Spotlight put on Digital Banking at ICT Spring 2018

This year's ICT Spring Summit, held on 15 May, focuses on the digital maturity of banks.

Platinum Sponsor Deloitte Digital chaired the 2018 edition of the global tech conference ICT Spring, dedicated to FinTech and digital banking.

The two-day annual event offered the participants a unique opportunity to deepen their digital knowledge, capture the value of the fast-growing FinTech industry and explore the impact of space technologies on terrestrial businesses.

During the FinTech session, Xavier Turquin, Ideator at Deloitte Digital Luxembourg, discussed 5 Things Every Luxembourg Banking Executive Should Know About Digital. His speech was based on the findings of the EMEA Digital Banking Maturity study 2018 with a focus on digital banks in Luxembourg. Turquin addressed the banking professionals in the room and encouraged them to seize the opportunities brought by FinTechs: “to become a digital champion, you need to open yourself and go beyond banking by partnering with FinTechs, to combine the clients of the banks with the technology and user experience of the FinTechs.” The EMEA Digital Banking Maturity study 2018 was conducted by Deloitte member firms across EMEA who teamed up to conduct the most comprehensive and objective digital maturity study to date. 

Additionally, at ICT Spring, a handful of selected experts with different perspectives on FinTech shared their views and experience, focusing on the complex but essential relationship between traditional banks and tech-savvy startups. Hans van Grieken, Deloitte EMEA Technology Research & Insights Leader, guided the audience through the changing landscape of financial services, and illustrated how technology and digitalisation are disrupting everything from operating models to client expectations.