Name: Banking & Payments: Open Banking & The Power of Partnerships
Start: 2020-10-14T15:00:00Z
End: 2020-10-14T15:00:59.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

Decentralized Finance (DeFi), a novel financial system that does not rely on legacy centralised financial institutions and intermediaries, has seen a huge increase in assets and expansion in the last year. Since May 2020, the total value locked in DeFi projects increased 2,000 percent, according to DeFi Pulse.

So, what is DeFi? How does it work? And what does it mean for Fintech?

Join this month's episode of Driving Fintech Forward to learn more about DeFi the industries it disrupts and the opportunities it creates.  
- What is DeFi, Open Finance
- What blockchain means for DeFi 
- How DeFi is disrupting financial intermediaries like banks, credit unions, insurance funds, etc. 
- How DeFi is going mainstream
- How decentralized finance could reshape banking
- Challenges and opportunities in the market

Panellists:
- Panagiotis Kriaris, Head of Business Development, Unzer
- Greg Magarshak, Founder and CEO, Intercoin 
- Kris Lindahl, Founder and CEO, Digital Future Capital

This episode is part of the "Driving Fintech Forward" series with Elena Kozhemyakina, Founder and CEO of Fintech4Funds. We welcome viewer questions and participation.

Decentralized Finance - A World-Changing Trend

Innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been powering financial services for years, by helping analyze vast amounts of data, reducing costs, and driving efficiencies at every level.

Discover how innovations in AI are powering the new trends in fintech and payments, especially B2B payments. Learn how AI can be used to digitize direct payments and fee revenue, as well as to enable risk mitigation, and a variety of other use cases.

This month's episode of "Driving Fintech Forward" will explore the latest AI trends in fintech with a special focus on payments. Viewers will hear more about:
- The shift to digital and real-time payments and electronic invoices
- The push for more automation due to the pandemic 
- Why fintech's future lies in AI
- AI and smarter payments
- Digitizing direct payments (ACH) and fee revenue
- The next step beyond mobile wallets
- How AI helps mitigate risk and fight fraud


Panellists:
- Dan Dolev, Managing Director, Senior Analyst, FinTech Equity Research, Mizuho
- Nick Dryden, CEO, Stathler
- Oded Zehavi, CEO & Co-founder, MESH 


This episode is part of the "Driving Fintech Forward" series with Elena Kozhemyakina, Founder and CEO of Fintech4Funds. We welcome viewer questions and participation.

AI in Fintech: How Payments Are Changing in 2021

Legacy financial services institutions consistently see big Tech as a competitive threat. The highly-scaled, AI-driven method of creating and nurturing client relationships seems to be the antithesis of what high-touch, relationship-driven investors pride themselves on. 

However, the industry is already moving in this direction; with Charles Schwab’s purchase of TD Ameritrade and Morgan Stanley’s purchase of E*TRADE, we see action towards improving today’s digital experience. This is what consumers expect, and where the profits lie - research found by the World Economic Forum highlights that the industry is moving towards an era of self-driving finance, where returns are not owned by those who invest client money, but by those who own the customer’s experience.

So how can FS companies across the board view the digital client experience as a strategic advantage? 

Join this discussion as we explore: 
- What the digital customer experience encompasses
- How AI and automation can help you focus on deepening your relationships
- How AI can help streamline back-end operations

Speakers:
- Elena Kozhemyakina, Founder and CEO, Fintech4Funds
- Labhesh Patel, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Scientist, Jumio
- Chris Leong, Transformation Consultant, Leong Solutions 
- Amnah Ajmal, Executive Vice President, Market Develpment - MEA, Mastercard

This episode is part of the "Driving Fintech Forward" series with Elena Kozhemyakina, Founder and CEO of Fintech4Funds. We welcome viewer questions and participation.

AI in Fintech: The New Digital Customer Experience

Managing risk is a necessity for lenders, insurers, and the customers they serve. When a lender wants to understand if someone is qualified for a loan, they need to understand debt & credit history, employment history, and past histories of default. Insurers have equally cumbersome criteria for gauging risk. Regulatory compliance adds in another layer of complexity. This process is long and inefficient, and in a modern marketplace, being quick and agile keeps you competitive. AI can help streamline the process, and knowing how to employ AI can be the difference between success and failure. 

Join this webinar to hear about: 
- The benefits of using AI in risk management 
- How regulatory compliance can improve with AI
- Case studies of how AI is driving value for insurance companies and lenders

Panelists:
- Lisa Kimball, SVP, Product & Strategic Programs, Finicity
- Panos Skliamis, CEO & Founder, SPIN Analytics
- Jouko Ahvenainen, Co-founder at Robocorp

This episode is part of the "Driving Fintech Forward" series with Elena Kozhemyakina, Founder and CEO of Fintech4Funds. We welcome viewer questions and participation.

