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Markus Leippold
Dr. Markus Leippold is a Professor at the Department of Banking and Finance at the University of Zurich, holding the chair in Financial Engineering. Previously, he spent time as a Professor in Finance at Imperial College Business School and as a visiting professor at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Markus Leippold
Dr. Markus Leippold is a Professor at the Department of Banking and Finance at the ...see more
Markus Leippold
Oct 12 2022
How to make sustainable finance accessible, efficient, and transparent by using decentralized finance (DeFi)
Traditional financial intermediaries (TradFi) create friction in infrastructure financing through access thresholds, time delays, fees, inaccurate, and sparse information. Against the backdrop of the climate emergency, we are significantly missing our financing targets for key projects such as renewable energy investments, which need to increase by more than seven-fold — from less than $150 billion in 2021 to over $1 trillion —to meet climate goals.