Lyle Horsley

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Title

Head of fintech

Biography

Lyle Horsley was appointed as the Divisional Head of the Fintech Unit at the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) in November 2021. Lyle previously worked as a lead policy specialist in the Prudential Authority at the SARB, with a focus on policy and regulatory matters in banking and financial markets. Lyle is an admitted attorney and conveyancer in South Africa, having obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Cape Town and her Master of Laws (cum laude) degree from the University of Witwatersrand. Lyle has also served as a researcher to former Chief Justice Pius Langa at the South African Constitutional Court and worked as a senior associate at one of Africa’s leading law firms, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, in South Africa. Lyle recently completed the Cambridge SupTech Lab Innovation Leadership Programme by the Cambridge SupTech Lab at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School. Lyle currently also serves as the chairperson of the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) in South Africa.