UnionBank’s ‘Tech’d up’ highlights at SFF2022

Day 1 UnionDigital co-founder, president, and CEO Arvie de Vera got the show on the road, joining as a panelist for the session titled "Wake Up With the Leaders," which focused on building a resilient business model in light of the current macro climate.

UnionBank SVP and head of Fintech Business Group, Open Finance and Digital Services Center of Excellence Erika Dizon-Go gave a presentation on Digital Finance before joining the session "The Antifragile Digital Economy of ASEAN – The Digital Pilipinas Case Study."

Capping off the Bank's Day 1 talks was the launch of the Philippine Open Finance Foundation led by Jaime Garchitorena, UBX managing director for Open Finance. The institution aims to make the adoption of open finance as a technology that empowers Filipino consumers with the right set of financial tools and solutions for their needs. The foundation will bring together relevant stakeholders, including other financial institutions, government agencies, non-government organizations, civic groups, and the academe, to develop meaningful initiatives to support Open Finance's development in the Philippines.

Day 2 UnionBank SVP, SME, and Micropreneurs segment head Jaypee Soliman gave a presentation on Embedded Banking and Alternative Credit Scoring.

UnionBank SVP and head of Blockchain Center of Excellence and API Business Group Cathy Casas sat down for an interview with METACO and IBM focused on "Leveraging Digital Assets to Build New Business Models for Financial Institutions."

UnionBank's Chief Data and AI Officer, Dr. David Hardoon, joined a roundtable discussion entitled "Open Finance and Beyond," capping off the Bank's Day 2 talks.

Day 3 Dr. Hardoon returned to join the roundtable discussion titled "Distributed Data Ecosystems in a Web3 World – Heterodox Approaches to Data Portability," followed by De Vera, who joined the roundtable discussion titled "Asia Digital Banking CEO Strategic Roundtable."