**Executive Summary**
This press release announces the 3rd Annual Global Conference of the College of Supervisors of the Reserve Bank of India, held on January 9, 2026. The conference theme was "Regulation and Supervision – Adapting to the Digital Age," and it was inaugurated by the Governor, Shri Sanjay Malhotra. The conference addressed the impact of digitalization on financial services and the importance of adaptive regulation.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Conference Details**
* 3rd Annual Global Conference of the College of Supervisors.
* Held on Friday, January 9, 2026.
* Theme: "Regulation and Supervision – Adapting to the Digital Age."
* Inaugurated by Governor, Shri Sanjay Malhotra.
* **Digitalization and Regulation**
* Digitalization has enhanced efficiency but altered the nature and speed of risk transmission.
* Regulation and supervision must be adaptive, vigilant, ecosystem-aware, and outcome-oriented.
* Need to improve data quality, availability, and use; leverage technology for better supervisory analytics.
* Digitalization and innovation must align with fairness and customer trust.
* Need to intensify engagement and capacity-building efforts.
* **College of Supervisors Role**
* Serves as a platform for shared learning, skill upgradation, and developing a common language of oversight.
* **Additional Speakers and Topics**
* Addressed by Deputy Governors, Shri Swaminathan J and Shri S C Murmu.
* Featured panel discussions on: Technology and Trust, International Banking Regulation and Convergence Amid Global Fragmentation, and Opportunities and Risks arising from Open Banking.
* **College of Supervisors Information**
* Operationalized in January 2021.
* Dedicated institutional platform of the Reserve Bank of India for capacity building in Regulation and Supervision.
* Aims to strengthen supervisory capabilities and promote peer learning.
**Impact Analysis**
**Reserve Bank of India (RBI)**
* **Impact:** Reinforces its role in adapting regulation and supervision to the digital age and strengthening supervisory capabilities.
* **Action Required:** Continue to develop and implement strategies to ensure adaptive regulation, leverage technology, and foster collaboration among supervisors.
**Supervisors of Financial Institutions**
* **Impact:** Provides a platform for shared learning, skill upgradation, and understanding the impact of digitalization.
* **Action Required:** Engage in shared learning and skill upgradation.
**Regulated Entities**
* **Impact:** Greater common understanding and consistent oversight between the Bank and entities it regulates.
* **Action Required:** No action is explicitly stated.
**Customers**
* **Impact:** Enhanced fairness and preservation of customer trust through digitalization and aligned regulation.
* **Action Required:** No action is explicitly stated.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank, organizing the conference and a key institution in regulation.
College of Supervisors: A dedicated institutional platform of the Reserve Bank of India for capacity building in Regulation and Supervision.
Regulation and Supervision – Adapting to the Digital Age: The theme of the 3rd Annual Global Conference of the College of Supervisors of the Reserve Bank of India
Mumbai: Location of the Reserve Bank of India's Central Office.
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January 12, 2026
3rd Annual Global Conference of the College of Supervisors
The 3rd Annual Global Conference of the College of Supervisors of the
Reserve Bank of India was held on Friday, January 9, 2026, on the theme,
‘Regulation and Supervision – Adapting to the Digital Age’. The Conference was
inaugurated by the Governor, RBI, Shri Sanjay Malhotra.
Addressing the delegates, the Governor observed that while digitalisation has
significantly enhanced efficiency, access and innovation in financial services, it has
also altered the nature, speed and transmission of risks. He emphasised that
regulation and supervision must be adaptive, vigilant, ecosystem-aware and
outcome-oriented. The Governor underscored the need to improve the quality,
availability and use of data, and to leverage technology for better supervisory
analytics to strengthen oversight. He also stressed that digitalisation and innovation
must remain aligned with the objective of ensuring fairness and preserving customer
trust. He also underscored the need to intensify engagement and capacity-building
efforts, highlighting the role of College of Supervisors as not merely a training
institution but a platform for shared learning, skill upgradation and developing a
common language of oversight between the Reserve Bank and its Regulated
Entities.
The Conference was also addressed by Deputy Governors, Shri Swaminathan J
and Shri S C Murmu.
The Conference featured panel discussions on Technology and Trust;
International Banking Regulation and Convergence Amid Global Fragmentation; and
Opportunities and Risks arising from Open Banking.
Operationalised in January 2021, the College of Supervisors is a dedicated
institutional platform of the Reserve Bank of India for capacity building in Regulation
and Supervision, aimed at strengthening Supervisory capabilities and promoting peer
learning.
(Brij Raj)
Press Release: 2025-2026/1904 Chief General Manager