Bryan Zhang
Bryan Zheng Zhang is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, and co-founder of Financial Innovation for Impact. He is also a Non-Executive Director of the UK Financial Conduct Authority since 2024, sitting on its Board Risk Committee and Audit Committee.[1][2][3]
Zhang has led and co-authored over 50 regional and global fintech market and regulatory reports.[4][5][6] His commentary has appeared in articles from a number of media outlets,[7][8] including the BBC,[9] the Financial Times,[10] and City A.M..[11]
He is a member of the Bank of England's CBDC Engagement Forum,[12] the OECD's Steering Group on SME & Entrepreneurship Finance, the Dubai International Financial Centre's Innovation Panel,[13] and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.[14] Additionally, he co-chairs the Future of Global FinTech initiative in partnership with the World Economic Forum.[15][16]
In 2022, he was appointed by the Payment Systems Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority as the Independent Chair of a Strategic Working Group to help shape the future development of Open Banking in the United Kingdom[17][18][19]
Bryan's academic background includes training in Economic Geography and Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and at the University of Oxford.[20]
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References
[edit]- ^ Financial Conduct Authority, (2024), New appointment to Financial Conduct Authority board announced, https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/new-appointment-financial-conduct-authority-board-announced
- ^ HM Treasury and Bim Afolami MP,(2024), New appointment to Financial Conduct Authority board announced, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-appointment-to-financial-conduct-authority-board-announced
- ^ Financial Conduct Authority, Retrieved 22/12/2024, FCA Board, https://www.fca.org.uk/about/who-we-are/fca-board
- ^ Financial Innovation for Impact, (2023), Bryan Zhang, https://fii.international/bryan-zhang
- ^ Google Scholar, Retrieved 22/12/2024, Bryan Zheng Zhang, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tGWrr_EAAAAJ&hl=en
- ^ John Beirne, James Villafuerte and Bryan Zhang (eds.),(2023), Fintech and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Priorities for Asia, Journal of Asian Economic Integration, Volume 5, Issue 1, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/26316846221150992
- ^ Finextra, (2024), Davos 2024: AI most relevant for fintech development until 2029, https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43558/davos-2024-ai-most-relevant-for-fintech-development-until-2029
- ^ Liz Lumley, 2024, Can fintech fulfil its promise if we are still asking if it will last?, The Banker, https://www.thebanker.com/Can-fintech-fulfil-its-promise-if-we-are-still-asking-if-it-will-last-1706084891
- ^ Kevin Peachey, (2017), Money changing - Everything we knew about money is up for grabs. So will we end up smiling?, BBC, The Disruptors, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/The_disruptors_money_changing
- ^ Aime Williams, (2016), FCA asks University of Cambridge to help it understand P2P, Financial Times, https://www.ft.com/content/d5635e3a-8642-11e6-8897-2359a58ac7a5?accessToken=zwAGKdxAhjx4kdPVY146hkIR5tOIlyNZpYrHpQ.MEUCIQC5FEkVxZnJzB6nSTNAhf6UaWOCOd6zQd7kPHqvvy0FlAIgGq_OBhMyfk8UEXlnWkC4HtAGOjM9u_CzPQkRzLqwhXE&sharetype=gift&token=43b88317-464b-43b5-bebe-526dadc9f112
- ^ Harriet Green, (2016), How China is pioneering alternative finance and P2P lending – an analysis of the first ever Asia-Pacific industry report, City A.M., https://www.cityam.com/alternative-finance-how-china-is-pioneering-p2p-lending-an-analysis-of-the-first-ever-asia-pacific-industry-report/
- ^ Bank of England, (2021), Membership of CBDC Engagement and Technology Forums, https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2021/september/membership-of-cbdc-engagement-and-technology-forums
- ^ Innovate Finance, Retrieved 22/12/2024, Bryan Zhang, https://www.innovatefinance.com/profiles/bryan-zhang/
- ^ The Bretton Woods Committee, (2023), Bryan Zhang, https://www.brettonwoods.org/article/bryan-zhang
- ^ Innovate Finance, Retrieved 22/12/2024, Bryan Zhang, https://www.innovatefinance.com/profiles/bryan-zhang/
- ^ World Economic Forum, Retrieved 22/12/2024, The Future of Global Fintech,https://www.weforum.org/centres/centre-for-financial-and-monetary-systems/projects/the-future-of-global-fintech/
- ^ Payment Systems Regulator, (2022), Bryan Zhang appointed Chair of Strategic Working Group for Open Banking, https://www.psr.org.uk/news-and-updates/latest-news/news/bryan-zhang-appointed-chair-of-strategic-working-group-for-open-banking/
- ^ Financial Conduct Authority, (2022), 'FCA and PSR, Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee co-chairs, appoint Bryan Zhang as Strategic Working Group Chair', https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/fca-and-psr-joint-regulatory-oversight-committee-co-chairs-appoint-bryan-zhang-strategic-working
- ^ Scottish Financial News, (2022), Bryan Zhang appointed independent chair of strategic working group, https://www.scottishfinancialnews.com/articles/bryan-zhang-appointed-independent-chair-of-strategic-working-group
- ^ Centre for Science and Policy, Retrieved 22/12/2024, Bryan Zheng Zhang, https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/bryan-zheng-zhang/