
Providing a voice to the market, an assessment of future trends and company ranking identified by the industry
Global Fintech Leaders 2021 Virtual Forum | February 2-3, 2021
RANKINGS, AWARDS AND VIRTUAL CONVENTION
Fintech Leaders virtual Convention will provide a first look at the results from CeFPro’s global survey, including insights from the Fintech Leaders Advisory Board members, category winners as voted for by the industry, and a range of thought leadership presentations, panel discussions and much more!
Key topics to be addressed include:

INVESTMENT PRIORITIES
Payments, automation, business model strategies, withstanding recession, security and regtech
DATA MANAGEMENT
Reviewing data challenges and opportunities for fintech advances
IMPACT OF COVID-19
COVID-19 as an accelerant of change in the fintech revolution
OPPORTUNITIES IN FINTECH: 2021 and 2025
Changes to business models, mobile & digital services, national digital currencies and new processes & technologies


AI AND MACHINE LEARNING
Governance and validation of AI and ML models
PAYMENTS
Payments innovation and COVID-19 accelerants
AUTHORIZED PUSH PAYMENT FRAUD
Combating the increased levels of APP fraud
CYBER SECURITY
Developing cyber defences, and protecting customers and data
MOBILE AND DIGITAL SERVICES
The rise of mobile and digital banking to enhance customer experience
ETHICAL AI
Assessing regulatory and ethical considerations when using AI
ADVANCED ANALYTICS AND DATA
Leveraging advanced analytics and data to drive product and service offerings
FINTECH PARTNERSHIPS
Leveraging mutual benefit of incumbent and fintech partnerships


CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Sabeena Liconte
Deputy Chief Operating Officer & Chief Legal Officer
BOC International USA Holdings Inc., a member of the Bank of China Group

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Stephane Malrait
Head of Market Structure and Innovation, Financial Markets
ING

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Ido Lustig
CRO
BlueVine

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Joshua Kotok
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
First Savings

Mahi Dontamsetti
Chief Technology Risk Officer
State Street

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Albert Chin
Head of Model Risk Management
Signature Bank

Ebbe Negenman
CRO
Aegon Bank

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Matti Honkanen
Head of Next Gen FX, Product Owner
Nordea

Markus Lammer
COO, Ultra High Net Worth Business
Credit Suisse

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Vivek Tyagi
Chief Risk Officer, Transactional Banking
Goldman Sachs

8:50 Chair’s opening remarks
9:00 Fintech Leaders 2020 overall category winner announcement and award
CeFPro will announce the winner of the best overall service provider in the fintech industry, as voted by the industry, in its end-user poll and survey
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION
9:15 Reviewing investment priorities and future prospects in fintech as identified in CeFPro’s FinTech leaders Report
Faster and real time payments: future opportunities and investment areas
Automation and self-service opportunities
Revenue generation and business model strategies
Using fintech as a tool to withstand a recession: lowering cost base, customer centric products and maximizing returns
Investment in security and anti-fraud
Regtech and financial benefits in financial institutions
Sabeena Liconte, Deputy COO & Chief Legal Officer, BOC International USA Holdings Inc., a member of the Bank of China, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Ido Lustig, Chief Risk Officer, BlueVine, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Mahi Dontamsetti, Chief Technology Risk Officer, State Street
9:45 5-minute transition to streams

AI & MACHINE LEARNING
9:50 Governance and validation of AI models to understand outputs
- AI models and use in trading
- Designing and testing AI models
- Conducting internal reviews
- Responsibility and oversight of AI
- Explainable AI: Demonstrating reasoning and removing bias
- Uses of alternative data
Ange Johnson De-Wet, Head of Technology Change Risk, Lloyds Banking Group, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro

