The Data Breach War: How banks can step up their line of defence

Enterprise blockchain has been touted as the "next big thing" for blockchain. However, implementing a new and often complex technology into a larger organisation has a number of obstacles that stand in the way of successful adoption and implementation.

Join this session where a panel of experts will discuss:
-The main challenges with implementation and how to overcome them
-Moving from POC to pilot
-Tackling security concerns
-Private, public, and hybrid blockchains
-Industry-specific examples

Innovate Finance will deliver a webinar focussed on venture
capital investment in FinTech from a transatlantic perspective, bringing together leading international VCs to explore the changing FinTech investment landscape, the perfect startup pitch and what and who to watch in 2018.

Innovate Finance sits with leading figures in RegTech to discuss recent trends and events.

In this webinar, Genady will talk about implementing AI projects in a financial services environment. More specifically, he will cover the following topic areas:

- Understanding what Artificial Intelligence can and can’t do
- What to take into consideration before the implementation and how FSI is different from other industries
- Step by step solution implementation avoiding common mistakes
- Choosing right resources for a task in-house vs. partnering vs. buying

In this webinar Breana will give you insight into the challenges facing banks including;
* Changing consumer dynamics
* Complying to rapidly changing regulations and global impacts
* Remaining competitive with Fintech disruptions
* Challenges with legacy systems and bad data

For years, banks have been sitting on a goldmine of customer data. Only recently have they started exploiting that, although not surprisingly for their own benefit.
Personal data can give great insights to drive bank outcomes by decreasing credit losses and reducing fraud losses. In this webinar Ricky Knox will look at how we can use customer data to;
*Drive customer’s own advantage
*Avoid slip ups
*Dodge nasty charges
*Optimise the customer’s finances end to end.

The last time the banks were investing the world was a very different place. Prior to 2008 social media was still nascent, there were no bitcoins and there was no ‘Fintech’… the first generation iPhone had only just been released.

However despite many of these advances and the emergence of new technologies, social and financial inclusion and mobility are arguably at their lowest point and the divide between the richest and poorest is bigger than ever’.

In this session we explore some of the big trends of 2018 and how Financial Services has the chance to really transform if the right investments are made.

Ben Matthews
Ben is a Partner in Baringa’s Banking practice with over 20 years experience in financial services. Ben leads Baringa’s Global Transaction Banking and Payments business and specialises in helping clients to optimise their operating model in the face of new competition and continued regulatory scrutiny and in shaping and delivering the required business transformation.

Recently Ben has been supporting several Fintechs in the development of their propositions, working on proofs of concepts in Blockchain/DLT and helping banks to make the most from the PSD2/ Openbanking opportunity.

The world is changing and whilst you're reading this; the speed of change is increasing even further. What this leads to no one knows - the future of financial services could be "anxious and challenging" or "brilliant and full of opportunities".

Will customer centricity still be the mindset? What about “AI-first”? Or will we jump into the next phase of life?

In this session, Vincent Fokke, CTO FS Benelux, Capgemini, will walk you through the future of banking touching on key themes including;

* AI First as starting point
* Branch “office" or not…
* PLC V4.0

Join this session and start tomorrow's conversation today.

A global panel explores the challenges and opportunities of improving efficiencies in payments for the hotel and lodging industry in the age of digital.

Experts from the hospitality industry, technology innovators and payments discuss the merits, benefits and opportunities of driving efficiency in travel payments and their role in ensuring a seamless customer experience for a digital age.

Panellists:
Jayson Canady, Director Global Payments Strategy, Hyatt
Mike Carlo, Board Director, HEDNA
Mike Conyers, Founder & CEO, ResDiary
Alex Mifsud, Founder & CEO, Ixaris Technologies

What does it take to survive and thrive as a female leader in the City of London? Reed Smith and WeAreTheCity launched an open call to senior women in the City to find the answers to those questions you might never normally ask: from considering which ‘persona’ to adopt in the workplace; to making decisions on working part-time or taking a career break and weighing up what impact it might have on your career progression; to looking ahead and wondering, what is life at the top actually like?

The Art of Success is the result of that appeal. More than 100 women shared their experiences to help create a roadmap for those following in their footsteps. In this webinar we’ll take you through those findings and share some of the inspirational advice and words of wisdom.

Individuals and businesses en masse are realizing the potential of blockchain, and are eager to invest in the vast and growing number of products and solutions this revolutionary technology has produced. There are huge gains and losses to be made from investing in crypto; getting an understanding of blockchain technology is pretty essential for everyone in looking to enter.

Though, even with an investment background, things can get complicated fairly quick. With so much advice out there, it’s difficult, if not seemingly impossible, to find the signal amongst the noise.

Decentrl has partnered with BIGA to cut through the noise. We are a boutique consultancy that advises fellow blockchain startups, enterprises, and governments on crypto-economics, investor relations, business development, and community building, and have collectively raised over $600M.

Together, our team of analysts, community leaders, and investors bring you an insightful webinar so you and your network can be given a straightforward introduction to the complex and sensational world of crypto.

We’ll teach you everything you need to know to get started, including:

• How to set up your first wallet
• Using altcoin exchanges
• How to start trading
• The risks

We will follow-up our talk with our Macro Trading Report, which will be of interest to more seasoned traders, but also very insightful to beginners, which will include:

• An overview of the current market state (including Bitcoin & Ethereum)
• Upcoming major news events for the top 100 ranked cryptocurrencies
• Projects to watch
• Updates from major conferences & events

There will also be a chance to have your questions answered during our live Q&A.

To join us for the webinar, simply make a free account on BrightTALK.

Surprise guest appearances will also be featured live from our office in Los Angeles!