Voice of FinTech Americas with Clementina Giraldo (in Spanish / En español): Introduction to FinTech in Mexico / Introducción a FinTech en México con Diego Creel, cofundador y CEO de Creze

Mexico City
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In this episode of Voice of FinTech: Americas Series hosted by Clementina Giraldo, Founder & CEO of Dots & Tech, based in Colombia, Clementina speaks to Diego Creel, co-founder and CEO of Creze, a FinTech leader in Mexico, about the incredible opportunities in this industry. In Spanish.

En este episodio de Voice of FinTech: Americas Series, conducido por Clementina Giraldo, fundadora y CEO de Dots & Tech, con sede en Colombia, Clementina habla con Diego Creel, cofundador y CEO de Creze, líder de la industria FinTech en México, sobre las oportunidades que ofrece México en esta imparable industria. En español.

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Founder's story: Martins Sulte, CEO and co-founder of Mintos, a global marketplace for investing in loans

Riga, Latvia
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A discussion with Martins Sulte, CEO and co-founder of Mintos, an award-winning global marketplace for investing in loans. We talk about his entrepreneurial journey, a structured approach to setting and growing his business, fundraising and plans for the future.

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Asia Pacific Series with Chia Jeng Yang 谢征阳: B2B payments in South East Asia with Tazapay

Singapore
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In this episode of Voice of FinTech: Asia Pacific Series, Chia Jeng Yang, Principal of Saison Capital, speaks to Rahul Shingal, ex-Head of Stripe APAC and ex-Head of SMB Payments Int'l at PayPal and now co-founder of Tazapay, a cross-border payments platform for SMEs, based in Singapore about the pain points for SMEs when it comes to payments in the region and Rahul's team's solution.

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F10 Zurich update with Stableton and GOUD, a Baloise corp-up

Zurich
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A discussion with Gerrit Sindermann, recently appointed new head of F10 Zurich, a FinTech, RegTech, InsurTech, DeepTech incubator and accelerator in Zurich, Singapore and across Spain. We talk with Gerrit about what's new at F10 Zurich, and current start-up participants of their program, Andreas Bezner from Stableton and Els Van Eyndhoven and Sabrina Bogaert from GOUD, a Baloise corp-up about their ventures and support they are getting from F10.

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Careers in FinTech and future of work with Mana Search

London
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We speak to Lloyd Wahed and Mimi Nguyen, the duo behind Mana Search, a FinTech focused search firm bases in London, about life during the pandemic for founders and parents, FinTech job and business opportunities, transition from a career in an incumbent to the FinTech world, future of work and much more!

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Voice of FinTech Americas with Clementina Giraldo (in Spanish / En español): Introduction to FinTech in LatAm / Introducción a FinTech en LatAm - Erick Rincon Cardenas & Mariano Biocca

Medellin, Colombia
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In this episode of Voice of FinTech: Americas Series, hosted by Clementina Giraldo, founder and CEO of Dots & Tech, based in Colombia, Clementina talks to leaders of FinTech ecosystem in Colombia, Erick Rincon Cardenas, and Argentina, Mariano Biocca about the FinTech scene in the region, from figures to trends, challenges and opportunities. In Spanish.

En este episodio de Voice of FinTech: Americas Series, conducido por Clementina Giraldo, fundadora y CEO de Dots & Tech, con sede en Colombia, Clementina habla con los líderes del ecosistema FinTech de Colombia, Erick Rincon Cárdenas, y Argentina, Mariano Francisco Biocca sobre el panorama FinTech de la región, cifras, tendencias, desafíos y oportunidades. En español.

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Voice of FinTech: Live Speaker Series - Digital Assets, Blockchain and Crypto: 2020 reality check

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In this bonus episode, you can listen to the excerpt of the virtual event from Voice of FinTech: Live Speaker Series, where we talked to Naina Sethi from Magic FinServ New York, Darko Pilav from Digital Asset Zurich and Emilie Raffo from Geneva about Digital Assets, Blockchain and Crypto: 2020 reality check.

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LendIt FinTech USA Preview with Plaid, Mouro Capital (ex Santander InnoVentures) and OakNorth

New York
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Ahead of LendIt FinTech USA, we talk to representatives of companies participating in this virtual event: Keith Grose, Head of UK and International at Plaid, Jillian Cohn, Partner at Mouro Capital (formerly Santander Innoventures), and Sean Hunter, CIO of OakNorth, about Plaid's international expansion plans, the rationale for spin-off Santander Innoventures and re-branding as Mouro Capital, why OakNorth licenses its proprietary technology to other banks, respectively, and much more! The link to register and discount code for Voice of FinTech listeners inside the notes on the next page.

