Open views by Belvo

Where open finance meets Latin America

The Open Views 23’ conference will gather perspectives and thoughts from those shaping the future of financial services in Latin America.

Online event: May 3rd and 4th 

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Be inspired

Listen to the growth stories and bold views from the people building the future of finance in Latin America.

Get hands-on

Participate in practical sessions focused on understanding specific use cases, challenges, and opportunities of open finance models.

Connect

Meet people and businesses to identify collaboration opportunities and learn from others’ experiences.

Speakers

Hugo Nájera

Head of Client Solutions at BBVA México

Brigitte Brousset

Head Business Financing at Mercado Libre

Jesper Henriksson

VP Corp Dev & New Markets at Tink

Andres Suay

VP of Marketing at Trustly

Maritza Pérez Bermúdez

Vicepresident of Personal Banking at Davivienda

Ludmila Volochen

Regional Director LATAM at FDATA

Uri Tintoré

Belvo cofounder and co-CEO

Erick Rincón Cardenas

Director at TicTank

Ana Luiza Castro

Open Finance Manager at Belvo

Adriana Camargo

Public Policy Lead at Belvo

Gabriel Santos

Presidente Ejecutivo Colombia FinTech

Miguel Lavalle

Business Development Head at Citi

Edwin Zacipa

Founder at Latam Fintech Hub

Onur Simsek

Product Manager at Belvo

Phil Teixeira

Founder & CEO at Shapers

Adams Conrad

Principal at QED Investors

Nicolás Galvis

Products & Innovation Manager at Visa

Matías Nuñez

Digital, Innovation and Remote Channels at Santander

Carlos Valencia

CEO Colombia at Transunion

Luis Miguel Zapata

VP of Ecosystems at Bancolombia

Alex Servín

Head of Open Banking at BBVA

Ana María Prieto

Payments Director at Banco de la República de Colombia

Janet Alonso

Customer Success Manager at Belvo

March Violante

Editor-in-chief at Emprendedor

Aritz Amasene

Credit Risk Strategy Manager Belvo

Sebastián de Lara

Policy Lead at Belvo

Paiak Vaid

Global Partnerships at Truelayer

Pablo Viguera

Belvo cofounder and co-CEO

Ximena Duque

President at Fedesoft

Luis Pontón

Digital Strategy and Data Manager at Banco de Bogotá

Julia de Luca

Tech at ItauBBA

Daniel Issa

Head of Merchant Credit at Mercado Libre

Apoorva Goyal

Vice President at Insight Partners

Alex Wieland

Co-founder at Aplazo

Santiago Aldana

President at SoyYo

Diana Ahumada

Public Policy Lead for Colombia at Belvo

Gabriel Gaspar

CEO da Nibo

Janaína Pimenta Attie

Head of Division at Brazil's Central Bank

Marcelo Martins

Director ABFintechs

Óscar Cadena

Public Affairs Director at Nu Colombia

Pablo Morales

Head for Latin America at FICO

Melissa Rojas

Marketing & Comms Manager Colombia at Belvo

Karol Benavides

FIs Account Executive

Camilo José Hernández

Deputy Director of Prudential Regulation at URF

Mariel Vasquez

Head of Innovation HSBC México

Silvia García, Kueski
Silvia García

Commercial Strategy & Planning at Kueski

 

Agenda

11:00 - 12:00 (BRT)

Keynote

Pablo Viguera

Belvo cofounder and co-CEO

Uri Tintoré

Belvo cofounder and co-CEO

Belvo will offer insights into the future of open finance in 2023. The discussion includes topics such as the growing adoption of open finance by financial institutions, and the emergence of new use cases for open finance. They will touch on the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in 2023, such as payment initiation and the impact of open finance on financial inclusion.

  • Keynote
  • English

12:00 - 12:45 (BRT)

Brazil is already a world leader in open finance regulation - what can other regions learn?

Ludmila Volochen

Regional Director LATAM at FDATA

Adriana Camargo

Public Policy Lead at Belvo

Marcelo Martins

Director ABFintechs

Janaína Pimenta Attie

Head of Division at Brazil's Central Bank

On this panel, we’ll explore Brazil’s regulatory framework for open finance and its role as a leader in the space. The discussion will focus on what other regions can learn from Brazil’s approach to regulation, including best practices and potential challenges. The panelists will draw on their expertise and experience to provide valuable insights into the future of open finance regulation in Brazil and around the world.

