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Kola Aina

Jun 29, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X

Hello Nigerian Fintech Fam;

Tomorrow at 1pm WAT I will be moderating a very important panel:

Facilitating Financial Innovation and Inclusion through Effective Regulation - Lessons from Bank of Lithuania.

Bit.ly/DE_DS

@vplatformhub

This is an institutional knowledge exchange of @vplatformhub and partners - Digital Explorers Program digitalexplorers.eu

Please sign up here: Bit.ly/DE_DS

You want to sign up to engage with;

@MariusJurgilas

@MariusJurgilas who is a Board Member of the Bank of Lithuania & one of Europe’s foremost thought leaders on the future of banking. He is known as the godfather of Fintech in Lithuania. I referenced our memorable conversation in this tweet:

https://twitter.com/kola_aina/status/1261604423895265281?s=20

Mr Musa Itopa Jimoh is currently the Director in charge of Payments System Policy and Oversight function of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Mrs. Aituaz Kola-Oladejo, Executive Director, Financial Service Innovators.

Mr Emomotimi Agama, Deputy Director Registration, Exchanges, Market Infrastructure and Innovation Department Securities and Exchange Commission.

Amongst other things we will explore the age-old question; “What is the most ideal guiding philosophy for the optimal regulator:

Innovation, then Regulation;
Innovation at par with Regulation;
Regulation, then Innovation.

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