Jen Garcia

Powerlist Category: Policy Makers & Regulatory Experts

Jen Garcia has created multiple projects with international regulators in key markets to support our regulations in vital sectors for the UK government. She has also established relationships between the FCA and various trade agencies. Thereby, presenting to international FinTech companies aiming to establish themselves in the UK, facilitating their scale-up processes. As a result of these, multiple international companies have now directly engaged with the FCA, showcasing that the UK is indeed open for business. Moreover, she has played a role in shaping the next FCA strategy to support future investment opportunities. Setting up public and private partnerships.
On the international front, she set up projects with regulators who will now establish their own sandboxes based on FCA models. Additionally, as part of GFIN, she has initiated working groups to discuss the next steps in Quantum, AI, and Tokenization, with these projects feeding into future policy development.

For the past six months. She has volunteered at secondary schools in less affluent neighbourhoods to teach students about Financial Services. Her goal has been to show them that people from any background can be part of FinTech, Financial Services, and become Regulators.

She believes that the Financial Services sector should reflect the diversity of our world, including different financial backgrounds.

In addition to these talks, she is currently mentoring girls who are aspiring to pursue careers in Financial Services once they finish university or are considering Apprenticeships offered by FinTech and the FCA.

She hopes that these discussions will not only inspire the students but also contribute to closing the gap in financial inclusion. The knowledge they gain may be shared with their families and friends, further spreading awareness.