Program Description
A 5 half-days cross-sectorial program on key market developments in financial services technology (including FinTech, RegTech and SupTech); and innovative offerings in financial products and services. The special focus of the program will be on the fintech applications in insurance and pensions industries i.e. “InsurTech” and “PensionsTech” (e.g., emerging technology/digital services in insurance and pensions services, global and regional regulatory and supervisory practices in this context, technologies and risks linked to cloud computing, digital identification, mobile customer interfaces, among others). The program content will include fintech impact on financial regulation and supervision, including how fintech could help improve supervision and support new supervisory approaches while providing a safe and secure medium to enable the growth of financial inclusion and gender equality in the prevailing economic environment e.g. COVID-19. The course will also discuss mechanisms that can be used by insurance and pensions supervisors to facilitate the emergence and growth of such innovation, e.g. regulatory sandboxes, fintech hub and other facilitators.
Program Agenda
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Timings for each day will be (13:00 to 17:00 hours Lusaka, ZAMBIA) to accommodate different time zones.
This is a highly interactive program which will include technical vignettes, group activities, and real life examples and case studies.
Who Should Attend
The program is designed for middle-to-senior level staff and managers involved directly or indirectly in regulatory and supervisory functions that control fintech-related activities, with direct or indirect impact on the implementation of financial inclusion and gender equality policies. Participants should have at least three years of working experience in financial sector supervision, or policy and regulatory analysis, including financial inclusion and gender equality policy.
Registration for this program is by invitation only.
- key developments of fintech, RegTech and SupTech globally;
- the impact of COVID-19 on financial innovation;
- benefits of innovation for financial system efficiency, competition, financial inclusion and gender equality;
- risks created or enhanced with InsurTech and PensionsTech;
- regulatory treatment, supervisory and data implications of fintech including to foster gender equality and financial inclusion;
- RegTech and SupTech opportunities and the benefits these can provide to supervisors, regulators and regulated entities, and to the wider financial system.
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