Banking Technology 2022

Banks are in a fierce battle with each other and with emerging neo-banks in the fintech race, but the increasingly gloomy market outlook may also bring IT developments that help increase efficiency and reduce costs back to the fore. Where are the banks heading? Will they be more crisis-proof digitally? Top managers of banks debate these topics.

One of the key elements of technological innovations and banks’ R&D activities is exploiting the possibilities of AI. The session will focus on artificial intelligence as well as bank improvements’ strategic and operative directions with bank IT managers.

In this session, in addition to case studies and practical presentations, we will talk about hyperpersonalisation and the age of so-called one-segment in light of the importance of data protection.

The payments market still accounts for a significant share of banks’ fee income, and it is often the first area of innovation in banking. In this session, we will discuss digital central bank money, the BNPL trend, immediate payment, the card market and key trends in the payments market.

Due to the war in our neighbouring country and the global military and economic tensions, hackers’ activities have increased, while attacks by financial fraudsters, phishers and scammers have also proliferated in the digital financial world. How can financial institutions protect themselves against them?

The domestic fintech sphere is quietly growing up: the best startups are becoming mature, profit-making companies. We will list Hungarian fintech innovations with the most important players in the quickly developing sector, and we will also examine business prospects and the most crucial fintech trends.

A company with a strong brand image not only sells its products and services more easily but may gain a competitive edge in an extremely important area: it can be ahead of its competitors in the labour market. Attracting talents and finding colleagues with the right skills is not only a matter of money, this seems to be particularly important for Generation Z. How can we build a brand toward employees and how will this bring tangible benefits to the company? How can we procure a talented IT workforce? Which are the best practices, and what does not work? This is what we will talk about in this session.