23rd March: Digital Transformation in Financial Services Pre’Conference Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Discuss how AI and ML Driving efficiencies and creating value and learn how you can prioritise these technologies for the greatest impact to your digital strategy
- Understand the demands that AI and ML applications place on your technology stack and the need to aggregate data to drive effective outcomes
- Discuss the ongoing development of regulations and standards for AI and the importance of developing clear oversight and governance internally
Blockchain Technology and DLT
- Discuss current use cases where FIs are advancing innovation with DLT and the impact the technology will have on the future of finance
- Explore use cases live in production to gain a clearer picture of when to utilise Blockchains and how the tech can help you achieve your strategic goals
- Debate the hype around DLT and Blockchain technology to understand if the potential benefits outweigh the risks of implementation
Cloud
- Explore the rise of cloud based software in banking and how to ensure data being stored on the cloud is secure
- Explore the main challenges when streamlining projects from POC to production and how to ensure you’re forming partnerships to drive innovation
- Discuss the benefits of integrating other techs into cloud infrastructure to understand how these enable you to expedite your digital transformation goals
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25th March: Open Banking Conference Open Banking Role Out and Adoption
- Examine how to advance Open Banking adoption and explore methods to help connect the end customer with these initiatives
- Explore key market developments in Open Banking to analyse how this will shape the future of banking and the role that Open Banking will play in your wider digitalisation strategy
- Discuss how to grow profitability with Open Banking to ensure continued support from C-Suite given current challenges and the economical strain of implementation
Open Banking and PSD2 Market Updates
- Explore projects that move beyond current required regulations in Open Banking to gain a deeper understanding of the Open Banking perspective beyond 2020
- Delve into how mobile apps and digital wallets are improving customer by utilising OB and the best methods to communicate these benefits effectively to the end customer
- Move beyond Open Banking to asses market developments in payment innovation and PSD2 exploring the impact this has had on KYC, back office, cash flow and data accessibility
Business Model
- Gain an overview of how distribution strategies and operating models are progressing due to Open Banking implementation and how this relates to the overall business model
- Delve deeper into how out-of-sector technology companies are utilising Open Banking to enter the financial landscape to understand the effects on future initiatives for banks
- Explore how Open Banking is expanding to Open Finance and Open Data to ensure your current strategies align with meeting future expectations
The Open Banking Ecosystem
- Explore the different strengths of digital and incumbent banks to understand how their successes can inform your digital transformation strategy
- Debate the collaborative ecosystem between banks and fintechs and analyse the most attractive qualities in partnerships to ensure more streamlined innovation practices
- Consider how Open Banking is being explored beyond the CMA9 to ensure you have a clear picture of the wider impact these initiatives are having on financial services’
Standardisation and Regulation
- Consider how to keep up to speed with Open Banking regulations to ensure you’re ready for future deadlines and the expansion of Open Banking in the UK
- Discuss how the cost of compliance is a key challenge when driving Open Banking initiatives forward and how to work with regulators to ease this transition
- Debate the formation of one common standard for Open Banking and how to implement this for the CMA9 banks, non CMA9 banks in the UK and wider Europe
APIs and Open Data
- Explore the development of premium APIs and the future impact this will have for sharing customer data with TPPs’
- Consider your API strategy and how to ensure you’re using legal and trustworthy APIs to ensure you’re remaining compliant
- Explore the notion of open data and how to relay the security of sharing data to the customer to help overcome the scepticism around Open Banking
