Fintech Foundation and GFTN Unveil Global Regulatory Benchmark

The initiative aims to move beyond opaque assessment methods by crowdsourcing its methodology. Regulators, central banks, and academic experts will participate in an open process to refine the framework, which evaluates jurisdictions across five key metrics: regulatory clarity, consumer protection, innovation enablement, market access, and resilience.

Professor Christopher J. Brummer, founder of the Fintech Foundation, emphasized that the project is intended to strip away the mystery often surrounding regulatory benchmarking. By integrating legal, economic, and technological expertise, the index seeks to provide policymakers with a clear view of how their frameworks stack up against international peers. Sopnendu Mohanty, CEO of GFTN, noted that as tokenization and AI adoption accelerate, governance structures must evolve in tandem to keep pace with the shifting landscape.

The project draws on the combined reach of major industry events, including DC Fintech Week, the Singapore Fintech Festival, and the Point Zero Forum in Zurich. The final index will incorporate data from a diverse range of economies, spanning from established markets in North America and Europe to emerging jurisdictions across Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.