The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said Wednesday that it has formed an Office of Financial Innovation to be headed by Haimera Workie.
The new office “will serve as a central point of coordination for issues related to significant financial innovations by FINRA member firms, particularly new uses of financial technology, or fintech,” FINRA states.
Workie currently serves as a senior director at FINRA and previously served as Deputy Associate Director in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets.