Name: Brexit, Trump, Globalisation and their impact on the UK's FinTech community
Start: 2017-04-06T11:00:00Z
End: 2017-04-06T11:59:58.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Innovate Finance, the independent membership based industry organisation that aims to advance the UK’s standing as a global leader in FinTech and BrightTALK have teamed up to bring the latest debates, trends and thought leadership in financial technology.

This webinar will provide an introduction to Central Bank Digital Currencies and explore what the future may look like. Questions this session will answer include:

What are Central Bank Digital Currencies? 
What work is underway to develop CBDCs? 
What are the opportunities for FinTechs and wider society?

There will be an opportunity for Q&A with our speakers.

Speakers: 

Kunal Jhanji is a Managing Director and Partner in BCG's Financial Institutions practice in London. He leads BCG’s payments practice in the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium and sits on BCG's Global Payments Management Team. He is the global lead for the Networks and Market Infrastructure segment. He has extensive experience working on payments topics with banks, core payments providers (schemes, acquirers, PSPs) and non-banks (regulators, merchants, fintechs).

Adam Jackson is Director of Policy at Innovate Finance. Adam has more than thirty years' experience providing strategic advice on public and regulatory policy issues for government and the private sector. He currently sits on the Bank of England's CBDC engagement forum.

CBDC 101: Central Bank Digital Currencies Explained

Understand the key tax implications, risks, and opportunities related to an IPO. Mark Boyle, a Partner in EY’s Transactions Tax Services practice will host the session.

Discussion Points: Identifying and managing any tax exposures and getting ahead of any pre-transaction structuring steps.

Key Takeaway: Key steps to ensure that the tax function and tax infrastructure are well prepared for public company status.

Avoiding hidden risks and maximising opportunities: IPO Tax considerations

Diversity and Inclusion has been an ongoing cause for the financial sector. Despite support for the LGBTQIA+ community making giant strides, and the industry striving to create a financial services sector that mirrors the society that it serves. 

However there are still steps to take to promote a culture of inclusivity and create LGBTQIA+ policies that allow a diverse workforce to thrive. Join us for an in-depth discussion of the challenges, pitfalls and opportunities of cultivating an LGBTQIA+ inclusive culture at your organisation.

Discussion points:
Where are we now and where are we going with regard to creating a diverse and inclusive industry?
Are we still going forward?
What are the challenges, pitfalls and opportunities with trying to cultivate a diverse workplace?
How to make your organisation internally and externally LGBTQIA+ inclusive.
Personal branding as an LGBTQIA+ individual and how to be a better ally to your colleagues and other stakeholders. 

Speakers:

Iain Anderson, Co-founder and Executive Chairman, Cicero/AMO, Board member at Innovate Finance and former HM Government LGBT Business Champion

Louise Smith, Chair, Innovate Finance

When rainbows aren’t enough: Creating an LGBTQIA+ inclusive culture

Managing VAT can be a burden but can also represent an opportunity – this session intends to introduce the key VAT considerations and complexities that we see arise for scale-up Fintechs, to help you navigate and manage your VAT position as you grow.

Speakers:

Gabby Lee – VAT Associate Director – Deloitte
Adam Richardson – VAT Consultant – Deloitte
Eric Gilvray – VAT Associate Director - Deloitte

FinTech & VAT – what you need to know as you grow

A panel event hosted by Evelyn Partners.

Join us for a discussion and live Q&A session on automating finance and business processes. Demand to allow technology to take care of repetitive tasks has grown rapidly over recent years as business leaders realise the benefits of freeing up their teams to focus on providing key strategic support and advice. This can help businesses during the scaling process to adopt hybrid people-technology approaches to resourcing their finance and operations teams.

Panel:
Helen Bassett, Business Outsourcing Partner, Evelyn Partners
Mo ‘The Robot Man’ Salim, Technology and Transformation, Evelyn Partners
Dom Gibbs, Business Outsourcing, Evelyn Partners

Who should join?
High growth FinTechs looking to automate their finance and business processes ready to scale. The following stages of automation will be covered:

Stage 1: Selecting the right accounting platform
Stage 2: Adding off-the shelf automation applications to existing accounting platforms
Stage 3: Linking multiple business platforms and automating business workflows
Stage 4: Implementing Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

There will be opportunity to submit questions to the panel during the webinar.

