Andrea Duarte
Advisor, Payment Systems Department, Central Bank of Colombia
Andrea Duarte is an expert in public policy for digital payments, financial innovation, and FinTech development. She is an economist with a master’s degree in Economics from the National University of Colombia and a master’s degree in Public Policy and International Economics from Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. She specializes in the regulation and supervision of payment systems, FinTech, and digital assets, with a strong focus on emerging financial ecosystems. Currently, she advises the Payment Systems Department at the Central Bank of Colombia, where she leads the public policy and regulatory development of Bre-B, the country’s new interoperable fast payment system. Andrea has led the design of oversight frameworks for FinTech and PayTech and brings extensive experience in risk assessment across multiple sectors.