At EBDVF 2021, I gave a presentation on “Big Data and AI for the Financial Sector: Challenges and Opportunities” as part of an online session that explored the importance of data-driven AI for the financial sector. The session covered topics related to innovation, acceleration programs, and market trends, and highlighted the peculiarities of the sector such as the paradigm of ethical AI. I also presented findings and insights from the Whitepaper of the Task Force “AI and Big Data for the Financial Sector”.