MOBILE AND DIGITAL SERVICES
9:50 The rise of mobile and digital banking: Developing services as expectations evolve
- Long term impact of COVID-19
- Ensuring remote capabilities
- Rise of online banking and internet transactions
- Digital banking and payment capabilities
- Fintech banks: doubling down on services and return for investors
Rinse Jacobs, Head of Partnerships, SolarisBank AG, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Maurice Lisi, Head of Digital Channels, Intesa Sanpaolo, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
INVESTMENT IN SECURITY & DATA
10:25 Investment in security to achieve long term goals and protect reputation
- Investment in security to facilitate payments
- Enhancing anti-fraud measures
- Safeguarding consumers from security risks
FUTURE GROWTH & OPPORTUNITIES
10:25 Leveraging fintech advances to enhance customer accessibility and inclusion in underserved markets
- Business opportunities and lines of credit
- Generation Z and fintech growth
- Inclusion in banking
- Targeting unbanked or underbanked populations
- National digital currencies – a game challenge for trade
Alessia Falsarone, MD, Portfolio Strategy and Risk DMFI, PineBridge Investments, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
11:00 20-Minute networking break and demos in exhibition hall
PANEL DISCUSSION: FRAUD
11:20 Combating the increased risk or authorized push payment (APP) fraud and maintaining customer loyalty
- Increased use of APP fraud
- Investment in security to protect against risk
- Liability for losses: Balancing risk and cost
Brandon Davies, Non-Executive Board Director, Lintel Financial Services & Obillex, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Ido Lustig, Chief Risk Officer, BlueVine, Â Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
PANEL DISCUSSION
11:20 Effectively using advanced analytics and data to enhance customer relations and service offerings
- Social media tracking to influence stock selection and direction
- Advances in AML and fraud
- AI as a revenue generator and cost reducer
- Minimizing human labor and error
- Supervision of AI and human validation
- Regulatory scrutiny and compliance with data regulations
Saqib Jamshed, SVP, Head of Model Risk Governance, Options Clearing Corp., Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Michael Middleton, Head of Content Strategy, Markov Processes International, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Stevan Maglic, SVP, Head of Quantitative Risk Analytics, Regions Bank, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Stefano Canossa, Global Head of Operational Risk & Head of Risk, Luxembourg, GAM, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
12:05 Driving business continuity and resilience plans in light of pandemic response
- Agile adoption and future of working from home
- Security of remote employees on home networks
- Cyber and protection of remote workers
- Balancing security with required adoption of WFH
- Addressing increasing client demands
- Benefits of increase cloud and business process automation usage
Markus Lammer, COO, Ultra High Net Worth Business, Credit Suisse
ETHICAL AI
12:05 Assessing regulatory and ethical considerations when using AI
- Detecting and removing bias
- Data usage and regulation
- Privacy, compliance and consumer protection concerns
- Addressing regulatory pressures and likely next steps
- Capturing diverse data sets
- Use of social media and online activity
Albert Chin, Head of Model Risk Management, Signature Bank, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
12:40 5-minute transition to keynote
DATA MANAGEMENT – PANEL DISCUSSION
12:45 Addressing the key data challenges and opportunities within fintech
Effective data management and governance
Financial data: quality, storage, access and usage
Data protection and cyber security concerns
Privacy and KYC
Vivek Tyagi, Chief Risk Officer, Institutional Banking, Goldman Sachs & Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Jeff Prelle, SVP, Risk Analytics, Bancorp South & Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Shannon Kelly, SVP, Head of Model Risk Management, Zions Bancorp & Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
1:30 Chair’s closing remarks and end of day one

8:50 Chair’s opening remarks
9:00 Fintech Leaders 2020 overall category winner announcement and award
CeFPro will announce the winner of the best overall service provider in the fintech industry, as voted by the industry, in its end-user poll and survey
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION
9:15 Impact vs. opportunity of COVID-19: accelerant to advances and next steps in the fintech revolution
Use of technology to adapt to change
Maintaining agility and response to scenarios
Changes to funding and investment of startups
Reviewing strategies and business models to stand out and stay ahead
Customer centricity to expand offerings
Alessia Falsarone, MD, Portfolio Strategy and Risk DMFI, PineBridge Investments, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Gabriele Sabato, CEO and Co-Founder, Wiserfunding, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Tibor Bartels, Head of Transaction Services, Americas, ING, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Ebbe Negenman, CRO, Aegon
9:45 5-minute transition to streams

