FinanceCom 2022

Summary Schedule

Day 1 Fintech

August 22, 2022, 09:30 – 17:20 (Ravelijn, University of Twente, and online)

Day 2 Finance

August 23, 2022, 09:30 – 17:10 (Ravelijn, University of Twente, and online)

Day 2 Conference Dinner

August 23, 2022, 18:15 – 20:30 Conference Dinner (U Parkhotel)

Day 3 Finance and Industry

August 24, 2022, 09:30 – 17:00 (U Parkhotel and online)

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Day 1 Zoom-Link: https://utwente-nl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOivqj0uHN12gBO-ir3lrqEGe_pGTYpv                                Passcode: 0000

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Day 1 COST Action Meeting: https://utwente-nl.zoom.us/j/87633834679?pwd=V1dHWm1NdXZDa2w0WTB2dE4wcS81Zz09  Passcode: 0000
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Detailed Schedule

Day 1 Fintech: August 22, 2022, 9:30 – 17:20, Ravelijn, University of Twente, and online

09:30 – 11:00

Registration and Check-In

11:00 – 12:30

The European COST (Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance, COST Action Meeting

Prof. Dr. Jörg Osterrieder, Prof. Dr. Petre Lameski, Prof. Dr. Branka Hadji-Misheva

For COST FinAI Action members

11:00 – 12:30

Workshop on Blockchain for Finance

Prof. Dr. Vijaya Bhaskar, University of Twente

For all conference participants

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch Break

Session Fintech I

Chair: Prof. Dr. Valerio Poti

14:00 – 14:20

Is Blockchain Beneficial for Banking? International Evidence from Ripple Intervention in Banking Industry

Prof. Dr. Vijaya Bhaskar, University of Twente, Netherlands

Laurens Breda, University of Twente, Netherlands

14:20 – 14:40

Financial Sentiment Analysis in Low Resource Languages

Prof. Dr. Codruta Mare, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

14:40 – 15:00

Enhancing Accuracy and Interpretability of Hybrid Machine Learning (ML) Methods in Customer Valuation Assessment Through Use of Topic Modelling (TM) Applications

Marcos Machado, University of Twente, Netherlands

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee Break

Session Fintech II

Chair: Prof. Dr. Branka Hadji Misheva

16:00 – 16:20

Role of culture in determining customer acceptance of neobanks

Koen Meijer, University of Twente, Netherlands

16:20 – 16:40

An empirical analysis of predictive approaches on low volume stock exchanges – a case study of the Macedonian Stock Exchange

Prof. Dr. Petre Lameski, SS. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia

16:40 – 17:00

The Future of Digital Innovation in Europe

Dr. Maria Moloney, University College Dublin, Ireland

17:00 – 17:20

Narrative finance and asset price bubbles

Prof. Dr. Valerio Poti, University College Dublin, Ireland

18:30 – 20:30

Dinner and Social Activity

Day 2 Finance: August 23, 2022, 9:30 – 17:10, Ravelijn, University of Twente, and online

8:30  –   9:30

Registration and Check-In

9:30  – 10:30

COST Action Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance, Working Group 2

Prof. Dr. Petre Lameski, Prof. Dr. Kristina Sutiene

For COST FInAI Working Group 2 members

9:30  – 10:30

Workshop on Internet Measurements for Finance

Dr. Abhishta Abhishta, University of Twente

For all conference participants

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee Break

Session Finance I

Chair: Prof. Dr. Ekaterina Svetlova

11:00 – 11:20

Towards an API marketplace for an e-invoicing ecosystem

Prof. Dr. Fethi Rabhi, University of New South Wales, Australia

11:20 – 11:40

From perceived mobility to the intention to use mobile payments: A moderated mediation analysis

Prof. Dr. Ana Ivanisevic Hernaus, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Petar Dzelalija, University of Zagreb, Croatia

11:40 – 12:00

Give them a second chance? Prediction of recurrent financial intermediary misconduct

