着眼金融科技行稳致远 报告建言加快形成多层次的制度规则体系******

　　中新网北京1月17日电 (张素 刘一)“多项重要政策文件陆续出台，吹响新阶段金融科技高质量发展的集结号角”，日前发布的一份报告有此观察，并在总结年度趋势及各赛道趋势的基础上面向未来建言。

　　“未来金融科技要行稳致远，就必须始终坚持科技为本，制度为基，注重发挥制度对金融科技发展的激励约束作用。”毕马威中国金融科技主管合伙人黄艾舟说。由毕马威发布的《2022金融科技发展趋势》报告则指出，要不断完善法律制度、监管规定、行业标准、自律规则等制度安排，加快形成多层次的金融科技制度规则体系。

　　报告认为，从“综合金融科技赛道”来看，技术融合赋能多元场景和客群、助力行业数字化转型是实现“数实融合”的重要着力点。

　　“随着我国加速进入数字经济时代，数字技术正推动生产力和生产关系发生深刻变革，对金融科技更好服务实体经济高质量发展也提出了新的更高要求。”黄艾舟说，而金融科技经过历年发展，涌现出一批优秀的科技创新型金融机构。

　　报告还认为，随着行业数字化转型的深入，科技与金融愈发密不可分。越来越多的金融机构将科技的定位从“技术支撑”演进为“技术驱动”，市场上有望涌现一批技术过硬、服务一流、实力强劲的金融科技企业。

　　着眼“财富科技赛道”，报告指出，新兴技术为金融的综合场景下应用提供支持的同时，各类金融机构借助科学技术也将改变商业模式和经营方式，提升业务开展效率，创新金融产品和服务，撷取金融数据价值，实现不同场景下金融业务的突破和发展。

　　报告还提出，国内市场规模的不断扩大对供应链金融的服务需求将进一步加大，而人工智能、区块链、物联网、大数据等技术进一步赋能供应链，供应链金融或将被激发出更大的发展空间。

　　在发布报告的同时，毕马威中国“2022金融科技双50榜单”颁奖典礼分别于北京、上海、深圳三地举行。主办方表示，通过榜单评选发现，中国金融科技企业坚持强化技术自主研发能力、不断丰富场景化技术应用，在量子计算、数字孪生、VR/AR、虚拟人、星网关联、生物探针等前沿技术领域进行了大量有益实践，中国金融科技硬实力正在持续进化，有望在新阶段持续赋能银行、保险机构等金融主体，取得更具成效、更高质量的数字化转型成果。(完)

中新网评：美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******

　　中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后，美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕，众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录，将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。

　　资料图：美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀摄

　　由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素，众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中，美国民主党议员继续抱团，多轮投票中，一票不投麦卡锡，共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。

　　麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折，除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外，与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。

　　一方面，共和党党内反对者认为，麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱，无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府，另一方面，因为共和党的多数优势微弱，党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大，有利于他们巩固自己的选票。

　　此外，党内反对者也认为，自己的选票没有换取更多利益，希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步，比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。

　　作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物，众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任，选举几乎没有悬念。然而，麦卡锡此次为当选，不得不做出多个关键让步，其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制，使得众议长的权力被削弱，难以掌控众议院。

　　美国有线电视新闻网CNN称，麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步，这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。

　　这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下，党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上，美国两党相互拆台，陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内，也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系，相互对抗，选票变成了谋利益的工具。

　　从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举，“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈，长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力，其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。

　　两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病，美国所谓的“民主”形象，让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举，变成了政客们利益置换的游戏，进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能，不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。

　　House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy

　　(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".

　　The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.

　　Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.

　　On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.

　　On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.

　　Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.

　　As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.

　　But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.

　　CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.

　　This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.

　　Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.

　　From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.

　　Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.

　　The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.