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Asia Pacific Series with Taneia Bhardwaj: Jitendra Gupta, CEO & founder of Jupiter, India’s first & only co-created banking experience dedicated to millenials

Mumbai
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In this episode of Asia Pacific Series, hosted by Taneia Bhardwaj, based in Mumbai, India, Taneia talks to Jitendra Gupta, CEO and founder of Jupiter (among many other ventures!). Jupiter is India’s first & only co-created banking experience dedicated to Millenials.

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FinTech Talents Virtual North America Preview with Jim Marous from the Financial Brand and Sarika Sangwan from Pinterest

New York
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In this two-segment episode, a preview of the FinTech Talents Virtual North America, taking place in New York on September 9, we talk to legendary Jim Marous from the Financial Brand and Sarika Sangwan from Pinterest.

Jim explains the wealth of resources he and his team provide to the community, his views on the acceleration of digitalization trends in retail banking, who will be the winners in Financial Services in the post-COVID world and much more.

Sarika explains how Pinterest can be useful for FinTech and Financial Services firms by outlining the key elements of the platform for them: target, trigger and trust.

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Asia Pacific Series with Chia Jeng Yang 谢征阳: P2P FinTech in Indonesia: Koinworks and AC Ventures

Jakarta
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In the second episode of Asia Pacific Series, hosted by Chia Jeng Yang 谢征阳 based in Singapore, we speak to Benedicto Haryono, CEO of Koinworks.ID, the largest socially responsible digital lender and the first super financial app in Indonesia, and Adrian Li, Managing Partner of AC Ventures, a top VC firm in Indonesia and South East Asia. You will learn more about the scale of opportunity for lending in Indonesia, how FinTechs compete in Indonesia and investment opportunities and trends within the Indonesian FinTech scene.

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Asia Pacific Series with Angela Conroy: Neal Cross - PictureWealth, orangutans and sense of it all

Perth
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In the first episode of Asia Pacific Series, hosted by Angela Conroy based in Singapore, we talk with Neal Cross, co-founder and Chairman of PictureWealth, one of the world’s fastest-growing wealth FinTech companies, based in Perth, Australia. Why is personal wealth management so important? What are the big mistakes corporates make when trying to innovate? How can start-ups pick the right partners to help them succeed? How do orangutans and coral reefs fit into all of this?

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Nomisma & SCX: Europe's first licensed, blockchain-based MTF for digital asset derivatives

Vaduz
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A rare opportunity to gain a behind the scenes look into the mindset and plans of two senior Goldman Sachs alumni, Dimitrios Kavvathas and Francesco Adiliberti, CEOs of Nomisma and the Swiss Crypto Exchange, respectively, joining forces building Europe's first MIFID II licensed MTF for trading tokenized assets, in particular derivatives, on a blockchain.

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Crowfunding made simple with Seedrs

London
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We talk to Jeff Lynn, Executive Chairman and co-founder of Seedrs about how he and his classmate, Carlos Silva, turned their classroom project at Said Business School (University of Oxford) into a very successful business. Seedrs is one of the largest equity crowdfunding platforms in Europe. How does the platform work? For which start-ups and investors does it work best? How vital were partnerships like with Andy Murray and BVCA (among others) for the growth of the platform?

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Emerging technology due diligence - how?

Yverdon-les-Bains
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Doing a due diligence is never an easy exercise. Especially when you want to form a view on emerging technology - is it going to work or not? Are there bugs in the code that are so hard to find they will only manifest themselves when the product will be live and overloaded by interest? Is it purely technical diligence? Is it a conversation or a tour? These are some of the topics we covered with Rodney Reis, co-founder and CEO of Avalia Systems, based in Yverdon-les-Bains, close to Lausanne, Switzerland.

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The Insurtech Series: The government & the start-ups with A. Silberschmidt

Zurich
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In this episode, we speak to Andri Silberschmidt, entrepreneur and the youngest member of the Swiss Parliament about his entrepreneurial journey, what drawn him to politics, views on Switzerland as a home for start-ups, Swiss government's measures to help start-ups to deal with the COVID-19 pandemics and the early thoughts on the world after the lockdown.

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