Finance Malaysia 2024 | Agenda
  • 22 August 2024
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Finance Malaysia 2024 | Agenda

Thursday, 22 August 2024 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
08:30 – 09:00

Registration and morning networking

09:00 – 10:15

Opening keynote session

Opening remarks
Keynote speeches
Digital innovation leadership dialogue:

Charting the digital frontier: Transforming Malaysia’s financial landscape

  • Digital banking evolution: Strategies for customer engagement and impact on traditional models.
  • Fintech innovations and cybersecurity: Exploring the intersection of AI and blockchain in finance, focusing on enhancing security and operational efficiency in the evolving digital landscape.
  • Financial inclusion and digitalisation: Digital transformation's role in bridging the gap for unbanked populations.
  • Sustainable finance and environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends: A shift towards responsible banking practices facilitated by digital tools.
Session hosted by :
  • Foo Boon Ping

    President and Managing Editor,
    The Asian Banker

10:15 – 10:45

Tea / Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:30

Panel discussion

Elevating customer experience in the digital age

In 2024, financial services will rapidly evolve, driven by technological advancements and changing consumer expectations.

  • AI-driven personalisation: Utilising AI and ML for tailored financial services.
  • Open banking efficiency: Application programming interfaces (API) enhance user experiences.
  • Cloud adoption: Streamlining operations for scalability and data management.
  • Fintech synergy: Accelerating digital transformation through bank-fintech partnerships.
11:30 – 11:45

Customised speaking slot

11:45 – 12:30

Panel Discussion

Fintech vs. Super-apps in the cross-border payment game

Borders blur for money as e-commerce and globalisation surge. Seamless cross-border payments shift from luxury to necessity. The payment sector transforms rapidly, merging traditional and emerging players, reshaping the landscape with advanced digital offerings to meet rising demands for efficiency and security.

  • Embedded finance powers seamless e-commerce payments, from instant checkouts to micro-transactions.
  • Can super-apps and non-traditional players redefine cross-border financial services, challenging established systems?
  • Unlocking inclusive access to cross-border payments for underserved communities and small businesses.
  • Navigating security and regulatory challenges for a secure and efficient cross-border payment ecosystem.
12:30 – 13:30

Networking Luncheon

13:30 – 14:15

Panel discussion

Cloud and AI: Hyper-personalisation, high security – Can they coexist?

Dive into personalised banking's future and explore how industry players use cloud and AI to tailor experiences, predict needs, and combat threats in a data-centric world.

  • Are banks ready for cloud-based core systems? Security, cost, and scalability – let's break down the trade-offs.
  • Imagine personalised offers, real-time fraud detection, and smarter risk management powered by cloud AI. Can we trust it?
  • Convenience and innovation in cloud-based financial apps. Are security concerns overlooked in the rush to launch new features?
  • Personalisation demands data, but security demands caution. How do you strike a balance in the hybrid world of cloud and on-premise systems?
  • Building resilience against cyberattacks: Minimising damage and ensuring business continuity in the cloud era.
14:15 – 14:45

Panel Discussion

Beyond Data Sharing: LLMs powering open banking's next wave

Open banking is entering a new era powered by AI. Explore how banks use large language models (LLM) to unlock full potential of open API, fuel innovation, and redefine customer experience. Can these data-driven giants be tamed for secure and responsible interactions in the financial landscape?

  • Ecosystem explosion: Building platforms instead of walls, open banking drives service expansion.
  • Beyond API: LLM unlock hidden dimensions of open banking data, creating hyper-personalised products and services for customers.
  • AI-powered trust: How LLM enhances data security and risk management, mitigating concerns and building trust in the open banking ecosystem
  • Human touch in the machine age: Navigating ethical considerations and fostering human-AI collaboration in a data-driven financial future.
14:45 – 15:00

Customised speaking slot

15:00 – 15:30

Tea/Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:30

Closing keynote

Banking beyond reality: Navigating the metaverse maze to shape finance's future

As we conclude, delve into the metaverse’s impact on finance. Explore how decentralised finance (DeFi) disrupts, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) reshape ownership, and augmented reality /virtual reality (AR/VR) redefine banking experiences. Navigate the potential, pitfalls, and possibilities in shaping the future of finance in this uncharted landscape.

  • Metaverse mayhem or mainstream? Can banks offer services beyond imagination in this virtual frontier?
  • DeFi demystified: Friend or foe of traditional finance?
  • NFT: Hype or haven? Reshaping asset ownership and financial transactions.
  • Building the bridge: Standards, interoperability, and governance – Navigating regulatory maze for seamless metaverse finance
  • Collaboration is key: Roles of banks, fintechs, and tech giants in a secure, inclusive, and innovative metaverse financial future.
16:30

End of programme

*Please note that this is a working agenda and topics and guests are subject to change.

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