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Author, Co-Founder of FTS Group, BBE Executive Producer
About the Author
Matteo Rizzi is an unconventional entrepreneur with two decades of experience in Financial Services, constantly referred amongst the top executives in the industry. He spent 13 years at SWIFT - where he co-founded Innotribe, the innovation arm of the cooperative, launching the first global startup challenge. Since 2013, he has had a FinTech Investor and/or Venture Partner role with global VCs and CVCs (20+ deals, 5 exits). In 2015, he co-founded FinTechStage (now FTSGroup.eu) - a platform for Investors and Innovators to boost FinTech innovation globally. In 2019, Matteo founded Timepledge.org a global initiative to foster financial inclusion and entrepreneurship. The same year he launched Breaking Banks Europe (as the Executive Producer). In 2023, he was appointed Senior Advisor for Elevandi (MAS). He is the author of "The FinTech Revolution" and "Talents & Rebels" and is fluent in 5 languages. X:https://twitter.com/matteorizzi Website: https://matteorizzi.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matteorizziofficial Linkedln:https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteorizzi/ Provoke: https://provoke.fm/author/matteo/

Episode 64: Let’s Talk About Impact, Equal Opportunity and Empowerment: 3

Our “Let’s Talk About Impact, Equal Opportunity and Empowerment” quarterly series is back and this time is specifically about equal opportunity and positive change in this hectic sector with: Dr Anino Emuwa (Avandis Consulting) and Dr Leyla Hussein OBE (St.Andrews University) and for the first time in this format “The Future Farm” Founder Nektarios Liolios….

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Breaking Leaders: Minister Pierre Gramegna & Matteo Rizzi

Welcome to Breaking Leaders – our new series for Breaking Banks Europe’s network to invite some of the most inspiring and pioneering profiles in the financial services sphere. We wanted to launch this series in the very best way possible and hence – Matteo Rizzi (Executive Producer) invited Minister Pierre Gramegna the actual Minister of…

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Episode 57: Ecosystem Zoom In: Switzerland

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Episode 56: FinTech Journeys From Around The World – Nigeria

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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/)…

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Episode 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…

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Episode 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…

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Episode 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 –…

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Episode 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…

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Episode 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…

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Episode 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…

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Episode 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…

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