Santiago Fernández de Lis

Santiago Fernández de Lis serves as the Global Head of Regulation at BBVA. He has held several management positions at Banco de Espana, including Head of the Monetary and Financial Division and Director of the International Department. Between 1998 and 2000, he worked in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). He is an economist from Universidad Autonomade Madrid and was a lecturer at Universidad Carlos III. He is the author of several papers and publications on financial regulation, monetary policy, international economics and central banking.

Regulation

European leadership in digital finance regulation: Pros and cons

As the European Union continues to set out new policies and requirements around digital finance, it remains an open question to what extent excessive regulation is penalizing firms on the continent.