Biz2Credit in Partnership with FICCI and USISPF to Bring ‘Frontiers of Digital Finance Conference’ to India Ropes in Stalwarts from the FinTech Industry
by Suman Gupta
The first of its kind in India, the conference will delve deep into the emerging trends and challenges in digital finance: Industry think tanks like Rajiv Sabharwal, MD & CEO, Tata Capital Ltd; Ramesh Iyer, CEO, Mahindra Finance; Likhit Wagle, APAC Leader, IBM; Bikram Bedi, Amazon; Ash Gupta, Global President, Amex; S Ramann MD NeSL, Rashesh Shah, Chairman & CEO, Edelweiss Group & many more
Mumbai, February , 2018 – Biz2Credit Inc., a leading online marketplace and innovator in digital platforms for banks and other financial service providers has curated a one of its kind event Frontiers of Digital Finance Conference, India Chapter. This is a part of a round-robin conference started in New York in October 2017, with the India pit-stop in the financial hub of Mumbai (Hotel Four Seasons, Worli) on 7th March, 2018. This will be followed with the Singapore and London editions before going back to New York, the city of its origin.
An only by-invite conference, this will be a confluence of the best minds comprising of industry leaders, policy makers & regulators as well as stakeholders from the start-up ecosystem. The discussions will focus on the rapid evolution of digital finance in the backdrop of Digital India, addressing the real challenges and organizational transformations necessitated by evolving customer expectations, powered by the latest technologies. It aims to highlight issues in digital credit, convergence of payments with lending and the role of AI and ML in enhancing the customer experience as well as risk management.
“The Indian financial services sector is at the cusp of a revolution however, the country’s bid for robust financial inclusion demands a more resilient delivery of financial services. With this conference, we aim to bring together key influencers, decision makers and industry leaders to drive a robust discussion on the health of the fintech sector, the policy implications driving the growth of digital finance and how integrated and open systems are enabling this transformation,” said Biz2Credit Co-founder and CEO Rohit Arora. He further added, “With the Frontiers of Digital Finance conference, we hope to contribute in building a knowledge ecosystem, bolstering innovation and enabling financial inclusion and better access to credit for individuals and SMEs.”
Key partners include FICCI, USISPF, Edelweiss, AWS, IBM, Tata Capital, Mahindra Finance, PwC, BAIN and Company, SNG, ODGERS PWC and Columbia Data Science School.
Agenda includes sessions on:
- New Business Models and Organisational Transformation in the Digital Financial Services World
- Future of Payments and Convergence with Lending
- Exploring the Innovative Alternate Lending Models
- Role of AI and ML in enhancing the customer experience and strengthening risk management practices
- Release of white paper on Frontiers of Digital Finance in partnership with PWC at the conference on 7 March 2018
- Fireside chats with leading banking executives
About Biz2Credit : Founded in 2007, Biz2Credit has arranged more than $2 billion in small business financing and was named to Crain’s New York’s Fast 50 and the top 150 of fast-growing companies on Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500. Biz2Credit is expanding its industry-leading technology in custom digital platform solutions for leading banks and other financial institutions, investors and service providers in the US and abroad.
