JFSC welcomes new Executive Director

The Jersey Financial Services Commission has today (17 July 2024) announced the appointment of Alan Ainsworth as Executive Director of Policy, Innovation and Marketing & Communications. Alan will take up his post in August 2024.

For the last six years, Alan was the Strategy, Policy and Standards Director for Open Banking Limited in the UK, and has more recently been working for the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance as their Open Finance Lead.  

He also brings over 30 years’ experience in banking, payments and FinTech, including leading government relations for Barclays and Barclaycard consumer and payments businesses for over a decade.

In his new role, Alan will have overall responsibility for the development and maintenance of Jersey’s financial services regulatory framework, including related local and international stakeholder engagement.

He will also be responsible for the JFSC’s Marketing and Communications team, and the JFSC’s Innovation Hub, which advises on the development of innovative practices within Jersey’s financial services industry.

Director General Jill Britton said: “We are very pleased to welcome Alan to the executive team. Alan has significant and wide-ranging experience and expertise in financial services, which will bring enormous benefit to the JFSC. We look forward to seeing our Policy, Marketing and Communications and Innovation teams continue to go from strength to strength under his leadership.”