ASEAN’s most influential fintech event

by James · July 11, 2022

World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS) 2022 – The Philippines, a two-day mega-scale FSI summit, will shed light on the Philippines’ fintech market, while facilitating collaboration between fintech providers and the most searching organizations.

The launch of the ‘Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap 2020-2023’ by the Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) has driven major fintech investments in the country. To give an estimate, the first half of 2021 witnessed a total funding of $ 342 million raised by the country’s fintech firms, more than double what was raised through 2020.

To provide a common networking and intelligence sharing platform to the Philippines’ growing FSI community, Tradepass is hosting World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS) for the first time in The Philippines on Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Manila on 16 – 17 August 2022.

The event will attract 600+ technology and business executives from the leading banking, insurance and microfinance institutions across the Philippines.

In a statement issued after announcing her participation as a speaker, Dr. Adrienne Heinrich (Vice President and Head of the AI Center of Excellence, Union Bank of the Philippines) explained the central nature of AI in her organization, “AI is a key driver of Aboitiz- At the Bank of the Philippines, an Aboitiz-led universal bank, we leverage technologies such as AI to deliver innovative models and solutions that enable us to provide tailored recommendations for products and services that truly meet customer needs. AI also enables us to unleash new potentials and opportunities across the group’s industries, including banking and financial services, power, manufacturing and more. “

WFIS 2022 – Philippines, will host the top 30 thought leaders and experts from the industry who will shed light on the most pressing FSI topics with a focus on the latest technological innovations. The two-day event will also feature a live showcase of the best FSI solutions from the leading organizations and much more.

One of the confirmed speakers, Lito Villanueva (Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation), commented on the event: “The bridge between now and the future can only be built by disrupting the current conversation on technology and finance. These talks trigger boundless collaboration between leaders and pioneers who create boundless innovation.The event is an opportunity to create not only innovation and disruption, but “disrup innovation”.

Roy Joseph Roberto (Assistant Vice President (AVP) for Digital Transformation, Citibank Philippines), while appreciating the WFIS platform for addressing key CX challenges, mentioned, “CX has now become the key differentiator while choosing a financial services platform Realizing the inseparable nature of computer science and AI, the financial industry is gearing up for larger investments in AI-enabled solutions, making the World Financial Innovation Series an ideal way for business and technology executives to meet the most pressing CX challenges and share how disruptive technology like AI can help bridge those gaps and transform DCX as we know it. “

Organizer and CEO of Tradepass, Sudhir Jena, expressed “With the Philippines witnessing record high investment in fintech and the Philippines becoming more and more knowledgeable on digitization, WFIS 2022 – Philippines will be the perfect opportunity for fintech suppliers to partner with the traditional financial institutions and other applicant organizations that want to incorporate fintech into their core infrastructure. “

Some of the confirmed speakers from the event include: DR. ADRIENNE HEINRICH, Vice President and Head of AI Center of Excellence, Union Bank of the Philippines; DHARMESH PATEL, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, East West Bank; LITO VILLANUEVA, EVP and Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation; RONALDO BATISAN, Vice President – Customer Experience, Union Bank of the Philippines; ARIVUVEL RAMU, CEO of Technology, Tonik (Digital Bank); CARLOS TENGKIAT, Chief Information Security Officer, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation and many others.