In what we’re hoping not to be our last, here’s our first video interview to be featured on The Compliance Digest.

This time around, we’ve been joined by Alexander Balzer and Ralph Ebert for a lively, insightful and entertaining session discussing the many challenges of digitally transforming your financial institution and how FinTech can help you achieve your objectives.

Plenty of food for thought for those of you thinking of embarking on your own digital transformation or currently undergoing this arduous but ultimately rewarding process.

Topics Discussed

  • As a service and software provider, where do you see right now the biggest challenges for compliance in the banking sector?
  • How does a bank master such challenges in the current regulatory landscape and what makes it different from other solutions?
  • How can software like Atfinity support banks in that journey?
  • What are the do’s and don’ts when digitising in the compliance field?
  • Very often we hear the concern by compliance staff that a software could replace the human factor in the compliance processes. How do you counter that as compliance leader? What is your view as a software provider?
  • Let’s briefly talk about the number one challenge for 2024 for banks: Artificial Intelligence. What is your view on the current status of AI and how will it influence compliance in the next years? What are current steps that compliance teams are taking/looking into?
  • And plenty more!

Get to Know Our Speakers

Alexander Balzer, CEO, Atfinity, Switzerland

Alexander is supporting banks and fintechs in making their onboarding and KYC/KYB journeys faster and more scalable. Prior to Atfinity, he worked for Credit Suisse, HSBC and Kaiser Partner. Alexander holds an LL.B. and an M.Sc. from Maastricht University. If Alexander is not speeding up processes, he is spending time with his two boys or is speeding around on his bike.

Ralph Ebert, Chief Compliance Officer, Consultant & Trainer, Switzerland

Ralph, a distinguished German lawyer, boasts an illustrious career marked by his influential presence in senior Compliance roles within global and private banking institutions. His impressive track record includes pivotal contributions to renowned entities such as BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, UBP, Credit Agricole Indosuez, and Banque International à Luxembourg (BIL). Having traversed diverse international landscapes, from Seoul, Montreal, Hong Kong, Singapore, to Paris, Ralph eventually settled in Switzerland in 2008. Ralph has amassed nearly two decades of experience. His specialization extends beyond Anti-Money Laundering (AML) into the forefront of digital transformation within Compliance, regtech, AI solutions, and blockchain innovations. Ralph’s profound impact on the Compliance sector is evident through his extensive body of work, wherein he has authored numerous articles and delivered keynote speeches at international conferences. His insights delve into the core of fostering a compliance culture, a topic he is really passionate about. In his commitment to redefining the Compliance narrative, Ralph has recently taken to digital platforms. His “Compliance Coach” YouTube channel serves as an interactive hub, offering a unique perspective on Compliance matters. You can find him on YouTube as Compliance Coach: https://www.youtube.com/@compliancecoachpartner