Sasha joined Cenfri in 2021 and has contributed to a range of projects across diverse areas, including fintech, payments, digital identity, and innovation regulation. Over the past few years, he has worked closely with policymakers to help balance the benefits of fintech and innovation with managing associated risks. His work includes providing technical assistance to the Central Bank of Jordan’s fintech unit in developing strategies to foster innovation and support the operationalisation of their regulatory sandbox. In 2022, he also collaborated with the Ministry of ICT in Rwanda to develop their national fintech strategy.
Sasha is a key member of Cenfri’s financial consumer protection team, where he managed the development of the inaugural Consumers International Fair Digital Finance Index, supported the creation of a dashboard to assess the implementation of financial consumer protection guidelines across SADC member states, and conducted a policy review on emerging regulatory approaches to vulnerability in the financial sector.