintechs

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September 16, 2026 Busan, South Korea

The World Alliance Releases White Paper on the Impact of Financial Centers

The World Alliance has released a new White Paper introducing a common framework for understanding financial centers' contribution to their economies and wider ecosystems.

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Regulatory Genome Project

Research initiative led by the University of Cambridge to support the adoption of an information structure standardising how financial regulatory information is classified globally.

Young Academic Award 2026

Recognising the best research on financial centers and the future of finance. €3,000 first prize, presented at our Annual General Meeting.

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