KEY THEMES INCLUDE:
Open Banking - What's next?
Explore the Open Banking initiatives with the potential to disrupt traditional payment methods the most, and ask the question: VRPs – game-changer or not?
Consider what could be done at a government/regulator level to foster the next big innovations, and understand the regulatory changes firms should be thinking about now.
Innovation in inflationary times
As economies battle to keep a lid on prices, explore the potential of fintechs to support consumers in the rising cost-of living crisis.
Learn how the sector is harnessing the power of BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) and advances in Open Banking to limit the effects of soaring inflation, and how this will shape the future of financial services.
A new era in cross-border payments innovation
Explore how digital innovation is transforming the cross-border payments landscape, the potential application of new technologies and ask if the shift towards CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) will redefine what’s possible.
Assess the impact of geopolitical turmoil and learn how payments businesses are rising to the challenge.
Embedded payments, the need for speed and the future for B2B Payments
With embedded finance set to be a major driver of payments innovation, explore the opportunities to be unlocked in the B2B sector.
Learn how fintechs are addressing flaws in the way businesses make and receive payments, and explore global perspectives on what’s accelerating the shift towards to digital B2B payment solutions in key markets.
Crypto - What lies ahead?
With the surge in the use of cryptocurrencies, hear fresh perspectives on the outlook for crypto used for payments, opportunities for fintechs and the promise of CBDCs.
Explore the latest regulatory initiatives in major markets, and key considerations for crypto’s widespread adoption and acceptance.
Regulating a new era of payments innovation
As fintechs navigate an increasingly complex payments regulatory landscape, understand the FCA’s (Financial Conduct Authority) priorities from a supervisory perspective.
Learn about the FCA’s approach to promoting innovation and competition in payments and the regulator’s expectations of firms.
Fintech for good in a changing world
Discover the innovations that are poised to tackle some of society’s most pressing needs and deliver good outcomes for all.
Explore how advances in digital technology and sustainable business models are paving the way for fintech innovators to serve people and businesses in ways that truly meet their needs in an ESG-focused world.
Include to innovate and the business case for diversity
With a growing body of research to suggest that firms that embrace diversity and inclusion are more innovative and more productive, explore how diversity affects a fintech’s ability to innovate.
Learn how the sector is tackling inequalities and what more needs to be done to ensure the industry reflects the diversity of consumers it serves.
Closing the confidence gap - how to build trust in payments innovations
When it comes to trust in financial services, it can be very hard to build and very easy to lose.
As consumer confidence with digital technologies grows in tandem with the growing expectations of regulators, understand the stumbling blocks and consider how the sector can build new levels of trust and loyalty.