  • Regulation talks
  • Portuguese

12:45 - 13:30 (BRT)

Fireside chat with Mercado Libre México

Brigitte Brousset

Head Business Financing at Mercado Libre

Janet Alonso

Customer Success Manager at Belvo

Brigitte Brousset, Director of Business Financing at Mercado Crédito, discusses the success of Mercado Libre in Latin America and their financial brand, Mercado Pago. She will share insights on how the company has grown over the years, its approach to expanding its services and her views on the potential impact of open finance on the industry.

  • Success stories
  • Spanish

13:30 - 14:15 (BRT)

Fintech trends and opportunities in 2023: what's next for the ecosystem?

Adams Conrad

Principal at QED Investors

Phil Teixeira

Founder & CEO at Shapers

Apoorva Goyal

Vice President at Insight Partners

Uri Tintoré

Belvo cofounder and co-CEO

Representatives from international venture capital funds will discuss the emerging trends and opportunities in fintech for the upcoming year. The discussion will be focused on providing valuable insights into the key trends and developments that will shape the industry in 2023, and will offer guidance to startups and investors on how to position themselves to succeed in this rapidly-evolving space.

  • Global trends
  • English

Break

30 minutes break

14:45 - 15:30 (BRT)

Workshop: Machine learning and open finance data

Onur Simsek

Product Manager at Belvo

The workshop will be led by Onur Simsek, Product Manager de Belvo, who will share his knowledge on how to effectively use machine learning algorithms to derive insights from open finance data. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the latest techniques and tools in the field, as well as engage in hands-on exercises to apply machine learning to financial data.

  • Workshop
  • Englis

15:30 - 16:15 (BRT)

Open finance as a tool for financial inclusion

Nicolás Galvis

Products & Innovation Manager at Visa

Alex Wieland

Co-founder at Aplazo

Edwin Zacipa

Founder at Latam Fintech Hub

Erick Rincón Cardenas

Director at TicTank

Open data opens the door to new ways to understand users’ financial lives and, at the same time, to assess their creditworthiness beyond traditional methods. How can these models help more people access formal financing avenues, and how can they help lenders navigate complex macroeconomic contexts like the current one?

  • Success stories
  • Spanish

16:15 - 17:00 (BRT)

Workshop: Improving credit decisions with open finance

Aritz Amasene

Credit Risk Strategy Manager Belvo

Aritz Amanese, Credit Risk Manager at Belvo will share his knowledge on how to effectively use open finance data to evaluate creditworthiness and mitigate risk. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the latest developments and best practices in the field, as well as engage in hands-on exercises to apply the concepts covered in the workshop. A valuable learning experience for professionals involved in credit assessment and risk management.

  • Workshops
  • Portuguese

17:00 - 17:45 (BRT)

Towards the personalization of services: digital banking and open finance trends in Mexico

Miguel Lavalle

Business Development Head at Citi

Hugo Nájera

Head of Client Solutions at BBVA México

Matías Nuñez

Digital, Innovation and Remote Channels at Santander

March Violante

Editor-in-chief at Emprendedor

The panel explores how banks in Mexico plan to use open banking to improve the user experience, reduce operating costs, increase competition, benefit small businesses, and improve the way loans and other financial products are offered, as well as the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing open finance.

  • Success stories
  • Spanish

17:45 - 18:30 (BRT)

Firesidechat with Transunion

Carlos Valencia

CEO Colombia at Transunion

Melissa Rojas

Marketing & Comms Manager Colombia at Belvo

Carlos Valencia, Transunion CEO in Colombia, will talk about how this leading credit reporting company and the potential of open finance to increase financial inclusion in Colombia and Latin America.

  • Success stories
  • Spanish

12:00 - 12:45 (BRT)

Fireside chat - The impact of Mercado Livre and its financial innovation strategy

Daniel Issa

Head of Merchant Credit at Mercado Libre

Thiago Quartarollo

Customer Success Lead at Belvo

On this fireside chat with one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Latin America, we’ll discuss how the company has already built a legacy in Brazil, its impact in the region, and how innovation drives its successful strategy to stay ahead of the game

  • Success stories
  • Portuguese

12:45 - 13:30 (BRT)

Global open finance and A2A payment trends worldwide

Jesper Henriksson

VP Corp Dev & New Markets at Tink

Andres Suay

VP of Marketing at Trustly

Paiak Vaid

Global Partnerships at Truelayer

We will explore the latest developments and trends in open finance and account-to-account (A2A) payments around the world. Led by experts in the field, the workshop will cover topics such as the impact of open banking on A2A payments, emerging use cases for A2A payments, and the challenges and opportunities that the ecosystem presents.

