Powering the paradigm shift in financial supervision: The Cambridge SupTech Lab Innovation Leadership Programme
This new era of data abundance and mass adoption of digitally native financial products has intensified existing risks and introduced new ones, widening the gap between financial authorities’ duty of oversight and their ability to fulfil their mandate. While supervisors have been trying to catch up with the market for a long time, the increasingly fast pace with which innovative technologies are being implemented and used in the financial sector highlighted just how insufficient the supervisory tools and processes were.
Digital financial Inclusion for women: Interview with Laura López, Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones del Perú
For the month of March, in honor of International Women’s Day, the Cambridge SupTech Lab will be featuring inspiring leaders of women in finance and financial supervision. We asked them questions about financial inclusion as well as about career advice and mentorship. Our next leader is Laura López, Chief of Insurance Supervision, Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones del Perú (SBS).
Human-centric design and the future of financial supervision
Focusing on pains and gains to build capacity, co-create solutions and establish communities of practice
After a decade spent supervising payment systems at the Central Bank of Kenya, I started promoting innovation across the financial sector working. Over the past few years, I have been advocating the importance of human-centric design (HCD), the need to build empathy and a deep understanding of the people you are designing for. HCD is ‘an approach to problem-solving commonly used in design, management, and engineering frameworks that develops solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all steps of the problem-solving process.’ In my HCD journey, I have collaborated with both private and public sector stakeholders in designing products that meet the financial needs of underserved segments or designing more inclusive and innovative policies.
Shaping the future of financial supervision
The journey from the RegTech for Regulators Accelerator (R²A) to the Cambridge SupTech Lab
Five years ago, I was in Manila to conduct the first suptech diagnostic for the newly launched RegTech for Regulators Accelerator (R²A). It was a Monday afternoon, and I was sitting in Pia Roman’s office at the headquarters of the Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP). Pia – who is currently the Director of the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) – was leading the BSP market conduct unit.
Disaggregated data and equal representation: Interview with Inés Páez, Superintendencia de Bancos de la República Dominicana
For the month of March, in honor of International Women’s Day, the Cambridge SupTech Lab will be featuring inspiring leaders of women in finance and financial supervision. We asked them questions about financial innovation, career advice, and what disaggregated data specific to gender can show to help fix gender gaps and improve access within financial systems. Our next leader is Inés Páez, Subdirector, Superintendencia de Bancos de la República Dominicana.
Simone presents at IDB conference AI for Better Regulation
Dr. Simone di Castri, Co-Director of the Lab and CEO of DTS, will be speaking at the AI for Better Regulation in Latin America and the Caribbean conference, hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank on 19 November in Washington, D.C. Simone will present insights from across the region during a panel on the deployment of […]
Keynote presentation during the RegTech Convention 2024, Frankfurt, 18th November 2024
Keynote presentation during the 3rd Symposium of the Global Forum on Illicit Financial Flows and Sustainable Development, June 4-5, 2024.
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, data is the cornerstone of effective anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism and proliferation (AML/CFT/CPF) strategies. We have access to an unprecedented volume of information, and our analytical capabilities have never been more powerful. However, the true potential of these capabilities can be realised through cooperation.
Suptech vs financial crime: Unlocking the full potential of data and digital tools in the fight against illicit financial flows | Keynote, 3rd IFFSD Global Forum
Keynote presentation during the 3rd Symposium of the Global Forum on Illicit Financial Flows and Sustainable Development, June 4-5, 2024.
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, data is the cornerstone of effective anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism and proliferation (AML/CFT/CPF) strategies. We have access to an unprecedented volume of information, and our analytical capabilities have never been more powerful. However, the true potential of these capabilities can be realised through cooperation.
Africa’s SupTech Trajectory: Key Insights from SupTech Week 2024
The technological aspects of financial supervision across Africa are gathering momentum, revealing a fascinating landscape of innovation, challenge, and extraordinary potential. As we unpack the insights from SupTech Week 2024, a compelling narrative emerges of how African financial authorities navigate the intricate digital transformation world.
Shaping the Next Generation of Financial Supervision in APAC: Insights from SupTech Week 2024.
Batchimeg Batbold, Director of Sandbox Unit at Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia and Secondee at the Cambridge SupTech Lab
The Asia-Pacific region is home to a highly diverse financial ecosystem, spanning advanced economies such as Singapore, Australia, and Japan and emerging markets with rapidly expanding fintech sectors, including Indonesia, the Philippines, and India. Each jurisdiction’s unique regulatory landscape reflects differences in institutional structures, technological maturity, and market dynamics.
