January recap!

 
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Davos, Switzerland. Courtesy of David Biedert.

In case you missed out on January episodes of Voice of FinTech podcast, here is the monthly recap.

Future of money by SIX - is cash dead? 

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with Alexander Verbeck in Zurich

An interview with Alexander Verbeck, Head of Cash Ecosystem at SIX Group in Zurich, Switzerland. We talk about the white paper that Alex and his team wrote called the Future of money. Will we give up on cash and go all-digital in the new decade? Alexander Verbeck is the Head of the Cash Ecosystem at SIX. SIX is a financial service provider that operates the infrastructure of Switzerland's financial center. You can read the summaries or the full white paper in English and German here: the Future of Money. You can find out more about the most likely scenario of the cash usage as well as bold, alternative scenarios as deemed by experts.

You can't do it alone! How to find high-quality talent for your venture and what to look for

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with William Laitinen in Zurich

We talk with William Laitinen, Managing Director of Exige International, a UK and Swiss executive search firm specializing in recruitment for global financial companies about what to look for in your co-founders and what traits you should focus on when building a successful team. 👉 Diversity - Assertiveness - Integrity - Humility - Resilience.

A special offer included towards the end of the episode!

Somebody stole my unicorn! Make sure it doesn’t happen to you…

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with Christian Meisser in Zurich

We talk to Christian Meisser, CEO of LEXR, about how to set up your venture from the get-go to minimize potential legal troubles and keep your hard-earned unicorn for yourself! LEXR is an innovative legal services firm based in Zurich, Switzerland, providing legal services and products to start-ups, especially FinTechs. LEXR is a Zurich-based legal services company that focuses on Tech, FinTech and digital businesses. In this podcast, we cover the incorporation of the company (when?), intellectual property rights, investor, employee and Board relationships, fundraising and exit (or bankruptcy). This podcast, of course, does not constitute legal advice, but it is a summary of the high impact topics you should think through.

INSEAD in Davos!

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with Peter Zemsky in Davos

In this bonus episode, we caught up with Peter Zemsky, Deputy Dean of INSEAD and Dean of Innovation on the side of INSEAD hosted a panel on Artificial Intelligence: Balancing AI productivity and responsibility in the STG Tent in Davos during WEF 2020. We talk about why is INSEAD in Davos, how the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society that shapes the conversations about what it means to lead a business today. Lastly, we talk about the rationale for recent INSEAD’s partnerships on innovation with MicrosoftSingularity UniversityINSEADxBlockchain and a new hub in San Francisco, opening in February 2020.

Avaloq.one - a new marketplace for B2B FinTechs 

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with Anders Christensen in Zurich

We talk to Anders Christensen, Head of Ecosystem at Avaloq.one about the origins of Avaloq as a FinTech startup, now providing software solutions to the banks worldwide, and Avaloq's efforts to foster innovation ecosystem through its avaloq.one's platform, enabling B2B Fintechs easier access to Avaloq's banking clients.

You can find all the episodes, recaps, book tips, additional resources and events information on Voice of FinTech website. 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.