  • Global trends
  • English

13:30 - 14:15 (BRT)

Building credit scoring models with open finance data

Pablo Morales

Head for Latin America at FICO

This panel will bring together experts in the field to discuss the challenges and opportunities of using open finance data to build credit scoring models. The panelists will share their experiences and insights on topics such as data quality and privacy concerns, the use of alternative data sources, and the impact of open banking on credit scoring.

  • Success stories
  • Portuguese

14:15 - 15:00 (BRT)

Fireside chat - Nu Colombia and their vision around open finance

Óscar Cadena

Public Affairs Director at Nu Colombia

Karol Benavides

FIs Account Executive

The growth of Nubank in Latin America is already positioning this neobank ahead of some traditional banks in the region in terms of the number of customers. In this fireside chat, we interview Óscar Cadena, Director of Public Affairs at Nu Colombia. What are the reasons behind the growing success of neobanks in Latin America? And what potential do they foresee in open finance models?

  • Success stories
  • Spanish

Break

30 minutes break

15:30 - 16:15

Colombia’s next steps to regulate open finance - what comes after the 2022 decree?

Gabriel Santos

Presidente Ejecutivo Colombia FinTech

Ana María Prieto

Payments Director at Banco de la República de Colombia

Diana Ahumada

Public Policy Lead for Colombia at Belvo

Camilo José Hernández

Deputy Director of Prudential Regulation at URF

The panelists will share their insights on the 2022 decree and discuss the next steps that need to be taken to ensure the continued growth and success of the open finance ecosystem in the country. Topics of discussion may include the challenges and opportunities presented by open finance, the role of regulators in fostering innovation, and the impact of open banking on the financial industry.

  • Regulation talks
  • Spanish

16:15 - 17:00 (BRT)

Automating ERPs with open finance

Gabriel Gaspar

CEO da Nibo

Open finance is already being leveraged to automate ERP processes, streamline financial workflows, and improve data accuracy and integrity. Topics of discussion may include the challenges and benefits of integrating open finance into ERP systems, the latest tools and techniques for doing so, and the potential impact on businesses of all sizes.

  • Success stories
  • Portuguese

17:00 - 17:45 (BRT)

Will there be a Fintech 2.0 Law in Mexico?

Alex Servín

Head of Open Banking at BBVA

Ernesto Calero

General director at Fintech Mexico

Sebastián de Lara

Policy Lead at Belvo

Mariel Vasquez

Head of Innovation HSBC México

Since the implementation of the Fintech Law in 2018, efforts have been made to regulate and promote open finance. Five years after its implementation, important advances can be observed in the regulation of open finance in Mexico, as well as challenges that still need to be faced. Mexican regulators and authorities have played an important role in the development of this model; at the same time, fintechs have been key to the successful implementation of this practice in the country.

  • Regulation talks
  • Spanish

17:45 - 18:30 (BRT)

Trends in digital banking and open finance in Colombia: opportunities and next steps

Maritza Pérez Bermúdez

Vicepresident of Personal Banking at Davivienda

Luis Miguel Zapata

VP of Ecosystems at Bancolombia

Ernesto Calero

General director at Fintech Mexico

Ximena Duque

President at Fedesoft

Santiago Aldana

President at SoyYo

As regulation progresses, banks in Colombia can now begin to take steps towards adopting open finance models. And there are many benefits awaiting those who choose to anticipate the changes. What steps can be taken today and what advantages will financial institutions and their customers have?

  • Success stories
  • Spanish

18:30 - 19:15 (BRT)

Workshop: A2A payments with open finance

Ana Luiza Castro

Open Finance Manager at Belvo

Led by Ana Luiza Castro, Product Manager at Belvo, the workshop will cover topics such as data access and privacy, payment processing, and user experience design, all within the context of open finance data. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on exercises to build and evaluate A2A payment systems, as well as learn about the latest best practices and techniques in the field.

  • Workshops
  • Portuguese

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