According to the European Digital Strategy "The future of finance is digital: consumers and businesses are increasingly using digital financial services, innovative market participants are implementing new technologies, and existing business models are changing. Digital finance has helped citizens and businesses cope with the unprecedented situation created by the COVID19 pandemic. For example, online identity verification has enabled consumers to open accounts and use many financial services remotely. An increasing proportion of in-store payments are now digital and contactless, and online purchases (e-commerce) have grown significantly. FinTech solutions have helped expand and accelerate access to loans, including government-backed loans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ensuring the safe and reliable operation of digital infrastructures has also become more important as the number of people using online financial services has increased and financial sector employees are themselves working remotely." Moreover, in the context of the European Green Agreement 2050 and the green transition, an essential role is played by innovative financial instruments supporting both the business environment and the final beneficiaries as individual consumers.
Therefore, from a personal point of view, digital finance, open finance, entrepreneurial finance and green finance are pillars of sustainable societal development at the local and global level.