Matt Cameron is the Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at Remitly Global, Inc., a trusted provider of digital financial services that transcend borders, where he leads the company’s public policy and government affairs strategy. Before joining Remitly, Matt was a Manager of Public Policy at Amazon and worked on issues related to payments, innovation, and the emerging regulatory landscape. Prior to Amazon, he served as the Head of Financial Services Policy at Notarize, a fintech startup, where he advocated for solutions to advance digitization in financial services.
With over a decade of experience in the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government, Matt is an expert in consumer finance and banking policy. He spent over nine years at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in various leadership roles, culminating in his position as the CFPB’s Assistant Director for the Office of Stakeholder Management, which served as the Bureau’s liaison to elected officials, consumer advocates, and industry to gather input, build partnerships, and inform its work. Before his tenure at the CFPB, Matt worked in the personal office of a senior member of Congress from California and began his career as an intern for a U.S. Senator from New York.
In addition to his professional roles, Matt is deeply engaged in shaping the future of financial services policy and has published opinion pieces in American Banker and MarketWatch. He serves on the boards of the Money Services Business Association (MSBA) and the Financial Technology Association (FTA) and is also a member of the Milken Institute’s Fintech Advisory Council.
Matt holds a master’s degree in political management from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from California State University Channel Islands.