{"id":570,"date":"2025-04-28T20:57:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T20:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banking40.ro\/academy\/?page_id=570"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:17:23","slug":"daniel-popescu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/banking40.ro\/academy\/daniel-popescu\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Popescu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Head of Engagement\u00a0<\/a>@ Advisority<\/h3>\n

Daniel spent two decades in banking, in roles where cybersecurity was his responsibility \u2014 not that of an external department, not a vendor\u2019s, and not something postponed to the next budget cycle. He built digital banks from the ground up, managed major technology transformations, and led difficult conversations with boards that did not always want to hear what needed to be said. Sometimes he won the argument before the incident happened. Other times, the organization understood only afterward.<\/p>\n

His track record includes launching cloud-native digital banks, leading multi-billion-euro M&A integrations, and implementing cybersecurity programs during periods when GDPR, PSD2, and DORA all appeared simultaneously on the agenda \u2014 each bringing its own deadlines, penalties, and pressures. He understands what it means to secure a cashless payments ecosystem that must scale while remaining operational at the same time. These are not two separate objectives. They are the same objective, viewed from different sides of the same table.<\/p>\n

After everything he has seen, Daniel reached a simple conclusion: the most expensive risk does not come from outside the organization, but from within \u2014 from the moment when no one has a clear picture of what is happening and no one has the authority to stop something in time. A well-written security policy saves nothing if the real decision is made two levels lower than it should be.<\/p>\n

At the Banking 4.0 Summer School he will speak openly about how a secure cashless ecosystem actually works and where it most often fails. He will not bring hypothetical scenarios. He will bring real situations, with real stakes, from which he learned either because things went well \u2014 or precisely because they did not. Participants who come with honest questions will leave with more than they expected.<\/p>\n

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Voices of Support and Appreciation<\/span><\/h2>\n

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    The conference was fabulous!<\/h5><\/div>
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    \"Thank you for your impeccable hospitality, I myself am a conference organizer also and all I can say is - thank you for your hard work!\"<\/p>

    Nikola Skoric - CEO Electrocoin (Croatia)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

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    The experience was terrific.<\/h5><\/div>
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    \"Getting to Sinaia and back, and the different tours were also great. Looking forward to next year!\"<\/p>

    Arturo Gonzales Mac Dowell - Chair at Asociaci\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola de Fintech e Insurtech (Spain)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

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    Thank you<\/h5><\/div>
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    \"Thank you for your excellent logistics and warm hospitality.\"<\/p>

    David Birch - Author, advisor and commentator on digital financial service (UK)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

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    A great pleasure to participate<\/h5><\/div>
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    \"Thanks again for all your efforts, it was a great pleasure to participate in Banking 4.0.\"<\/p>

    Zakariya Rahmouni - Key Account Management at HPS (Morocco)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

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    Everything went very well<\/h5><\/div>
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    We thoroughly enjoyed our time at the conference and in Sinaia. Many thanks to you for organising and making this run so smoothly!<\/p>

    Ralf Ohlhausen - European Third Party Providers Association Chair (Germany)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

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    Thanks again for a wonderful Banking4.0 event<\/h5><\/div>
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    I was impressed with the topic, the community you have built and of course the location and the castles we visited. It has been a superb experience.<\/p>

    Henk Marsman - Principal Consultant Identity and Access Management at SonicBee (The Netherlands)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

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    A big thank you to the organizers<\/h5><\/div>
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    For putting together such a well-structured and insightful event. It was also a pleasure to connect with so many amazing professionals.\"<\/p>

    Anke Marin - Development Manager, CEE - LexisNexis Solutions (Poland)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

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    A fantastic experience<\/h5><\/div>
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    Thanks a lot for having us and for the great organization! It was a fantastic experience.<\/p>

    Emiel Coppieters - Strategy Associate itsme (Belgium)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

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    International, vibrant and insightful<\/h5><\/div>
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    BANKING 4.0 is probably the top digital banking and fintech conference in Eastern Europe. Big congratulations to organizers for growing BANKING 4.0 into an international, vibrant and insightful event!<\/p>

    Radu Topliceanu - EVP, Head of NEO and Personal Banking at Mashreq (UAE)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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