MAPÚA University has led the charge in elevating the country’s financial-technology segment with its new “Fintech and Regulatory Innovation ” program, with content powered by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance of the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, and in partnership with Fintech Alliance.Ph .
“Given the breadth and widespread acceptance of fintech systems in the local and international markets, we…believe that the program…can help senior policymakers, administrative officials, and key leaders more effectively direct and oversee the fintech sector,” said Dr. Reynaldo B. Vea, president and CEO of Mapúa.
Compared with other programs that only teach fintech fundamentals, the university’s FTRI certificate course tackles hard-hitting regulation concerns such as regulatory responses, innovation offices, regulatory and supervisory technologies, regulatory reforms, and international cooperation. “The idea for this course is an outcome of conversations we’ve had with regulators over the past few years about a dilemma we felt they were increasingly struggling to resolve. They recognize that technological innovations can introduce new risks within the financial system. A fundamental challenge in resolving this dilemma is a growing knowledge gap between technological innovators and regulators about the technologies and business models introduced by fintech,” explained Prof.