To draw attention to the active fintech scene in the Dutch capital, Holland FinTech has set up Amsterdam FinTech Week (XFW20), taking place each year for a week of a program full of fintech focused initiatives!

XFW20 is where the world’s most innovative fintech and financial services minds assemble, taking place from September 18th until 25th.

This year, the XFW20 agenda will be led by Holland FinTech, who will kick-off every day with a 30 minutes session, focused on key themes for the fintech industry, sparking and shaping discussions. Holland FinTech will be diving deeper into the day’s theme at lunchtime, during a panel session with industry experts!

NETWORK ONLINE:

After each Holland FinTech event, attendees will have access to the online networking area within the event platform, a place for automated one-on-one meetings to facilitate connections. Once in the meeting, you can communicate via the chat box or a video call.

SCHEDULE:

Friday 18th September

Last Friday, we celebrated Amsterdam’s international relations, and how fintech is connecting people around the world to do business, travel and thrive across borders! Now, the European Union is working towards a single market, to overcome policy and regulatory barriers for business and people, but fintech solutions have already worked for almost a decade to overcome obstacles that separated us from the rest of the world. We championed the fintech solutions that take us all international!

Event: Holland FinTech Flash Friday - XFW20 Edition

When: 09:30 - 10:00

Where: Online

What: A weekly live show that brings you the latest fintech news and developments. As today marked the beginning of XFW20, we focused on the discussions around the key themes of the week.

Who:

– Don Ginsel, Founder & CEO, Holland FinTech
– Conny Dorrestijn, Founding Partner of BankiFi

Event: XFW20 & EFN Launch Party

When: 16:00 - 20:00

Where: Central Amsterdam

What: We hosted a reception with our key partners to kick-off XFW20 and celebrate the launch of the first digital European FinTech Navigator.

Monday 21st September

Sign up here: https://hopin.to/events/amsterdam-fintech-week-2020-xfw20-day-two-financial-inclusion

For day TWO of XFW20, we’ll have a focus on Financial Inclusion and the pioneering fintech solutions that are benefiting the underserved individuals and communities, by providing financial products and services that are accessible, affordable and understandable.

Event: Holland FinTech Breaking the Ice: Financial Inclusion

When: 09:00 - 09:30

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: Founder & CEO of Holland FinTech, Don Ginsel, will be kick-starting the day with a 30 minute live session, focusing on Financial Inclusion. Following on from this morning session, the day will see several events picking up on this subject, adding to the story.

Who:

– Don Ginsel, Founder & CEO Holland FinTech
– Menno van Leeuwen, Double Impact Innovator for MoneYou, ABN AMRO and Impact Nation

Event: Funding Options Nederland How will AltFi Players Meet The Expectations of the Post-COVID, Tech Savvy Customer?

When: 11:00 - 11:45

Where: Online - https://marketing.fundingoptions.com/xfw20webinar?utm_campaign=Amsterdam%20Fintech%20week&utm_source=XFW20%20Webinar&utm_medium=email&utm_term=website

What: In a matter of months consumer and business digital adoption leapfrogged five years ahead as a result of Covid. This will change the way Altfi players do business and engage with customers and their sector peers alike.

Who:

– Eugenie Casier, Funding Options Netherlands Director
– Sven van der Biezen, CEO at Floryn
– Veronika Lovett, Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer at Esme Loans
– Matt Hicks, Commercial Director at Codat

Event: Holland FinTech FinTech Financial Inclusion Panel

When: 13:00 - 14:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: The panel will highlight the key players, companies and technologies that are contributing to making significant positive change for many around the world!

Who:

– Jake Abma, Accessibility Lead ING | Chairman WIT Dutch Payments Association | @ W3C WCAG WG | UN CRPD Ambassador
– Michiel Bijlsma, Head Financial Markets Payment Services, DNB
– Goh Hirose, Startup Investments & Relations, BNP Paribas Cardif
– Martha Mgendi, Founder, EWPN
– Dora Ziambra, Chief Operating Officer, Azimo

Event: Startupbootcamp FinTech Demo Day

When: 15:00 - 17:00

Where: Online - https://new.sbcdemoday.com/

What: Discover the most promising trends in the FinTech & CyberSecurity industry.

