Presented by Centre for Finance, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (CFTE)

5 out of the top 10 financial institutions by market valuation today are platforms. We are at the brink of seeing all Financial Institutions adopting this model as the increased use of APIs and the mass adoption of Open Banking takes place in the industry. But what is Open Banking? Deep dive into this topic with the presentation from an innovator in the industry.

Featured Speaker: Carlos Figueredo

Carlos has over 25 years of business and financial sector (securities and payments) experience in various global locations with a strong emphasis on ISO standards.

His extensive leadership and large scale program management skills have allowed him to work for some of the leading institutions in the industry in the integration of time critical, culturally diverse and cross border payments and data standards programmes.

In his previous senior roles and as CEO, Carlos cultivates a “team” work environment and values people as the greatest asset using his enthusiasm and passion. His excellent communication, people and negotiation skills at executive level and with third parties allow him to create a strong trustworthy relationship that are key for overall delivery of any initiative.

Presented by Centre for Finance, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (CFTE)

5 out of the top 10 financial institutions by market valuation today are platforms. We are at the brink of seeing all Financial Institutions adopting this model as the increased use of APIs and the mass adoption of Open Banking takes place in the industry. But what is Open Banking? Deep dive into this topic with the presentation from an innovator in the industry.

Featured Speaker: Carlos Figueredo

Carlos has over 25 years of business and financial sector (securities and payments) experience in various global locations with a strong emphasis on ISO standards.

His extensive leadership and large scale program management skills have allowed him to work for some of the leading institutions in the industry in the integration of time-critical, culturally diverse and cross border payments and data standards programmes.

In his previous senior roles and as CEO, Carlos cultivates a “team” work environment and values people as the greatest asset using his enthusiasm and passion. His excellent communication, people and negotiation skills at an executive level and with third parties allow him to create a strong trustworthy relationship that is key for the overall delivery of any initiative.

The rapid digitisation of the financial sector has forced banks to reconsider preferred practices and customer interaction. In CNBC Africa’s first Future of Banking Virtual Conference, we examine the trends that are shaping the banking sector and its relationship with fintech platforms. To help navigate this fast-changing landscape, we bring together industry leaders to discuss the ‘Megatrends Reshaping Banking in Africa’.

Digital Banking Symposium Opening

This opening event of the Digital Banking Symposium presented by Singapore FinTech Association and Banking and Financial Services Union will consist of the following:

1. Welcome Address
Presented by: Chia Hock Lai
President, Singapore FinTech Association

2. Guest-of-Honour Speech
Presented by: Ng Chee Meng
Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress

3. Launch of the Digital Banking Reference Document by BCG & SFA
Presented by: Pauline Wray
Managing Director, BCG Expand Research, Fintech Control Tower

4. Launch of the ASEAN Digital Banking Report by BCG, SFA & Finastra
Presented by:
– Chia Hock Lai, President, Singapore FinTech Association
– Pauline Wray, Managing Director, BCG Expand Research, Fintech Control Tower
– Greg Krasnov, Founder & CEO, TONIK Bank
– Anand Subbaraman, General Manager, Retail Banking
– Shweta Jain, Director – Cloud and Digital, Retail and Challenger Banks, Finastra

5. Panel Discussion: Digital Banking in SG & Beyond
Presented by:
– Pauline Wray, Managing Director, BCG Expand Research, Fintech Control Tower
– Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress
– Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
– Matthias Kröner, Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer, Fidor Bank
– Wu Shi Wei, Chief Technology Officer, Huawei Cloud APAC

Speakers:

Pauline Theobald Wray, Managing Director, Expand Research
Pauline has deep expertise Financial services, financial regulations and Digital topics, with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. Co-Head the FinTech Control tower a JV between Expand and BCG drawing on the skills of the entire BCG ecosystem in this collaborative and multidisciplinary effort. As head of Expand Research Asia, Pauline continues to develop her knowledge of major financial institutions, technology companies, and financial services regulators. Having worked in London and New York, Pauline founded Asia Expand Consulting PTE LTD, before the acquisition by Boston Consulting Group in 2011.

Pauline is a member of the Expand/BCG leadership team and FI sectors advisory board.

Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress
Patrick Tay is the Assistant Secretary-General of NTUC and also Director of NTUC’s Legal Services and Strategy Departments. He currently co-chairs the Financial Sector Tripartite Committee with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the PME Taskforce with the Singapore National Employer’s Federation. He is also the Executive Secretary for the Banking & Financial Services Union and Singapore Manual & Mercantile Workers’ Union.

Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Sopnendu Mohanty is responsible for creating development strategies, public infrastructure and regulatory policies around technology innovation. Mohanty has spent over 20 years in various leadership roles globally in technology, finance and innovation. He has co-authored several patented works in area of retail distribution of the financial sector.

Mohanty extensively engages with ecosystems of various jurisdictions on innovation, policy making and tech enabled financial services. He is on the Institutional Investor’s list of influential FinTech global dealmakers. Mohanty has been recognised internationally as a FinTech thought leader and he was recently named the Market Reformer of the Year by IFL, Euromoney.

Matthias Kröner, Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer, Fidor Bank
Matthias “mk” Kröner is a highly respected thought leader within the global financial services community when it comes to planning, building and operating disruptive and customer-centric digital banking business models. The tech enthusiast is one of few people worldwide who has co-founded two digital banks, serving them as entrepreneur and CEO. DAB Bank was the Europe´s first Discount Broker, while 2009 founded Fidor Bank is seen to be the oldest fintech bank of the world.