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  "description": "The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), part of Cambridge Judge Business School, conducts cutting-edge, interdisciplinary, rigorous, and independent research on alternative financing instruments, channels, and systems. It also provides impact-driven capacity building and educational courses for financial regulators, policymakers, and corporate partners.",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-09T14:00:06.343Z",
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    "website": "https://jbs.cam.ac.uk",
    "founded": "January 2015",
    "headquarters": "Cambridge, UK",
    "pricing_model": "Executive education courses are likely fee-based. Research reports, academic papers, and digital tools are largely open-access. Internships may be unpaid or stipend-based.",
    "core_products": "Academic research papers, industry reports, open-access digital tools (e.g., CBECI), executive education courses (e.g., AI in Financial Services, Digital Assets for Regulators), internships and secondment programmes.",
    "key_differentiator": "Its unique position within the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School, offering a blend of rigorous academic research with practical, data-driven insights and a strong global focus on capacity building for regulators. The specific emphasis on 'alternative finance' and emerging financial systems distinguishes it from broader fintech research centers.",
    "target_markets": "Financial regulators and policymakers, central banks, fintech firms, traditional financial institutions, academic researchers, students, early-career professionals, and corporate partners interested in financial innovation.",
    "employee_count": "Not specified, but described as a 'team of researchers, experts, technologists and educators'.",
    "funding_stage": "Supported by foundational funders (UK Aid, Invesco, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) and revenue from executive education courses.",
    "subcategory": "Fintech, Alternative Finance, Digital Assets, Regulatory Innovation"
  },
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      "Understanding emerging financial systems (e.g., alternative finance, fintech, digital assets)",
      "Addressing regulatory challenges in financial innovation",
      "Analyzing socio-economic impact of digital financial services",
      "Developing effective supervisory technology (SupTech)",
      "Navigating climate and transition finance"
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      "Conducting cutting-edge research and producing high-impact reports",
      "Developing open-access digital tools for data visualization and knowledge dissemination",
      "Delivering capacity building and executive education courses for regulators and professionals",
      "Informing evidence-based regulation and policy development",
      "Fostering collaboration between academics, practitioners, and policymakers"
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      "Measuring academic impact and citations of research",
      "Assessing regulatory and policy impact and citations",
      "Evaluating the reach and effectiveness of capacity building and training courses",
      "Tracking frontier global trends in fintech",
      "Analyzing evolving business models enabled by technological innovation"
    ]
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