PROFILE hosts a Keynote Conference and Panel Discussion on

"Meeting the Competition Challenge with Alternative Banks and Banking Models”

with speakers drawn from the  Regulatory, New Entrant and Advisory sectors, in the UK

3^rd June 2014: PROFILE Software, an award-winning financial solutions provider, announced today that it will be hosting its annual event for the UK financial services community in association with Tusmor, a specialist banking consultancy. It will take place at the Worshipful Company of Innholders on the 5^th of June from 12:30 to 18:00.

Leading the wave of change and effectively responding to business trends, PROFILE Software and Tusmor have organized the conference to explore with industry experts what is new in the banking sector. Consisting of three panels addressing Competition, Challenge and Collaboration, the headline topics are:

• “Addressing regulatory barriers to entry and growth”
• “The emerging alternative banking providers” and
• “The power of collaboration to enable the challengers”.

Delegates will meet and discuss how regulatory change in theUKis removing barriers to entry, how real-life alternative banking models are working for new entrant Credit Unions, Banks and Crowdfunders and how collaboration on research, software, outsourcing and culture supports future players in banking. During the event there is going to be the unveiling of a new "challenger" bank.

FMS.next from PROFILE Software is the heart of the Tusmor banking platform that accommodates a range of industry specific solutions for small Banks and Credit Unions, Peer-to-Peer lenders and Crowdfunding firms, enabling them to grow their business with flexibility, scalability and compliance.

This is an invitation only event and following the proceedings of the presentations, a cocktail reception will take place.

Follow the link here to read more about the specifics of the event and reserve your place.