Survival of the fintech – WFIS to unveil Indonesia’s market leaders

While the stakes are soaring high, fintech companies in Indonesia are vying to get on top and dominate the FSI market. With the World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS) scheduled for 24 – 25 October 2023, fintech buyers are coming in the hundreds to the country’s foremost FSI event and take back the best solutions for their firms. Furthermore, the platform will also be powering an Awards & Gala Dinner to reward and celebrate the best of FSI on 25 October from 5 pm to 9 pm.

Jakarta’s most iconic 5-star hotel, The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place has been chosen as the venue for the 2-day event. As a long-standing annual platform, WFIS over the years has emerged as the home turf for Indonesia’s leading fintech companies to demonstrate their thought leadership and cutting-edge solutions. The reputation for hosting the strongest buyers from the region is the primary reason that entices the fintech companies to participate at WFIS. From the Heads of Cards, Payments, Retail Bankings to CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and almost the entire band of key decision makers, the platform is a favourite amongst all.

Debuting this year with their stellar solutions at the exhibition arena and a keynote session during the conference, the industry giant IBM is leaving no stone unturned for a massive display of their expertise. Meanwhile, Roy Kosasih, President Director of IBM Indonesia, expressed his views, “The market of generative AI in finance is projected to reach $9.5 billion globally by 2032. Organizations today, especially in financial services, are under immense pressure to act now or risk falling behind AI-augmented competitors. To fully realize the potential of AI, the technology must, however, be built on a foundation of trust and transparency.”

“IBM Indonesia is working with banks and financial institutions to help them derive the full benefit of AI in increasing efficiency, automating processes, and improving customer experience. With ethical AI governance in place, we ensure Indonesia organizations will stay competitive in the digital era while meeting regulatory requirements”, he added.

To orchestrate the most advanced, next-gen fintech show, WFIS will be packed with the most influential line-up of organisations including IBM, Newgen, 8×8, Ab Initio Software, Credit Bureau Indonesia, Perfios Software Solution, Provenir, iProov, BUSINESSNEXT, OpenText™ AI Cloud, Effiya Technologies, Infosys Finacle, OutSystems, Perkasa, FEITIAN Technologies Co., Ltd., IntellectAI, Reward360, PowerCred, Veefin Solutions, AI Rudder, Eranyacloud, Synnex Metrodata Indonesia, Trejhara, Temenos, Systems and Sumsub.

Looking at the grandiosity of the event, Indonesia’s very own regulatory body for the financial services sector, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) will be sharing crucial FSI wisdom through its Department Head of the Financial Sector Technology Innovation, Digital Assets and Crypto Assets Regulation and Licensing, Asep Iskandar. While stating his vision behind participating at the platform, Asep Iskandar said, “In the pursuit of ensuring integrity of digital financial service that is continue to be evolving through various financial innovations, OJK aims to fortify and enhance Digital Trust within the country’s financial ecosystem to promote consumer safety and confidence as well as financial stability.”

The platform’s buzz has gone so far and wide that the upcoming edition has even garnered the support from Indonesian Bankers Club and Center for Indonesian Policy Studies which have brought more recognition and better participation for the same.  

Another very population attraction of the event has been its curated agenda that has inspired many FSI professionals over the years and successfully brought to limelight some of the most topical and intriguing industry topics. Some of topics from the upcoming edition include, ‘Digital and AI-Driven Innovations and Disruptions in Banking’, ‘Empowering FSI with Cloud’, ‘Big Data Beyond the Hype’, ‘Unlock the Power of Hyperautomation’, ‘Elevating CX and Security in Digital Banking’, ‘Streamlining Legacy System in Banking’ and many others.

For more information about the event, log on to: https://indonesia.worldfis.com/

About Tradepass

Providing access to the global emerging markets, Tradepass brings together people, products and solutions to power events for unparalleled business and networking opportunities. Being the most accredited event company, it helps organizations: enter new markets, grow sales pipeline, close prospects, raise capital and identify the right solution-providers.

As a deal facilitator, Tradepass is always determined about exposing the most agile liquid growth markets, to enable all-round scalability and growth.

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ASEAN’s most influential fintech event – WFIS, now ready to disrupt Philippines’ FSI market

The launch of ‘Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap 2020-2023’ by the Central bank of the Philippines (BSP) has been driving major fintech investments in the country. To give an estimate, the first half of 2021 witnessed a total funding of $342 million garnered by the country’s fintech firms, more than double of what was raised throughout 2020.

To provide a common networking and intelligence sharing platform to Philippines’ burgeoning FSI community, Tradepass is hosting World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS) for the first time in the Philippines at Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Manila on 16-17 August 2022.

The event will attract 600+ technology and business heads from the leading Banks, Insurance & Micro-Finance institutions across the Philippines.

In a statement issued, following her participation announcement as a speaker, Dr. Adrienne Heinrich (Vice President & Head of AI Center of Excellence, Union Bank of the Philippines) explained the pivotal nature of AI in her organisation, “AI is a major driver of the Aboitiz Group’s Great Transformation into being the Philippines’ first techglomerate. At Union Bank of the Philippines, an Aboitiz-led universal bank, we leverage technologies like AI to deliver innovative models and solutions allowing us to provide tailor-fit recommendations on products and services that truly address our customers’ needs. AI also enables us to unlock new potential and opportunities across industries in the Group including banking and financial services, power, manufacturing, and beyond.”

WFIS 2022 – Philippines, will host the top 30+ thought leaders and experts from the industry who will shed light on the most pressing FSI topics focused on the latest tech innovations. The two-day event will also feature live showcase of the best FSI solutions from the leading organizations and a lot more.

