With COVID-19 forcing governments to close borders and restrict contact, event organizers and companies have turned to webinars and virtual events to connect with their peers and create new opportunities, despite the tumultuous times.
Though several countries have started reopening their frontiers to limit damage to their already fragile economies, virtual events have somewhat become a thing and new events are popping up everyday.
The following events are the top 20 upcoming, live, fintech webinars for professionals located in an Asia Pacific (APAC) time zone to attend over the next month or so.
Fintech Alliance – Shaping Fintech: Entrepreneurship
June 24, 2020, 17:00 – 18:00 SGT
As part of Fintech Alliance’s commitment to showcasing UK fintech, the organization will be hosting a series of webinars that will tackle the big topics that are present in fintech.
Its Shaping Fintech series will bring together industry leaders in fintech and financial services each week to share their opinions and answer questions on the most important topics of the day.
For its first webinar, Fintech Alliance will look at entrepreneurship in fintech with a panel consisting of Sophie Winwood (Associate at Anthemis), James Varga (CEO of DirectID), and Katryna Dow (CEO and Founder of Meeco). Stefan Haase will chair the panel (Tech and Innovation lead at Whitecap Consulting).
Click the following link to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81721828891
The future of money
June 24, 2020, 18:00 – 19:00 SGT
We’re in the midst of a revolution in the way we pay for goods and services – and even how we think about our finances.
How will payments technology further evolve in the coming months and years? Is the future of money reliant on secure, fast and intelligent tech in our pockets and online?
This free virtual event, held over Zoom, will give participants the opportunity to learn more about:
- The battle to be top of cutting-edge payments tech
- The coming wave of contactless and mobile payment technology
- How tech will enable further change in the way we pay
Speakers will include:
- Jane Loginova, Senior Vice President & Global Commercial Officer, BPC
- Colin Neil, senior VP business development, Adyen
- Janice Tong, product marketing manager, GoCardless
- Liam Gray, Fintech lead, Tech Nation
Digital Financing for All Inclusive. Impactful. Investable
June 24, 2020, 20:00 – 21:00 SGT
Many businesses turned their heads to the digital industry for a chance of survival during the times of pandemic.
In this webinar, Angello Quah, co-founder of Alixco P2P (peer-to-peer) and COO of FundedByMe Malaysia, will delve into the importance of digital financing. Participants will also get to learn how the Securities Commission Malaysia regulates equity crowdfunding and P2P financing.
Dawn of the platform economy for the new payments horizon
June 24, 2020, 22:00 – 23:00 SGT
For success in the open banking economy, banks need to look for inspiration in open platform models, like Finastra’s FusionFabric.cloud, which enables accelerated innovation and data sharing with ecosystem partners, powering the next generation of financial services.
In this live webinar, participants will hear from Finastra experts who will explore what this means for the payments industry and how the company’s open innovation platform can accelerate innovation.
Live Webinar: Bring Trust to Blockchain for Southeast Asia
June 25, 2020, 9:30 – 10:30 SGT
Blockchain applications have been adopted by business across financial institutes, government, and other sectors.
In this hour-long webinar, representatives from Thales and Deloitte will explore their latest blockchain deployments, share insights into current ASEAN blockchain use cases, and delve into the Singapore Exchange (SGX)’s blockchain project.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3cNCMGE
Twilight Webinar – Relevant law for digital assets and currencies
June 25, 2020, 15:00 – 16:00 SGT
Topics regarding digital assets or digital currencies are always interesting as you could always hear these terms almost everywhere, e.g. the fintech industry, the e-payment gateway, the blockchain, the E-RMB in China, and the E-AUD here in Australia, etc.
By examining the current Australian regulatory framework and laws that may be applicable to a merchant’s business activities in relation to digital assets, it’s possible to identify the major concerns or challenges facing digital-currency merchants within the present payment network.
In this free, one-hour webinar, Chris Chen (Bond alumni, CSJ Legal Principal and co-founder) will explore the relevant law for digital assets and currencies.
Chen has been practicing as a corporate and commercial lawyer in New South Wales, providing legal services including merger and acquisition, corporate restructure and financial service legal compliance.
With the global attention shifted towards blockchain related industry from traditional financial market, he has actively participated into the blockchain related legal compliance with other pioneers, and ultimately founded Australian Cryptocurrency Business Association for the purpose of creating a cross border bridge between Chinese innovative investors and Australian blockchain based projects.
In early 2018, Chen co-founded CSJ Legal, a boutique firm fully focused on the corporate and financial matters including financial laws and anti-money laundering laws in Australia. As a member of the Australian Digital Commerce Association (ADCA), CSJ Legal is also actively involved in the Australian National Blockchain Road Map with pioneers of other fintech companies and government bodies.
