Setting standards enhancing resilience
We develop laws and rules that govern the financial services industry in order to safeguard the financial system and protect financial consumers.
Safeguarding Financial Stability
We are the gatekeepers to the financial services industry in Malawi ensuring that only fit and proper companies and persons operate in the market.
Consistent implementation of rules
We have oversight of licensed institutions and individuals to reduce actual and potential harm to the financial system and financial consumers.
A fairer & secure financial system
We hold violators of financial services laws accountable for their misconduct.
Transparency - Accountability - Fair Treatment
We set high and clear standards for financial services in order to protect financial consumers.
What we are empowered to do by the
Law
Financial Regulation
We develop laws and rules that govern the financial services industry in order to safeguard the financial system abd protect financial consumers.
Supervision
We have oversight of licensed institutions and indivuduals to reduce actual and potential harm to the financial system and financial consumers.
Dr. George Patridge
Dr. George Patridge is the current Registrar of Financial Institutions and also the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, who was appointed to this position in January 2026.
Commercial Banks
Insurance Companies
Portfolio Managers
Financial Cooperatives
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Registered Financial Entities
Helping you achieve your financial goals
The Registrar of Financial Institutions is entrusted with the paramount responsibility of ensuring the stability, security, and soundness of the financial system while concurrently safeguarding the interests of financial consumers. This crucial mandate is achieved through the vigilant enforcement of regulatory standards and the establishment of exacting operational standards.
The Registrar, in accordance with this mandate, assumes the pivotal role of licensing, regulating, and meticulously supervising a diverse array of financial institutions. This encompasses the oversight of banks, capital market participants, credit reference bureaus, development financial institutions, discount houses, leasing companies, financial cooperatives, insurance firms, microfinance institutions, and pension companies.