Future-proofing your finance systems; the role of technology

Focusing on the finance function, helping firms to look at the finance organisation through the lens of the public markets. Marek Walendowski, an Associate Partner in EY’s CFO Consulting team will host the session.

Discussion points: We will highlight the importance of strong competencies in many areas such as accounting, financial disclosures, financial controls, corporate governance, budgeting and forecasting, investor relations (IR), and treasury.

Key takeaway: Prepare you to address the many demands on finance associated with a new regulatory, marketing, and strategic environment.

The toughest job on the IPO? Finance function perspectives

Following the rise of contactless payments and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Request to Pay is the latest alternative payment method that is set to transform the way we pay bills having been enabled by Open Banking

The panellists will discuss what Payments businesses and Banks need to know to prepare themselves for the rise of instant payments and Request to Pay.

What has led to the rapid growth of Request to Pay in the last three years?
What are the benefits of Request to Pay and why is this a game-changer?
Will Request to Pay become the gold standard in invoicing and e-commerce?
How much tech transformation is needed to implement Request to Pay?
Will the industry develop standards for Request to Pay, and what regulatory hurdles will need to be overcome?

Speakers:
Veronica Glab, Head of Engagement, Innovate Finance (moderator)
Sarah Lauridsen, Head of Product and Solutions, Banking Circle
Charles Bennett, Head of Product Management – Payments, Bottomline
Anuradha Raman, Overlay Service Line Manager, Managed Services, Pay.UK

The Digital Payments Revolution: Preparing PSPs and Banks for Request to Pay

This session will provide firms with a guide on where to start with international expansion programmes. Specialists from the regulatory, technology and employment teams at Baker McKenzie will take participants through some of the key considerations and pitfalls for FinTech firms when looking at international expansion. Topics will include:
What are the routes to international expansion?
What are the standard timelines for market entry?
Planning for local substance – what are the corporate, regulatory and employment considerations?
How can firms integrate their operations globally?
What do you need to consider when hiring or relocating staff?
To what extent do firms need to adapt their terms, policies and approach for local market considerations?
How should firms do to protect their IP & brand?
What do fintechs need to consider when it comes to tech and data?

Speakers will include:
Mark Simpson- Partner Financial Services
Sarah Williams – Senior Associate Financial Services
Julian Hui – Senior Associate Financial Services
Sue McLean – Partner IP, Data & Technology

International Expansion – Key Considerations for FinTech Firms

A panel event hosted by Smith & Williamson to discuss how best to prepare for a future fundraise and the common pitfalls that you can avoid.

Innovate Finance’s recent investment report shows the UK has registered a record year in
annual fintech investment in 2021, exceeding $11.6bn – representing a huge 217% increase from 2020. The funds in the UK were spread across 713 deals, which marks 11% of all global deals (6,495). With this competition for investment, preparing early for a future fundraise is essential to saving time and pressure later on.

Hear from this expert panel discussing the key themes: what makes a business attractive to
investors, how to raise funds for growth whilst de-risking your position, raising debt alongside equity, automation options, the benefits of operational excellence, time and cost implications of an audit and preparing for due diligence.

Special guest Arvi Chana - the CFO of Quantexa, will share what he has learnt from taking a company from Series A to Series D in 5 years.

Panel:
Iain Lownes, Corporate Finance Partner, Smith & Williamson
Helen Bassett, Business Outsourcing Partner, Smith & Williamson
Avi Heeralall, Audit Partner, Smith & Williamson
Emily Sharland, Business Tax Associate Director, Smith & Williamson
Arvi Chana, CFO, Quantexa

Who should join?
Professionals and business owners who are considering an upcoming fundraise. There will be opportunity to submit questions to the panel during the webinar.

