Finsurtech Fantasy 2025 - Innovation live in Nuremberg

On July 3, 2025, Nuremberg became a hotspot for digital financial innovations: Sopra Financial Technology hosted the Finsurtech Fantasy 2025 - an event that brought together experts, thought leaders and practitioners from the world of finance and tech. The focus: current developments, controversial discussions and pioneering technologies relating to banking, AI and digitalization.

Three stages - a concentrated future

Visitors could look forward to a varied program on three parallel stages - with top-class panels and presentations on topics that move the industry.

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Value creation meets appreciation

Stage 1 kicked off with a strong panel that addressed a question that is often overlooked in the face of increasing digitalization: How do we keep the focus on people? The panelists made it clear that technology is not a substitute, but can be an enabler for true appreciation - if used correctly.

Bitcoin, financing and innovation culture

Stage 2 was technical, critical and controversial:

The presentation “Financing rethought” showed how new platform solutions are challenging traditional credit logics.

This was followed by a hotly debated topic: “Bitcoin as loan collateral?” - a presentation by our colleague Thomas Münch, Deputy Head of Mortgage & Construction Financing, who shed light on the tension between crypto, risk and regulation.

In the concluding panel “Innovation is dead”, the question of whether innovation initiatives in companies still have real substance - or are just buzzword bingo - was asked with a sharp tongue.

From chatbots to AI reality

Stage 3 was dominated by artificial intelligence:

From the provocative “Goodbye Consultant - Hello Bot!” to “Beyond RAG”, where chatbots were presented as mature, dialog-capable systems.

The presentation “From Hype to Impact” made it clear that there is often a world of difference between trend and actual added value.

Finally, “Rethinking the tried and tested” showed how real digitalization creates the necessary basis for meaningful AI applications.

Crowning finale & strong impulses

After a packed program, an inspiring closing keynote at 7:15 pm formed the perfect transition to networking. An emotional recap and the festive award ceremony followed at 8:15 pm, where innovative projects and bold ideas were honored.

Our summary

The Finsurtech Fantasy 2025 was more than just an event - it was a space for a change of perspective, controversial debates and real progress. At a time when technology is advancing ever faster, it is all the more important to pause and reflect on the direction. It impressively demonstrated that the future of the financial world is networked, digital - and human.