Dr. Benjamin Clapham, Goethe University Frankfurt

12:00 – 14:30

Lunch Break and optional cycling tour1

Session Finance II

Chair: Dr. Xiaohong Huang

14:30 – 14:50

Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Crop Insurance Purchase – Case Study on Romanian Farmers

Prof. Dr. Codruta Mare, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

Daniela Manate, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

14:50 – 15:10

The effect of changes in interest rate regulation on the financial performance of banks in Kenya

Jane Ngaruiya,  Strathmore University Business School, Kenya

15:10 – 15:40

AI ethics and systemic risks in finance

Prof. Dr. Ekaterina Svetlova, University of Twente, Netherlands

15:40 – 16:10

Coffee Break

Session Finance III

Chair: Dr. Abhishta Abhishta

16:10 – 16:30

Evaluating sustainability goals at European level from a spatial perspective using taxpayers` perception and sentiment analysis

Prof. Dr. Codruta Mare, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

Dr. Ioana Florina Coita, University of Oradea, Romania

Stefana Belbe, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

16:30 – 16:50

Are Fintech Loans Harmful? Evidence from Users’ Experience on Loan Apps in India

Prof. Dr. Vijaya Bhaskar, University of Twente, Netherlands

Akbar Ali, University of Hyderabad, India

16:50 – 17:10

Dynamic and Context-Dependent Stock Price Prediction Using Attention Modules and News Sentiment

Nicole Königstein, impactvise, Switzerland

18:15  – 20:30

Conference Dinner (U Parkhotel)

18:30  – 19:00

Dinner Speech: The Impact of FinTech and Big Tech Firms on the Way We Pay

Bob Chakravorti, CEO Chakra Advisors, US

Day 3 Finance and Industry: August 24, 2022, 9:30 – 17:00, U Parkhotel and online

8:30  – 9:30

Registration and Check-In

9:30  – 9:45

Welcome Address

Prof. Dr. Jos van Hillegersberg, University of Twente, Netherlands

Session Finance IV

Chair: Prof. Dr. Joerg Osterrieder

9:45  – 10:15

Do we need more GANs in the Zoo of GANs?

Prof. Dr. Ali Hirsa, Columbia University, US

10:15  – 10:45

eXplainable AI for finance: applications to credit risk and financial time series

Prof. Dr. Branka Hadji-Misheva, BFH, Switzerland

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break

Session Fintech III

Chair: Prof. Dr. Vijaya Bhaskar

11:15  – 11:45

 DAI the Digital Art Index

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang K. Härdle, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

11:45  – 12:15

Realising Value from AI-Enabled Decision Systems with Fair Outcomes: An Explorative Case Study

Ivo Lemken, Leiden University, Netherlands

Jan Pauls, University of Muenster, Germany 

12:15 – 14:00

Lunch Break

Session Industry

Chair: Prof. Dr. Codruta Mare

14:00 – 14:15

Cooperation ING and University of Twente – Artificial Intelligence in Finance

Prof. Dr. Jos van Hillegersberg, Anand Autar, Prof. Dr. Jörg Osterrieder

14:15 – 14:45

Building an Effective Analytics Organisation in Financial Services 

Dr. Kerem Tomak, ING, Netherlands

14:45 – 15:15

Driving a digital payments paradigm for businesses and entrepreneurs

Rik Goslinga, PayPal, Netherlands

15:15 – 15:45

Coffee Break

Session Finance V

Chair: Prof. Dr. Laura Spierdijk

15:45 – 16:15

A Framework to Measure Corporate Regulatory Exposure

Prof. Dr. Peter Gomber, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Dr. Jascha-Alexander Koch, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

16:15 – 16:45

A data analytics architecture for the exploratory analysis of high-frequency market data

Prof. Dr. Fethi Rabhi, University of New South Wales, Australia

16:45 – 17:00

Closing and Outlook

Prof. Dr. Jos van Hillegersberg, University of Twente, Netherlands