Cedric Jeanson, chief executive officer and founder of BitSpread, a blockchain asset hedgefund, discusses the company’s investment strategy, how the valuation of bitcoin has been affecting the business, and his views on initial coin offerings and regulations of cryptocurrencies.

Louise Beaumont, co-chair of the techUK Open Bank Working Group, shares an update on the implementation of open banking in the UK and the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), and the future role of the open banking platform.

Vladislav Solodkiy, chief executive officer and managing partner, Life.SREDA, discusses his journey into the investment world, how the company built its market brand, and his opinion on what makes a successful financial technology bank.

Darren Taylor, chief designer of Clearly, gives a rundown on what the company aims to provide its partner banks – from different banking solutions to its servicing capabilities and new products as well as branding to target different segments.

Alasdair Rambaud, chief revenue officer of cyber-intelligence providerEverCompliant, discusses the main purpose of the company, how it aims to be more relevant in today’s online world, and how it will grow through electronic know your customer (e-KYC) and data analytics.

Will Dawson, chief operating officer of MoneyOnMobile, an Indian-based mobile payment platform, shares his thought son the impact of the demonitisation in India to cash-based remittances, how it drove digital payments in the country, and how it resulted in a growth for the company. post-demonetisation. Domestic remittance growing up as people move away from cash-based remittances to digital-based remittances, which is good for the country, right?

Asit Oberoi, group president and global head transaction banking group at Yes Bank, shares his key insights from SIBOS 2017 and the valuable learning’s he thinks can be applied to improve the bank's business.

Mark Whitcroft, one of the founding partners of Illuminate Financial, shares the London-based venture capital firm investment strategies, why it invests in capital markets and early stage financial technology companies, and its funding targets in the next few years.

Tao Rong, general manager, personal banking department, China Zheshang Bank, shares how the bank is building a new social media platform of financial services and products based on customers’ pain points.

Chen De, general manager, channel management department, China Construction Bank, states that recognitions serve as affirmation and motivation for the bank to continuously improve its services. The bank plans to enhance its operational process to provide better products and more efficient services

Wan Hua, deputy general manager, information and technology department, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, shares how the bank upgrades its management capability and optimises its enterprise credit services process

Emmanuel Daniel, chairman of The Asian Banker and a panel of forward looking practitioners, comprising former US Congressman and co-author of the Financial Reform Act, Barney Frank; Tang Ning, founder and CEO of China's leading peer-to-peer wealth management platform CreditEase; Ron Suber, former president of US marketplace lender, Prosper Marketplace; David Shrier, founder of New Ventures, MIT and R Vivekand, vice president and co-head, TCS Financial Solutions, engage in a wide ranging and riveting discussion on the key influences and factors driving innovation in the financial services industry.

Matthias Kröner, head and chief executive officer of German digital bank Fidor, speaks about Fidor FinanceBay, an online marketplace where consumers and suppliers can meet, and how it will try to cover all consumers needs, and the expansion plans of the company.

In an insightful presentation during The Future of Finance Summit 2017 in Singapore, Vladislav Solodkiy, managing partner of Life.SREDA, an international venture capital firm, shares the emerging trends in Asia's financial technology landscape, and the infrastructure requirements to build a stronger fintech industry.

Alain Falys, co-founder and chief executive officer of Yoyo Wallet, a mobile payment and loyalty marketing platform in Europe, talks about how the company was founded, the things he learnt from establishing Yoyo Wallet, and its business model.