# Grand Challenges

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##### Grand Challenges

- Develop the functionality and regulatory framework of financial markets and institutions in the Saudi context.
- Develop a FinTech platform to address the shortage of research in this area and help this emerging market to better understand the current landscape and potential future opportunities.\
- Contribute to the digital ecosystem by promoting innovation, learning, and entrepreneurship and engaging to produce markets products and services that create value for consumers and society at large.
- Reveal the impact of emerging and industry 4.0 technologies on the national economy and the Saudi consumer to enable the creation of impactful and sustainable practices; especially in the healthcare sector.