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​​Draft programme for the Online DFS Security Clinic – Haiti 11-12 November 2026

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is pleased to invite participants to the Digital Financial Services (DFS) Security Clinic – Haiti, to be held on 11-12 November 2026, online via Zoom. The clinic will feature focused sessions on the ITU DFS Security Recommendations and the activities of the ITU DFS Security Lab.

The DFS Security Clinic aims to:
  • Present the evolving security threats affecting fintech and digital financial inclusion.​
  • Share technical and organizational security measures from the ITU DFS Security Recommendations to help mitigate these threats.​
  • Introduce the ITU DFS Security Lab and provide practical guidance for regulators on its implementation.
  • Create a forum for DFS stakeholders to exchange lessons learned, discuss fintech security, and support adoption of the DFS Security Recommendations.
The security clinic is organized by ITU in collaboration with the Conseil National des Télécommunications of Haiti​.​
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Target audience: The DFS Security Clinic is targeted at representatives from the telecommunications regulator, the central bank, national cybersecurity agencies, mobile network operators, and mobile money providers.
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Programme

11 November 2026 (UTC-5)

​10:00 - 10:10
Welcome remarks.
  • ​CONATEL
  • Sylvester ​Cadette - Programme Office​​​​r, ITU Area Office - Bridgetown
​10:10 - 11:10
​​		​​Introduction to ITU DFS Security Lab and Knowledge Sharing Platform
 
This session will provide a general overview of the ITU DFS Security Lab​ and the assistance that it provides to developing countries to adopt the DFS Security recommendations. This session will also introduce the ITU knowledge sharing platform. The ITU DFS Security Knowledge Sharing Platform is designed to foster collaboration among regulators and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of security guidelines and best practices for Digital Financial Services (DFS).

Arnold Kibuuka – Project Officer, ITU​
​11:10 - 11:20​​Break
​11:20 - 12:30​​​ITU DFS security recommendations

This session will present the security measures from the ITU DFS security recommendations to be adopted by DFS regulators and providers to secure the telecom infrastructure and payment system infrastructure. 

​​The following recommendations will be presented:
Arnold Kibuuka – Project Officer, ITU​

12 November 2026​ (UTC-5)

​10:00 - 10:50
​​​DFS application security best practices and DFS Application Security testing 

Following up on the ITU DFS security recommendations on Day 1, this session continues the elaboration of the security control measures to the application layer. As DFS cyber threats continue to evolve, protecting applications from vulnerabilities become paramount. The DFS application security best practices included in the ITU DFS security recommendations can be adopted by regulators to establish a minimum-security baseline for DFS providers to build in security at the design phase. 

This session will explore the security tests that are conducted in the ITU DFS security lab to verify compliance of mobile payment apps against the Security best practices. 
Arnold Kibuuka – Project Officer, ITU​
​10:50 - 11:00​​Break
​​11:00 - 11:30
​​DFS Security Assurance Framework and Audit guideline

This session discussed the DFS security assurance framework that can be implemented by DFS providers to better manage the risks and mitigate their impact.

Related Reports:
Arnold Kibuuka – Project Officer, ITU​
​​1130 - 12:30​
​​​Open discussion: Adopting the ITU DFS security recommendations 

In this session ITU will present the results of the gap analysis survey on the DFS security recommendations and open the discussion to CONATEL and the central bank to openly discuss the implementation of the relevant DFS security recommendations. The output of this session is a draft document for the adoption of the relevant recommendations by CONATEL and the central bank.

  • Facilitators: CONATEL & BRH

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