Both institutions have entered into a collaboration agreement to expand free access to digital educational tools across the country. As part of the agreement, Panamanian students participated in a live Financial Soccer tournament, an interactive video game developed by Visa in collaboration with FIFA.
The Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP) participated in the Latin American Financial Action Task Force (GAFILAT) regional workshop entitled “Engagement with the Private Sector: Fintech, Emerging Technologies, and AML/CFT Transaction Identification,” a forum for dialogue and the exchange of experiences aimed at strengthening collaboration among authorities, financial institutions, and Fintech companies in the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing.
The Financial Coordination Council (CCF) held its 2026 Third Ordinary Meeting, reaffirming its role as a key coordination body among the regulatory and supervisory authorities of Panama’s financial system.
The International Banking Center (IBC) continues to demonstrate strength, resilience, and growth capacity, reflecting the confidence that depositors and investors place in Panama’s banking system. This is evidenced by the results of the Banking Activity Report (IAB) as of April 2026, published by the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP).
The agreement seeks to enhance the expertise of the Superintendency’s personnel in this specialized field, which focuses on the prevention, detection, and investigation of crimes such as fraud, corruption, and money laundering in both the public and private sectors.
The Superintendent of Banks of Panama, Milton Ayón Wong, joined the 1st LatAm Economic Forum, organized by the Bank of Spain, held on May 8 and 9 in Roda de Bará, Tarragona, Spain.