Bryan Zhang

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Bryan Zhang
Education University of Cambridge, University of Oxford
Occupation(s)FinTech expert and non-executive director
Known forFinTech and regulatory innovation

Bryan Zheng Zhang is a prominent academic and financial technnology 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, sitting on its Board Risk Committee and Audit Committee. [1] [2] [3]

Zhang has led and co-authored over 50 regional and global fintech market and regulatory reports. [4] [5] [6] His commentary has appeared in articles from a number of media outlets, [7] [8] including the BBC, [9] the Financial Times, [10] and City A.M.. [11]

He is a member of the Bank of England's CBDC Engagement Forum, [12] the OECD's Steering Group on SME & Entrepreneurship Finance, International Monetary Fund's FAS Advisory Group, the Dubai International Financial Centre's Innovation Panel, [13] and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee. [14] Additionally, he co-chairs the Future of Global FinTech initiative in partnership with the World Economic Forum. [15] [16] 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. [17] [18]

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 Kingdom [19] [20] [21]

Bryan's academic background includes training in Economic Geography and Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and at the University of Oxford. [22] 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. [23] 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. [24] [25]

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  2. ↑ HM 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-announced
  3. ↑ Financial Conduct Authority, Retrieved 22/12/2024, FCA Board, https://www.fca.org.uk/about/who-we-are/fca-board
  4. ↑ Financial Innovation for Impact, (2023), Bryan Zhang, https://fii.international/bryan-zhang
  5. ↑ Google Scholar, Retrieved 22/12/2024, Bryan Zheng Zhang, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tGWrr_EAAAAJ&hl=en
  6. ↑ John 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
  7. ↑ 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-2029
  8. ↑ Liz 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
  9. ↑ 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
  10. ↑ 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
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  13. ↑ Innovate Finance, Retrieved 22/12/2024, Bryan Zhang, https://www.innovatefinance.com/profiles/bryan-zhang/
  14. ↑ The Bretton Woods Committee, (2023), Bryan Zhang, https://www.brettonwoods.org/article/bryan-zhang
  15. ↑ Innovate Finance, Retrieved 22/12/2024, Bryan Zhang, https://www.innovatefinance.com/profiles/bryan-zhang/
  16. ↑ 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/
  17. ↑ BIS, retrieved 12/01/2025, "Bryan Zheng Zhang", https://www.bis.org/press/p230904.htm
  18. ↑ BIS, https://www.bis.org/innovation_hub/2023_g20_techsprint.pdf
  19. ↑ Payment 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/
  20. ↑ 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-working
  21. ↑ Scottish 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
  22. ↑ Centre for Science and Policy, Retrieved 22/12/2024, Bryan Zheng Zhang, https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/bryan-zheng-zhang/
  23. ↑ Sage, Retrieved 12/01/2025, "Bryan Zheng Zhang", https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/journal-of-alternative-finance/journal203798#editorial-board
  24. ↑ Oxfam, Retrieved 12/01/2025, "Bryan Zheng Zhang", https://www.oxfam.org.uk/documents/96/Annual_Report_2007.pdf
  25. ↑ Oxfam, Retrieved 12/01/2025, "Bryan Zheng Zhang", https://www.oxfam.org.uk/documents/101/Annual_Report_2012.pdf


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