Expert Profile

Angélica González Barrantes

Identity Solutions Manager Colombia

Master’s degree in Consumer Psychology with over 15 years of experience in technology, fintech, and digital transformation. Expert in digital fraud prevention, compliance, and artificial intelligence for the financial sector. Combines strategic, commercial, and technological vision to manage risk and drive organizational growth across LATAM.

2 publications Colombia

Banking Fintech and financial services Fraud Threat intelligence Cybersecurity

Social Media

Colombia’s Data Protection Reform: What Reclassifying Biometrics as Sensitive Data Means for Banks

Colombia’s data protection law is getting its most significant update since 2012. In August 2026, Congress filed a new statutory bill amending Statutory Law 1581 of 2012 (Ley 1581 de 2012), Colombia’s principal data protection statute — comparable in scope, though not in mechanics, to the EU’s GDPR. It follows two earlier filings that did […]

FATF shifted the test from frameworks to results. Colombia is on the clock.

10 July 2026