Selected Issues in the Regulation and Supervision of Fintech

TARGET GROUP | 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.

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.

COURSE DESCRIPTION | This course is designed to be interactive by using a combination of lectures, case studies, and discussions. The course focuses on regulation and supervision, exploring how emerging technologies like distributed ledgers, cloud computing, and large language models are transforming financial services through new processes (such as tokenization), creating new markets (such as crypto), new entities (such as BigTech), new business models (such as banking/trading-as-a-service) and supporting new products (such as stablecoins). The course also explores supervisory responses including different models of sandboxes and innovation hubs. The course includes practical case studies providing participants with the opportunity to put learnings into practice through group exercises and presentations.

COURSE OBJECTIVES | Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Explain what digital financial services are and how they are changing financial markets.

• Identify how emerging technologies and digitalization are impacting regulation and supervision

• Describe new global standards and recommendations and identify areas where gaps exist

• Participate in case studies that illustrate real-world scenarios for the regulation and supervision of digital financial services.

• Collaborate with peers to discuss experiences and insights related to fintech supervision.

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Course Details

Start: 20270201Feb 01
End: 20270205Feb 05

Language: English

Sponsoring Organization: IMF

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Application Deadline: November 15, 2026

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