Financial Innovation Summit; Transforming Financial Services through Technology

Date: 
25 May 2017
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Venue: 
Johannesburg-South Africa

Purpose of this Conference: Innovation has already transformed the financial services industry. A decade ago, who expected the massive growth of e-banking and e-brokerage? Who envisioned the entry of new players such as retailers and telecommunications providers into the financial services arena thanks to their ability to harness the power of innovative technology?

Who predicted that technology would enable outsourcing and offshore contracting of core financial processes in low-cost countries such as India? The business environment continues to change today, and the financial services sector needs to confront many issues to remain competitive.In particular, technology and innovation are board-level issues; they create opportunities and pose threats.

To address this imminent need to create opportunities and address threats, this unique roundtable will gather financial decision makers in South Africa/Africa, to discuss innovative ways that can make their organisations as well as the South African Economy formidable.

Topics will include:

  • Technology trends shaping the next era in Financial Services.
  • Regulator reality - minimizing the impact on innovation and business.
  • Leveraging analytics in today’s multi-channel customer strateg.y
  • The new Mobile customer.
  • Compliance and credibility: Assessing your data governance strategy.
  • Assessing and responding to the challenges of the current regulatory landscape.
  • Investing in Fintech Innovation.
  • The Future of Banking.

Who Should Attend?

  • Executives of state owned financial enterprises.
  • Financial Services Regulators.
  • NGOs in the financial inclusion sphere.
  • Financial Services Executives responsible for innovation.
  • Financial Services CIOs/ CEOs.
  • Heads of Innovation in financial services companies.
  • Mobile payment company CEOs
  • Telco executives responsible for financial services.
  • CEOs of financial services startups.