Loretta Joseph

Loretta Joseph is a highly skilled banking and financial professional with over 25 years of experience in financial markets and related sectors. She currently serves as the Co-Chair of IDAXA, a resource to FATF, Inter Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) and FSB, and is also the Chair of the Australian Digital Finance Standards Council (ADFSC) -ADC Forum. In addition, Loretta is a member of the Salzburg Forum Global think tank and a consultant to the Jamaican Financial Services Commission.

Loretta is also a virtual asset consultant at the Commonwealth Secretariat and Vanuatu Financial Services Commission, and regularly advises a number of global organizations on the responsible adoption of financial technology, specifically blockchain.

She has previously advised OECD and OSCE on digital assets and their impact in AML/CFT.

As the MD of Lo-Jo Consulting, Loretta has provided fintech and regulatory consulting to the Government of Bermuda, FSC Mauritius, SEC Serbia, and the Premier office of South Australia. She also sits on the papal council of Humanity 2.0, a consortium of leaders and luminaries.

Loretta holds various advisory positions globally and was the recipient of the Fintech Australia “Female leader of 2016” award. She holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Sydney.