The Tribune

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

nhartnell@tribunemedia.net

The University of The Bahamas (UoB) says it has launched a 12-week course to educate locals on the technologies and digital assets driving financial services industry change.

The university, in a statement, said it has begun the FinTech Regulatory Innovation Programme (UBFTRI) in partnership with the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and Securities Commission of The Bahamas.

The initiative involves a 12-week, tutor-led online programme delivered to financial services professionals, policymakers and regulators at central banks sand other agencies, plus and ministries of finance. Participants will learn the technologies and business models that are transforming the financial industry.

The University of The Bahamas said the programme’s focus is on developing evidence-based regulatory, supervisory and policy responses to the development of financial technology. Its faculty is comprised of leading economists, lawyers, engineers, regulators and development professionals in interactive online lectures.

Each participant will be guided by a tutor in small tutorial groups, and will be assisted in developing a capstone project that they will present in their respective 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, more than 1,600 officials working in financial regulators, policymakers and industry practitioners have participated and been trained through the programme. They represent 340-plus organisations in more than 145 jurisdictions that have come through the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and Cambridge Judge Business School.