As big banks de-risk by withdrawing from certain markets and geographies, they are creating fundamental threats for smaller banks and Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) that are causing a ripple effect in the industry. Big banks have been executing de-risking strategies for decades but that has escalated in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
The fintech industry raised record capital in 2021, with fintech companies from start-ups to scale-ups increasingly attractive to investors. How a fintech raises capital is a crucial decision; becoming a public company involves new responsibilities, including governance, disclosure, and escrow requirements.
In this session, BDO’s Global leader for Fintech, Tim Aman, discusses the different ways fintech’s can raise capital, what PE firms are looking for, the benefits of PE investment, negotiating the optimal deal, and how the IPO process works.
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In just over a decade blockchain has become mainstream as a cost-effective, secure and quick way to do business. Australia is eager to take full advantage of the economic benefits associated with blockchain technologies as outlined in the National Blockchain Roadmap.
In this session, BDO’s Global Leader for Fintech, Tim Aman, will dig deeper into the Australian blockchain ecosystem including the expansion of non-fungible tokens, Internet of Things integration, hybrid blockchains, and blockchain-as-a-service.
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the payments industry is set for further radical transformation this year. With payments becoming increasingly cashless, the infrastructure of payments is being reshaped, and new business models emerging.
In this session, BDO’s Global leader for Fintech, Tim Aman, addresses the driving forces behind the payments revolution and how modern digital payments affect payment speed, efficiency, risk protection, and user experience.
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Today, finance leaders must quickly synthesize information from across the enterprise including revenue drivers, supply chain issues, and workforce impacts. Without a digital FP&A process supported by modern technology, finance leaders may find it nearly impossible to deliver on strategic goals. Digitizing FP&A speeds up data access and insights and fosters a collaborative partnership between finance and operational leaders to respond to disruptions and deliver on overall business objectives.
The latest IPCC report highlights the inequity of climate change, with those least responsible bearing many of the worst impacts. This event covers the unequal impacts of climate change, the role of policy and regulation in incorporating justice into the low carbon transition, and the impact investors can have in encouraging companies to develop Just Transition plans, with speakers from the investor community, and the consultant community and the policymaking sphere.
Anaplan enabled SoftwareONE to eliminate budgeting via spreadsheets and introduce workflows which helped their 180 strong planning team to collaborate more efficiently on all aspects of their profit and loss including intercompany budgeting.
The Due Diligence Project Summit concludes with a round-table discussion featuring advanced tax & risk mitigation strategies presented by The Due Diligence Project (DDP) founder Alex Sonkin, accompanied by select DDP specialists and thought leaders. Alex will be joined by industry-leading tax attorneys, CPAs, and family office specialists for an up-close look at the DDP’s peer-reviewed tax & risk mitigation strategies, including charitable giving, energy tax credits, cost segregation, and advanced cyber-security risk mitigation, just to name a few.
