The Digital Finance Initiative (DFI) is a Guernsey Financial Services Commission programme to support the positioning of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as a trusted, agile, and forward-thinking jurisdiction for digital financial innovation.
DFI serves as the umbrella identity for:
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Digital Finance Regulatory Strategy - a framework that supports innovation in blockchain, tokenisation, stablecoins, and emerging financial technologies - while maintaining robust oversight and international alignment.
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Industry Engagement via the Digital Forum - a platform for dialogue and collaboration. The Forum invites stakeholders to shape the future of digital finance through roundtables, workshops and consultations.
Guernsey’s strengths - stability, agility and credibility - make it uniquely positioned to thrive in the evolving digital finance landscape. With a proven track record in financial services and a commitment to innovation, DFI reflects the jurisdiction’s readiness to embrace the future of finance.
Whether you're a startup, a global firm, or a policy leader, DFI offers a gateway to meaningful engagement, regulatory clarity, and sustainable growth.
What's next in the DFI?
Launch of the Digital Forum
The Forum will officially launch with a roundtable to discuss a Guernsey stablecoin proposition on 16 September 2025.
Digital Forum
The Digital Forum is a collaborative space for industry leaders, innovators, regulators, and policy thinkers to help shape the future of digital finance in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
As part of the DFI, the Forum hosts a series of roundtable discussions focused on emerging technologies, regulatory priorities, and strategic opportunities. These sessions are designed to be open and discursive - bringing together diverse perspectives to inform what the DFI should do next.
Upcoming Roundtable
Stablecoin Infrastructure
Our next session will explore the evolving landscape of stablecoins - their potential role in financial markets, implications for regulation and opportunities for Guernsey to lead in responsible innovation.
Whether you're operating in this space, advising clients, or shaping policy, we want to hear from you.
Date: Tuesday 16 September 2025 from 9am-10.30am [now FULL] or from 1.30pm-3pm
Location: Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey
Register to be part of the conversation: email [email protected]
Previous Roundtables
Tokenisation
Date: 17 July 2025
Location: Glategny Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey
We hosted a roundtable discussion on tokenisation, involving a cross section of industry representatives with knowledge and interest in the subject discussing the current and potential use cases of the technology in the Guernsey financial services sector and how the regulatory framework might facilitate its use. The event was well-supported and the discussion focused primarily on fund tokenisation and tokenised securities. Several follow-up, bilateral meetings have followed on from this initial event and engagement will continue.
The intention is to use this engagement to inform refinement and development of new and existing policy on digital assets, with a view to consulting detailed proposals at the end of the year.
Contact & Support
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Ask us about DFI: [email protected]
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Guernsey Finance promotes and connect Guernsey as a leading international finance centre in key markets and can connect you to Guernsey’s financial services experts.