Inspiring Innovation at Europe Corporate Banking Day 2025!

We were delighted to be among the 130 industry leaders that came together for Finastra's #EuropeCorporateBankingDay in London last week!

The energy was on the money as financial institutions, technology specialists, and thought leaders shared information and ideas while exploring the future of corporate lending markets.

Key topics and issues discussed in the plenary sessions included:

- How groundbreaking GenAI applications are transforming lending workflows

- The ways in which cloud technologies are enabling unprecedented scalability and resilience

- The evolution of commercial lending regulatory frameworks and the technology-related implications

- How sustainability initiatives are reshaping lending priorities and product innovation

BwB Managing Director, Heather Matson, spoke on a panel entitled 'Breaking down the ‘S’ in ESG – prioritising positive societal impact', which explored the business case for social-themed investments and how to shape a better understanding of what the 'S' component of ESG means in practice.

“This very timely discussion covered a range of topics but was really a call to the industry to drive product innovation to meet emerging demand for ‘S’ considerations, particularly in light of the upcoming social loans guidelines from the Loan Market Authority,” commented Heather.

Thanks to fellow panellists Alessandra Wall, Sandrine Ricard, and Gemma Lawrence-Pardew, for the lively and thought-provoking discussion, and to Sandrine Markham for the invite and for moderating the session.