Financial inclusion—growing the digital economy for more people—requires inter-operable, accessible, and affordable financial technology. There is no doubt that innovative advancements in fintech over the last several years have significantly improved peoples’ ability to access financial services and transact. But growing concerns over data privacy and sovereignty, cybersecurity, nefarious financial activities, and geopolitics are prompting a retreat from many of the global efforts to advance greater connectivity. In this roundtable, we discuss how to keep innovations and regulations advancing towards the common good, and free from the forces that may stall progress.