Future Digital Finance Connect 2025

February 24 - 25, 2025

Intercontinental New Orleans

Jonas Ng

Chief Operating Officer of Laurel Road KeyBank

Jonas Ng currently serves as COO for Laurel Road, leading operational excellence in customer acquisition, onboarding, credit/underwriting, risk management, quality control, and sales/servicing. Prior to his current role, Jonas served as Head of Digital for Commercial Banking & Enterprise Payments for KeyBank.

He also ran the Financial Wellness Product Team and served as Financial Wellness Strategy leader who brought Financial Wellness to market for KeyBank’s Consumer Bank, from digital product and retail transformation strategies to financial insights and digital personalization.

Throughout his tenure, he has served as a CMO, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Digital Officer for various financial institutions and start-ups, and has had various leadership roles in Finance, Operations, Strategy, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Application Development, and Innovation.

Currently, Jonas serves on the board of Minds Matter Cleveland, serves as a CollegeNow mentor, and has served on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Central OH. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Georgetown University and lives with his family outside Cleveland, OH.

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

3:20 PM Panel Discussion Remix: Data Is The New Gold: Executing A Successful Data Strategy To Enable An Effective Digital Transformation

A lack of data integration and ineffective data usage continues to be the pain point of many FIs, bringing transformation plans to a screeching halt as they work to retroactively fix their legacy data issues.

Listen to leading digital banking innovators break down the importance of building a solid data foundation and how this can enable a future-proofed organization.

  • Evaluating your legacy systems to understand where new technology partners may be necessary to bring in modern functionality
  • Identifying the most effective ways to clean your legacy data
  • Revaluating and restructuring organizational siloes to ensure that your data is easily accessible
  • Ensuring relevant data is available to internal teams so your organization can best serve clients

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

1:30 PM Presentation: Readying Your Banking Platforms For The Competitive Open Banking Landscape

With 87% of US consumers connecting bank accounts to a third-party service, open banking is a critical service that helps to reduce friction when sharing their financial information. 

Learn how to update your banking platform while navigating early regulations. Walk away ready for today’s competitive banking landscape. 

  • Benchmarking your current technology stacks against the Personal Financial Data Rights Rule  
  • Implementing robust security measures to protect financial information over API transfers 
  • Transforming your platforms to best compete on expected personalization, marketing and product offerings 


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

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