Behind the Hype LIVE: The tech evolution of home buying
June 25, 2020, 20:00 – 21:00 SGT
In this session, experts from fintech companies Habito and StepLadder, but also Barclays Rise, and Finastra, will explore how technology is disrupting the UK home buying journey; from education to the mortgage process.
Key topics covered will include:
- The current home buying landscape and key players
- How the landscape is being disrupted by technology and fintech companies
- The future of home buying post COVID-19
Using Automation to Improve Delivery of Your Investor Experiences
June 25, 2020, 21:00 SGT
Automation is becoming essential to providing a powerful investor experience. By using automation, companies can improve time to market, reduce costs, and mitigate risk while improving the overall investor experience.
In this webinar, participants will get to learn how automation can take their companies’ growth to the next level. Topics covered will include:
- What is automation?
- Automation in investment management
- Benefits of automation
- Successful automation projects
This webinar will be hosted by Julie Watts, Head of Pre-Sales & Julia Quickfall, Senior Product Manager at Kurtosys.
The Banking Scene Afterwork Summer Edition with Chris Skinner
June 25, 2020, 22:00 – 23:30 SGT
This “phygital” afterwork edition by The Banking Scene will feature fintech expert Chris Skinner, Karin Van Hoecke (General Manager Digital Transformation at KBC Belgium) and Benoit Legrand (Chief Innovation Officer at ING Group).
Skinner recently launched Doing Digital – Lessons from Leaders, a new book in which he shares the lessons of doing digital transformation learned through interviews with BBVA, China Merchants Bank, DBS, ING Group and JPMorgan Chase. During this session he will be sharing the key messages of that book.
Meanwhile, KBC Belgium recently renewed its developer portal. As the first in the financial sector in Belgium, it is growing into an open bankinsurance environment, providing the customer with a one-stop experience.
A ticket grants access to the webinar, in addition to a hard copy of Doing Digital – Lessons from Leaders sent to attendees’ home address.
Comply and compete with Open Banking data
June 29, 2020, 9:30 – 10:00 SGT
Australia is getting closer to launching the Consumer Data Right (CDR) and Open Banking will be the first to go live in July.
This is the time to think about how financial institutions can leverage Open Banking to gain a competitive advantage. Whether that would be to better understand digital wallets, find cross sell opportunities, or streamline credit decisioning process, Open Banking data can help them get ahead of their competitors.
In this 30-minute webinar, Frollo CIO Tony Thrassis and Head of Sales Simon Docherty will share insights and learnings, as well as an exclusive preview of Frollo Open Banking UI.
Topics covered will include what kinds of data financial companies can get through Open Banking and what they can do with it.
EBAday Online webinar – Advanced Data Analytics: A 360 degree view of payments
July 1, 2020, 21:00 SGT
In this EBAday Online webinar, organized in association with Fiserv, experts will examine the mechanics and benefits of improved data analytics in payments and payments messaging.
With real-time payments growing rapidly worldwide and the payments ecosystem digitalizing, banks need to constantly evolve their services to fulfil the expectations of their customers. A shift to instant payments will deepen the liquidity management challenges banks are already experiencing in today’s times.
Banks and corporates from different sectors are increasingly focusing on how to realize the value of financial data. Also, how can enriched payments data be used in the context of Open Banking and APIs?
These and other questions will be at the core of this virtual event’s guest speakers’ presentations.
Discussion points will include:
- How can an enriched view on data help banks with modelling accurate and meaningful predictions?
- In which ways can enriched data based on ISO 20022 be used to create new business models?
- How can advanced data analytics help banks as well as corporates in managing their liquidity?
- How can data help to tackle fraud and foster compliance?
- How can machine learning and artificial intelligence help in providing new insights?
The panel of expert speakers will include:
- Teresa Connors – Client Director, Payment Matters [Moderator]
- Andy Bubbs – Senior Product Manager, Fiserv
- Annelinda Koldewe – Product Area Lead SWIFT & Reporting, ING Bank
- Priyanka Rath – Head of EMEA Liquidity/Account services, Product Solutions Specialists, J.P. Morgan
- Marc Recker – Global Head of Clearing Products, Deutsche Bank AG
Behind the Hype LIVE: Federated Learning in Fintech
July 2, 2020, 22:30 – 23:30 SGT
Behind the Hype is a new series of events breaking down overhyped topics in fintech. This session will be about federated learning and how it be used to train machine learning models without physical access of client data.
Federated learning is an approach that enabled the training a neural network model without holding client data physically in hands. Using encryption, web sockets, and a few other tricks, it is possible to successfully access client data to train a model without ever seeing it.
Speakers for this virtual event include Adam Lieberman, data science & machine learning lead, and Brendon Machado, data scientist intern at Finastra.
Are Crypto Assets, Crypto Currency and Blockchain Shari’ah Compliant?
