Sholthana Begum

Sholthana’s background is varied, with spells as a senior risk specialist, markets practitioner and accountant specialising in financial regulation and central banking. Sholthana is an experienced technologist, influencer and innovative leader.

The influence of Sholthana is substantial, and as a result, she was named in the 2021 DataIQ power list of the most influential people in Data.

Sholthana is recognised as a thought leader and considered a pioneer of RegTech and SupTech in the PRA, her work is actively paving the way forward in advancing the Future of Finance. Sholthana’s counsel and advice is often sought after by other Central Banks and private bodies across the globe. Her achievements in RegTech have been widely recognised, most notably through her acceptance of the Tech Forward award in the 2019 Central Banking Awards, hosted in Singapore.