Virtual Banking and Beyond
Virtual Banking and Beyond
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, HKU
The integration of technology, finance and services is rapidly changing the banking landscape, as big techs, fintech firms, non-bank financial institutions as well as incumbent banks take up stakes in virtual banking. New technology-driven models exploit the expanding data footprints of individuals and firms to generate information capital and reduce the reliance on collateral when offering loans and other financial services. Drawing on experiences from existing virtual banks, the speakers demonstrate that data and entities that manage data will be at the heart of this transformation from physical collateral to information collateral, helping to drive financial inclusion. At the same time, the growing importance of information capital presents new challenges to data privacy and its regulation. Financial regulators thus need to ensure that regulatory oversight delivers on the inclusion and intermediation-enhancing benefits of digital finance without compromising traditional regulatory goals. Moreover, there is a pressing need for a system of data governance that allows consumers and businesses to exercise control over their data through the granting and withholding of consent to the use and transfer of their data. The speakers delve into the case of India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) and Hong Kong’s virtual banking experience to offer examples of a data governance framework and an integrated regulatory framework respectively. The BIS papers number 120 “Virtual banking and beyond” is available here.
About the Speakers:
Sally Chen is currently the Regional Adviser for the Monetary and Economic Department in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Asian Office. Before joining BIS, Sally was with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in various capacities, including assignment in the Fund’s strategy department where she helped draft the Fund’s policy stance on exchange rate policy and debt management. More recently, Sally was the Resident Representative heading the IMF’s Hong Kong Office, where she coordinated the Fund’s research efforts on financial market developments and outreach in the Greater China region.
Derryl D’Silva is Head of Resource Management at the BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific. His responsibilities include designing and implementing the BIS Asian Office strategy and work program and managing day-to-day operations. Previously, he was Adviser to the Chief Representative of the BIS Asian Office and Senior Credit Risk Analyst in the Bank’s Risk Management division. Prior to joining the BIS in 2012, Derryl worked in the private sector for ANZ Banking Group and S&P Global in Australia.
Frank Packer is an adviser to the Chief Representative of the BIS Asian Office. He previously was Head of Economics and Financial Markets in the BIS Asian Office, and earlier, in Basel, was editor of the BIS Quarterly Review. He represents the BIS for the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, and is Asia Chapter Head of the Central Bank Research Association (CEBRA). Prior to joining the BIS in 2003, Frank worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Nikko Citigroup in Tokyo.
Chair: Dr Emily Lee, Director, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Faculty of Law, HKU
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