Banking Technology 2025

Date: 4th November 2025

Location: Marriott Hotel, Budapest

Section III – Cybercrime and cybersecurity

With digitalization, the financial sector has become a target for cybercriminals on an unprecedented scale, making it essential to strengthen defenses. In this section, experts will present the latest cyber fraud techniques, ways to defend against them, and cybersecurity trends. We will learn what solutions can help protect customers and financial institutions, and how we can keep pace with ever-evolving threats.

Section I: Fintech attackers and the AI revolution – Where is digital banking competition headed?

The digital banking revolution is bringing increasingly fierce competition between traditional banks, neobanks, and fintech challengers. This section shows how players are adapting to changing customer needs and what strategies they are using to compete on the domestic and international stage. How can customers be retained and how can they be acquired? What do banks spend on IT and how do they innovate? When and how will AI solutions appear on the front end and how will they streamline internal operations? Top managers

Section II/A: The Agentic AI Revolution in Banking

AI agents are new tools for automating banking processes and revolutionizing customer relations. This section will discuss how new AI tools and constantly improving AI models with new capabilities are changing banking operations and what challenges the practical application of this technology brings.

Section II/B – Deep dive – AI and digitalization use cases, best practices, experiences, and results

In a data-driven world, AI and digitalization open up opportunities for the financial sector that fundamentally change operating models and customer experience. In this section, we will gain deeper insight into the practical application of the latest artificial intelligence and digitalization solutions. Experts will present successful use cases, share their experiences and results, and discuss the most important challenges.

IV. Payment section

The payment market has shifted into a new gear, with innovations fundamentally transforming everyday payment transactions. In this section, experts will analyze the latest payment megatrends, the spread of electronic money transfers, and the technological innovations behind them. They will also discuss the rise of instant payment solutions, the future of digital currencies, and the "renaissance" of cash.