AI in Fintech: Lending, Insurance, and the Art of Streamlined Risk Management

While AI promises to streamline business processes and increase ROI in financial services, it also has significant implementation challenges. Many financial services organizations have tried to implement AI into their tech stack only to fail. To succeed, leadership needs to embrace AI usage and find the right talent and data. But where should financial services institutions get started to stay competitive?

Join this webinar to learn:
- The initial criteria to consider when looking at different AI tools
- Why data quality and talent are needed to implement
- Challenges and pitfalls to avoid a successful implementation

Panelists:
- Alix Melchy, VP, AI at Jumio
- Katie King, CEO, AI in Business
- Yali Harari, CEO and co-Founder of Innovesta

This episode is part of the "Driving Fintech Forward" series with Elena Kozhemyakina, Founder and CEO of Fintech4Funds. We welcome viewer questions and participation.

AI in Fintech: How to Get Started with AI for Financial Services

AI has become a disruptive technology that helps financial services companies reduce costs, increase profits, and stay competitive in the market. But it is not without complications; while it will help banks reduce risk, it will also increase the possibilities of unknown risks occurring. As AI automates routine work, it will dramatically impact the type of roles within financial services. It will decrease the time required to comply with regulations while increasing the number of rules with which organizations must comply. And it will personalize the customer experience in a new digital way but lose the human touch of the relationship-driven industry. 

Artificial intelligence provides a wealth of opportunities for firms to accelerate their profits and business - but is it worth the investment?

Join this webinar to understand:
- How financial services are using AI today
- The immediate and long term benefits and risk
- How AI can impact ROI and your profits

This episode is part of the Driving Fintech Forward series on BrightTALK, with a special focus on AI in Fintech. We welcome viewer questions and participation.

AI in Fintech: Accelerating Profits & Competitiveness in Financial Services

For legacy and challenger banks, wealth managers, insurers, and payment providers, the customer experience is a critical element in winning new customers. It matters more than trust now, and tech companies outside of the financial services sector are increasingly setting standards for good customer experiences. In fact, a good customer experience increases account registration by up to 45%. By focusing on putting the customer experience first in product development, it is possible to drive competitive growth and win in the marketplace. 

But, a good customer experience is not just limited to customer-facing brands. Both front-end and back-end technology must be considered, too. From a smooth on-boarding process, KYC/AML, and fraud prevention, understanding what makes the best experience is what can stand between success and failure for banks, wealth managers, payment providers, and others. What will it take to win? 

Professionals at banks, wealth managers, payment providers, and other fintechs will benefit from viewing this webinar as it will dive into: 
- The elements of a effective customer experience and user interface
- Where does the user experience fit into the customer experience
- What is at stake with a poor user experience? 
- Can the customer experience assist a customer's wealth creation? 
- What back-end processes require the most attention? 


Moderated by: 
Elena Kozhemyakina, Founder, Fintech4Funds, London Partner, Fintech Connector

Panelists:
Mikkel Koster, Experience Design Director, 1508
Yael Barak, VP Product, Checkout.com
Chris Norman, Sr. Account Manager, Jumio

Banking & Payments: Simplifying & Elevating The Consumer Experience

If you facilitate, send, or accept payments digitally, security should top of mind. Fraud is prevalent, threats evolve, and regulatory compliance is cumbersome yet necessary.  Despite these challenges, a digital presence is a critical source of growth, with purchases expected to double from $4.4 in 2020 to $8.2 trillion in 2024. So, understanding how to balance growth with security is central to your future. 

This episode of Driving Fintech Forward will bring thought leaders together to discuss: 
- Using AI and Machine Learning to identify fraud
- How cyberattacks are evolving and how to mitigate them
- Tools available to make regulatory compliance simpler
- How companies can learn & grow to more cyber aware

Moderated by: 
Elena Kozhemyakina, Founder, Fintech4Funds, London Partner, Fintech Connector

Panelists:
Ian Mitchell, Head of Financial Services Fraud Management, PWC
Maya Parbhoe, CEO, Ourox
David Liu, VP, Fraud, Socure

Banking & Payments: Balancing Growth with Security

Consumers are refining their digital banking habits, and are sought by legacy and digital banks. And, as open banking creates transparency for consumers, security challenges arise. This creates challenges for the banks that want to stay in the value chain, payments companies that are seeking to grow market share, and for third-party tech companies that sit in the middle. 

Payment providers need to prioritise trust, security and a user experience, on top of staying compliant and on budget. Yet, their agile cultures enable quick iterations. Banks have built trust, regulatory relationships, and bigger budgets, but can’t respond as quickly to newer pressures.
 
How can payment providers and banks create partnerships that allow them both to grow and stay competitive? 
 
This webinar will discuss:
- Why partnerships between banks and payment companies matters
- The nuts and bolts of Innovative partnership structures 
- How to approach creating productive partnerships


Moderated by: 
Elena Kozhemyakina, Founder, Fintech4Funds, London Partner, Fintech Connector

Datuk Seri, CEO, Supreme Fintech
Amy Kroviak, Co-Founder, Open51
Ivan Zhiznevskiy, Founder and CEO, 3S Money

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