What we’re about
Welcome to Gen AI in Fintech Meetup!
This is the commuity where we discuss and share the latest Gen AI application industry trends, best practices, use cases, and regulatory considerations in fintech in Australia.
These are the 4 commuity member personas we are looking for:
- Industry professionals working in financial services and banking
- Startup founders who are working on Gen AI applications in fintech
- Technical professionals who are interested in Gen AI application development in fintech
- Professionals from financial services industry bodies and regulators
Upcoming events (1)
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Welcome to the 3rd virtual event of the “Gen AI in Fintech” meetup in 2025: “AI vs GenAI - Fintech Use Cases”.
Gen AI in Fintech is dedicated to discussing and sharing the latest trends, best practices, use cases, and regulatory considerations for Gen AI applications in fintech in Australia and globally.
Key takeaways:
- Discover how the next evolution of AI — Gen AI — is unlocking new fintech use cases and transforming how financial services engage and support customers.
- Learn how LoanOptions.ai has leveraged Gen AI to automate smarter, personalise customer journeys, and scale with less overhead.
- See a live demonstration of its powerful contextual engine.
- Get inspired with practical insights for bringing Gen AI tools into your own organisation.
- Learn when to identify AI use cases vs Gen AI use cases.
Featured Speakers:
Julian Fayad (guest speaker)
Julian Fayad is the Founder and CEO at LoanOptions.ai, a leading fintech software provider and asset finance brokerage.
With over 14 years of experience in the finance industry, Julian is passionate about using technology to simplify, streamline, and future-proof lending. After starting his career in finance brokering and scaling multiple brokerages, he grew frustrated with manual, outdated processes that slowed down both customers and brokers.
Combining his background in web and app development with deep industry knowledge, Julian launched LoanOptions.ai in 2020 to level the playing field for borrowers and give brokers smarter, faster tools. As an early pioneer of AI in finance, he has led the development of cutting-edge AI models that bring unprecedented speed, transparency, and certainty to lending. Julian bootstrapped LoanOptions.ai from day one and continues to push the boundaries of how Gen AI can transform the lending experience for brokers and customers alike. He has also been recognised as a Top 100 Young Entrepreneur nominee for his innovation and impact in the industry.
Kurt Yang (host)
Kurt is an experienced product leader, passionate about leveraging innovative digital technologies and lean product management methodology to help organisations and customers solve their problems effectively. Over the years, Kurt accumulated solid product management experience from companies like CBA, VMware, and Cashrewards.
Kurt also provides lean product management consulting to startups and product coaching to individuals. For more info, please check out kurtyang.com.
Agenda:
- Introduction
- Presentation & demo
- Learnings and tips sharing
- Q&A
When: 7pm-8pm AEST, Tuesday, 5th August 2025
Where: Virtual (Google Meet link will be provided upon registration)
