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Business and regulatory FinTech trends and challenges to watch out for!

The year in review 2022: What the Fintech Happened? How has the latest financial crisis influenced financial markets and how FinTechs? What new regulations will define how FinTech will operate in the future? Which new market trends are emerging? The cybercrimes – FinTech menace – and how to handle it?

• Post-Covid tech – world earthquake – what are the implications?
• The downfall of BNPL-Is the B(NPL) the new NPL?
• CBDC – the future of the money? Are Central banks in SEE considering issuing digital currencies
• Trending regulations in the EU and its effects on the SEE market: What does MiCA mean for the EU and what for non-EU markets? How is DORA relevant?
• How is the net zero technology trend influencing the traditional financial services market and how FinTechs?
• Cyber threats – In the light of recent frauds, how are fintech market participants adapting their products and services?

Coffee & Tea

Success stories (Banks and FinTechs)

Round 2: Is there enough room for all?

• Banking as a service – trends
• Digital ID is the cornerstone of winning the FinTech race in SEE. What are we waiting for?
• Asset tokenization: is asset tokenization only reserved for the FinTech world or will banks be using this trend to attract new clients?
• The growth of neo-banks and digital-only banks in SEE
• Old (new) faces – Embracing the Change- How are mainstream payment platforms pushing the development of FinTechs?
• Can FinTechs ensure the same AML standards as commercial banks?

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Everything, everywhere, and all in the real-time

Improving customer experiences is one of the key engines behind the growth of embedded finance. The new (old) approach to offering financial services typically associated with financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies is creating a world of opportunities for financial service providers and non-financial companies alike. It’s all about offering services when and where people need them.

• Embedded Banking – bank accounts and associated debit cards
• Payments Reinvented – A world beyond credit cards
• Can e-commerce retailers offer banking services?
• BNPLs innovations and challenges
• Can AI revolutionize lending?
• InsurThech – A brave new world

Coffee & Tea

We have seen in the last year some positive examples of asset tokenization. Does this trend open doors for traditional banks and financial and capital markets participants to offer their clients the opportunity to tokenize their current fixed-income and equity asset pools?

Tokens as collaterals? Is the new trend merging? Will tokenization allow access to new revenue streams available in the cryosphere and more specifically enable their clients’ tokenized assets to be used as collateral or for staking in DeFi transactions?

• Smart contracts – use case
• Regulated ReFi vs DeFi – trends and challenges
• Fueling the growth of DeFi: challenging traditional debt markets and the increase in tokenization of assets
• CBDCs vs stablecoins

Coffee & Tea

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Calling all investors and startups – The sources of finance in FinTechs are diverse. From venture capital to private equity funds, corporates, banks, asset managers, and even national governments. Find out what conditions, business models, and products they are looking to invest in. Listen to the first-hand experiences on exit strategies from fintech founders.