Cybersecurity and the protection of personal data are the main concern of financial authorities regarding the risks derived from fintech, according to a survey prepared by the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA).
CEMLA since 1952 is the Association of Central Banks of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Our main objectives are: To promote a better understanding of monetary and banking matters; help with improving the training of central bank staff; conduct research and systematize the results, and provide information to members about events of international and regional interest in the areas of monetary and financial policies.Activities
Calendar for 2019Training and formation activities on economic and central banking topics
PublicationsSelection of publications that analyze the main financial and monetary topics of the central bank of the region.
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Central Bank Award Annual award for the preparation of studies that are of interest to the central bank.
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Central BanksThe external structure includes 52 members, 30 of which are associated.
News
CEMLA launched the Forum of FINTECH Experts, also known as the Fintech Forum. The goal of the Forum is to bring together the knowledge and experience of central banks of the region, international organizations and other relevant institutions to analyze the dimensions and potential impact of the FinTech phenomenon in central banking mandates
Call for academic papers
Submission Deadline: 15 October, 2019
Conference, 5 – 6 December, 2019
Venue: CEMLA, Mexico City
Calendar of activities for 2019
| Date | Event | Topic | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 5-6 | Intermediate Meeting of the Working Group of the Joint Research, 2019 |
Technical Meeting | Mexico City |
| August 19-23 | Financial Programming | Course | Mexico City |
| August 26-30 | Model-Based Monetary Policy Analysis and Forecasting |
Course | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| August 26-29 | Course on Bank Accounting | Course | Santiago, Chile |
| August 30 | Meeting of the Alternates Committee |
Alternates Committee | Mexico City |
| September 5-6 | IX Meeting on Financial Stability | Technical Meeting | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| September 10-13 | Seminar on Document Management and Archives at Central Banks. Digital Transformation: Paper, Electronic Documents and Data | Seminario | Madrid, Spain |
| September 10-12 | Course on Financial Markets | Course | Nassau, Bahamas |
Performed Activities 2019
Board of Governors 2017-2019May 7, 2019
Strong Dynamism in 2018 Income from remittances in Latin America and the CaribbeanMarch 6, 2019 (In Spanish)
Key Aspects around Financial Technologies and RegulationPolicy Report, June 2019
Key Aspects around Central Bank Digital CurrenciesPolicy Report, June 2019
Integrated inflation targeting: Another perspective from the developing worldJoint BIS-CEMLA book
Fuerte Dinamismo en 2018 del Ingreso por Remesas de América Latina y el CaribeForo de Remesas e Inclusión Financiera
Central Bank Forums
BdE-CEMLA ProgramBanco de España - CEMLA Technical Assistance Program for Strengthening the Accounting Regulatory Framework.
Financial Information ForumThe Forum aims at strengthening the financial statistics and information models of the Region's central banks. Members are organized into working and discussion groups and research committees.
Forum of FINTECH ExpertsInitiative that brings together the knowledge and experience of central banks, international organizations, related to the implications of new financial technologies for monetary and financial stability.
Remmitances ForumThe Forum aims to contribute to central banks in the region to advance in the analysis of the impact of those resources in the region's developing economies and their financial sectors, and to identify policies to increase remmitance's positive impact.
Payments ForumThe objective of the Forum is to describe and assess the payments systems of Latin America and the Caribbean with a view to identify possible improvement measures in their safety, efficiency and integrity.
