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Experian

Amelia Isaacs

With a shift towards digitisation and evolving customer expectations, how is commercial lending adapting and thriving? Can we reimagine commercial lending to meet customer preferences in the digital age? This session will question traditional practices and explore innovative digital solutions.

Commercial Lending In The Digital Age: Adapting To Changing Customer Expectations And Preferences

Join us for an insightful lunchtime discussion between leading credit investors in the alternative lending space. How are they navigating the nuances of this dynamic market, and where do they see the opportunities to deploy capital? This session will offer an exclusive peek into their investment strategies, risk mitigation tactics, and perspectives on the evolving landscape of alternative lending. A must-attend for anyone looking to unlock the potential in this complex and vibrant sector.

Credit Investor Roundtable

Real Implications Of Automation And AI On Business Underwriting

Oliver Smith

The property lending market is being tested with rising interest rates. This panel will delve into the challenge, and ask whether property lenders can navigate these rough waters and still prosper?

Managing Rising Rates: Strategies For Property Lending In A Challenging Market

As the financial world grapples with rising interest rates, how can lenders maintain profitability? This panel will question existing models and explore our understanding of profitability. We’ll ask whether innovative strategies can ensure sustainability and even prosperity in such a climate.

Profitability In A High Interest Rate Environment

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This panel discussion will probe into how embedded lending is transforming customer experiences with personalised financing solutions. Is the era of one-size-fits-all lending over, how is technology enabling this new age of lending and are traditional lending models prepared for this kind of disruption?

The Cutting Edge Of Embedded Lending

Charles Delingpole

Daniel Lanyon

As new regulations reshape the landscape, what is the real impact on consumer lending? This session will tackle the crucial debate on whether these changes are creating stumbling blocks and adding red tape, or unleashing potential. Can the industry turn regulatory shifts into strategic opportunities? We’ll challenge perspectives and explore the transformative potential of these reforms.

Understanding Consumer Duty And CCA Reforms: Constraining Or Catalysing Consumer Lending?

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Chris Adelsbach

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Salesforce

Greta Anderson

Welcome Coffee And Registration

Lunch Break

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Let's pause for coffee, biscuits and a catch-up.

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Digitalise Or Die: Why Tech And Data Should Be On Top Of Lenders' Agenda

The Secrets Of A Successful Partnership: OakNorth Bank And ASK Partners

Valentina Kristensen

Taktile

 A warm welcome from the AltFi team, and some housekeeping to kick off the day.

Welcome Remarks

In our first panel session of the day we'll ask what the future holds for the alternative lending landscape. We'll dive into the emerging opportunities, disruptive innovations, and potential pitfalls ahead, plus question whether innovative lending models can continue to adapt and compete.

The Evolution Of Alternative Lending: AI, Automation And Opportunities Ahead

After Party

How Lenders Can Simplify Their Onboarding With AI - Fireside Chat 

Luke Kosky

The AltFi Interview With… Damian Thompson, Chief Asset Management Officer, Starling Bank

Oli Barrett MBE

That’s a wrap from the AltFi team, some thank yous and goodbyes before the After Party starts.

Closing Remarks

Revolut

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Jean-Pierre Sleiman

Unlocking Automation: The Future of B2B Lending

Is Artificial Intelligence In Financial Services Hype Or Reality?

Embedding Exceptional Borrower Experience In Embedded Finance

Matthew Addison

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Harriet Allner

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Money Talks: Takeaways From Money 20/20

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Despite our experience, skills and achievements, it’s all too common (especially in a jargon-filled industry like fintech) to struggle with self-doubt or feeling like a phoney. But there are ways for workplaces and individuals to tackle imposter syndrome, ensuring inclusivity and feelings of belonging while getting the best out of your team.

Combatting Imposter Syndrome In Finance

A 30-minute no-limits ‘Ask Me Anything’ sit down with one of the leading minds of financial technology.

AMA With… Charlotte Crosswell OBE, Chair, Centre For Finance, Innovation And Technology

That’s a Day 2 wrap from the AltFi team, some thank yous and goodbyes before the After Party starts.

Sonovate

Lunch

How is the SME alternative lending landscape shaping up in a time of high inflation and rising interest rates? We’re joined by three leading lenders to explore the ongoing impact of supply shortages and rising energy prices, as well as the latest innovation in the sector.

