The ‘Innovations and Startups’ banking conference on SME banking in the Caucasus will be held in Tbilisi May 24–25, 2017. The following topics will be discussed:
- the role of commercial banks in SME support, with case studies from the Bank of Georgia and TBC Bank
- digital SME banks and new challenges for traditional banks, including digital trends and innovations in the business segment as well as the future of branches in the digital era
- lessons learned on how to launch a mobile banking application successfully, using case studies about non-financial SME services and green finance for SMEs
- startup banking and non-financial services for SMEs, with case studies on how banks have supported startups and provided education support to existing SMEs
- how FinTech and startups can help banks, including lessons learned from startups and FinTech solutions