Join 300+ senior banking leaders, fintech innovators, and digital strategy experts at the premier global platform dedicated to digital transformation in banking.
The World Digital Banking Forum 2025 is your gateway to the next era of financial services. Over two powerful days in Berlin, top-tier banking professionals, fintech pioneers, and technology providers will come together to exchange insights, unveil strategies, and define the digital roadmaps that will shape tomorrow’s financial institutions.
Whether you’re leading a legacy bank’s transformation or disrupting the industry with a new fintech model, this event is where your next partnership, solution, or strategy begins.
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Opening Remarks by the Chairman (To be confirmed)
How to combine operational teams with AI to detect and prevent fraud
Klaas Malorny, Vice President, Head of Fraud Operations & FCOI, JP Morgan Chase & Co
Case of Silk bank’s re-invention: “Open Banking” being a critical enabler
Varlam Ebanoidze, Head of FinTech and SupTech Development,Innovation Office
National Bank of Georgia and Aleksi Khoroshvili, CEO, Silk Bank
Reserved for sponsorship
Networking Coffee Break
Case Study: Topic to be announced
Margus Simson, Chief Digital Officer, Komercni banka
The Future of Digital Banking
Thorsten Seeger, Digital banking and lending expert, Member of the Management Board, SME bank
Networking Lunch
Presentation: Driving Global AI Adoption and Enabling Real Transformation
Guillermo Vieira de Santiago, Executive Director, Global AI Adoption, BBVA
Presentation: Digital Identity & Cybersecurity in Banking
Martin Lukas, Policy and Governance Advisor, Financial Crimes Specialist, Stripe
Afternoon Coffee & Networking
Insights into APP scam trends
Mindaugas Kutkaitis, Head of Payment and Cards Fraud Strategy, Danske Bank
Topic to be announced
Ekaterina Kozhevatova, Director, Head of Central Sales/Institutional Clients & Transaction Banking Sales, Commerzbank
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Exclusive Networking Business Dinner (Invitation Only)
Location: Central Berlin
Morning Coffee & Networking
Digital Onboarding & KYC Evolution
A case study on Bank iD in the Czech rep.; lessons learned and how we can utilize coming EUDI wallets in banking
Václav Mladěnka, Digital identity / financial services, Monet +
How Agile can kill your digital transformation
Davor Gasparac, Senior Program Manager; BA Chapter Lead and Agile Coach
Erste Digital
Coffee Break
Case Study: Topic to be announced
Canan Kelel, Director of Digital Banking Business Development & Service Design, YapıKredi
Sustainable Finance through Resilience
Esmeralda Topuzi, Business Resilience Advisor, UNIQA
Reserved for sponsorship
Networking Lunch
Various measures provided for by the PSD3 and PSR legal framework to reduce the phenomenon of fraud
Ionut Horatau, Senior Economist, Payments and Payment Instruments Oversight Division,
National Bank of Romania
The Future of Banking and AI
Frans van Bruggen, Senior Policy Officer FinTech & Artificial Intelligence, DNB
Topic to be announced
Jennie Bylund Lalin, Head of Digital Solutions Sweden, Group Channel, Swedbank
Forum Wrap-Up & Key Takeaways
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What It Involves:
Berlin has established itself as one of Europe’s leading hubs for digital banking, fintech, and innovation, home to pioneering neobanks, BaaS providers, and an ecosystem that connects technology with regulation and finance. This makes it the ideal setting for the World Digital Banking Forum 2025.
With its central European location and excellent international connectivity, Berlin offers easy access for participants from across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. Beyond the sessions, attendees will experience a city celebrated for its history, culture, and dynamic business environment — the perfect backdrop for high-level learning, networking, and collaboration.
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