MELCHOR T. PLABASAN (MHEL)

Senior Director

Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department (TRISD) 

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Mhel is the Department Head of Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. His progressive leadership has reshaped the Bangko Sentral’s regulatory approach on technology and innovation resulting in financial services that make the day-to-day lives of Filipinos better and easier. Through Mhel’s leadership in his role in the Bangko Sentral, innovative services like electronic wallets, online banking services, or digital banks, were made available to the banking public. Nowadays, Mhel is yet again at the forefront of regulatory advancements aimed at leveraging on innovative technologies and strategic partnerships to improve the lives of every Filipino. These include regulatory sandbox, supervisory technology, and secure open data access or open finance, among others.