July 6, 2020, 15:00 – 16:30 SGT
Understanding crypto assets, cryptocurrency from a Shari’ah perspective and how it is applied in the current global market: some consider this to be a very controversial topic, however it is one which needs to be further discussed for future technology adoption in the Islamic finance sphere.
Assistant professor Dr. Ziyaad Mohamed, an Associate Dean/Director of E-Learning & Executive Education & Head of Islamic Social Finance at INCEIF, will be sharing his thoughts on the topic and how it has changed over the years.
This event is suitable for people looking at understanding the Shari’ah compliant perspective in the current market, as well as those looking to learn the potential benefits of blockchain in the Islamic fintech market.
The Banking Scene Afterwork: Making Banking Human with Automation
July 9, 2020, 22:00 – 23:00 SGT
In this virtual event, experts representing UiPath will talk about automation, what it really means to a bank, and how it can make banking more human.
Participants will get to understand the impact of automation on:
- Better customer service
- More resilience in unexpected circumstances
- More value adding jobs, among other topics.
How will Chinese and Indian Fintech Ecosystems Evolve Post COVID-19?
July 9, 2020, 18:30 – 20:00 SGT
China and India are the largest fintech ecosystems globally.
With COVID-19 having a significant impact on both economies, Virtual Fintech Fair will be bringing top thought leaders from both regions to discuss how the ecosystems will evolve post COVID-19 for banking, startups and investments.
How ML & smart analytics are helping fintechs understand their data
July 9, 2020, 18:00 – 19:00 SGT
In this webinar, experts from Fintech North, Google and Netpremacy will explore the power of machine learning, and Big Query.
Participants will get to hear more on how fintechs are driving their business forward thanks to Google Cloud, and understand how they are using data and tools such as Big Query to gain a competitive advantage.
Driving Payments Modernization with the Public Cloud
July 14, 2020, 22:30 SGT
While COVID-19 may have many banks reconsidering the necessity of public cloud adoption in the near term, it’s important to maintain a long-term focus on implementing public cloud solutions.
In this webinar, industry experts from Finextra, ACI Worldwide, and Microsoft will explore how banks can leverage the public cloud to modernize consumer payments. Topics covered will include:
- How banks can leverage the public cloud to modernize consumer payments
- Strategies to ensure successful migration
- Why now is the perfect time to begin formulating a long-term cloud adoption strategy
Speakers will include:
- Gary Wright – Head of Research, Finextra [Moderator]
- Ciaran Chu – Head of Cloud, ACI Worldwide
- Lu Zurawski – Senior Principal Product Manager, ACI Worldwide
- Peter Hazou – Business Strategy Leader, Microsoft
Fintech and remote microfinance management post-COVID-19
July 22, 2020, 17:00– 19:00 SGT
The recent lockdown has fast-tracked the need for microfinance providers to implement effective and profitable FINTECH solutions in the management of their portfolios. In this time of decision-making, there is an urgent need for solution providers to present these solutions to microfinance leaders, so they can be considered in their buying decisions.
This webinar is intended to ignite simultaneous discussions with a large number of microfinance decision-makers and consequently, product sales.
Participants will get to learn more on the different fintech solutions available out there and get industry insights for product development. The event will also include a presentation on how to develop an effective digital strategy.
The Banking Scene Afterwork: Crypto and Fintechs, two worlds coming together
July 23, 2020, 22:00 – 23:00 SGT
What’s all the buzz around central bank digital currency (CBDC)? Is crypto something from the past, present or future? Should banks be afraid of a world of decentralized money?
This, and a lot more questions, will be part of the agenda of The Banking Scene Afterwork’s July 23 event.
Guests will get to hear from Julian Sawyer, managing director for Europe at Gemini, the New York regulated crypto exchange and digital asset custodian. Sawyer is the former COO and co-founder of Starling Bank where he was responsible for running customer services, AML & Fraud, Payment Operations, HR and Supplier Management. He also held P&L responsibility for the B2B business, Starling Banking Services.
Prior to Starling, he worked as a management consultant at Accenture and EY and setup and ran his own financial services consultancy, Bluerock, for 13 years before selling it.
Sawyer is an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at CASS University in the Faculty of Management and a member of the Emerging Payments Association Advisory Board. He is also an Advisor at Volt Bank Limited, a leading Australian challenger bank.
The Banking Scene Afterwork: Banking Poetry
July 30, 2020, 22:00 – 23:00 SGT
The last The Banking Scene Afterwork session of July, before taking a break in August, will feature Leda Glyptis, CEO of 11:FS, a modular, fully digital core built with banks and for banks to enable the creation of fully digital propositions.
Prior to joining 11:FS, Glyptis served as Chief Innovation Officer at QNB and held a series of roles in IT innovation and operations and BNY Mellon.
She is an unreformed geek and recovering banker, a renowned speaker, writer, and academic in the banking and fintech ecosystem.
