Inside Seychelles’ regulatory sandbox: Where financial innovation meets consumer protection |28 August 2026

Inside Seychelles’ regulatory sandbox: Where financial innovation meets consumer protection

Compiled by Sunny Esparon 

The Financial Services Authority Seychelles (FSA) has created a controlled regulatory environment through which financial technology firms can test innovative products and services in the country for a limited period, under exemptions from certain regulatory requirements and subject to safeguards intended to protect consumers and the financial system.

Established under the Financial Services Authority (Regulatory Sandbox Exemption) Regulations, 2019, the system allows eligible businesses to apply to the authority to experiment with financial products before potentially moving towards full licensing and deployment in the wider market.

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