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"We must enable growth, not regulate it into obscurity"

26th November 2025
In a high-level speech entitled “Enabling Growth – Digital and Sustainable Finance”, the Commission’s Director General, William Mason, set out a pro-growth and pragmatic regulatory agenda that puts economic prosperity and financial stability ahead of the precautionary principle. William was speaking at an event organised by STEP, Guernsey branch and the Guernsey Association of Trustees. On...

Digital Forum to host roundtable on AI

19th November 2025 The digital forum's logo - a leopard
The Commission will host its next Digital Forum roundtable on Monday 1 December as part of its Digital Finance Initiative. The session called ‘Artificial Intelligence in Finance: Innovation, Oversight and Opportunity’ will be held at the Commission’s Regency Court offices. We are keen to signal our openness to firms using technology to meet regulatory expectations and welcome dialogue with firms...

Commission launches Innovation Sandbox with Concierge Support

9th October 2025
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has launched the Innovation Sandbox + Concierge, a new initiative designed to support innovation in finance. This launch forms part of the Commission’s broader Digital Finance Initiative , announced in September 2025, which seeks to position the Bailiwick of Guernsey as a trusted, agile, and forward-thinking jurisdiction for digital financial innovation...

Guernsey Financial Services Commission Launches Digital Finance Initiative

11th September 2025 Logo for digital finance initiative featuring leopard
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission today announces the launch of its Digital Finance Initiative (DFI), a programme to support the positioning of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as a trusted, agile, and forward-thinking jurisdiction for digital financial innovation. “ The DFI will see the Commission work to ensure that the financial services legislation it administers is appropriately tuned to...