FinTech Network are working with the organisations listed below to deliver the best possible BFC EU 2019 programme. We work exclusively with leading solution providers of the most critical technologies to ensure our delegates hear from industry leaders without getting repetition.
If you are interested in becoming a conference sponsor, please get in touch at hkitchen@fintecnet.com
If you are interested in becoming a conference sponsor, please get in touch at hkitchen@fintecnet.com
Lead Conference Sponsors
Deloitte
At Deloitte, we make an impact that matters for our clients, our people, our profession, and in the wider society by delivering the solutions and insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. As one of the largest global professional services and consulting networks, with over 220,000 professionals in more than 150 countries, we bring world-class capabilities and high-quality services to our clients. In Ireland, Deloitte has over 2,000 people providing audit, tax, consulting, and corporate finance services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. Our people have the leadership capabilities, experience, and insight to collaborate with clients so they can move forward with confidence. |
Oracle
The Oracle Cloud offers a complete suite of integrated applications for Sales, Service, Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Supply Chain and Manufacturing, plus Highly Automated and Secure Generation 2 Infrastructure featuring the Oracle Autonomous Database. For more information about Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), please visit us at oracle.com. |
Innovation Sponsor
Citi
Citi was one of the first international banks to focus on the bitcoin and blockchain space. Since then, it has taken a multi-disciplinary approach to the technology, exploring ways that blockchain technology can drive efficiencies, reduce costs and create new business models and markets. The Citi Dublin Innovation Lab has built a blockchain lab, where the focus is on identifying feasible, strategic and commercial use cases across core areas of exploration: trade finance, digital payments and national digital money. In May 2017, Citi launched a pilot connecting Nasdaq’s blockchain-enabled platform with existing Citi payments and account capabilities. |
Commercial Banking Partner
Barclays
Barclays is a transatlantic consumer, corporate and investment bank offering products and services across personal, corporate and investment banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a strong presence in our two home markets of the UK and the US. With over 325 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately 120,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. |
State Agency Sponsor
IDA Ireland
Ireland's inward investment promotion agency, the IDA, is a non-commercial, semi-state body promoting Foreign Direct Investment into Ireland through a wide range of services. We partner with potential and existing investors to help them establish or expand their operations in Ireland. IDA Ireland’s main objective is to encourage investment into Ireland by foreign-owned companies. Our success is measured by the impact on the Irish economy of FDI and IDA supported companies. |
TRADE FINANCE SPONSOR
we.trade
we.trade addresses the challenges associated with open account and documentary trading, providing a digital trade platform that delivers certainty, simplicity and security for all parties in the trade value chain – including traders, banks, logistic companies, insurers and customs organisations. we.trade is a joint-venture company owned by 12 European banks that has developed the market’s first blockchain-based trade platform. Through distributed ledger technology and smart contracts, the platform provides stakeholders engaged in trade transactions a user-friendly, efficient and cost-effective way of conducting trade. we.trade is available today across 13 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK – with the Czech Republic and Greece going live in early 2020. we.trade expects to further expand into additional markets in Europe and globally as further banking and other partners come on board |
NEW payments sponsor
Billion
Billon unleashed transformational capabilities of blockchain technologies with a high-performance enterprise system unifying national currency transactions, documents and identity management on a DLT built for scale. We went behind initial principles of blockchain by creating a new protocol which is ultrafast, fully secure and ready to use within existing regulatory frameworks and institutions. We first designed our system to transact micropayments at scale by encrypting national currencies, but our vision expanded to lever the ability to put documents on-chain and manage identity and data access rights. As a result, Billon is uniquely suited to deliver business results to banks, corporates and individuals in a regulatory compliant manner Billon was founded in the UK in 2015, on the basis of a previous research project developed in Poland. Its unique DLT protocol has been supported by many R&D grants, including the EU Horizon 2020 program. Billon is licensed to issue electronic money in the UK and in Poland and employs a global team of more than 80 professionals across its offices in London and Warsaw. In November 2018 the company won the world's largest fintech festival in Singapore, organized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, showcasing a solution to zero-cost blockchain micropayments. |
Capital markets sponsor
MERJ Exchange
At MERJ Exchange we are building regulated market infrastructure for the digital age. Established in 2011 as the securities market of the Republic of the Seychelles, MERJ comprises a regulated exchange, clearing house and securities depository. This vertically integrated structure enables us to offer international issuers a compliant, end to end, solution for the listing, trading, clearing, settling and registering of digital and non-digital securities, within a group that is part of the World Federation of Exchanges. In August 2019 we became the first regulated market globally to list a security token, and in September that was followed by the world’s first digital IPO of tokenized equity. MERJ has been built with the support of the Seychelles government as part of the Economic Reform Programme, backed by the IMF and World Bank. Our group is pioneering a direct access exchange model that leverages technology to drive more widespread global participation in the capital markets. |
Exhibitor
eSolve Technologies
eSolve Technologies, financial IT services firm, with rich domain knowledge in banking and substantial experience in IT projects, worldwide. eSolve helps banks reach digital goals with their RE+Imagined services viz., Complementary Sourcing, Container Journey, RPA and EKWORLD.
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WHAT HAVE YOUR PEERS SAID ABOUT BFC EU?
"Well organised conference, gained tangible insights on the future of Blockchain from the presentations and debates."
Andre Voinea, Executive Director, BlockState |
""BFC was a great way to connect with Europe’s financial sector blockchain experts"
Brian Nolan, Founder, Finteum |
Very insightful conference with a good range of interesting presentations and panel sessions.
Mark Robinson, Client Director, Finch Insurance Brokers |
Hannah Kitchen
Senior Project Manager, FinTech Network Tel: +44 (0) 203 409 8416 Email: hkitchen@fintecnet.com FinTech Network Limited, Registered in England and Wales Company Registered Number: 11463837 VAT Registered Number: 305 2666 21 |