Venue
Four Seasons Hotel
Date
22 – 24 October 2019
Financial technology (FinTech) has evolved into a powerful global movement that has brought together entrepreneurs, technology giants and big banks to develop ideas and innovations that can harness the power of the digital age to create better, sustainable financial services for a wider, community more diverse for generations to come
Fintech technologies are creating space for an impressive array of new applications touching on services from payments to financing, better investment decisions through advanced analytics or reduced costs through improved post-trade processing platforms, asset management, insurance, regulatory oversight, audit and advice. Technological innovations may emerge as competitive alternatives to traditional financial market participants, market architecture and infrastructures.
Kuwait FinTech Conference & Exhibition is designed for the financial services and innovation community and seeks to showcase the latest financial technology thought leadership. It will also unravel the opportunities that exist today in the sector and open up discussion into the challenges faced by the sector today and aim to find solutions to them.
The event will bring together an exclusive group of leading corporates, regulators, entrepreneurs and academics from around the globe who will debate topics like payments, blockchain, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, banking APIs and more!
The event will provide finance, banking, technology and other executives an opportunity to learn about the latest fintech developments. Furthermore, there will be ample opportunities to network with other professionals who share the same fintech interests. The event aims to enable attendees to learn, discuss and evaluate fintech topics with a greater degree of knowledge and industry insight.
Future of Banking, Investments and Payments
Technological Advances in Insurance Industry
Role of Regulatory Authorities and Demand Generation by Governments
Technology Enabling Inclusion of Underserved in Finance
Focus on Emerging Technologies Including AI, Cyber Security, Blockchain, IoT And Big Data
Instructor : Mohsen Malaki, Managing Director & Partner, Synergy Consulting Group, Dubai
Workshop : Financial innovation & adjacency moves: Platforms, ecosystems, and digital plays
Time : 9 am to 1 pm
Date : 24 October 2019
Venue : Jabriya Hall (Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait )
Language : English
Abstract: With the increased interest form central banks around the region in OpenBanking and the encouragement of fintech startups, many banks are warming up to the idea of collaborating with, or even acquiring fintechs. But how do large traditional banks work with small, nimble startups? And how does this fit into the broader bank innovation strategy? We look at this in our brief 4 hour workshop.
