Details
This is an in-person and online event
Date: Thursday, 13th March 2025
Start time: 13:00 PM SAST
Duration: 1 hour
Practitioner: Nolwazi Hlophe
Company: FSCA - Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Location: 4th Floor Seminar Room, the School of Economics, Middle Campus, UCT
RSVP required: Follow this link to rsvp, a seminar link will be sent on the day if you opt to attend remotely.
About the Speaker: Nolwazi Hlophe
Nolwazi Hlophe is a Senior Fintech Specialist at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). With over a decade of experience in financial regulation and supervision, she excels in monitoring and analysing emerging financial technologies, business models, and products. Nolwazi leads research on artificial intelligence, open finance, and decentralized finance, contributing significantly to the advancement of financial inclusion, innovation, and stability in the region.
Previously, she served as the first Project Manager of the CBE Intelligence Hub at the CentralBank of Eswatini, where she established the strategy and guidelines for theFintech Unit and Regulatory Sandbox. Recognized among the 60 African Women Experts in Fintech by Africa Shapers in 2022, Nolwazi is also a prolific author and speaker, advocating for ethical AI integration in finance. Her expertise spans anti-money laundering compliance, digital identity, cybersecurity, and data privacy.
Join us as Nolwazi shares insights on FSCA's recent market study on DeFi in South Africa.
About the Company: FSCA - Financial Services Conduct Authority
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) was established by the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 (the FSR Act) to become a dedicated market conduct authority in South Africa's Twin Peaks regulatory model replacing the Financial Services Board (FSB), on 1 April 2018.
Their mandate includes all financial institutions that provide a financial product and/or a financial service as defined in the Financial Sector Regulation Act. The FSCA's mandate is expressed through the following six strategic objectives:
- Improve industry practices to achieve fair outcomes for financial customers
- Harmonise regulatory and supervisory frameworks
- Accelerate the transformation of the FSCA into a socially responsible, efficient and responsive organisation
- Empower households and small businesses to be financially resilient
- Promote the development of an innovative, inclusive and sustainable financial system
- Act against misconduct to support confidence and integrity in the financial sector
Interested?
RSVP via this Link to participate.
FinHub Practitioner Seminars
This seminar is part of a series which has been created to expose UCT MPhil in Fintech students to exceptional individuals in the African Fintech space working on innovative solutions to address the large unbanked population on our continent. Fintech in Africa has received the largest share of funding in recent years, and this trend is expected to increase. As the only dedicated Fintech Master's program on the African continent, one of our goals is to connect our students with leading fintech companies across the continent. In the past, we have had speakers from Nala, Stitch Money, Visa, Spoon Money, Consensys, Authentium, Investec and more. Because seminars have attracted interest from students across campus, any student or individual interested in fintech and related topics are welcome to attend.
