April book tips and other resources
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Following up on the recaps of April episodes of Voice of FinTech podcast, here are also book tips and additional resources related to April episodes. You can subscribe to the podcast in your favorite podcast apps here. Keep safe!
Wealth Management vs. WealthTech
In this episode, we talk to Christine (Mar) Ciriani about the Wealth Management challenges and where WealthTech companies could provide solutions and add value for high net worth or ultra-high net worth clients. If you would like to gain a comprehensive overview of WealthTech, check out the WealthTech book by the FinTech Circle.
Founder story: Pivoting to Scale with Rapyd and guest co-host Adelle Grisaffe from RFi Group's Global Digital Banker podcast
with Adelle Grisaffe and Sarel Tal from London
Check out the teaser we did together with Adelle Grisaffe, host and producer of RFi Group’s Global Digital Banker podcast about the podcast episode with Sarel Tal, VP EMEA at Rapyd, a fast growing international Fintech-as-a-Service company.
We talk about pivoting from B2C to B2B to accelerate scaling up, Rapyd's unique advantage and the state of Open Banking in Europe. We also cover short and long term threats and opportunities coming of the current health crisis for start-ups and FinTechs in particular.
Founder story: In vino veritas - How to invest in wine businesses?
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In this episode, we talk to Maxime Debure, INSEAD alumnus, former winemaker and management consultant, about investing in wine vs. investing in wine estates, either through crowdfunding or private equity type of deals.
If you would like to buy outstanding fine wine online, don't go further, recommended by Maxime:
Les Grappes is a market place offering to buy directly from a wide selection of 1000 wine growers. The wine is shipped directly from the estate to your door in France and neighboring countries. 🎁 Promo code : GOWINEMAKERS will give you a €15 discount for €100 spent.
LBV stands for « Le Bon Vin » and offers a selection of wines shortlisted by a jury of professionals and fine connoisseurs. 🎁 Promo code : FINTECH10 will give you a €25 discount for €250 spent.
Palate Club is “AI for wine” : AI is used to understand your personal taste in order to deliver to your door wine that your palate will enjoy. 🎁 Promo code : FINTECH10 will give you a $10 discount on any purchase. Only available in the US.
Core banking in the cloud with Thought Machine
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In this episode, we talk to Paul Taylor, CEO and founder of Thought Machine, London headquartered cloud-native core banking technology company about why running your infrastructure in the cloud is a way to go!
“A migration to the cloud is a golden opportunity to abandon unstable legacy systems from a by-gone era and shift to rock-solid applications, written from scratch on Cloud Native principles.”
See more in this blog post by Paul Taylor, CEO of Thought Machine: CEO Views: Why are cloud systems so much more reliable?
The Insurtech Series: The government & the start-ups with A. Silberschmidt
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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.
See the summary of the support measures for start-ups in Switzerland, prepared by FinTech News Switzerland here. These include short-term work support packages and loans. A great overview of the support measures in France, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Ireland, Portugal, Nordics & others prepared by Sifted here.
This episode of the InsurTech Series was brought to you by HITS - House of InsurTech Switzerland. HITS is the innovation corp-up hub focusing on the InsurTech sector, bringing corporates and start-ups to develop customer-centric solutions. HITS creates the perfect environment to make innovation happen with early-stage investors and partners from the InsurTech sector. Listen to the statement by Gabriela Trujillo from HITS.
Design Thinking with IBM and Fundraising with R. Falat
with Pascal Allot and Youri Boehler from IBM
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a project to share with the world. In today’s world, you better be prepared. On April 30, we held a webinar with IBM on Design Thinking and Fundraising with R.Falat (me), host of Voice of FinTech.
Check out my presentation on Fundraising:
Here is a short video about IBM’s approach to Design Thinking:
Check out also resources for start-ups, provided by IBM:
If you have suggestions for topics or guests on the show or have ideas about how to make a podcast better for you, please e-mail us at info@voiceoffintech.com. Keep safe!
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