Cecabank recently participated in the FinTech 2.0 White Paper, consolidating its role as a key partner for the association and strengthening the shared goal of making Spain a global benchmark in financial innovation
AEFI and Cecabank will prepare a new report in 2025 that will analyse the situation of the digital assets sector in Spain, including the opportunities of blockchain, the regulatory challenges and the impact of these technologies on the financial ecosystem
The Spanish Fintech and Insurtech Association (AEFI) and Cecabank, Spain's leading custodian bank and provider of payment, reporting and treasury solutions for all types of financial institutions and corporations, have renewed their collaboration agreement. This new boost to their alliance, which began in 2017, will allow both organisations to continue strengthening the FinTech and InsurTech ecosystem in Spain, work on the development of events, documents, and other initiatives designed to create the best environment to attract talent and investment to the FinTech ecosystem, and solidify Spain as a leader in financial technology innovation.
Cecabank, one of the leading and oldest collaborators of the AEFI, thus strengthens its role as a strategic partner of the association, recently participating actively in the White Paper of FinTech 2.0, a key document for the sector that offers an integrated vision of the opportunities and challenges of the ecosystem. The book was presented on 12 December during the 1st Financial Regulation Conference, organised by the association, which served as a space for dialogue to address the most relevant trends in innovation and financial regulation. Cecabank's support for the FinTech 2.0 Book consolidates its role as a key partner for the AEFI and strengthens the shared goal of making Spain a global benchmark in financial and technological innovation.
In addition, in 2025, thanks to the renewal of this agreement, Cecabank and the AEFI will work together on the preparation of a new key report for the digital assets sector, which will analyse in depth the current situation of companies operating in this area, addressing aspects such as opportunities blockchain technologies, regulatory challenges and the impact of these innovations on the financial ecosystem.
In previous years, Cecabank and the AEFI collaborated on other outstanding projects such as the RegTech White Paper, which analysed key aspects such as customer identification (know-your-customer), fraud prevention and electronic signature, or earlier in the WealthTech White Paper.
Cecabank is one of the financial institutions that has worked most in recent years to promote innovative projects, together with other companies in the FinTech ecosystem, to promote the digital transformation of the financial sector, trying to offer new answers to the needs of the market and the business of entities, from investing in startups to collaborating and participating in joint projects with them.
Arturo González Mac Dowell, Chairman of the AEFI, states that “the renewal of this agreement reflects the shared commitment of both organisations to build a favourable environment for technological innovation in the financial sector, as we have been doing for almost eight years. The relationship between the AEFI and Cecabank is the best example of collaboration between traditional companies and FinTech to help Spain make good on its enormous potential to lead digital transformation in Europe. ”
For his part, Juan José Gutiérrez, Corporate Director of Technological Services at Cecabank, emphasises: "Collaboration is key to driving innovative initiatives that allow the development of new technologies in the field of financial services and continue offering cutting-edge solutions that help meet the needs of our clients." In this manner, the renewal of our agreement with AEFI reflects our commitment to continue working collaboratively with the FinTech and Insurtech ecosystem to generate value proposals for the financial system. ”
