In this episode, Emilia Derewienko hosts Marcin Parchomiuk from the Łukasiewicz Research Network.

Is hydrogen the fuel of the future? Our guest explained that hydrogen can already replace conventional fuels for us. "We are trying very hard to pay attention to how to leverage this opportunity from the perspective of hydrogen, as well as the barriers that must be overcome," he said.

"We are a very strong player when it comes to hydrogen production – third in Europe, and fifth globally" – stated Marcin Parchomiuk, emphasizing that Poland should strive to seize this opportunity. He added that this refers to hydrogen derived from conventional fuels such as gas, oil, or coal.

We also discussed other technologies that we should support to make transport low-emission. We invite you to watch the entire conversation.

In this episode, Katarzyna Mokrzycka hosts Szymon Wałach, Director at PKO BP responsible for digitalization.

This year, approximately 30 million transactions made through the IKO application will involve additional services unrelated to finance, such as parking fees, highway tolls, public transport tickets, or insurance – says Szymon Wałach.

PKO BP, as a co-creator of the National Cloud Operator, is also testing cloud services for small and medium-sized enterprises to integrate electronic banking with cloud solutions.

Every entrepreneur embarking on a business path within the package would open not only a company account at the bank but also a suite of cloud services, allowing them to run their business in the cloud.

However, to fully utilize its potential, the cloud requires catching up on digital competencies – admits Director Wałach, adding that the bank also wants to be involved in this stage.

Our interviewee emphasizes that in terms of technological solutions, Polish banking is highly advanced, and PKO BP is world-class – also when it comes to non-banking solutions. Unfortunately, as a society, we are still below the European average because many citizens still do not use internet services. And this needs to be addressed.