IDC Financial Insights' Asia Financial Services Congress slated for early March

Source: AFSC website.

In its 12th year, IDC Financial Insights will be holding its annual Asia Financial Services Congress (AFSC) at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on 3 and 4 March. Themed Going Beyond Digital | Making Experiences Count, the event will discuss the latest disruptions in financial services.

Asia’s financial services institutions (FSIs) are being driven to use early victories in digital transformation as foundations on which to push the boundaries of innovation. In 2016’s congress, IDC will facilitate discussions on the core theme of going beyond digital:

• How will my ability to engage with customers – on a truly one-on-one basis – be enhanced through recent leaps in cognitive computing?

• How can my organisation accelerate its pace of innovation through cloud and big data, using new disciplines like DevOps and design thinking?

• How do we move quickly into next-generation security?

“2016 will be the year when Asia/Pacific markets break many records of digitalisation in financial services: smartphone banking penetration rates, online/mobile banking activity, and the introduction of new types of digital channels will lead to a profound adoption of 'digital' among customers. Many Asia Pacific banks will move decisively on their digital initiatives, and some will fundamentally change the way they interact with customers, says Michael Araneta, Director of Research and Consulting, IDC Financial Insights Asia/Pacific.

The AFSC will culminate with the announcement of the winners of this year’s Financial Insights Innovation Awards (FIIA) on 4 March. The FIIA was conceived alongside the congress to address what FSI should do to be considered innovative.

Sui-Jon Ho, Program Director for the FIIA, states, “The rising quality of submissions we receive year after year affirms the fact that the standard of technological excellence must be raised. Yet, the difference between success stories that simply meet KPIs and actual, definitive IT best practices remains one that is seldom appreciated. Our winners this year have provided exemplary demonstrations of not just how to innovate and transform, but how to do so cohesively, in alignment with their businesses, competitive ecosystems, and structural limitations.

“The fruits of innovation are, after all, meant to help FSIs endure the trials-by-fire that today’s financial industry poses – and there will indeed be many more to come by the year’s end.”

Interested?

Register. Passes are complimentary for financial institutions