One of the confirmed speakers, Lito Villanueva (Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation) while taking about the event expressed, “The bridge between the now and the future can only be built by disrupting the current conversation on technology and finance. These conversations spark limitless collaboration between leaders and trailblazers that create boundless innovation. The event is an opportunity to create not only innovation and disruption, but ‘disrup-innovation’.”

Roy Joseph Roberto (Assistant Vice President (AVP) for Digital Transformation, Citibank Philippines) while appreciating the WFIS platform to address crucial CX challenges mentioned, “CX has now become the key differentiator while choosing a financial service platform. Realizing its inseparable nature with data science and AI, the financial services industry is gearing up with bigger investments in AI-enabled solutions. In that regard, World Financial Innovation Series serves as an ideal avenue for business and tech leaders to address the most pressing CX challenges and share how disruptive tech like AI can help bridge these gaps and transform DCX as we know it.”

Organizer and CEO of Tradepass, Sudhir Jena, expressed, “With the Philippines witnessing record high investments in fintech and the Filipinos becoming more and more savvy with digitization, WFIS 2022 – Philippines will be the perfect opportunity for the fintech providers to collaborate with the traditional financial institutions and other seeking organizations that want to incorporate fintech into their core infrastructure.”

Some of the confirmed speakers from the event include: DR. ADRIENNE HEINRICH, Vice President and Head of AI Center of Excellence, Union Bank of the Philippines; DHARMESH PATEL, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, East West Bank; LITO VILLANUEVA, EVP and Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation; RONALDO BATISAN, Vice President – Customer Experience, Union Bank of the Philippines; ARIVUVEL RAMU, Group Chief Technology Officer, Tonik (Digital Bank); CARLOS TENGKIAT, Chief Information Security Officer, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation and many others.

About Tradepass:

Providing access to the global emerging markets, Tradepass brings together people, products and solutions to power events for unparalleled business and networking opportunities. Being the most accredited event company, it helps organizations: enter new markets, grow sales pipeline, close prospects, raise capital and identify the right solution-providers. As a deal facilitator, Tradepass is always determined about exposing the most agile liquid growth markets, to enable all-round scalability and growth.

For more information about the event, log on to:
https://philippines.worldfis.com/

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Mastercard, KnowBe4, Perfios, Daon and many other tech giants to define the biggest fintech show in Africa

The world is now gravitating towards digital financial services and so is Africa with the rampant growth in smartphone adoption and internet penetration. As per several reports, 48% of African banks are transitioning towards becoming digital-first and therefore opening a huge market for financial technology.

To bridge the gap between the fintech providers and financial institutions, Tradepass is hosting the 9th edition World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS) at The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya on 19-20 July 2022.

Mastercard, KnowBe4, Perfios and Daon will be the face of the summit as they will have their own exclusive exhibition booths to showcase their cutting-edge tech solutions for the FSI industry.

“Mastercard is proud to be sponsoring the World Financial Innovation Series for the second year in a row. As a leading technology firm, this event affords us the opportunity to connect with industry peers and partners, to educate about our solutions and efforts in driving financial and digital inclusion across Sub Saharan Africa. At Mastercard we are focused on driving an inclusive digital economy – and we are able to deploy our innovative solutions through key partnership, which is why events such as they are very important to the ecosystem. We are looking forward to another successful event,” said Shehryar Ali, Country Manager, East Africa, Mastercard.

The summit will host 1500+ technology and business heads (in-person & virtual) from 200+ leading Banks, Insurance & Micro-Finance institutions across Africa, along with 20+ most inspirational thought leaders who will share the latest developments, case studies, use cases, best practices and many more concerning the tech innovations in the FSI world.

The summit will power two knowledge-packed days filled with insightful presentations on the most pressing industry topics, deep dive panel discussions with the leading thought leaders, live showcase of the best solutions and many more.

Some of the confirmed speakers from the summit include LANRE BAMISEBI, Group Director – IT & Operations, Equity Group; HARTNELL NDUNGI, Chief Data Officer, Absa Bank Kenya PLC; ANTHONY CHESARO, Chief Information Risk Officer, Stanbic Bank; DR. PETER KAMAU NJUGUNA, Chief Information Officer, Co-operative Bank; MAKABELO MALUMANE, MD – Head of Transaction Banking, East Africa, Standard Chartered Bank; SAHIL ARYA, CIO, Head of Banking Technology & Digital Transformation, Gulf African Bank; CHARLES KINYANJUI, Head New Ventures & FinTech Development, National Bank; JACK SIKENYI, Head Enterprise Applications Support, NCBA Group; ASHISH BAGHEL, Head of Digital Banking Channels, Prime Bank Limited; MONICAH NDUNG’U, Head – Payments RPC & Remittances Unit, Ecobank; NNENNA NWABUFO, Director General – East Africa Region, African Development Bank Group; and many others.

Organizer and CEO of Tradepass, Sudhir Jena, expressed, “In the wake of Africa’s huge unbanked population, digital financial services play a crucial role in not just increasing bank account ownership but also providing the millions of unbanked Africans with a better chance at wealth management. In that light, World Financial Innovation Series 2022 – Africa, is just the event the continent needs to promote the new-age digital innovations in the FSI sector and expose the ultra-lucrative fintech market.”

For more information about the summit, log on to: https://africa.worldfis.com/

About Tradepass

Providing access to the global emerging markets, Tradepass brings together people, products and solutions to power events for unparalleled business and networking opportunities. Being the most accredited event company, it helps organizations: enter new markets, grow sales pipeline, close prospects, raise capital and identify the right solution-providers.

As a deal facilitator, Tradepass is always determined about exposing the most agile liquid growth markets, to enable all-round scalability and growth.

Media contact:
Shrinkhal Sharad
PR & Communication Executive
shrinkhals@tradepassglobal.com
+ (91) 80 6166 4401
Tradepass