From vision to fundraise – early preparation is the key to success

Exploring the key considerations for People teams and Human Resources ahead of an IPO. Alex Murdoch, an Associate Partner in EY’s People Advisory Services team will host and will be joined by Lorraine Metcalf Chief People Officer at Quantexa who led The IPO for Zoopla.

Discussion points: The importance of building capability in the management team, ensuring it includes individuals with relevant and diverse backgrounds, establishing enhanced corporate governance, and aligning the people and employee agenda, remuneration policy, and incentive arrangements with the equity story.

Key takeaway: Ensure that the people and cultural elements of your organisation are set up for life as a public company.

Getting the team set up for success in an IPO

The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement was signed virtually on 17 December 2021. This FTA delivers significant outcomes for both Australian and UK FinTechs and consumers, now and into the future, increasing opportunities for digital trade across all sectors of the economy. 

This webinar, brought to you in partnership with Austrade, an Innovate Finance strategic hub member, will identify and debate the practical benefits and effects that this historical agreement will bring, when and how you can get involved. We will be joined by speakers from both government and industry who will demonstrate to you why this matters to you and your business.

Speakers:
Ana Nishnianidze, Austrade
Nick Williams, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
Hessel Verbeek, KPMG

Panel Discussion, Introduced by Ana Nishnianidze, Austrade:
Philippa Martinelli, FinTech Advisor, DIT (moderator)
Jack Pinczewski, APAC Government Relations Manager, Wise
Dirk Steller, Founder / Managing Partner, Seed Space Venture Capital
Ben Hobby, VP, RegTech, Objective Corporation
James Perry, Head of Client Services, Bud

The UK-Aus FTA: What does it mean for Financial Services and FinTech sectors?

This session will provide an introduction to how the Financial Ombudsman Service operates, an overview of how organisations interact with it and how we handle complaints referred to our service.

It will be delivered by John Wightman and Sarah Conway, two experienced Ombudsman Leaders at the Financial Ombudsman who specialise in consumer credit. There will be an opportunity to ask questions towards the end. 

Speakers:
John Wightman, Ombudsman Leader, Financial Ombudsman Service 
Sarah Conway, Ombudsman Leader, Financial Ombudsman Service

Introduction to the Financial Ombudsman Service

The webinar will aim to discuss the key considerations that fintechs and financial institutions need to consider in scaling their infrastructure. Key themes will be how to get the most out of the public cloud, moving to private cloud, and connectivity to the cloud i.e internet vs private network.

Confirmed speakers:
Rashee Pandey - Head of Partnerships and Growth at Innovate Finance (moderator)
Eric Mouilleron - Founder, CEO at Bankable
Jason King - Head of Infrastructure at Yobota
Matthew Lempriere - Head of UK, ME, and Asia at BSO
Travers Clarke-Walker - Chief Marketing Officer at Thought Machine

The Importance of Scalable Infrastructure for FinTechs + Financial Institutions

Join us for a webinar focussing on the meaning of ESG, what it stands for and why it matters. Andrew Carey and Rachel Kent from Hogan Lovells will cover what ESG means for financial institutions in practice and will focus on any potential challenges, solutions and risks. The session will also cover collaborations and partnerships. At the end of the session participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Speakers: Rachel Kent, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Andrew Carey, Senior Counsel, Hogan Lovells

What is ESG?

BNPL is having its moment. How can you harness it to drive success?
Dig into what you need to know about BNPL in this focused look from today’s leading digital
finance experts. They’ll dive into questions and topics like:

● Is BNPL the future of payments?
● What is driving growth for BNPL companies?
● Is BNPL eliminating credit card payments at POS?
● How will regulations shape the BNPL industry?
● How is consumer payment behavior changing and how does the BNPL model help
companies to adapt and acquire more engaged customers?
● What role will BNPL have on the future of payments?

Our session will feature a diverse array of opinions from across finance, including:
● Olivier Bessi, Product Director, FinTech at Star
● Szilvia Kovari-Krecsmary, Chief Marketing Officer at Paidy
● Anastasia Douva - Head of Core Solutions, Visa
● Rolf Merchant, Head of Public Affairs at Innovate Finance (Moderator)
Unpack what you need to know about the buy now, pay later trend and how you can leverage it to accelerate growth. Register now and start submitting your questions.

