Denise Dias

Senior Financial Sector Specialist

Denise Dias works primarily for the Policy Pillar at CGAP. She's specialized in prudential and market conduct financial regulation and supervision with focus on digital finance and payments. She has collaborated with CGAP since 2007, both as a consultant and as a staff member, including as manager for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Denise has over 16 years of experience with policy, regulation and supervision, and has acted as a bank examiner in the Central Bank of Brazil (prudential and market conduct). Prior, she founded and managed an internet marketing business in Brazil, and audited government programs for the Brazilian Ministry of Finance. She also works with other organizations such as the World Bank, GIZ, and Bankable Frontier, and frequently acts as a Program Leader for the Toronto Centre.

Denise holds an MBA in international banking and finance, an MBA in financial sector economics, and a bachelor’s degree in business. She speaks Portuguese and Spanish.

By Denise Dias

Research

AI-Powered SupTech for Financial Inclusion: How Emerging Market Authorities Can Unlock Its Potential

AI-powered SupTech offers financial sector authorities in emerging markets and developing economies a timely opportunity to strengthen supervision, improve efficiency, and advance financial inclusion. This brief explores how authorities can adopt these tools responsibly through five priority recommendations: stronger legal foundations, realistic digital transformation, AI risk management, adaptive organizational culture, and deeper collaboration.
Blog

Technology Is Key for Open Finance Oversight and Supervision

Open finance offers great potential but requires effective oversight due to its fast-moving data. Traditional reports are too slow; FSAs need high-frequency data and advanced technology to spot issues early, protect trust, and ensure inclusion.
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Open Finance Oversight and Supervision: Emerging Practices and Early Lessons

This working paper brings new insights on the supervision of open finance to inform policy and regulatory design in emerging markets and developing economies.
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Regulating Financial Innovation: What Does It Take?

This working paper introduces vision-guided regulation as an approach that helps financial sector regulators harness innovation for inclusive finance.
Blog

How Can Financial Authorities Use Gender Data to Fulfill Diverse Mandates?

As the financial landscape grows more complex, integrating gender into regulatory data will help financial sector authorities fulfill their mandates more effectively, contributing to a more inclusive, responsible, safe, and sustainable financial sector.