PAYMENTS
9:50 The future of payments and impact of COVID-19 on innovation
- COVID-19 prompting radical reduction in use of cash
- Increased use of contactless payments
- European open banking and cashless societies
- Investment in payments and transactions in global markets
- Global disparities in progress
Peter Smith, Director, Seneca Investment Management, Advisory Board Member, CeFProÂ

AML AND FINANCIAL CRIME
9:50 Use cases of advanced data and analytics, including AI, on anti-fraud and financial crime
- AML advances
- Real time internal understanding of cyber threats
- Future payment protection plans
- Deterring threats into the organization and movement upstream
- Increasing automation, predictive analytics and outsourcing
CYBER SECURITY
10:25 Developing cyber security defenses to protect data as the most valuable asset
- Headline risks and impact to business operations
- Impacts to security with workforces working from remotely
- Protecting data as the most valuable currency
- Ensuring adequate protection of data and ethical usage
- Building and maintaining customer confidence and trust
ERP & TREASURY
10:25 Integrating banking services into customers’ existing ecosystem: Case from Nordea next gen FX
- Nordea case study
- Integrating FX services into customer ERP and accounting systems
- Automating customer processes
- Building customer loyalty through experience
- Leveraging partners, APIs and in house build platforms
Matti Holkanen, Head of New Gen FX, Nordea Markets, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
11:00 20 minute networking break and demos in exhibition hall
PANEL DISCUSSION – OP RISK & GRC
11:20 Addressing the challenges of managing operational risk
- Establishing a sound conduct/culture environment
- KYC
- Third party risk management
- Anti-fraud and AML strategies
Craig Spielmann, CEO & Founder, RiskTao, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Joshua Kotok, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, First Savings, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Nison Nagdimov, VP, Chief Control Office, HSBC
PANEL DISCUSSION – REGTECH
11:20 Increasing effectiveness and efficiency of regulatory compliance through regtech
- Opportunities of technology to streamline processes
- Reducing costs and increasing efficiency
- Data protection and cyber security
- Legislation implementation ahead of investment
- Application of big data approaches
- Strengthening cyber security
- Facilitation of macroprudential policy
- Legaltech advances
Stan Yakoff, Head of Americas Supervision, Citadel, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Stefano Canossa, Global Head of Operational Risk & Head of Risk, Luxembourg, GAM, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Ruchi Gupta, VP, Risk Analytics, HSBC
DIGITAL CURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN
12:05 The future of digital currencies and impact of issuance of central bank offerings
- Increased usage of national backed digital currencies
- Increased risk of fraud and money laundering with reduced transparency
- Reducing costs whilst increasing security
- Impact to currency values when trading directly in digital currency
- Increased stability, traceability and monitoring of central bank currencies
- Chinese Yuan case study
Natalia Navarro, Customer Journey Expert, Distributed Ledger Technology, ING, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
FINTECH PARTNERSHIPS
12:05 Leveraging mutual benefits of incumbent and fintech partnership
- Trading fintech innovation with incumbent data and base
- Working together to build customer trust
- Partnering to take advantage of the technology revolution
- Strategic partnerships to develop agile strategies
- Attracting new talent to financial services
Stephane Malrait, Head of Market Structure and Innovation, Financial Markets, ING, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
12:40 5-minute transition to keynote
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION
12:45 The future of fintech and opportunities over the next five years – addressing the findings of CeFPro’s international survey
Adapting business models and upscaling operations
Role of digital currencies and blockchain
Evolution of mobile and digital services: next steps
Advances in mobile and digital services
Advanced data and analytics, cloud, BPA, AI and payments opportunities
Acceleration of change with introduction of new processes and technologies
Albert Chin, Head of Model Risk Management, Signature Bank, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Stan Yakoff, Head of Americas Supervision, Citadel, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
Hakan Danis, Director, Macroeconomic Scenarios & Op Risk Stress Testing Models, MUFG Union Bank, Advisory Board Member, CeFPro
1:30 Chair’s closing remarks and end of day two


CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Tibor Bartels
Head of Transaction Services Americas
ING

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Stefano Canossa
Global Head of Operational Risk and Head of Risk Luxembourg
GAM

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Albert Chin
Head of Model Risk Management
Signature Bank

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Hakan Danis
Director, Macroeconomic Scenarios and OpRisk Stress Testing Models
MUFG Union Bank

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Dipanjan Das
Sr. Director, GM of Student Credit Cards
Capital One Financial Services

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Brandon Davies
Non Executive Board Director
Lintel Financial Services Limited & Obillex

Mahi Dontamsetti
Chief Technology Risk Officer
State Street

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Alessia Falsarone
Managing Director, Portfolio Strategy and Risk DMFI
PineBridge Investments

Ruchi Gupta
VP Risk Analytics
HSBC

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Matti Honkanen
Head of Next Gen FX – Product Owner
Nordea

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Rinse Jacobs
Head Of International Sales
SolarisBank AG

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Saqib Jamshed
Senior Vice President – Head of Model Risk Governance
Options Clearing Corporation

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Ange Johnson De-Wet
Head of Technology Change Risk
Lloyds Banking Group

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Shannon Kelly
SVP, Head of Model Risk Management
Zions Bankcorp

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Joshua Kotok
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
First Savings

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Armel Kouassi
Head of Balance Sheet & Asset Liability Modeling
Northern Trust

Markus Lammer
COO, Ultra High Net Worth Business
Credit Suisse

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Sabeena Liconte
Deputy Chief Operating Officer & Chief Legal Officer
BOC International USA Holdings Inc., a member of the Bank of China Group

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Maurice Lisi
Head of Digital Channels
Intesa San Paolo

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Ido Lustig
Chief Risk Officer
BlueVine

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Stevan Maglic
SVP, Head of Quantitative Risk Analytics
Regions Bank

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Stephane Malrait
Head of Market Structure and Innovation, Financial Markets
ING

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Michael Middleton
Head of Content Strategy
Markov Processes International

Nison Nagdimov
VP, Chief Control Office
HSBC

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Natalia Navarro
Customer Journey Expert, Distributed Ledger Technology
ING

Ebbe Negenman
Chief Risk Officer
Aegon Bank

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Gabriele Sabato
CEO and Co-Founder
Wiserfunding

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Gurraj Singh Sangha
Former Chief Quantamental Data Scientist | Portfolio Trading and Risk Strategist
State Street

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Peter Smith
Director
Seneca Investment Management

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Craig Spielmann
CEO & Founder
RiskTao

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Vivek Tyagi
Chief Risk Officer, Transactional Banking
Goldman Sachs

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Caitriona Whelan
Chief Strategy Officer
Former Payen

CeFPro Advisory Board Member
Stan Yakoff
Head of Americas Supervision
Citadel Securities

Global Fintech Leaders 2021 Virtual Convention & Awards is a two day virtual convention reflecting the results of the Fintech Leaders survey and report.
We look to address key opportunities within fintech both across 2021 and with a forward view towards 2026. The event looks to examine in great detail the investment priorities in fintech, as well as the main obstacle currently impacting full fintech adoption.
The report and event feature sections on the advances and implementation within incumbent financial institutions and their journey to fintech implementation including key benefits and opportunities.
The event and corresponding survey and report will also take into account the state of the industry, including the impact of 2020 on businesses and implementation.
Hear from Fintech Leaders advisory board members, industry thought leaders representing incumbent financial institutions, category winners and much more.
Register for your complimentary pass and receive a copy of the final report.


FINTECH LEADERS CONVENTION & AWARDS IS A FREE TO ATTEND EVENT…
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