Overview
Empowering regulators, policymakers, and entrepreneurs to grow the fintech sector globally
Capacity building and education is central to our mission at the CCAF in informing and enabling leaders in finance, regulation, and supervision. Through our programmes, we disseminate research, making it accessible to a wider audience, and we facilitate multi-team collaborations. Specifically:
- We provide capacity building and education programmes for regulators and policymakers.
- We promote evidence-based policymaking by supporting the dissemination of CCAF research.
- We provide a platform for the CCAF and the global community of regulators to collaborate and share knowledge.
Our programmes
Cambridge Fintech and Regulatory Innovation (CFTRI) programme
This 8-week online programme is designed to provide global regulators with the latest insights into fintech and a deeper understanding of regulatory innovation. They are empowered to achieve key regulatory objectives such as consumer protection and financial inclusion. Over 870 regulators and policymakers from 200 institutions and 130 countries have successfully completed the programme.
Dates:
4 October-15 December 2023
Study time:
5-6 hours per week for 8 weeks
Format:
Online, tutor-led
Fees:
US$2,500
Cambridge Digital Assets for Regulators (CDAR) Online Programme
Designed for regulators and supervisors globally, this programme leverages the expertise of thematic experts in digital assets across academia, industry, and financial authorities. This 8-week online course offers insight into the origins of the crypto-industry through to the practical considerations related to regulating and supervising crypto-related actors, activities and assets. This course is designed to inform participants and facilitate dialogue about the potential risks and opportunities within the growing digital asset ecosystem.
Dates:
15 November 2023
Study time:
5-6 hours per week for 8 weeks
Format:
Online, self-paced
Fees:
US$2,500
Cambridge Open Banking & Finance for Regulators (COBOF) Online Programme
This online 8-week course provides regulators, policymakers, and professionals in government and industry with key insights, hands-on tools, and practical project-based learning opportunities to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape around open banking and open finance and empower more jurisdictions to economically develop their open banking ecosystem.
Dates:
November 2023 (exact dates TBC)
Study time:
5-6 hours per week for 8 weeks
Format:
Live Online, self-paced
Fees:
US$2,500
Cambridge SupTech Lab – Supervisor of the Future: SupTech Frontiers Programme
Supervisor of the Future: SupTech Frontiers Programme focuses on the paradigm shift in financial supervision that is triggered by the rise of fintech and digital assets. The curriculum, assignments, and live sessions enable deeper understanding of emerging digital technologies and innovative business models, demystify the complexities of evolving supervisory environments and support participants in the creation of suptech applications to address the challenges they face to effectively supervise the financial market. The programme consists of a 6-week online curriculum, draws on real-world cases studies and offers a blend of interactive learning techniques and integrated live sessions.
Dates:
14 August-22 September 2023
Study time:
7 hours per week for 6 weeks
Format:
Online, self-paced
Fees:
US$2,500
Cambridge SupTech Lab – Distilling the Digital Ocean: Practical Data Science in Financial Supervision Programme
Distilling the Digital Ocean: Practical Data Science in Financial Supervision Programme centres on applying best practices and cutting-edge tools to achieve data-driven supervision through a series of theoretical modules and hands-on exercises. Designed for both supervisors and data scientists, the course equips participants with the skills to unlock the full potential of data science while maintaining ethical and responsible data collection, handling, and analysis using AI and other advanced technologies. The programme consists of a 6-week online curriculum, draws on real-world cases studies and offers a blend of interactive learning techniques and integrated live sessions.
Dates:
25 September-3 November
Study time:
7 hours per week for 6 weeks
Format:
Online, self-paced
Fees:
US$2,500
Cambridge SupTech Lab – Leading Transformation: Product and Organisational Innovation Programme
Leading Transformation: Product and Organisational Innovation Programme furthers the capacity of the participants to be the visionary and effective leaders of the digital transformation of financial supervision. Diving into techniques for data-driven and user centered solutions design, change management, and products and organisational innovation, the course supports the participants proofs of concept of cutting-edge, scalable suptech applications and bring about prototype development and deployment. The programme consists of a 6-week online curriculum, draws on real-world cases studies and offers a blend of interactive learning techniques and integrated live sessions.
