FinTech Connect 2021

The future of finance is digital and most certainly more open. The journey to open banking may still be in its early stages but the plan is to accelerate and broaden that evolution. Open finance is coming whether through regulatory demand or market driven forces and the impact on the industry will be profound. With a view towards improving the outcomes for consumers and businesses though more control over how their data is used and by whom, catalysing the creation of the next generation of products and services. Open finance must inform strategy decisions today for the future of all parts of the financial services sector.

You’re here to learn. Let’s do it. Join hundreds of the most influential speakers as they deliver compact crypto masterclasses. Dive into conversations and discuss the state of cryptocurrency with industry pioneers and innovators. Keynote programming is focused on real-time topics and trends and offer attendees honest perspectives and strategies to impact their future with cryptocurrency. Listen as the most brilliant minds teach us about global adoption of blockchain technology, institutional investment (inc. Grayscale, Microstrategy, ETFs, NFTs), geopolitical threats and the newest opportunities in blockchain (inc. regulatory sandboxes, restrictions). Discuss decentralized finance (inc. DeFi, “Ethereum killers”, yield farming), central bank digital currencies (inc. Stablecoins, Tether) and much much more.

Dedicated exclusively to the $5.0 trillion commercial real estate finance industry.Committed to promoting strong & liquid debt markets across platforms.The meeting place for industry professionals.The platform for establishing best practices, industry standards & federal policy.Comprised of 300+ institutional and 17,000+ individual members.

The banking sector faces a moment of reckoning. Bitcoin is legal tender in El Salvador and accepted at outlets from Home Depot to Starbucks. Traditional banks face growing competition from specialists, digital challengers and non-bank brands. Branches are a thing of the past. For banking management, this is much more than just a shift in market dynamics. The digitization forces currently at work threaten the very foundations of our finance and economy, creating the need for new modes of banking innovation, monetary policy and financial inclusion. This changing fintech innovation landscape brings new challenges but also offers vast opportunities for corporations and leaders that can stay ahead of developments and adapt to the emerging future of banking.