V Meeting of the Financial Information Forum of Latin American and the Caribbean Central Banks
The V Meeting of the Financial Information Forum of Latin American and the Caribbean Central Banks was held in Lima, Peru, on May 28 and 29, 2019. Organized by the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA), the event brought together 46 representatives from 17 countries across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe, including associates and collaborating members.
The meeting focused on sharing regional and international experiences regarding financial technologies and new information needs, new sources of information for designing monetary, financial, and macroprudential policies, financial information infrastructures based on microdata, efforts to strengthen information sharing and dissemination, and the statistical developments and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Key sessions included discussions on the impact of financial technologies on the financial services industry, the importance of new sources of information for policy design, and the challenges of managing information in the era of artificial intelligence. Presentations highlighted the need for regulatory adaptations to ensure fintech companies comply with safety, competition, and efficiency standards established by the traditional financial sector.
The event provided a platform for central bank representatives and financial authorities to exchange insights and strategies for enhancing financial information models, addressing data gaps, and fostering international cooperation in the rapidly evolving financial landscape.
Speakers(15)
Bruno Tissot
Discussed the importance, impact, and policy attention surrounding Fintech, highlighting opportunities, risks, and the need for regulation, as well as initiatives to close data gaps.
Federica Ciocchetta
Economist at Financial Stability Directorate, Bank of Italy
Specializes in analyzing the Italian banking system and assessing risks in real estate markets; holds a degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Information and Communication Technology.
Jos9 Miguel Villena
Head of Monetary and Financial Statistics at Central Bank of Chile
Leads the Monetary and Financial Statistics Department; has extensive experience in financial market analysis and has published papers on derivatives and capital flows.
José Miguel Villena
Head of Monetary and Financial Statistics at Central Bank of Chile
Leads the Monetary and Financial Statistics Department; has extensive experience in financial market analysis and has published papers on derivatives and capital flows.
Luis Teles Dias
Deputy Director of the Statistics Department at Banco de Portugal
Luis Teles Dias is the Deputy Director of the Statistics Department at Banco de Portugal. He has extensive experience as a representative of Banco de Portugal in several national and international statistical fora and has participated in numerous statistical cooperation and technical assistance initiatives with more than 25 national central banks.
Milton Vega
Presented on the definition of Fintech and its impact on the financial sector, emphasizing the importance of information management and the challenges posed by new technologies like artificial intelligence.
Remigio Echeverr da
Head of Securities and Financial Markets Data Division at European Central Bank
Holds master's degrees in Economic Sciences and Law; has extensive experience in international economics and statistics, having worked at Banco de Espa1a and the European Central Bank.
Remigio Echeverrda
Head of Securities and Financial Markets Data Division at European Central Bank
Oversees the Securities and Financial Markets Data Division, with a background in economic sciences and law, and experience in international economics and statistics.
Remigio Echeverra
Head of Securities and Financial Markets Data Division at European Central Bank
Oversees the Securities and Financial Markets Data Division, with a background in balance of payments and macroeconomic statistics.
Remigio Echeverría
Head of Securities and Financial Markets Data Division at European Central Bank
Holds master's degrees in Economic Sciences and Law; has extensive experience in international economics and statistics, having worked at Banco de España and the European Central Bank.
Seraf in Mart nez
Presented results from a survey on Fintech in Latin America and the Caribbean, discussing the rapid technological changes impacting the financial services industry and the challenges of managing information with new technologies like artificial intelligence.
Serafin Martnez
Presented the results from a survey on Fintech in Latin America and the Caribbean, discussing the impact of technological changes on the financial services industry.
Serafín Martínez
Presented the results from a survey on Fintech in Latin America and the Caribbean elaborated by members of CEMLA’s Fintech Forum, discussing the impact of technological changes on the financial services industry.
Serafín Martínez Jaramillo
Advisor at CEMLA
Serafín Martínez Jaramillo is a senior financial researcher at the Financial Stability General Directorate at Banco de México and currently serves as an advisor at CEMLA. His research interests include financial stability, systemic risk, financial networks, bankruptcy prediction, genetic programming, multiplex networks, and machine learning. He holds a PhD in Computational Finance from the University of Essex, UK.
Stefan Bender
Head of the Research Data and Service Center at Deutsche Bundesbank
Stefan Bender is the Head of the Research Data and Service Center at the Deutsche Bundesbank. He has published over 100 articles in journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. His research interests include data access, data quality, merging administrative, survey data and/or big data, and record linkage.
Event Details
- Date
- May 28-29, 2019
- 2 days
- Location
- 🇵🇪 Lima, Peru
- Lima, Peru
- Audience
- Central bank representatives and financial authorities from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.
- Attendees
- 46 representatives from 17 countries