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Prof. Iwa Salami is a Professor of Law at the Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London. She serves as Director of the Centre of FinTech, Programme Leader for the LLM in FinTech Law, and oversees Postgraduate Research Degrees in Law. She has held roles such as member of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Academic Advisory Group (Bank of England/HM Treasury, 2023) and Governing Council Member of the British Institute in Eastern Africa (2016–2022).
Education:
- PhD (Queen Mary, University of London)
- LLM (King's College, University of London)
- LLB (University of Westminster)
- PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Research Interests: Regulation of mobile payments, crypto-assets, CBDCs, blockchain, AI in finance. Her work emphasizes African financial systems and global regulatory challenges. Recent focus includes decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, and metaverse legal frameworks.
Awards:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Grants & Advising: Supervises PhD students on topics like crypto regulation in Africa and AI in FinTech. Engages with industry partners including Barclays, HSBC, and Algorand Foundation to bridge academic-research and policy impact.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Centre of FinTech, collaborating with global institutions on CBDC policy, digital identity, and FinTech fraud prevention.
