Erik Feyen is Head of Global Macro-Financial Monitoring in the Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Global Practice of the World Bank Group. In this capacity, he leads the global monitoring and analysis of key macro-financial trends, including fintech, and their implications. Erik advises on fintech-related country operations and coordinated the World Bank – IMF Bali Fintech Agenda work. Erik represents the Bank in the Analytical Group on Vulnerabilities and the Regulatory Issues in Stablecoins (RIS) Working Group of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and served as a member of the FSB’s Financial Innovation Network. He also represents the Bank in the Financial Action Task Force regarding the use of virtual assets for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.

Erik has led a wide range of country engagements related to financial development, stability, and regulation, including several Financial Sector Assessment Programs (FSAPs). He has written extensively on international macroeconomics, financial stability, and financial development and his publications have appeared in leading journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics and the Journal of Portfolio Management.

Erik holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Amsterdam, an M.S. in Technology, Policy, and Management / Electrical Engineering from Delft University of Technology, and regulatory lectures at various institutions including Columbia University.