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Episode 51: Ecosystem Zoom In – Spain
We finally deliver a much waited for “Ecosystem Zoom In”, with two massive industry leaders in the country, that together embody both the corporate, the entrepreneurial, and the investment sectors within the region. Francesca Aliverti moderates this session and introduces you to Juan Jimenez Zaballos, the Head of Financial Industry Transformation at Santander Digital (bancosantander.es/)…
Read MoreEpisode 49: News from The FinTech Front (October)
The “News From The FinTech Front” is back and renovated with a monthly edition to tell you what are the biggest industry players thinking about the latest news in the financial services headlines. This month, Francesca Aliverti leads the conversation, inviting Alessandro Hatami, Lázaro Campos and Ghela Boskovich to the show. The “too big not…
Read MoreEpisode 46: Mambu, The Lego of Banking Technology
Mambu (mambu.com) leads on a “Show Takeover”, bringing along ABN Amro spinoff, New10 (new10.com) to talk about composable banking, and how an incumbent can launch a new digital bank with the right entrepreneurial mindset – co-hosted by Meaghan Johnson and Matteo Rizzi. These two companies show us what a great tech partnership can produce, and…
Read MoreEpisode 44: Where Does The Money Go? – Angel Investing
This “Where Does The Money Go?” is split in two separate interviews with key figures in the “Angel Investing” sector, with decades of experience in understanding what works, what the sector needs, and how exactly does the money flow in this particular type of investments in the financial services industry. In the first part –…
Read MoreEpisode 43: BBE Outside In – United Arab Emirates
Matteo Rizzi invites Breaking Banks host Brett King, for a conversation throughout 3 continents – with European entrepreneurs Devid Jegerson (National Bank of Fujairah), Mike Cunningham (Banque Saudi Fransi), and Osama Al Rahma (Al Fardan Exchange), on their perspectives on the fast-evolving and fast-paced financial services sector in the United Arab Emirates (although we also…
Read MoreEpisode 37: Breaking Impact – Building an Ecosystem of Impact
Join us in another Breaking Impact episode, featuring an almost unique case of Impact catalyst in the city of Lisbon, bringing together all stakeholders of the ecosystem. Ines Sequeira, Director of Casa do Impacto, is telling the story. Meg Pagani, young superstar Forbes 30under30 entrepreneur then will guide us through the ImpactOn model, a platform…
Read MoreEpisode 36: Breaking Impact – On Balance, Self-confidence, Inclusive Finance and Gender Equality
In this episode of the Breaking Impact Series, Matteo Rizzi steps back from the mic and invites co-host Nina Mohanty and our guests to un-mute and speak out. We learn about each of our brilliant guests: Dr. Anino Emuwa, Soulaima Gourani, and Dr. Leyla Hussain OBE and the inspiring work they each do. In the…
Read MoreEpisode 35: Innovation and Tech Zoom In – The new frontiers of AI & Privacy
Experts say that AI could transform the world in the same way that electricity has done. However, just like electricity, while AI promises a vast range of applications and benefit to the European consumer, this AI does not come without its costs and risks. Modern AI techniques such as deep learning are extremely data hungry…
Read MoreEpisode 34: Ecosystem Zoom In: The French Case (5)
The Ecosystem Zoom In landed in France and this time, we invited not other than the Chief Innovation Officer of Société Generale – Claire Calmejane, leader in one of the largest European multinational investment banks, to introducing us to the ecosystem, and following up with an all-star panel of guests: Alain Clot – President of…
Read MoreEpisode 33: Breaking Impact – PropTech
Breaking Impact brings you all about “PropTech”, a theme adjacent to fintech and developing steadily in the past years that is now is one of the sectors that has been impacted quite strongly by the crisis. In this episode, we will explore the concerns, the trends and the opportunities of this vertical together with Provoke.fm‘s “Tech…
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