Who:

– Dakko
– Doni
– Loyalize
– Risk Priorities
– Tytonical
– Uniqul
– Roster
– Wajenzi
– White Swan

Tuesday 22nd September

Sign up here: https://hopin.to/events/amsterdam-fintech-week-2020-day-three-collaboration

It’s day THREE, and we are discussing Collaboration within the ecosystem. When it comes to fintech, we’re in the age of partnerships and collaboration. Partnerships are becoming the norm, over solo ventures, and it seems critical to staying ahead in the competitive fintech landscape. At the same time, privacy concerns and cyber security risks pose a real threat, making collaboration a complex task, especially between companies of different natures, a prime example being startups and incumbent financial institutions. It’s time to debate best practices and the future of collaboration!

Event: Holland FinTech Breaking the Ice: Collaboration

When: 09:00 - 09:30

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: Kick-starting the day with a 30 minute live session, focused on Collaboration, an integral part of the fintech ecosystem.

Who:

– Don Ginsel, Founder & CEO, Holland FinTech
– Maarten Korz, Innovation Manager at Rabobank

Event: InterWorks Online Event: An Embedded Analytics Overview

When: 11:00 - 12:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-embedded-analytics-overview-tickets-119584629847

What: In this webinar, we’ll share a better understanding of how to integrate Tableau into your systems. We’ll cover the basics of external embedded analytics to address questions

Event: Strategic Partnering to Upscale and Grow

When: 12:00 - 13:00

Where: Online - https://pages.vandoorne.com/webinar-strategic-partnering-to-upscale-and-grow-time-for-action

What: Join the discussion on questions like - what are the key takeaways of the Dutch government’s FinTech Action Plan of July 2020? Which pointers to address when engaging in partnerships abroad? What are the pitfalls, and what lessons can we learn from the Wirecard debacle in terms of
responsible partnerships?

Who:

– Connective Payments
– Van Doorne

Event: Holland FinTech Collaboration Panel Discussion

When: 13:00 - 14:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: Holland FinTech will be bringing together experts from the fintech industry, to discuss collaboration within the fintech ecosystem, highlighting the challenges and success stories!

Who:

– Maarten Korz, Innovation Manager, Rabobank
– Gibson Nascimento, Head of Solutions – EMEA, Sensedia
– Rik Coeckelbergs, Founder and Managing Director, The Banking Scene
– Elizabeth Kleinveld, Partner Success Manager, Startupbootcamp
– Steve Lemon, Co-founder and Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, CurrencyCloud
– Gabrielle Inzirillo, Fintech Director of EMEA, Plug&Play

Event: Shark Tank – The Subsidy Edition

When: 14:00 - 15:00

Where: Online - https://share.hsforms.com/1-VYJWEgTQH26bJDeAnuDog3sq15

What: 3 subsidy consultants will be ready to assess your idea, innovation or project on subsidy possibilities. You will have 3 minutes to pitch, then you will have 2 minutes to answer questions from the jury.

Wednesday 23rd September

Sign up here: https://hopin.to/events/amsterdam-fintech-week-2020-xfw20-day-four-financial-innovation-policy

Then, we’ll take a look at the regulatory and policy landscape in relation to industry innovation with our theme of Financial Innovation & Policy. We’ll take a look at what is happening here in the Netherlands, but also across Europe. Technology has been the major driving force behind innovations in the financial services industry for some time. Although the financial crisis forced changes in policies and regulations to allow for innovation and market dynamics, policy makers still seem far behind. With the implementation of PSD2, GDPR and increased focus on prevention of fraud, services providers have faced challenges. Where there is trouble however, there are opportunities! With many coming to aid supervisors to deal with technology – Suptech – or financial services companies with staying compliant – Regtech. Let’s all get together and discuss where the industry is heading!

