Within the framework of the Tbilisi Finance Summit, Nino Jeladze, Vice Governor of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG), took part in a panel discussion.

The panel, titled “The Next Innovation Cycle in Financial Services,” explored the opportunities and role of central banks in ensuring the competitiveness of the financial services sector and fostering the adoption of new technologies.

The session was held in a roundtable format, where participants exchanged views on the future of financial infrastructure.

Alongside NBG’s Vice Governor, the discussion featured Armen Nurbekyan, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia; Claudiu Negrea, Deputy Director of the National Bank of Romania; Linardo Martincevic, Advisor to the Governor’s Office of the National Bank of Croatia; Izwan Ali, Advisor at Nexus Global Payments; Bob Wardrop, Professor at the University of Cambridge; Siddharth Shetty, CEO of Finternet Labs; Giles Dixon, Global Head of Regulatory and Licensing Affairs at Tether; Giorgi Vakhtangishvili, Head of Digital Banking at Bank of Georgia; and Dmitry Bocharov, Chief Risk Officer and Co-founder of Pave Bank.

Participants also discussed the role of regulatory authorities and central banks in facilitating financial innovation, as well as the challenges faced in integrating technology into the financial sector.

Vice Governor Nino Jeladze shared insights from Georgia’s experience, including the country’s evolving financial ecosystem and the emergence of new institutions such as virtual asset service providers and fintech platforms.

She emphasized the National Bank of Georgia’s role in maintaining financial stability while fostering financial innovation, and discussed NBG’s experience in developing a regulatory framework for new fintech entrants.

The panel was moderated by Pat Patel, Executive Director of GFTN Forums.

The Tbilisi Finance Summit, attended by representatives from more than 50 countries and over 1 000 delegates, is part of the event series organized by the Global Financial and Technological Network (GFTN) based in Singapore. GFTN is a leading international network in the field of financial technologies, and Georgia has now become a part of this global community.