1、FINTECH ASSOCIATIONSGlobal Approaches and Good Practices StudyFebruary 2025In collaboration with:With the support of:Alliance of Digital Financeand Fintech AssociationsCitationPlease cite this study as:CCAF(2025)Fintech Associations:Global Approaches and Good Practices Study,University of Cambridge.

2、Contents Forewords 4 Research Team,Contributors,Acknowledgements 6 Acronyms 7 Glossary of terms 8ExecutiveSummary91.Introduction and research motivation 132.Methodology and Sample 153.General principles 193.1.Purposeandobjectives203.2.Membershiptypesandeligibility253.3.Memberrecruitmentstrategies263

3、.4.Membershipbenefits273.5.Identifyingandprioritizingneedsofassociationmembers29 3.6.Capacity building arrangements 313.7.Memberretentionstrategies354.Approaches to governance 374.1.Legalstatusofindustryassociations384.2.Self-RegulatoryOrganisationsandapproachestoself-regulation394.3.Industryassocia

4、tionsandcodesofconduct434.4.Monitoringofindustryassociationcodesofconduct454.5.Enforcementofindustryassociationcodesofconduct465.Key operational elements 485.1.Fundingmodelsofindustryassociations495.2.Operationalandstrategicchallenges535.3.Stakeholderengagement575.4.Contributionstofintech/DFSecosyst

5、emdevelopment686.Good practices for industry associations 73Bibliography79Appendix:Associationswhoparticipatedinthesurvey844Fintech Associations:Global Approaches and Good Practices StudyForewordsIndustry associations are significant contributors to Digital Financial Services(DFS)/fintech ecosystems

6、 in many countries.They play an important advocacy role for the fintech industry,through engagement with financial authorities and policy makers to offer industry insights and feedback on the regulatory environment.They also facilitate capacity building,growth and expansion for their member firms th