Taking steps to cope with new market drivers

The slowing down of China’s GDP growth has brought about concerns on the future performance of banks in the country. At the same time, the gradual re-introduction of interest rate liberalization is cutting net interest margins and forcing banks to improve their pricing capabilities and service differentiations. However, new opportunities are cropping up in the process of urbanization, as well as an upgrade in support of agricultural and SME activities. Rapid technology innovations are also transforming the delivery of products and services.

The Asian Banker’s China International Banking Convention is the leading annual event designed for bankers and financial services professionals to catch up on the most recent trends in the banking industry. The conference brings together international speakers as well as key local decision makers to provide crucial insights and valuable discussions responding to China's financial services industry.

The format of this event will be highly interactive to facilitate the discussions and exchange of ideas. The agenda, in response to the rapidly changing landscape in banking sector domestically and internationally, will focus on key issues driving the industry.

Key topics include:

• Impact of economic slowdown on the domestic banking industry and meeting needs arising from economic policies
• Impact of interest rates liberalization
• The role of commercial banks in the upgrade of SMEs
• Improving branch and digital channel initiatives
• The future of mobile banking
• Innovation on payment products
• Developing data and analytics to achieve the “customer of one” proposition
• Wealth management and customer extension
• New competitions from non-traditional financial services providers

China International Banking Convention is designed for:

• Senior executives and business decision-makers from retail and transaction banking
• CROs, senior risk managers and executives from consumer credit
• Heads of technology, operations, data and analytics
• Heads of tactical divisions such as profitability systems, customer service improvement, product innovation and other initiatives within banks that take a holistic view of technology
• Senior executives involved in developing multi-channel distribution capabilities

 Every year, we expect about 200 senior and operational level Chinese bankers attending.