What's driving the growth in BNPL?

Join us at 12:00pm on Tuesday 18th January 2022 to explore the major EU and UK regulatory and supervisory developments that will affect FinTech firms in the year ahead.

The Deloitte EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy (ECRS) team will present its 2022 Financial Markets Regulatory Outlook, focusing on the themes of most strategic significance for technological and business model innovation. These include regulation and supervision of cryptoassets, digital payments innovation, Buy-Now-Pay-Later and embedded finance, operational resilience, and financial crime. The ECRS team will also look further ahead to how the regulatory perimeter may change in the coming years to capture new products, services and firms.

The webinar will also explore how FinTech firms can anticipate and respond effectively to a changing regulatory and supervisory landscape.

Speakers:
·       Suchitra Nair, Partner, Deloitte EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy
·       Valeria Gallo, Senior Manager, Deloitte EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy
·       Ben Thornhill, Senior Consultant, Deloitte EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy

FinTech Regulatory Outlook 2022

Join us for the latest edition of our Spotlight Series, as we take a look at wealth tech. 

Hear from experts and FinTech leaders from the Innovate Finance community on this webinar as we dive into this topic, exploring how wealth management is being shaped and disrupted by innovation. 

The questions we'll be covering will include:
How is the wealth management vertical within FinTech performing? Where are the growth areas?
What are the blockers for wealth tech firms? And how can we begin to unpick them?
 What impact is Open Banking having on wealth tech? And what is the potential for Open Finance to make further disruptive change? 
To what extent is crypto changing the wealth management landscape? 

We will be joined by excellent speakers who will provide different perspectives from their part of the industry:
Roopalee Dave, Director, Wealth and Asset Management, EY (moderator) 
Mary Agbesanwa, FinTech Lead, Seccl 
Jordan Mayo, CEO, Profile Pensions
Karan Shanmugarajah, CEO, WealthKernel
Avion Gray, Co-Founder, AVIONE

Register now to secure your place and watch what promises to be an interesting discussion on a key area of FinTech innovation!

Shining a Spotlight on Wealth Management

The Innovate Finance Power Hour is back. Tune into our new digital format where we interview the brightest and best from across the FinTech ecosystem. Learn more about their journey, their challenges and their outlook on the future.

Louise Smith is Lloyd’s first Chief Digital Officer, and is responsible for the programme of work that supports Lloyd’s to further build its digital capabilities and offering across the insurance industry.

Louise is nationally and internationally recognised as a thought leader on digital innovation, disruptive technologies and the emerging workforce. She is currently laying the groundwork to ensure Lloyd’s has a strong, consistent digital approach in its Future at Lloyd’s programme of work.  As well as shaping Lloyd’s digital strategy, Louise will also be working with the Corporation on how it uses agile methodologies and collaborative ways of working, as well as growing its digital skills.

With an extensive career in creating and running digital business models, Louise is at the forefront of influencing and changing the shape and evolution of the financial services sector in the UK and globally. In her current role, she uses customer experience, data, and insight to differentiate the services Lloyd’s offers to its customers. 

Louise is also a regional FinTech ambassador, appointed by the UK Government. In this role she supports new incumbents in the financial services sector and collaborates with the ‘start up’ community and challengers.

Diversity Power Hour: In Conversation with Louise Smith, Chair, Innovate Finance

In the lead up to the Innovate Finance Global Summit 2017, FinTech leaders will come together to discuss the implications of several global events on the development of the FinTech ecosystem.

Brexit, Trump, Globalisation and their impact on the UK's FinTech community

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Get powerful banking and treasury insights for your business. Connect with experts and colleagues to get the most up-to-date knowledge on hot topics such as digital banking, payments disruption and non-bank competition. Learn how the latest treasury management strategies are helping to mitigate operational, financial and reputational risk.

Banking and Treasury

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