Future Digital Finance Connect 2025

February 24 - 25, 2025

Intercontinental New Orleans

Chris Barlow

Vice President Digital Channels Union Savings Bank

Chris Barlow is Vice President Digital Channels for Union Savings Bank in Danbury Connecticut. With over 20 years of setting strategy mobile and digital experiences, he has previously worked for Financial Services companies such as Webster Bank, USAA, Citibank, Standard & Poor’s and American Express. Chris ran track and studied Organizational Behavior at Stanford University. Outside of work Chris is many things, he is an Award-Winning documentary film producer, DJ and international music enthusiast, science fiction geek, cyclist, sports fan, and doting father. In his spare time Chris volunteers at the Saint Joseph’s Parenting Center in Danbury teaching Father’s Education classes and is the co-founder and chair of a grass roots Diversity and Social Justice non-profit in his hometown of Berlin, CT. He can be reached via email: cbarlow@unionsavings.com.  Follow him on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/barlowdigital and Instagram @wideawakesog

February 24th | Day 1: A Roadmap For Digital Transformation

5:20 PM Incorporating AI to Enhance Customers’ Engagement and Enjoyment

Hear how Union Savings is implementing its Spending Insights AI to help customers understand and improve their own financial habits.

  • Seamless app integration to encourage utilization
  • Empowering customers by guiding them to financial wellness
  • Using advanced data analytics and AI to create personalized and evolving financial insights
  • Tracking app usage over time to make continuous improvements

February 25th | Day 2: Implementing New Gen Tech To Attain Digital Maturity

12:45 PM Digital Banking Roundtables

Grab a seat and deep dive with your peers on a topic of interest. This is the perfect opportunity to learn how others are working through digital challenges and implementing strategies to aid your transformation efforts. 

Table #1: Fraud Prevention technologies for Enterprise Contact Center, Payments, and Check Fraud  

Host: Vivian Yeung, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Fremont Bank 

Table #2: Digital Financial Literacy Tools, Effective or just hype? 

Host: Chris Barlow, VP Digital Channels, Union Savings Bank 

Table #3: Innovations In Compliance: Using Data To Work Smarter And Not Harder In AML Compliance With Your Partners 

Host: Tiffany Patrick, SVP, AML Payments & Innovation, Citi Bank 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Chris.

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