This presentation was used by Innovate Finance in a first response to how the FCA Sandbox Project might map onto Innovate Finance Programmes and Policy Work and how a Virtual and an Umbrella Sandbox might be delivered.
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As an Independent non-for-profit members association, InnFin is well
positioned to support different uses for Regulatory Sandboxes
Innovate Finance has over 170 members where innovation in Financial Services is the
common theme
Across the membership continuum Innovate Finance members have expressed a number of
issues and barriers they seek assistance with
A number of issues and barriers can be addressed through the deployment of Member
Sandbox solutions
A sandbox is a contained safe place to play – often an environment that is used to “test” a
technological proof of concept prior to public release
A Regulatory Sandbox should be designed to use the knowledge of the greater community to
accelerate new (little known) innovations
A number of key design principles MUST be adhered to regardless of Virtual or Umbrella
Sandbox model
A Virtual Regulatory Sandbox can be up and running in Q1 2016
An Umbrella Sandbox could help expedite complex innovations that require extended
consumer testing… but will need time to be evaluated
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InnFin has over 170 members… innovation in FS is the common theme
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Alternative Finance
o
Cyber Security
Cyber Security
Enterprise Software
Capital Markets RegTech
Financial Inclusion and Education
Wealth Management
Investment Solutions
Banking
Money Transfers and FX
Payments
Digital Currencies and Blockchain
Insurance Telco
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Across the membership continuum InnFin members have expressed a
number of issues and barriers they seek assistance with
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Can you help us
get a bank
account?
Foreign Start-ups /
BitCoin Plays
Can you help us get
on Institutional
Preferred Suppliers?
Lists
Start-ups
How can we work
with institutions?
Start-ups
What are our
compliance
requirements?
Start-ups to Institutions
How is this area
(going to be)
regulated?
Currency / Blockchain /
DLT
How can we expedite
the authorisation
process?
Start-ups
How do we
demonstrate our use
case to the community?
Start-ups to Institutions
How can we agree
emerging
interoperable
standards?
Start-ups to Institutions
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A number of issues and barriers can be addressed through the
deployment of Member Sandbox solutions
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Start-ups
Institutions
• Bank account
• Access to institutions
• Preferred supplier access
• Promotion
• Showcase for technology
• Prototype environment
• Regulatory “Fit for Purpose”
• Authorisation Approval
• Compliance
• Use case lab
• Interoperable standards
• Industry adoption
Start-up Sandbox
Showcase Sandbox
Regulatory Sandbox
Industry Sandbox
Member Issues & Barriers Sandbox Solution
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A sandbox is a contained safe place to play – often an “environment”
that is used to “test” a technological proof of concept prior to public
release
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“A sandbox is a testing environment that isolates
untested code changes and outright
experimentation from the production
environment or repository, in the context of
software development…”
Wikipedia – Software Development
“A sandbox is a security mechanism for
separating running programs. It is often used to
execute untested code, or untrusted programs
from unverified third parties, suppliers, untrusted
users and untrusted websites.”
Wikipedia – Computer Security
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A Regulatory Sandbox should be designed to use the knowledge of the
greater community to accelerate new (little known) innovations
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• One of the largest barriers regulators
face is new innovations and ways of
working
• Often, the knowledgebase of new
innovations - how they work, and
potential risks are rewards - is difficult
to baseline and assess
• By engaging the great community of
financial services professionals in a
structured process, knowledge and
experience can be more rapidly built
• The objective of defining this as a
formal process in a Regulatory
Sandbox should be to make
transparent and accelerate the
DECISION
Diffusion of Innovation, Rogers
Primary Innovation Scope of a
Regulatory Sandbox
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We have mapped the proposed FCA Virtual Sandbox and Umbrella
Sandbox to the InnFin Solutions
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Start-ups
Institutions
• Bank account
• Access to institutions
• Preferred supplier access
• Promotion
• Showcase for technology
• Prototype environment
• Regulatory “Fit for Purpose”
• Authorisation Approval
• Compliance
• Use case lab
• Interoperable standards
• Industry adoption
Start-up Sandbox
Showcase Sandbox
Regulatory Sandbox
Industry Sandbox
Member Issues & Barriers Sandbox Solution
1 FCA Virtual Sandbox
2 FCA Umbrella Sandbox
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A number of key design principles MUST be adhered to regardless of
Virtual or Umbrella Sandbox model
The ultimate objective of a Sandbox is to accelerate greater market competition
and range of access to quality financial solutions by consumers
Sandboxes need to be open and accessible to all FinTech players, from seed start-
ups to Institutions
All Sandbox applicants must pass a “fit for purposes” test prior to entry into the
Sandbox
A joint working Steering Group should be established between Project Innovate
and Industry / Membership Associations to foster collaboration
The collaboration should focus on the improvement of working processes and skill
levels of ALL of the involved parties
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A Virtual Regulatory Sandbox can be up and running in Q1 2016
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InnFin Regulatory Sandbox
1 FCA Virtual Sandbox
Improved
“Fit for
Purpose”
Application
Completion
Support
Case Worker
Assist
Quick Wins
Implement
Q1 16
Restricted
Authorisation
NAL /
IG
Waivers
Analyse
Q1/2 16
Implement
Q2+ 16
New
Regulatory
Activity
Broadening
FSMA Waiver
Test
Amendment
to Exemptions
Order
Analyse
Q2/3+ 16
Implement
Q3+ 16
Case Study 1 – RoboAdvice
Case Study 2 – Block Chain
Case Study 3 – RegTech
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An Umbrella Sandbox could help expedite complex innovations that
require extended consumer testing… but will need time to be evaluated
KeyActivities
Discovery &
Planning
Data Collection
& Mobilisation Phase 1
Design &
Selection Phase 1
Implementation
& Execution Phase 1
Monitoring &
Evaluation
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Q1 16 Q2+ 16 Future dates TBC
InnFin Industry Sandbox
2 FCA Umbrella Sandbox
• Develop U-Sandbox
Hypotheses Models
• Engagement
• Participants
• Liability
• Funding
• Develop U-Sandbox
Programme Plan
• Roadmap / Delivs
• Governance
• Time Plan
• Budget
• Collect Data
• Sandbox
• Benchmark
• Financial Models
• Best Practices
• Mobilise Community
• Identify Team
Members
• Recruit Team
Members
• Perform Team
Building
• Design U-Sandbox
Operating Models
• Engagement
• Participants
• Liability
• Funding
• Evaluate & Select
Operating Model
• Consumer Test
• Sandbox Test
• Participant Test
• Regulator Test
• Implement U-
Sandbox Op-Model
• Engagement
• Participants
• Liability
• Funding
• Implement
Governance &
Control Processes
• Organisation
• Process &
Controls
• Monitor and Evaluate
• Engagement
• Participants
• Liability
• Funding
• Build Feedback Loop
and Improve
• Engagement
• Participants
• Liability
• Funding
Example, Industry-led Umbrella Sandbox design and implementation roadmap
U-Sandbox Plan U-Sandbox Options U-Sandbox Implementation
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As an Independent non-for-profit members association, InnFin is well
positioned to support different uses for Regulatory Sandboxes
Product
Testing
Platform
Testing
RegTech
Testing
Delegated
Supervision