Amid the panel discussions, fireside chats, and keynote speeches, FinovateEurope 2024 will also offer a half dozen special addresses on topics ranging from tokenization to customer onboarding to open finance. With less than two weeks to go before the lights go up on the Finovate stage – 27 February to 28 February – here’s a brief introduction to some of the fintech experts and entrepreneurs who will be sharing their insights on major trends in fintech this year and beyond.
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The first special address of FinovateEurope will be part of an invitation-only session the day before the conference begins. Part of Finovate’s New Leaders+ experience, our pre-event briefing and networking opportunity for financial institutions will feature expert insights, fireside chats, and a special address: How Today’s Leading Financial Institutions Can Gain Critical Insight and Stay Competitive.
On Day One of FinovateEurope, we’ll feature four special addresses. In the first, Mateusz Grys, Product Manager, LiveBank by Ailleron; and Łukasz Parzyk, Expert Lead, ING Bank; will talk about the power of bank/fintech partnerships in a presentation titled Click, Connect, Mortgage. Success Story of ING & LiveBank by Ailleron.
Later that day, Nick Kerigan, Managing Director and Head of Innovation at Swift, will share his insights on Tokens & Machines: A Vision of the Future of Financial Innovation. Kerigan has more than 20 years experience in payments and banking. Before joining Swift in 2020, he was Managing Director for Future Payments at Barclays. In his current position, he helps lead Swift’s response to emerging technologies from digital currencies to tokenized assets.
Also on Day One, Santosh Reyes, founder and Managing Director for DLT Apps, will provide a Special Address. Founded in 2018, London-based DLT Apps is an engineering company that leverages its expertise in blockchain technology and artificial intelligence to transform financial services. Reyes has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry and a track record of identifying and nurturing innovative ideas that can disrupt the traditional financial landscape.
With a title that leaves little to the imagination, Liam Chennells, CEO and Co-Founder of Detected, will provide the final Special Address of Day One. In his presentation – You Are Slowly Dying, But You Don’t Realize It Yet, Every Day Your Competition is Onboarding Customers Better than You – Chennells takes on what he calls “the silent killer of businesses.” His company, Detected, is re-inventing the traditional approach to onboarding for businesses, customers, and merchants. Welcome to the world of Onboarding Intelligence!
Day Two of FinovateEurope will feature one Special Address among our keynotes, fireside chats, and breakout streams on banking, customer experience, lending, open banking, payments, and more. Samantha Seaton, CEO of Moneyhub will deliver a Special Address titled, Your Product Isn’t the Hero – Your Customer Is. In her presentation, Seaton will answer questions such as how Open Finance can help firms become more customer-centric and how companies can leverage emerging technologies like AI to derive data insights and take advantage of the power of personalization.