Background:

Banks play a predominant role in economic development, channeling funds from savers to investors, providing a payment system for transactions and distributing risks across space and time to those best able to manage them. The functions of banks & financial institutions have become more complex as technology and financial innovation are transforming financial intermediation. Risk Management in banks demands a new, highly analytical business-optimization and strategy-setting process, with principle-based compliance, supported by a robust assurance function.  Banks have become more customer centric and face the challenge of ensuring the security of customer data and privacy. Other challenges include the transition to a more sustainable, environmentally responsible financial sector. The Government and Regulators frame the rules in the public policy space, working to ensure that all stakeholders operate within the laid down framework with the interests of all participants protected.

Objective:

This uniquely designed CAFRAL Program on Current Issues in Banking and Finance provides capsuled learning for economists, regulators and bankers to understand various current issues and challenges faced by financial intermediaries in the present interconnected world in which technology is reshaping the landscape of finance at an unprecedented pace.  The program will provide insights on the economy in general, its impact on the financial sector and the evolving challenges and opportunities.

Program Highlights:

The Program will deal with the following:

• Macroeconomic Landscape
• Financial Stability: Risks & Resilience
• Data Analytics, Digital transformation & Data Protection
• Evolving Fintech Landscape
• Changing Paradigm of Risk Management
• Approach to Governance & Assurance
• Customer Centricity & Consumer Protection