There is a rise in demand for compliance to meet the new regulations of GDPR, CRS, and FATCA, as such, how will data driven industries, legacy systems, and blockchain equip to co-exist in Panama?

With over 70 banking and financial institutions, Panama is stated to be the financial services hub of Latin America, offering attractive investment and business opportunities in a variety of industries, however investors are now interested in the diverse opportunities that the FinTech industry brings.

Panama recently became home to a diverse group of digital innovators, who are carefully monitoring legislation and regulation. On one side of the coin, data privacy is gaining momentum while on the flip side, there’s an escalated demand for permanence and transparency.

How does Panama manage the trends of crypto currency, data protection and confidentiality in a hemisphere known to offer the best banking secrecy laws in the world while ticking the boxes for regulation compliance?

We invite you to hear the experts in the field debate on bringing Fintech and Legacy systems into modern times!

Panel members

Moderator, Simon Owen

Manager Director of Hyperion Risk Solutions,
and Insurance Director of Hyperion
Insurance Management Limited

Felipe Echandi

Founder Of Cuanto, Co-founder of Panafintech

Michael Cullen

Senior Partner of Control Risks and President of the Board for UK Colombia Trade

Lia Hernandez

Partner of Legal IT Abogados, Executive Director and Co-founder of IPANDETEC.

Digital Currency

Banking Superintendence