On Wednesday, September 30, the first session in the series “The Future of RegTech in Iran” was held by the Hannan Think Tank in collaboration with KHANA. The discussion explored how emerging regulatory technologies (RegTech)—tools designed to automate and modernize oversight—can enhance transparency, efficiency, and public trust in Iran’s financial governance system.
Dr. Mehran Moharramian, Advisor to the Governor and former Deputy for New Technologies at the Central Bank of Iran, defined the essence of RegTech as outsourced supervision, warning that internalized regulatory technologies fail to achieve true reform. Dr. Amir Ahmad Zolfaghari of Imam Sadeq University highlighted how RegTech can reduce institutional bias and human error by introducing automated licensing and fairer competition.
Dr. Mostafa Zamanian, Head of the Future of Iran Institute, noted that Iran still faces conceptual and practical gaps in RegTech adoption, stressing the need to use it as a public trust-building mechanism, not merely a government tool. He proposed developing a national RegTech roadmap. Finally, Sina Salari, Director of the Hannan Think Tank, emphasized that RegTech can redefine the relationship between the state, businesses, and citizens, fostering transparency, fairness, and renewed confidence in governance.
