## Financial Supervision Courses

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Financial Supervision Courses](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2019/fsvct19-02)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: CT 19.02
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Dates: January 14-18, 2019 (1 week)
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Chinese

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### Invitation and Logistics
- Session No.: CT 19.02
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Date: January 14-18, 2019 (1 week)
- Primary Language: English
- Interpretation Language: Chinese

### Qualifications and Target Audience
- Qualifications: Work experience in regulation or supervision of the financial sector and/or fintech. A working knowledge of English is also an advantage.
- Target Audience: Mid-level to senior officials from the central bank and other government agencies dealing with regulation of the financial sector.
- Preference: Applicants working on issues directly related to supervision and regulation of new financial technologies.

### Course Description — Topics and Approach
- Fintech transformations: exploration of opportunities and challenges for consumers, service providers, and regulators.
- Regulatory balance: emphasis on balancing efficiency and stability trade-offs and assuring that risks can be effectively managed without stifling innovation.
- Governance and modernization: strengthen governance of fintech firms and consider modernization of regulatory principles to oversee fintech.
- Specific content areas:
  - Overview of Financial Technologies (FinTech) and key regulatory concerns.
  - P2P lending and mobile payment.
  - Crypto-assets.
  - Use of emerging technologies for supervision and compliance.
  - International regulatory response.
- Analytical basis: draws upon nascent analytical work and early experiences from the Fund as well as various countries.
- Participant expectations: analyze risks and concerns arising from FinTech developments and explore possible regulatory responses.

### Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- understand main Fintech developments,
- discuss main regulatory challenges, and
- describe the international regulatory response.

### Related IMF Training Offerings (listed in source)
- Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS): English (French, Portuguese) | January 18-29, 2027 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius
- Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A): English (Arabic) | December 13-17, 2026 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Fiscal Sustainability (FS): English (Arabic) | November 9-20, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC): English (French, Portuguese) | November 9-13, 2026 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius
- Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC): English (Arabic) | December 7-18, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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## References

- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2019/fsvct19-02_