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On 27-28 November 2024, FinCoNet (the International Financial Consumer Protection Organisation) held its 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM), hosted by the Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP, Peru (SBS Peru).

On 22-23 November 2023, FinCoNet (the International Financial Consumer Protection Organisation) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM), hosted by Bank of Mauritius. The AGM also marked the 10th anniversary of the formal establishment of FinCoNet as an international network of market conduct supervisors.

The FinCoNet Annual General Meeting was hosted by the Banco de Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal on 21-22 November 2022, and was directly followed by the FinCoNet/Banco de Portugal International Seminar on Financial Consumer Protection, held on 23 November 2022.

The FinCoNet Annual General Meeting was held on 10-11 November 2021, directly followed by the FinCoNet International Seminar on 12 November 2021. The International Seminar explored the topic of Market Conduct Supervisors Responding to the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic, beginning with a presentation providing global insights into regulatory and supervisory approaches to consumer risks resulting from COVID-19.

The FinCoNet Annual General Meeting was held on 11-12 November 2020, via a virtual meeting platform. The AGM was followed by an International Seminar on Creditworthiness Assessments, on 13 November 2020. The Seminar was held over three sessions, the first setting the scene of supervisory approaches to creditworthiness assessments. The second session explored the use of AI in assessing creditworthiness, what are the right checks and balances? The third and final session discussed developments and challenges regarding creditworthiness assessments, including in light of COVID-19.

On 13-14 November 2019, the International Financial Consumer Protection Organisation (FinCoNet) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Rome, hosted by the Central Bank of Italy. Representatives from 31 jurisdictions around the world, as well as international organisations, participated in the AGM. The meeting was held back-to-back with an international seminar on behavioural insights for conduct supervision co-sponsored by FinCoNet and the Central Bank of Italy, focussing on key insights and experiences from academics and supervisory authorities alike.

On 6-7 November 2018, the International Financial Consumer Protection Organisation (FinCoNet) held its Annual General Meeting in Brasilia, hosted by the Central Bank of Brazil. Representatives from twenty three supervisory authorities from around the world, as well as international organisations, participated in the AGM. The meeting was held concurrently with the fourth Financial Citizenship Forum of the Central Bank of Brazil, and followed by an International Seminar on the topic of Open Banking on 8 November 2018, addressing developments, issues and challenges in this space from a supervisory perspective.

On 14-15 November 2017 the International Financial Consumer Protection Organisation (FinCoNet) held its Annual General Meeting 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Twenty-two supervisory authorities as well as three observers to the Organisation participated in the AGM, together with five invited authorities from Asia. The meeting was followed by an International Seminar on Virtual Currencies, organised in cooperation with the Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan, addressing the challenges these pose to supervisory authorities from a financial consumer protection perspective.

The International Financial Consumer Protection Organisation (FinCoNet) announced the appointment of its new Chair and Vice Chair at its Annual Meeting held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ms Lucie Tedesco, the Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, was elected as Chair of FinCoNet for the next three years to lead the future growth and development of the organisation. FinCoNet also announced the appointment of Ms Maria Lucia Leitão, Head of Banking Conduct Supervision Department of the Banco de Portugal to the position of Vice Chair.

FinCoNet highlights risks to consumers from inappropriate sales incentives and increased use of online and mobile payments.

FinCoNet highlights the need for strong co-operation among supervisory authorities on financial consumer protection issues at the Consumer Protection International Seminar hosted by The People's Bank of China

A new international organisation of financial consumer protection supervisory authorities was formally established today (14 November) at its AGM, hosted by the Central Bank of Portugal.