Event: Holland FinTech Breaking the Ice - Financial Innovation & Policy

When: 09:00 - 09:30

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: Kick-starting the day with a 30 minute live session, focusing on Financial Innovation & Policy.

Who:

– Don Ginsel, Founder & CEO, Holland FinTech
– Jeroen Broekema, Founder, Leaders in Finance

Event: Banking as a Platform - One API to Rule Them All

When: 10:00 - 11:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/banking-as-a-platform-one-api-to-rule-them-all-tickets-120916423277

What: Join our discussion and discover through our experts panel the next revolution within the fintech industry.

Who:

– Amrita Srivastava – Head of Fintechs Europe at Mastercard
– Lewis Nurcombe – General Manager CurrencyCloud BV
– Adrian Klee – Partner Digital Banking at Ross Republic
– Fredrik Neumann – ex-VP Sales at Wirecard
– Ignacio Javierre – Co-founders of HUBUC, Banking as a Platform

Event: The Digital Accountant: Digital Skills in a Transformed World

When: 11:00 - 12:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-digital-accountant-digital-skills-in-a-transformed-world-tickets-119582710105

What: Our in-house Accountant will demonstrate his journey from an Excel warrior to a Tableau Guru and the rewards of taking the plunge.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-digital-accountant-digital-skills-in-a-transformed-world-tickets-119582710105

Event: What’s Driving Open Banking Investments?

When: 12:30 - 13:00

Where: Online - https://events.tink.com/webinar/tink-out-loud/use-cases-and-opportunities

What: Join our new session on 23 September, where we’ll go through our survey results revealing what use cases most institutions are investing their budgets in. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn how your business could also benefit from open banking.

Who:

– Jan van Vonno, Research Director at Tink

Event: Holland FinTech Financial Innovation & Policy Panel Discussion

When: 13:00 - 14:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: Holland FinTech will be bringing together experts from the fintech industry, to discuss the impact of policies and regulations on innovation within the finance sector.

Who:

– Jeroen Broekema, Founder, Leaders in Finance
– Anne Hakvoort, Partner, FG Lawyers
– Edwin van Bommel, Chief Innovation Officer, ABN Amro
– Anette Printz, Nielsen Senior Associate Tech & Fintech, Bird & Bird
– Tijmen Daniels, Head of Department Supervision, DNB
– Hessel Kuik, CEO, Bizcuit

Event: Strategic Benefits of Non-Bank Funding

When: 15:30 - 17:00

Where: Rooftop bar – Gustav Mahlerplein 1B, 1082 MS Amsterdam

What: Mortgage BPO specialist Stater will launch its C-level magazine and online portal ‘InMotion’.

Who:

– Don Ginsel, Founder & CEO, Holland FinTech
– Erwin Dreuning, CEO, Stater

To RSVP - please email [email protected]

Thursday 24th September

Sign up here: https://hopin.to/events/amsterdam-fintech-week-2020-xfw20-day-day-five-digital-transformation

Day FIVE - we’ll be focusing on Digital transformation. A buzz word you can’t get away from! Sparked initially by the internet revolution - and bubble - digital is taking over how we communicate, collaborate and organise ourselves. But what does it actually mean? Digitization as a process, is as old as the use of computers. What makes it different now, is that we are moving from isolated processes, being supported or replaced by software, to fully integrated digital value chains, within companies as well as between companies - becoming truly digital. Where do we stand with regards to this transformation? How can we learn from each other to improve our internal organisation and the way we collaborate?

Event: Holland FinTech Breaking the Ice on Digital Transformation

When: 09:00 - 09:30

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: We will be kick-starting the day with a 30 minute live session, focusing on Digital Transformation within fintech ecosystem.

Who:

– Don Ginsel, Founder & CEO, Holland FinTech
– Koen Vanderhoydonck, CEO – Belgium Luxembourg Germany, Blanco Services

Event: Interworks Online Event: Tableau vs Excel

When: 10:00 - 11:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tableau-vs-excel-tickets-119581590757

What: We explore the key differences and the considerations you should make when deciding which tool can do the job better.

