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

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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Asia Pacific Series with Angela Conroy: Entrepreneurship and innovation with Varun Mittal from EY

In this episode of Asia Pacific Series, hosted by Angela Conroy based in Singapore, Angela talks with Varun Mittal, EY Global’s Emerging Markets FinTech Leader. They cover public-private partnerships in Singapore, FinTech revolution in emerging markets, early days of Singapore FinTech association and his new book, Singapore: The FinTech Nation.

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Careers in FinTech and future of work with Mana Search

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

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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Albion VC: investing in companies that improve your lives

Ed Lascelles and Jessica Bartos from Albion VC, based in London, UK, early backers of Booking.com, explain their investment philosophy, especially when it comes to FinTech and Tech, success stories, assessment of the British and European start-up scene, and views on the FinTechs' prospects of taking on big banks or partnering up with them.

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Leadership Special: Strategic Side Gig with Ken Banta (founder of The Vanguard Group for Leadership and Harvard Business Review contributor)

We talk to Ken Banta, founder and principal of Vanguard Group for Leadership, a senior leadership consultancy, about the need for senior leaders to have a strategic side gig. What does it mean and why is it imperative in today's competitive career development? Listen in to find out more.

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

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

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

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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Amazon Web Services: A wealth of resources for FinTechs worldwide

Kathryn Van Nuys, US Head of Business Development, Start-ups and Venture Capital at Amazon Web Services (AWS), based in New York, explains a wide range of resources and programs helping start-ups (and their investors) to get their ventures off the ground and scale-up worldwide. Many excellent examples included painting a picture of how you can grow your business leveraging cloud services.

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

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

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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SBI Digital Assets: from Japan to the world

Fernando Vázquez Cao, CEO at SBI Digital Assets Holdings, the digital assets arm of the SBI group, and Marc Robinson, COO at SBI Digital Assets Holdings in Tokyo, Japan discuss their vision for the digital assets ecosystem, their views on the importance of partnerships (such as Boerse Stuttgart), the status of the ecosystem in Japan and their hiring plans worldwide.

The SBI Group operates in 21 countries and provides financial services in a wide range of categories, including securities, banking, asset management and insurance. The SBI group is an investor in Ripple, BRD, R3, Solaris Bank and Boerse Stuttgart among others.

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Plug and Play, a VC and corporate innovation program, whose CEO is an early backer of PayPal, explained

Arianna Elena Maschietto, Corporate Partnerships & Program Manager at Plug and Play Tech Center in Milan, Italy and Gabrielle Inzirillo, Director, Fintech (EMEA) at Plug And Play Ventures in Paris, France explain how Plug and Play, a VC and corporate innovation program that started with its CEO as an early backer of PayPal works!

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The Financial Markets Series: Pan-European connectivity through microwave network with SIX, NASDAQ and 12H

In this interview, we talk to Gregor Braun, Gregor Braun, Head Sales Switzerland & Europe for Equities and ETFs at SIX, Henrik Husman, President Nasdaq Helsinki and Head of European Cash Equities at Nasdaq and Reinier Boeschoten, Board member of 12H, one of the largest microwave network providers in Europe. You will learn more about microwave technology, which allows the fastest transmission of trade data between exchange data centers and the partnership between SIX (the Swiss Exchange Group), Nasdaq and 12H to expand the European microwave network.

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