Emerging TechnologiesRegulation and Compliance in Fintech and Blockchain
Financial technology outpaces the rules written for it, and firms operate in the gap. This course maps the regulatory position for fintech and digital asset activity, with attention to African markets where the frameworks are still forming. Delegates cover licensing and perimeter questions, anti money laundering and counter terrorist financing obligations applied to digital assets including the travel rule, consumer protection and disclosure, data protection under POPIA and comparable regimes, and the supervisory expectations for outsourcing and cloud. The course also addresses regulatory engagement and sandboxes as a practical route for a firm operating ahead of the rules.
Course objectives
- Determine whether an activity falls inside a regulatory perimeter
- Apply anti money laundering obligations to digital asset activity, including the travel rule
- Meet consumer protection and disclosure expectations for financial technology products
- Comply with data protection obligations under POPIA and comparable regimes
- Address supervisory expectations for outsourcing, cloud and third party risk
- Engage a regulator constructively and use a sandbox where one exists
- Track regulatory direction across the African markets a firm operates in
Who should attend
- Compliance officers and heads of compliance in financial technology firms
- Legal and regulatory affairs professionals
- Founders and executives in financial technology
- Regulators and policy staff
- Risk and internal audit professionals
Course outline
- 01The regulatory perimeter and when an activity falls inside it
- 02Licensing routes and the cost of getting the classification wrong
- 03Anti money laundering applied to digital assets, and the travel rule
- 04Consumer protection, disclosure and fair treatment
- 05Data protection under POPIA and comparable African regimes
- 06Outsourcing, cloud and third party risk expectations
- 07Sandboxes, innovation offices and regulatory engagement
- 08Tracking a moving framework across multiple jurisdictions
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 to 9 October 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 18 to 22 January 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 25 to 29 January 2027 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |