The 3rd Nextgen Payments Forum, taking place on 27-28 February 2018, in Malta, will be providing delegates with a fully-loaded programme over two days with 14 talks and over 70 key industry players and financial experts from all over the world. These thought-leaders will be sharing their knowledge on the future of the financial services industry.

This year, the main focus of the event is the continuously growing digitalisation of the financial sector and its impact in fields such as regulation (with a look at already implemented and upcoming regulations), data protection, compliance, growing competition among banks and fintechs, cryptocurrency and blockchain. These topics will be covered during extensive panel discussions and masterclass presentations, while addressing key industry challenges, solutions and trends.

Blockchain, as one of the key industry trends, will be covered from the viewpoint of its benefits, while exploring the ever-growing merits of the technology within the financial industry, along with rising regulatory concerns, both in Malta and on a global scale.

Ronny Boesing, Co-founder and CEO, OpenLedger, will be taking part in NPF Malta as a blockchain expert, joining the panel discussion: “The Rise of Blockchain Technology: Spotlight on Regulatory challenges”. During the panel, Ronny will be sharing his expertise on building a worldwide ecosystem while taking a look at the ways in which OpenLedger has managed to use a combination of crypto technologies and blockchain to create a totally new way of carrying out financial services.

The 3rd Nextgen Payments Forum will provide a rare opportunity to learn and network with some of the industry’s leading international experts, policy makers and like-minded professionals. Exchanging ideas and insights on the latest innovations transforming the financial landscape and the way we pay. Some well-known attendees include: Western Union Business Solutions, International Regtech Association (IRTA), Payments Advisory Group, Bird & Bird, ComplyAdvantage, Bank of Lithuania, HSBC, ACI Worldwide, Ferratum Bank, Royal Panda, Payout, Central Bank of Malta, FinanceMalta, Bitmalta, Grant Thornton and many others.

To learn more about the 3rd NPF in the series and on how to get involved, please visit www.npf2018.com or contact directly info@qubevents.com