📅 Tuesday, April 28, 2026
🕙 14:00 BST | 9:00 AM ET (1 hour duration)
📍 Virtual (Zoom)
Stablecoins are rapidly reshaping financial systems globally — but Africa presents a distinct regulatory landscape.
As part of its Stablecoins and the African Financial System program, AIR is convening a global webinar to share early insights from the new African companion paper to the Global Stablecoin Regulatory Playbook. The companion translates global stablecoin principles into African market regulatory considerations, supporting policymakers in assessing risks and opportunities across diverse markets and user segments. It also explores key global policy debates, including cross-border stablecoins and regulatory coordination.
This session will highlight:
• Key insights from the upcoming African companion paper to the Global Stablecoin Regulatory Playbook
• Opportunities and risks for stablecoins across African markets
• How regulators are approaching innovation, financial stability, and consumer protection
• Lessons from global frameworks adapted to regional realities
Attendees will receive early access to insights ahead of the official companion launch.
Tahiru Alhassan, Virtual Assets Regulatory Office, Bank of Ghana
Lauren Cassells, Innovation Programs Lead, Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR)
Jack Omino, Financial Sector Development Office, Nairobi International Financial Centre
Jannah Patchay, Executive in Residence & Board Member, Global Digital Finance
William Peracchio, Master of Public Administration Student, Harvard Kennedy School
Haocong Ren, Policy & Investment Lead, CGAP
COMING SOON • African Companion to the Global Stablecoin Regulatory Playbook
Building on GDF’s Global Stablecoin Regulatory Playbook, this new companion paper written by AIR in collaboration with CGAP and MIT DCI translates global stablecoin principles into African market regulatory considerations, supporting policymakers in assessing risks and opportunities across diverse markets and user segments.
WHITE PAPER • Global Stablecoin Regulatory Playbook
The playbook is a comprehensive policy framework designed to support the development of clear, credible, and globally interoperable regulatory regimes for fiat-backed stablecoins. It was developed in partnership with GDF’s stablecoin issuer members as part of its Global Stablecoin Working Group.
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