FinTech startups have led the way in adopting new technology such as cloud, pushing down perceived regulatory barriers as they go. In response established financial services firms have also been building their own modern architectures. This track will feature presenters from both, examining the tech they've adopted, and the business value that it's delivered.
From this track
Unveiling the Tech Underpinning FinTech's Revolution
Wednesday Apr 10 / 10:35AM BST
Building and hyperscaling in a fintech is not only possible, but more straightforward than you may think. Based on lessons from various companies, including Revolut and LMAX, we share examples and the dark sides of rapid-scaling.It's going to be an opinionated story with a pinch of fun.
Wojtek Ptak
Head of Engineering @Revolut, Ex-CTO, Co-Host of CTO Morning Coffee Podcast
Andrzej Grzesik
Building Distributed System @LMAX, GeeCON Organizer
Uncomplex: Modern Hardware for Better Software
Wednesday Apr 10 / 11:45AM BST
While it's easy to launch a technology startup, it's harder than ever to grow it to delight clients profitably. Cloud providers and their developer advocates have popularised expensive architectures to solve problems that were relevant 10 years ago.
John O'Hara
Father of AMQP, Venture Partner @Fidelity, Founder @Taskize, Director @Adaptive @Finbourne, Past DE @JPM DE
Responsible AI for FinTech
Wednesday Apr 10 / 01:35PM BST
The latest wave of hype/interest in AI has accelerated public misgivings and regulatory scrutiny. Businesses, especially in already-regulated industries, are scrambling to assess compliance and find viable ways to continue profitable use of data and AI.
Lexy Kassan
Lead Data & AI Strategist @Databricks, Host of the Data Science Ethics Podcast, Building Responsible, Value-Oriented Data & AI Practices for Over 20 Years
Why a Hedge Fund Built Its Own Database
Wednesday Apr 10 / 02:45PM BST
Why did an alternative asset manager build its own database? Can you over-normalise your data? What real-world features of data create challenges? In this talk we will look at some of the unique aspects of ArcticDB and how goes about solving some of these challenges.
James Munro
Head of ArcticDB, Man Group
Lessons & Best Practices from Leading the Serverless First Journey at CapitalOne
Wednesday Apr 10 / 03:55PM BST
Going serverless? Worried about challenges with performance, cost, and scale? At CapitalOne, we embraced a serverless first mentality across thousands of applications live today. This talk covers our journey into serverless.
George Mao
Senior Distinguished Engineer @Capital One Leading All Things Serverless, Ex-AWS WW Serverless Tech Lead