Event: Metasite Online Event: Optimal Productivity in Fintech Engineering

When: 11:00 - 12:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/optimal-productivity-in-fintech-engineering-open-xfw20-webinar-tickets-118911823465

What: In this hour-long online webinar Metasite co-founder Aldas Kirvaitis will be discussing some of these techniques and tricks – the ones that we have found to have the most positive impact on our fintech engineering teams’ performance.

Who:

– Aldas Kirvaitis, Co-Founder, Metasite

Event: FintechOS Shaping the future of SME Banking

When: 12:00 - 13:00

Where: Online - https://fintechos.com/webinar_future-sme-banking/

What: Join our webinar. We’ll discuss the SME banking opportunities, what’s gone wrong with traditional SME banking, what do SMEs expect from their bank, steps to future-fit SME banking and how technology can help banks better serve SMEs.

Who:

– Martijn Gerritsen, Manager Business Transformation, EY Financial Services Consulting
– Catalin Dediu Product Management Director, FinTechOS

Event: Holland FinTech Digital Transformation Panel Discussion

When: 13:00 - 14:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: Holland FinTech will be bringing together experts from the fintech industry, to discuss where we stand with regards to digital transformation.

Who:

– Bonnie Cheuk, Senior Business and Digital Transformation Leader
– Karlijn van Lammeren, Managing Director, Accenture
– Koen Vanderhoydonck, CEO – Belgium Luxembourg Germany, Blanco Services
– Jan van Vonno, Research Director, Tink

Event: XFW20 OPPORTUNITY – Meet the Expert: Automating the Full Analytics Life Cycle in the Cloud

When: ALL WEEK

Where: Online - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimindeherberg/?originalSubdomain=be

What: This on-request meeting is intended for: Chief Risk Officers, Risk Managers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Enterprise Architects, Head of Data Science, Head of Analytics, Innovation Managers & IT & Risk Managers.

Who:

– Barend de Bruin, Account Executive Financial Services, SAS
– Maurits Bakker, Risk Lead Benelux, SAS

Event: UiPath Online Event Art of the Possible: Transforming Financial Services through Automation

When: 15:00 - 15:45

Where: Online - https://uipath.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_emTgj0j8TU2mgv8ORi2Pbg

What: Experience how hyperautomation can drive digital transformation in the banking and financial service industry.
Discover how innovation lead by UiPath can answer your specific business needs and challenges.

Event: The Banking Scene Afterwork Indian Summer Online Event - Society and Banking in 2030

When: 16:00 - 17:30

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-banking-scenes-afterwork-indian-summer-event-tickets-112299063522

What: Join us at this unique virtual session, and get a physical copy of “The World Is Round”, Jo Caudron’s Management Book of the Year 2020 in the Netherlands.

Who:

– Jo Caudron, Founding Partner of Scopernia and author of “The World is Round”, Management book of the year 2020 in the Netherlands
– Sandra Phlippen, Chief Economist, ABN AMRO
– Michael Anseeuw, General Manager Retail Banking, BNP Paribas Fortis
– Wim Mijs, CEO, European Banking Federation

Friday 25th September

Sign up here: https://hopin.to/events/amsterdam-fintech-week-2020-xfw20new-technologies-innovations

It’s the last day of XFW20! We’d like to put the spotlight on the new technologies and innovations flooding the industry. We’ll be looking at what is new, and asking those working on these technologies and innovations what they think the future might hold? What trends are here to stay, and how can you learn about them?

Event: Holland FinTech Breaking the Ice - New Technologies & Innovations

When: 09:00 - 09:30

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: Kick-starting the day with a 30 minute live session, focusing on New Technologies & Innovations.

