iFX EXPO Day 1 Hot Topics: AI, Cybersecurity, Payments, and Web3

The doors to iFX EXPO International are open now. Floors at the City of Dreams Mediterranean Integrated Resort are packed full of C-level executives, industry representatives, and even traders.

Day 1 of the expo today (Wednesday) morning started with the Opening keynote speech from Dr George Theocharides, the Chair of Cyprus Securities and Commission Exchange (CySEC). Among many things, he highlighted developments and challenges to regulate the crypto industry and the use of modern technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) by CySEC.

The day is also scheduled back-to-back with several other keynote speakers from industry leaders and panel discussions.

Schedule for Day 1 at iFX EXPO International

From the Speaker Hall:

09:45 – 10:05 – Opening Keynote by CySEC Chairman – Dr George Theocharides

10:15 – 10:55 – Sculpting The Future with AI & Machine Learning

11:05 – 11:45 – The Fintech-Banking Evolution: Paving the Way Forward

11:55 – 12:15 – Keynote | All You Need To Know About Crypto CFD Liquidity

12:25 – 13:05 – Industry Pioneers Talking Trends

14:00 – 14:40 – Cybersecurity: The Vital Digital Frontier Safeguard

14:50 – 15:30 – Affiliate Marketing 2024: A Game-Changer or a Passing Trend?

15:40 – 16:20 – From Ripples to Tsunamis: Riding the Waves of Liquidity

16:30 – 17:10 – The Future of Payments: Embedded or…?

From the Idea Hub:

10:10 – 10:40 – Empowering Brokers: Elevating Online Trading Payments

10:50 – 11:20 – Community Building in Fintech in 2023-2024

11:30 – 12:10 – Eggs In The Basket: Risk Management towards 2024

12:20 – 13:00 – TikTok's Power for FinTech: A Case that Solved the Business Needs

14:00 – 14:30 – Fireside Chat l Apps as a Growth Engine for Your Business

14:40 – 15:20 – Navigating Prop Trading: Today & Tomorrow

15:30 – 16:10 – The Web3 Game-Changing Challenge

16:20 – 16:50 – Talent Magnet: Gaining an Edge & Leading the Pack

Straight from the Expo Floor

The expo floors are already comfortably loaded with stalls of brokers, technology providers, media partners, and other industry representatives. As always, iFX EXPO International is when the entire financial services industry comes under one roof, providing the best networking opportunity.

"We're very happy to be here. We love to come to the iFX EXPO International," said a representative of Equiti Capital. "The expo in Cyprus has always been one of the best, and we look for it throughout the year. We have many new exciting things coming, and we thank iFX for this amazing organization."

A representative of FXCubic said: "We are extremely happy with iFX EXPO. The setup and the venue are brand new, making all the difference. It looks like it will be one of the busiest expos, and we're looking forward to make the best out of it."

Michael Copiuk, the CEO at XOpen Hub, said: "For this expo, we prepared a custom offer for liquidity with a significantly lower spread. We also lowered our commissions. In addition, we have prepared a special offer for the expo in which we can build taylor made offer in terms of liquidity. Come to our booth at the expo."

FlowBank mentioned: "FlowBank is so excited to participate in the iFX EXPO in Cyprus. This is the first time our team has been here, and we're just so impressed with the turnout. We are really proud to be presenting all of the amazing solutions not only in terms of corporate and institutional accounts but also retail."

OneZero's CEO, Andrew Ralich, expressed: "It's always great to be back in Cyprus, which is undoubtedly a major hub for this industry. We continue to see a lot of innovation showcased and appreciate the opportunity to meet with clients partners and look forward as this space continues to evolve."

A representative from Payable said: "Ok it's nice to be gathered in a new venue and in the city of dreams where we can meet with each other network and explore opportunities and expand."

The CEO of iFX EXPO said: "We have an amazing turnout. We're seeing a lot of new faces and people are extremely happy with new connections that they have establish until now. We're looking forward for full two days of networking visits"

Panel Discussion Starts

The C-level executives and executives have taken the stage for panel discussions. They are going to discuss a lot of interesting topics, so do not miss.

Do you want a glimpse of from of the panel discussion?

Live from the Zulutrade Booth - BTS from the Finance Magnates Executive Interviews. A representative from Zulutrade mentioned that AI is a strong point of interest and investment for Finvasia. In addition, the company highlighted how they go about their business: they find a problem FIRST and then think about how technology can solve it.

The second executive interview featured Equiti, where the discussion revolved around their payment strategies and a recent acquisition of a payments company in late 2022. Equiti also shared their ambitious expansion plans, targeting entry into new markets. Notably, the company's current focus encompasses digital assets and gold tokenization, among other exciting developments.