The financial industry is going through a monumental shift and the digital storm doesn’t seem to be stopping with internet penetration & speed, consumer preferences, and emerging technologies shaping the way finance works. What does the finance journey look like?

The unprecedented speed of change has left consumers demanding and craving for better, faster and efficient services from the banks. Since the definition of loyalty has changed as far as banking and finance are concerned, how are banks planning to address the benefits that DeFi is claiming to provide? In its existing form, how can banks compete with something which is fundamentally different than it faced anytime?

DeFi is a new phenomenon that has made sufficient noise to be heard by all institutions including banks, fintechs and individuals. Is DeFi a threat to banks as well as fintechs or DeFi and Fintech need each other? The session will discuss and examine the developments in the space so far and what it means for the future.

Major banks are flirting with the blockchain to improvise their services but staying away from DeFi in its current form. Do we see any convergence in the near future on how banks can adopt DeFi to enhance their efficiencies, as demanded by the consumer? With no centralized control and authority, DeFi is promising to provide the ever neglected section of SMEs with easier access to capital.

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Currency for any country or region is fundamental to financial and political stability, curbing illicit businesses, safeguarding the interest of the end consumer among other instruments of change. The session will discuss the impact of decentralized finance - benefits and risks on macroeconomics.

The session will critically examine the claim of a Bankless society. Is the future pure decentralized? There are too many moving parts to predict such a future. How are Banks responding to the threat of DeFi? Is DeFi, a Coopetition or competition?

Regulators have a critical and massive responsibility
of safeguarding the interests of the end consumers, ensuring a stable financial system and enabling an efficient payment system. The rapid pace of technological changes makes it critical for regulators to adopt innovation, collaboration, and a fresh approach for inclusive, robust, and progressive regulations.

Unprecedented developments, changing consumer preferences, and emerging technologies have changed the way organizations connect with their consumers. How are financial institutions approaching seamless onboarding?

With DeFi’s exponential growth and claim to fundamentally change banking and finance, the DeFi also has seen a colossal scale of recent frauds. Decentralized Finance has to answer legitimate concerns regarding technology, asset, compliance, and law. The session explores the current state and future of regulations and compliance and potential opportunities accompanying it.

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Unprecedented developments, changing consumer preferences, and emerging technologies have changed the way organizations connect with their consumers. How are financial institutions approaching seamless onboarding?

With DeFi’s exponential growth and claim to fundamentally change banking and finance, the DeFi also has seen a colossal scale of recent frauds. Decentralized Finance has to answer legitimate concerns regarding technology, asset, compliance, and law. The session explores the current state and future of regulations and compliance and potential opportunities accompanying it.

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