Who:

– Don Ginsel, Founder & CEO, Holland FinTech
– Joost Bergen, Liquidity, Fintech, Match Making, Treasury Advisor & Trainer, Blossom-It

Event: Virtual Roundtable Meeting - PSD2 Innovation vs Regulation

When: 10:00 - 11:00

Where: Online - https://www.protiviti.com/NL-en/events/psd2-innovation-vs-regulation?utm_source=Hollandfintech&utm_medium=Website&utm_campaign=Psd2

What: During this virtual roundtable meeting we will take some time to reflect and discuss. Sharing insights and different perspectives on what it takes to acquire and maintain a license and what that means for organizations – how to effectively navigate this complex environment between innovation and regulation.

Who:

– Eva Noordhoek, Manager - FinTech Financial Services, Protiviti
– Michiel Kos, Sr. Manager - FinTech Financial Services, Protiviti
– Owen R. Strijland, Director, FinTech Financial Services,Protiviti

Event: Empower Your Data With AI

When: 11:00 - 12:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empower-your-data-with-ai-tickets-119602057975

What: In this webinar InterWorks and DataRobot walks you through how automated machine learning lets the team you have in place build machine learning models that unlock powerful insights from data.

Event: Innovators Q&A Session: The Interdependence of Regulation & Innovation

When: 11:00 - 11:45

Where: Online - https://webinar.ringcentral.com/webinar/register/WN_AHLMj0UhRDSchCvQApUgGg

What: The aim of these sessions is for you to ask questions from our panel in an informal open discussion, so please post your questions in the chat box, we will try to get to all of them if we can.

Who:

– Andrew Churchill, Author, Thought Leader & Change-maker – Digital Identity
– Joe Bloemendaal, Head of Strategy for Mitek

Event: Holland FinTech New Technologies & Innovations Panel

When: 12:00 - 13:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: Holland FinTech will be bringing together experts from the fintech industry, to discuss the what is new in technology and innovation and what impacts they are having on the sector.

Who:

– Joost Bergen, Liquidity, Fintech, Match Making, Treasury Advisor & Trainer, Blossom-It
– Joe Bloemendaal Head of Strategy, Mitek Systems
– David Buschman, CEO, Finturi
– Laurens Hamerlinck, Innovation Partnerships, ABN AMRO
– Amit Kumar, Senior Director – Financial Services, UiPath
– Fillipo Renga, Director of the Fintech & Insurtech, Osservatori Digital Innovation
– Aditi Sholapurkar, Head of Strategy & Investor Relations, NIUM

Event: BDO - Perspectives – in (digital) control

When: 13:00 - 14:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bdo-perspectives-in-digital-control-tickets-116701107153?utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

What: Is your (FinTech) company already fully digitally in control of your current outsourcing arrangements and (tax) integrity risks? And is your company making use of all the tax benefits that innovation brings? At our upcoming event “BDO Perspectives – in (digital) control” we welcome a number of our BDO experts to talk about a variety of topics related.

Event: Investor Panel: Is Amsterdam the Capital of Capital?

When: 14:00 - 15:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xfw20-holland-fintech-events-tickets-118281616499

What: We take a European approach to investments and discuss early to late stage (even IPO and SPACs) investments, but also look at the Dutch ecosystem and it’s potential. Join the hunt for the next unicorns with this panel!

Who:

– Don Ginsel, Founder & CEO, Holland FinTech

Event: Model Risk Management During Periods of Stress

When: 15:00 - 16:00

Where: Online - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-model-risk-management-during-periods-of-stress-tickets-116881665207

What: In this webinar, Jos Gheerardyn, CEO and co-founder of Yields.io, will discuss how to use technology for crisis management of the model portfolio.

Who:

– Jos Gheerardyn, Co-Founder, Yields.io

Event: XFW20 Closing Drinks with Holland FinTech

When: 16:00 - 20:00

Where: TBC (in-person event)

What: We will be socially distanced, in a reserved area of a bar located within East Amsterdam. No agenda, just come, take the opportunity to meet in-person (finally!) with us, and other Holland FinTech members!

Thanks to the Gold Sponsors of XFW20:

– Funding Options
– Mitek
– HUBUC

Thanks to the Sivler Sponsors of XFW20:

– Tink
– UiPath