A podcast mapping out the Swiss and global FinTech ecosystem
In this episode, Stacey Japhta chats with Buhle Goslar, CEO Africa of Jumo. They discuss building units from the ground up, the reason we're not seeing the full benefits of financial inclusion in South Africa & moving away from pay secrecy.
Read MoreWhere are with CBDCs (central bank digital currencies)? Why do we need them at all? How does Ripple fit into this? Listen to Ripple's James Wallis, Vice President RippleX, Central Bank Engagements and CBDCs.
Read MoreIn this episode, we discuss farm mechanization in Africa, how Mastercard accelerates the Hello Tractor vision to close the mechanization gap in Africa and how the company uses data and IoT technology to enhance tractor financing.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreEpisode 100!!! We celebrate this milestone with Henri Arslanian, PwC Global Crypto Leader, Best Selling Author, Keynote Speaker and University Professor with over half a million followers on LinkedIn!
We talk about the Future of Finance (and Henri's book on the same), digitalization, changes brought on by the pandemic, crypto and blockchain opportunities in the current setting and much more!
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIn 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?
Read MoreA discussion with Stefano Bison, Group Group Head of Business Development & Partnerships at Generali and a Board Member of HITS and Oliver Werneyer, CEO and co-founder of IMBurse, a B2B instant payment platform and one of the participants in Generali Innovation Garage (now HITS) about corp-up (corporate + start-up collaboration) in the insurance sector.
Read MoreAn interview with Marion Leslie, Head of Financial Information and Board member at SIX about the data transformation, leveraging technology to deliver data turned into financial information and insights, key trends in the data business over the years, use of alternative data (e.g., concerning ESG), and more!
Read MoreWe talk to Marc Gruber, Vice President Innovation at EPFL and Professor of Entrepreneurship, about innovation, entrepreneurship, implications for FinTech, InsurTech and incumbents. In their book Where to play, Marc Gruber, together with Sharon Tal, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, address the issue of the need of start-ups to get to the target market first vs. the reality that more than 70% of them end up pivoting anyway. How to pick the right arena/domain early on to make pivoting less costly and increase the chances of success? How does entrepreneurship differ in Europe vs. the US or Asia?
Read MoreAn interview with Sven Siat, Head Connectivity at SIX about open banking in Switzerland, comparison to the state of open banking in the EU and Switzerland, attempts to standardize connectivity between banks and FinTechs (third-party providers), SIX developed platform b.Link - user benefits, key clients and onboarding. What's in store for the connectivity efforts in Switzerland later this year? Listen in and find out more!
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIn this bonus episode, together with Adelle Grisaffe as a guest co-host, we interview Sarel Tal, VP EMEA from Rapyd, London based, FinTech-as-a-Service platform. Rapyd provides APIs that help integrate local payments and FinTech capabilities. Adelle is London based Australian, producer and host of RFi Group's (Retail Finance Intelligence) podcast Global Digital Banker. We talk about pivoting from B2C to B2B to accelerate scaling up, Rapyd's unfair advantage vs. competitors 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.
Read MoreWe talk to Christine (Mar) Ciriani about the Wealth Management challenges and where WealthTech could provide solutions for pain points of client advisors servicing high net worth or ultra-high net worth clients. Christine (Mar) Ciriani is Chief Commercial Officer at Finantix, Board member at Barclays Switzerland and Industry Partner at Motive Partners, well-respected Wealth Management and Wealth Tech expert.
Read MoreRenu Ann Joseph, founder and CEO of Luminant Analytics, a Swiss-American InsurTech start-up, talks about the "last mile" when it comes to using data science and data analytics in the insurance industry. We also talk about the benefits of open innovation for both insurers and InsurTechs. Renu also shares some early thoughts on the impact of the COVID-19 on the start-ups and the insurance industry.
Read MoreIn this bonus episode, we are talking to: Oliver Bussmann, CEO and founder of Bussmann Advisory, jury member of the Swiss FinTech Awards, about Digital Transformation in Banking, FinTech start-up community, Blockchain and his views on the finalists this year and the winners of Swiss FinTech Awards 2020: Andy Iten, co-founder and member of the Board, F10, FinTech Influencer of the Year about the F10's expansion to Singapore, online Hackathon this year and co-operation with the corporate members, Daniel Sandmeier, CEO of Instimatch, Growth Stage Start-up of the Year, a platform for cash deposits, who explains their solution and David Bloch, CEO and co-founder of Legartis, Early Stage Start-up of the Year, an AI-powered solution for reviewing contracts, who describes how human lawyers can be freed of repetitive work!
Read MoreAn interview with Alisee de Tonnac, CEO and co-founder of Seedstars World. Alisee is a road warrior, entrepreneur and ecosystem builder focused on emerging markets. Find out more about Seedstars philosophy, competitions, support to startups from mentoring to funding.
Read More" I see a tremendous spirit of entrepreneurship taking off in Europe," says Geoff Ralston, President of Y Combinator. Great new companies will come from Europe, or anywhere on the planet, not just the United States, Geoff explains in this soundbite. We caught up on the side of the INSEAD LaunchPad event at STATION F in Paris.
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