From the perspective of the financial sector and markets, change is in the air, driven by a monetary shift that could be termed "accelerated normalisation" and that coincides with an acceleration of digitalisation and progress towards platform-based services.
What could be a natural transition is being impacted by the prolonged exposure to zero and negative rates and the difficulty encountered by numerous stakeholders in understanding this new environment. At the same time, the interactions (competitive, some, collaborative, others) of technology companies with the financial sector seem to be changing in recent times.
The aim of this conference is to answer questions such as: what can we expect from the new macroeconomic, competitive and technological environment and what are its implications for the financial sector? How are consumers and investors embracing these changes? What role does technology play, and what value proposals does it currently offer to the financial sector?
Tuesday, 7 February 2023
10.00am PRESENTATION And BIENVENIDA
Carlos Ocaña Pérez de Tudela, CEO of Funcas.
Santiago Carbó Valverde, professor at the Universitat de València and director of the Financial and Digitalisation Division of Funcas.
10.15am ROUND TABLE: THE BANKING SECTOR, HEADING TOWARDS A PLATFORM MODEL
Moderator: Pedro J. Cuadros Solas, professor at CUNEF and researcher at Funcas.
José Manuel Marqués, Director of the Financial Innovation and Market Infrastructures Department, Bank of Spain.
Juan José Gutiérrez, Corporate Director of Technology Services at Cecabank.
Ángel Nigorra, CEO of Bizum.
Pablo Reboiro, Global Strategy Manager at N26.
11.15am PAUSE COFFEE
11.45am ROUND TABLE: TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCIAL BUSINESS: NEW CHALLENGES?
Moderator: Francisco Rodríguez Fernández, professor at the University of Granada and senior researcher at Funcas.
Cristina Lázaro, Executive Chairwoman of CaixaBank Business Intelligence.
Alicia Richart, CEO of Afiniti for Spain and Portugal.
Álvaro Ortiz, Head of Big Data Analysis at BBVA Research.
Santiago Carbó Valverde, professor at the Universitat de València and director of the Financial and Digitalisation Division of Funcas.
12.45pm CONCLUSIONS
