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The banking industry is going through an extraordinary period of transformation. The impact of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, device independence, shared ledgers, new payment platforms and even digital assets requires new ways of learning and testing ideas in a community of professionals
The Future Bank Working Group is a membership-based programme that brings you together with other senior decision makers who are testing ideas, to benchmark with each other and discuss the future of finance as part of their own decision-making processes.
The programme covers a broad range of areas from digital banking on the cloud, the impact of artificial intelligence to digital currencies and assets issued by central banks. Every possible area that affects digital finance.
At another level, the Bank for International Settlements has put in place regulations to encourage central banks and commercial banks to carry digital assets in their balance sheets. Such developments potentially have an impact on the core deposit business of a bank. Several countries will be digitalising their currencies and tokenising bank deposit accounts.
This is why we need to take informed decisions on these frontier developments. These developments will have profound effects on how banks will be run on a daily basis. Transactions will need to be made at all hours, complete with liquidity and counterparty risks in place. It will also transform treasury and asset-liability management. All these transformations can also reveal new opportunities and business models that need to be discussed constantly.
We organise virtual and in-person discussions, publish working papers on transformational issues, collate data, run in-house briefings and conduct benchmarking sessions for our members. Our faculty of researchers and subject matter experts keep members up-to-date on the latest developments all the time to help you future-proof your businesses. It is important to be vigilant all the time as in the digital world, the fate of a bank can turn on a dime.
We welcome members from all areas of your bank. Our organisations will no longer be defined by retail or corporate, wealth or private banking, SMEs or large corporate finance. We will need to adopt an agnostic stance on the platforms and technologies we implement in the way the customer sees us.
Join us today. There is no other programme like it in the industry
Digital Transformation Strategy
Digital deposits, Payments and Wallets
Technology Infrastructure and Transformation
New and Strange Competitors
Products and Balance Sheets
Operational and Cybersecurity Risk
Strategies for Digital Assets and Decentralised Finance
Digital Transformation Strategy
Digital deposits, Payments and Wallets
Technology Infrastructure and Transformation
New and Strange Competitors
Products and Balance Sheets
Operational and Cybersecurity Risk
Strategies for Digital Assets and Decentralised Finance
Our programmes are designed for:
Work with futurists, bankers, technologists, and researchers to develop sound responses to mega trends, technologies and geo-political events altering the financial services industry today.
Our research heads will update their insights almost daily based on the latest developments in finance and other industries that may have an impact. Our comments will be brief but sharp and rich for quick reading.
Full access to a rich repository of research data, profiles, rankings and analysis for strategic planning and presentation. Also six annual research reports delivered to your inbox.
You have shared access to our research analysts to help you in your research needs from our existing research and fresh data or insights as available.
We will invite all members to attend a live monthly one-hour briefing to discuss the most important global developments or share new research that will be of interest to you, and to get your insights as well.
Each member institution must share one case study or profile interview every year with the rest of the community. We will work with you to identify the case study or profile interview that you would like to have documented so that other members can get to know your institution better.
Our senior research director will visit your offices once a year for a two-three hour working session on a topic of importance to your organisation. This can planned as a benchmarking of your market position or a topic your company is interested to pursue. The session can be configured as a dialogue or an offsite. This meeting can also be held online.
Your organisation will be given one complimentary seat at our annual Future Bank Strategy Summit, the Digital Banking Summit or The Asian Banker Summit or Finance China conferences, with a discounted rate for additional seats. You will also have free online attendance and access to all video recordings of the sessions will be complimentary, where available. The conferences feature speakers from frontier technology players, as well as selected global thought leaders.
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These authoritative and unbiased reports are put together by our in-house research team and cover the various hot button topics affecting the different areas across financial services industry, together with the trends, country profiles, industry data etc.
Discuss trends, data and best practices in these sessions, which are organised to as we collate sufficient data or a case study.
We will arrange for a TABLive RadioFinance session with industry practitioners who are knowledgeable in their areas of expertise to provide insights on different key topics.
Brian Lo is a seasoned risk professional with nearly 30 years of experience across global financial institutions. Based in Hong Kong and Singapore, he has led teams in managing market and liquidity risk, counterparty risk, and asset and liability management. His expertise encompasses quantitative modelling, risk governance, stress testing, and regulatory compliance. Brian has also played a critical role in developing internal risk models, driving strategic initiatives, and advising on cutting-edge risk solutions, including AI and machine learning applications. Throughout his career, he has served on multiple risk committees, providing strategic insights to senior management and boards, and has been instrumental in implementing Basel reforms and risk management innovations. Brian’s approach integrates deep technical knowledge with practical leadership, making him a valuable contributor to banking risk management education and practice.
Urs Bolt is a seasoned professional with over 35 years of expertise in wealth management, investment banking, and technology. He helps individuals achieve financial well-being and advises senior leaders in financial services and technology on refining business strategies, developing markets, and forging impactful partnerships. Recognised as a global thought leader in digital banking, WealthTech, and decentralised finance, Urs is an active speaker, author, and jury member for esteemed awards and panels. A passionate advocate for sustainable progress, he champions energy policies that balance economic growth and ecological preservation through scientific solutions.
Sina is Chief Data Officer at Unique AG – a rising European startup providing a GenAI-driven platform called Unique.AI to better understand customers and build more meaningful client relationships. Unique.AI is a tailored solution for the financial industry that aims to increase productivity by automating manual workload through AI and ChatGPT solutions.
Sina is a proven GenAI and data transformation specialist for financial applications with over 20 years of experience. Before Unique AG, Sina led data strategy projects at Credit Suisse AG and worked as a consultant at Accenture AG. She lectures on GenAI, AI Governance, and Data Protection at top universities like HSG St. Gallen and HEC Paris, inspiring future tech leaders. Sina also mentors startups on GenAI applications and serves on the ISO expert council in Switzerland. She was recently honored with the “Women in Banking and Fintech 2024” award for her Thought Leadership on Data Protection and AI Governance for GenAI applications for Financial Services by Handelsblatt (#1 business newspaper in Germany). Sina holds a PhD in Financial Modeling from the University of St. Gallen (HSG, Switzerland) and a Diploma in Economics from the University of Mannheim (Germany).
John Januszczak is a seasoned fintech leader and the President & CEO of UBX Philippines, the fintech venture studio and fund of Union Bank of the Philippines. He was appointed to this role after joining UnionBank as a Consultant in 2018. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of Manulife Philippines and held leadership roles such as Head of Global Business Process Management at Manulife Financial and Vice President of Product Management at Meta Software Corporation. His extensive experience in operations, technology, and financial services has positioned him as a key driver of digital transformation in the fintech space.
Under John’s leadership, UBX has grown into Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing fintech, building a robust ecosystem that helps startups and fintech founders access expertise, funding, and customers. He has spearheaded the incubation of award-winning ventures such as i2i, SeekCap, and BUX, while also managing a corporate venture fund that successfully invests in and scales fintech startups. By leveraging corporate ecosystems, open finance, and embedded finance, John continues to drive financial inclusion, innovation, and strategic growth in the Philippine fintech landscape.
Jonny Fry led initiatives around blockchain and digital assets within the regulated banking environment at ClearBank. With over three decades of experience in financial services, Jonny is widely recognised as a thought leader in digital innovation. He is currently the CEO of TeamBlockchain, Chairman of Gemini Capital UK, and author of Digital Bytes, a weekly publication analysing blockchain developments. At ClearBank, he focused on integrating digital asset strategies to support institutional-grade infrastructure for next-generation financial services. In 2022, he was named CryptoAM’s “Influencer of the Year.”.