• Strategic Leadership in FinTech Regulation
• Shape regulatory responses to FinTech disruptions in Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, and embedded finance, among others.
• Lead engagements with local and international financial institutions, policymakers, and investors.
• Provide expert policy recommendations regarding FinTech, RegTech and SupTech innovation and solutions.
• Lead oversight of the Regulatory Sandbox and FinTech Square (Innovation Office)
• Guide potential FinTech applicants on the procedures to follow when submitting applications to the Regulatory Sandbox.
• Review FinTech applications and lead the Regulatory Sandbox team in individual revies based on the Regulatory Sandbox Framework and Guidance Note.
• Prepare FinTech applications assessment reports and make recommendations for approval / rejection to the Licensing and Litigation Committee.
• Draft the Testing Agreement for each applicant, and ensure the Agreement is mutually agreed upon.
• Present the recommendations to the Licensing
• Host FinTech Square event and oversee the FinTech Square Innovation Office
• Lead the team to organize, plan and host the annual FinTech Square event.
• Develop the FinTech Square into a leading innovation platform for regional regulatory bodies.
• Facilitate industry dialogues to ensure robust financial technology governance.
• Conduct specific research and FinTech ecosystem scoping and scaling exercises regarding FinTech solutions
• Stakeholder management and international collaboration
• Develop partnerships with FinTech companies, innovators, innovation hubs, tertiary education
institutions, regulated entities and local and international regulators.
• Promote relationships with other local, regional and international agencies.
• Participate in local and foreign initiatives, committees, conferences, meetings, and other engagements.
• Participate in industry meetings, including preparation and deliverance of presentations if applicable.
• Conduct workshops with innovators and startups.
• Research and policy development and innovation
• Conduct research on international best practice principles on FinTech (IOPS, IAIS, OECD, etc.).
• Conduct research on FinTech trends, challenges, solutions and implications.
• Conduct high-impact research on AI-driven financial risk models and regulatory evolution.
• Lead policy reviews to modernize financial sector oversight in alignment with global trends.