
Overview
The FinTech and Regulatory Innovation programme is a tutor-led online programme delivered to senior policymakers and regulators at central banks, security agencies and ministries of finance.
Over eight weeks, participants learn essential concepts concerning the technologies and business models that are transforming the financial industry. The focus of the programme is on formulating evidence-based regulatory, supervisory and policy responses to the development of financial technology.
Participants are taught by leading economists, lawyers, engineers, regulators and development professionals in interactive online lectures. Each participant is also guided by an expert tutor in small tutorial groups and is helped to develop a capstone project that they then present in their own organisation. Previous projects have included the launch of new regulatory and market development initiatives, improvements to existing innovation offices, and the formation of inter-jurisdictional collaborations.
To date, over 1200 central Banks, security agency and ministry of finance officials have been trained through the programme from more than 300 organisations in more than 140 jurisdictions. This has been made possible through the generous support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the UK Commonwealth Secretariat, the Asian Development Bank Institute, and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Topics
Fintech & Regulatory Innovation is delivered over eight weeks and requires participants to study for five to six hours each week.
The introductory week provides an overview of the key transformative technologies used in the financial sector, including machine learning, natural language processing, APIs, QR codes, cloud computing, DLT and others. In each subsequent week, a fintech sector will be covered with a focus on the defining characteristics of different business model, to equip regulators with an understanding of the fundamentals of each.
Following the assessment of each fintech sector, a range of regulatory responses are worked through including regulatory sandboxes, innovation offices, regulatory and supervisory technologies, regulatory reform and international cooperation.
The course is delivered via tutor groups, interactive online lectures, and online readings and exercises. Participants work closely with their colleagues from other regulatory organisations and receive personal support from their tutor.
Programme structure
- Week 1: Fintech innovation and regulation
- Week 2: Deconstructing banking
- Week 3: Digitising payments
- Week 4: Digital assets
- Week 5: Digital lending & capital raising
- Week 6: Innovation office & regulatory sandbox
- Week 7: Regulatory technologies (regtech)
- Week 8: Capstone project presentations
Benefits
- Tutor-led instruction delivered to small, interactive peer-learning groups
- High profile guest speakers from around the world share latest insights on fintech and regulatory innovation
- Study and learn with peers from around the world in an interactive and engaging way
- Receive full support along the way with a dedicated administrative contact and tutor
- Gain access to feedback from University of Cambridge faculty and fellows
- Enjoy online study in a convenient learning environment
- Access to the CCAF global alumni of regulators and policymakers
- Participate in a programme with average NPS (Net Promoter Score) of 90
Who should attend
This tutor-led programme has been designed for financial regulators and policymakers from around the world working in strategy, policy, authorisation, licensing, enforcement, technology, legal or research to ensure multidisciplinary cohorts.
Please contact us for more details as to whether this programme is right for you or to apply.
The map below highlights the global spread of participants of the first six cohorts of the programme.

Faculty & speakers
Academic Programme Director
Programme tutors
Programme speakers
Previous speakers on the programme include:
John Frost
Senior Economist, Innovation and the Digital Economy at Bank for International Settlements
Pieter Franken
Director, ASEAN Financial Innovation Network
Lesly Goh
World Bank Senior Technology Advisor
Klaus Loeber
Head of Oversight, European Central Bank, Innovations Working Group CPMI
Professor Ben Shenglin
Dean, Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University
Diego Herrera
Financial Markets Lead Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
Yuta Takanashi
Deputy Director for the Office of International Affairs, Financial Services Agency of Japan
Shamiah Wykcliffe
CEO, Capital Markets Authority, Kenya
Caroline Malcolm
Head of Blockchain Policy, OECD
Laura Clavijo Muñoz
Director of Innovation, Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
Peteris Zilgalvis
Head of Unit, Digital Innovation & Blockchain, Digital Single Market Directorate, DG CONNECT
Co-Chair, FinTech Task Force, European Commission
Professor Njunguna Ndung’u
Executive Director, African Economic Research Consortium
Chris Charlton
Tech Lead, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
Mariela Atanassova
Group Flow, Former Head of Innovation, SWIFT
Devyani Parameshwar
Head of Commercial for M-Pesa, Vodafone Group
Mark Perez
Head of Department, Department of Supervisory Analytics, Bangko Sentral ng Philipinas
Dates & fees
The programme is sponsored by the UK Commonwealth Secretariat and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Asia Development Bank Institute, and the Inter-American Development Bank. Our sponsors are able to provide a number of bursaries for eligible participants.
Start date |
Duration |
Cost |
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19 April 2023 |
10 weeks |
US$2,200 |
For information regarding payment terms, cancellation rights, transfer policies and fees, please see our terms & conditions document:
Terms and conditions updated 16 March 2021
Registration closes at midday two working days before the programme start date.
Participants are expected to attend the full programme.
If you have any questions or would like to have a chat about this programme and how it could benefit you or your organisation, please get in touch with:
Khuselchimeg (Khuslee) Ravdan
Account Manager
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
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