The Central Bank of Uruguay published a recap of the XIV Central Banking Law Days, a two-day event convened to exchange views on current issues in central banking law and financial regulation. Vice President Ana Claudia de los Heros closed the conference, highlighting the event’s mix of academic rigor and dialogue and pointing to the importance of interinstitutional cooperation. The agenda covered electronic money issuers, card and bank debit operations, payment systems and inclusion, central banking case law, the Central Bank’s role in supporting the judiciary, virtual assets, artificial intelligence and legal innovation, and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT). Director Julio Luis Sanguinetti highlighted the Central Bank’s role in forward-looking issues including AI, virtual assets and payment system interoperability, and argued that technological change and market complexity require finely calibrated legislation and regulation with limited margin for error. Key sessions included a lecture by Alfredo Muñoz García on virtual assets, tokenisation and regulatory reform, and a lecture by Sandra López Prieto on how international trends and technology are reshaping innovation in Uruguay’s financial and payments legal framework; a roundtable on AML/CFT brought together representatives from Senaclaft, the specialised prosecutor’s office and the Financial Intelligence and Analysis Unit.
Central Bank of Uruguay 2025-10-15
Central Bank of Uruguay hosts 14th Central Banking Law conference on AI, virtual assets and payments regulation
The Central Bank of Uruguay summarized the XIV Central Banking Law Days, emphasizing the importance of interinstitutional cooperation in addressing central banking law and financial regulation. Key topics included electronic money issuers, payment systems, virtual assets, artificial intelligence, and AML/CFT. Director Julio Luis Sanguinetti stressed the need for precise legislation to manage technological change and market complexity.