Bryan Zheng Zhang is a prominent academic and financial technology expert who is co-founder and the 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, chairing its Board Risk Committee and also a member of the Audit Committee and People Committee.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-announcedHM 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-announcedFinancial Conduct Authority, Retrieved 22/12/2024, FCA Board, https://www.fca.org.uk/about/who-we-are/fca-board
Zhang has led and co-authored over 50 regional and global fintech market and regulatory reports.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=enJohn 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 His commentary has appeared in articles from a number of media outlets,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-2029Liz 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 including the BBC,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 the Financial Times, 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 and City A.M..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/
He is a member of the Bank of England's CBDC Engagement Forum,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 the OECD's Steering Group on SME & Entrepreneurship Finance, International Monetary Fund's FAS Advisory Group, the Innovation Panel of the Dubai International Financial Centre,Innovate Finance, Retrieved 22/12/2024, Bryan Zhang, https://www.innovatefinance.com/profiles/bryan-zhang/ and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.The Bretton Woods Committee, (2023), Bryan Zhang, https://www.brettonwoods.org/article/bryan-zhang Additionally, he co-chairs the Future of Global FinTech initiative in partnership with the World Economic Forum.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/ Bryan served as a final round judge for Bank for International Settlements and Reserve Bank of India's G20 TechSprint on cross-border payments in 2023.BIS, retrieved 12/01/2025, "Bryan Zheng Zhang", https://www.bis.org/press/p230904.htmBIS, https://www.bis.org/innovation_hub/2023_g20_techsprint.pdf
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 KingdomPayment 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-workingScottish 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
Bryan's academic background includes training in Economic Geography and Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and at the University of Oxford.Centre for Science and Policy, Retrieved 22/12/2024, Bryan Zheng Zhang, https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/bryan-zheng-zhang/ He is an Associate of the Senior Common Room (ASCR) at King's College, Cambridge and a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Alternative Finance, a double anonymised hybrid journal that addresses the technological evolution of the financial sector and its impacts.Sage, Retrieved 12/01/2025, "Bryan Zheng Zhang", https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/journal-of-alternative-finance/journal203798#editorial-board Bryan also worked as an executive for Oxfam in international development and served on its governance body Oxfam Association for two consecutive terms between 2006 - 2012.Oxfam, Retrieved 12/01/2025, "Bryan Zheng Zhang", https://www.oxfam.org.uk/documents/96/Annual_Report_2007.pdfOxfam, Retrieved 12/01/2025, "Bryan Zheng Zhang", https://www.oxfam.org.uk/documents/101/Annual_Report_2012.pdf
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