Naude Pretorius

Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Dynamic Decisioning Business Unit, FNB South Africa

Naude Pretorius is a qualified actuary and experienced data scientist, currently serving as Chief Data and Analytics Officer in the Dynamic Decisioning unit at FNB South Africa. Since 2019, he has led initiatives in behavioral risk scoring, excess management, feature engineering, advanced analytics, and the integration of alternative data sources to drive financial inclusion. Prior to this, he worked as a data science consultant at Quantium, advising clients in the banking, retail, and insurance sectors.

Presentation:
How AI is changing the Financial Sector
An overview of AI in financial services, and how the new wave of Generative AI is changing the landscape. The presentation will cover how traditional AI has been used in financial services over the years and what new use cases large language models has enabled.