On 23 November 2021 a conference entitled “Bulgaria on the European Fintech Map” was held to present the Annual Report of the Bulgarian Fintech Association for 2021. The event was dedicated to investments in the sector and the place of our country in Europe and the world.
Fintech regulations in the non-banking financial sector were presented by Ms. Neda Muzho – Head of Supervision of Public Companies, Issuers of Securities and SPVs, who took part in the conference.
She noted that the last year, marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, not only changed our understanding of reality, but imposed new rules and gave a strong impetus to the digital transformation in the non-banking financial sector.
Ms. Muzho outlined the key topics in the fintech sector for the period 2021-2025, namely: creating “strategic autonomy”, ensuring a level playing field, strengthening EU oversight, competition and the clash of digital policies.
She also drew attention to the strategic goals set for the new business model:
Financial literacy;
Dialogue within the framework of creating an ecosystem of connections within 2020-2030. on “Fintech and establishing conditions for stimulating sustainable business models through smart regulations”;
Development of cybersecurity.
Ms. Muzho ended her address with the words: “We are here together at this conference with responsibility, because we are building a new pillar that is very important and necessary for sustainable development, and this is perhaps the most important role of the Financial Supervision Commission, offering financial stability in the long run.”