Exploring The SME Alternative Lending Landscape

Arrival And Registration

Innovate Finance

Fox Williams LLP

Nick Harding

With interest rates high and growth stocks in the doldrums, savings and investment habits are rapidly changing. But what does that mean for the leading neobrokers, investment apps and wealthtech platforms?

RIP Risk? How Savings And Investment Apps Are Handling Changing Consumer Trends

With just three months left until it is implemented, the UK's Consumer Duty regulation will call on some 60,000 financial services firms to change their approach to customers and ensure they're providing "good outcomes". But what does this mean in practice, and how will it impact smaller fintechs and lenders?

How Consumer Duty Changes Everything In B2C

Matthias Göhler

In this pre-event breakfast session, Mauricio Magaldi of 11:FS kicks off the day with an exploration of the state of crypto in 2023.

A Primer On… Crypto In 2023

TransUnion

Chris Kneen

Will profitability remain all the rage? Are investors adverse to BNPL? How will investment levels fluctuate in the next 12 months? In this session we ask three of Europe’s top fintech VCs what they're looking for from founders and what their plans are for 2023.

What Are Europe's Top Fintech VCs Looking For?

Just two years since launching, HMRC has become the leading example of open banking payments being used effectively and at a vast scale. Join the architects of this project to find out why it came about, how the challenges in launching were overcome and what its success means for open banking’s future.

Inside HMRC's £10bn Payments Revolution

A warm welcome from the AltFi team, and some housekeeping to kick off the day.

Despite a challenging 2022, Klarna is not slowing down. With a series of big, bold announcements in the first few months of 2023—like partnering with Paris Hilton and launching a ChatGPT plugin—and the US now becoming its largest market, things are heating up. We sit down with Alex Marsh to find out what plans Klarna has for the UK this year.

Opening Fireside Chat With… Alex Marsh, Head Of Klarna UK

Webinar

We sit down with the co-founder of Abound (formerly Fintern) Michelle He, fresh off the back of a bumper £500m funding round from Citi and Hambro Perks for this fintech at the intersection of AI, open banking and consumer lending.

Opening Fireside Chat With Michelle He, Abound

From changing WFH policies to scaling back company growth, clear internal communication at fintechs of all sizes has never been more important. Join three experts to find out what that looks like in practice and how they’re handling difficult HR conversations in 2023.

Difficult HR Conversations, And How To Navigate Them

The times are certainly changing as neobanks respond in a host of different ways to strengthen their competitive advantage over incumbents amid the economic slowdown. From software-as-a-service to global expansion, in this session, we dive into the changing strategies of three leading neobanks.

Neobanking Strategies In 2023

It’s been quite a journey since 2019 when former Chancellor Philip Hammond announced the UK would set out a new agenda for open finance. Four years on and much has changed, but how close are we to realising the vision of open finance?

The Open Finance Regulatory Journey So Far

Artificial intelligence has exploded into the public consciousness in 2023, with many predicting myriad ways this technology will soon impact our day-to-day life, from creating original artworks to helping children speed through their homework. But what impact will it have on financial services? Join our four expert speakers to find out.

What Does ChatGPT Mean For Fintech?

The race to “eventually free” payments, as stated by Wise as its mission in 2011, has come a long way. The median remittance fee has fallen from around 7.7% to just 5.7% during that time. However, that journey is far from over. Join leading payments providers to find out what they’re doing to reach ‘free’, and how long it might take to get there.

Down To Zero: Who Will Win The Payments Race To Free?

With consumer finances continuing to be hit by a perfect storm of rising costs and falling living standards, how are lenders responding to this crisis while also preparing for an eventual upturn?

Consumer Lending In A Recession, And Preparing For The Upturn

Crypto currently exists among a patchwork of global regulations which right now neither protect investors nor maintain the industry’s libertarian ideals. But is there an alternative to this ‘worst of both worlds’? What does the legislative landscape look like for crypto’s future, and is it even regulatable?

Events

The Onboarding Advantage: Exploring AI And Other Innovations For Lenders

AltFi Lending Summit 2023

The AltFi Awards 2023

Past Events

Money Talks: Is Artificial Intelligence In Financial Services Hype Or Reality?