VII International Banking Forum 2023 (IBF 2023) Will Be Held In Baku

We are excited to announce VII INTERNATIONAL BANKING FORUM 2023 in partnership with MasterCard, to be held on November 1-2, 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan at Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, with the subject: RELIABLE, SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE BANKING. The Forum is supported by the Azerbaijan Banks Association, Central Bank of Azerbaijan, Ministry of Digital Development and Transport.

The IBF will be onsite with sessions and an exhibition area, besides we will have online speeches and online participation opportunity. 

Two-day Forum is one of the two annual events organized in Baku and is the most famous finance and banking event in the region. Go to the link to see our events: https://www.gbmevents.az/en/events

It's already been seven years that the Forum proved itself as an excellent platform where all the stakeholders meet, present new ideas, experiences, products, learn from each other, network and dive deeper into financial technologies, digitalization, payment ecosystem. We are inspired that there are always new opportunities for partners and participants there at the event.

The IBF is only finance and baking event in Azerbaijan at which bank CEOs are all present. The Forum brings together senior management of regulators, fintech, associations, representatives of international financial institutions, local embassies, academicians, well-known companies, decision-makers and influencers.

We will discuss together the following topics:

• DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: DIGITAL AND NEOBANKS
• DATA AND ANALYTICS STRATEGY
• EVOLUTION OF PAYMENT LANDSCAPE: TOWARD LESS CONTACT
• BANKAPPIFICATION: APPS BASED VS WEB-BASED
• EMBEDDED FINANCE: RAPIDLY GROWING ECOSYSTEM
• OPEN BANKING IS JUST THE BEGINNING
• FUTURE OF FIAT MONEY: DIGITAL ASSETS?
• NEW LEVERS FOR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES
• INSTANT, FRICTIONLESS AND INTEROPERABLE CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS
• DECENTRALIZED FINANCE (DEFI) REVOLUTION
• COMPLIANCE AND CONSISTENT RISK MANAGEMENT
• AI TOWARD MAINSTREAM
• CLOUD-NATIVE SYSTEMS AND LEGACY ALTERNATIVES
• DIGITIZATION THROUGH THE LENS OF CYBERSECURITY, STABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
• ESG BANKING

Within the Forum different related side events (meetups, webinars, seminars, competitions etc.) will be organized this year too.

Will be very glad to see you with us.