The National Bank of Georgia reported that Vice Governor Nino Jeladze participated in the GFTN Forum Japan 2026 Summit in Tokyo, where regulators and industry discussed financial innovation and regulatory approaches for the digital ecosystem. The Georgian delegation’s engagements focused on supervisory approaches for virtual asset service providers, the use of sandbox mechanisms to support innovation, and emerging policy issues linked to AI and stable virtual assets. Alongside Giorgi Goguadze, Head of the Payment Service Providers Supervision and Virtual Asset Service Providers Registration Department, Jeladze held bilateral meetings with Asian Development Bank Managing Director Christine Engstrom, Global Finance & Technology Network CEO Sopnendu Mohanty and Central Bank of Armenia Board Member Artak Manukyan, covering international supervisory practices and opportunities for regional cooperation. NBG staff also joined regulator working sessions on AI adoption in financial services, and forum discussions on digital asset market developments, tokenisation in institutional finance and stablecoin regulation, including consumer protection, financial stability safeguards and transparency of reserves.
National Bank of Georgia 2026-03-06
National Bank of Georgia Vice Governor Nino Jeladze discusses VASP supervision, AI and stablecoin regulation at GFTN Forum Japan 2026
Vice Governor Nino Jeladze of the National Bank of Georgia attended the GFTN Forum Japan 2026 Summit, focusing on supervisory approaches for virtual asset service providers and AI-related policy issues. Bilateral meetings with key figures, including the Asian Development Bank and Central Bank of Armenia, addressed international supervisory practices and regional cooperation. NBG staff discussed digital asset market developments, tokenisation, and stablecoin regulation.