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Selected Issues in the Regulation and Supervision of Fintech (SIFR)

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Session No.: JV 25.05

Location: Vienna, Austria

Date: February 24-28, 2025 (1 week)

Delivery Method: In-person Training

Primary Language: English

    Target Audience

    Mid- to senior-level officials working in the regulation, supervision and oversight, and financial stability departments at regulatory authorities and in positions with similar responsibilities.
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    Qualifications

    Participants should have experience in regulation, supervision, and oversight (conduct and prudential) and interest in, or experience of, better understanding the impact of new technology in financial services. 
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    Course Description

    This course, presented by the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, is designed to be interactive by using a combination of lectures, case studies, and discussions. The course focuses on the regulation and supervision of technology enabled innovation in financial services (fintech), key global developments, the use of new institutional arrangements such as innovation hubs and sandboxes, the growth of supervisory and regulatory technology (RegTech/SupTech), the implications of BigTech in financial services, the regulation and supervision of e-money, and the growth of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and new business models like banking-as-a-service. The course has a specific focus on helping authorities understand and implement global standards on crypto assets including stablecoins. The course includes practical case studies providing participants with the opportunity to put learnings into practice through group exercises and presentations. 
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    Course Objectives

    Upon completion of this course, participants should be better placed to understand the regulatory and supervisory implications of fintech in financial services.
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