Global Financial Innovation Network Releases One Year On Report

On June 25, 2019, the Global Financial Innovation Network ("GFiN") published a report reflecting on its activity over the past year entitled "GFiN - One Year On". GFiN is a network of international regulators and various other stakeholders created with a view to improving efficiency in the way innovative firms interact with regulators, as well as providing these firms with a means of navigating internationally, scaling up and testing new ideas. GFiN's focus is on collaboration, co-operation and knowledge-sharing between financial services regulators. GFiN also seeks to facilitate cross border experimentation. At the time of the report, GFiN consisted of 35 Members and 7 observers. Canadian regulators that are currently members of GFiN are the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Alberta Securities Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and the Autorité des marchés financiers.