Jana de Waal

Jana is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa with a passion for leveraging her legal expertise to navigate complex regulatory landscapes. Transitioning from corporate law to non-profit financial sector development after completing her master’s studies in international human rights law, she is now deeply interested in exploring the intersection of financial sector regulation, innovation, and inclusive economic growth.

She has acted as a regulatory specialist for a range of Cenfri projects including:

• A portfolio of technical assistance projects to a financial sector regulator in the MENA region to support and enable the growth of fintech and insurtech in the market with appropriate regulation and licensing and to develop a framework for consumer recourse channels.
• Assessing the feasibility and implementation of Open Finance in sub-Saharan African markets.
• Providing training to financial sector regulators on Regulating for Innovation.
• Assessing the potential of remittance-linked insurance products in multiple corridors across sub-Saharan Africa.
• Providing technical assistance to financial sector regulators on how they can better enable and facilitate innovation in their markets in Malawi and Uganda.
• Policy and regulatory analysis for insurance diagnostic reports in Ghana and Nigeria.
• The role of insurance regulators in dealing with consumer data protection risks arising from increased data availability and usage.

When not at her desk, Jana is a keen runner who loves to explore new environments on foot.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws, Stellenbosch University
• Master of Laws, Stellenbosch University
• Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa