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Episode 144: Metaverse Deep Dive – Decoding the Buzzword
Hold on a minute! Metaverse? What is it? What ISN’T? One or multiple?The high level of interest and curiosity by users and corporations is rising – no doubt, but let us create some understanding of what exactly the metaverse is. As Dr.Martha Boeckenfeld mentions, if you put several experts together to answer these questions, you…
Read MoreEpisode 125 – News From The FinTech Front – April Edition
Your “News From The FinTech Front” monthly installment is back with pioneer entrepreneur Matthias Kroener, together with top fintech thought leaders Xavier Gomez (INVYO) and Giada Gambadoro (PwC) – discussing the #BNPL trend and the dept bubble, crypto regulation in the US, fraud detection market after the new round for Seon and the strong funding…
Read MoreEpisode 113: The Ethics of Gamification
So here is a buzzword for you – “gamification” — what does it mean? How is it being applied and manipulated across industries? Matthias Kroener, resident host expert in the topic – unmutes three incredible voices to discuss not only what it means to gamify products, the difference between them and actual games, but also…
Read MoreEpisode 106: News from the FinTech Front (November Edition)
Matthias Kroner is leading the conversation today, for our monthly segment of News From the Fintech Front! together with the extraordinary – Leda Glyptis and Mariano Belinky. The Glasgow Climate Pack, globalized greenwashing movements, the N26 US pull out, what exactly is and will become of DeFi, amongst different topics, for an unmuted/unfiltered discussion. Don’t…
Read MoreSpecial Episode – Breaking Leaders: Elliott Limb & Matthias Kröner
“Let’s Talk Openly” – this is the motto for this Special Episode, where we pick up our Breaking Leaders format and invite Elliott Limb of Mambu, that is currently behind the “Disruption Diaries” – a research series that originated this report on Open Banking and Open Finance – with none other than Matthias Kröner, widely…
Read MoreEpisode 71: News from The FinTech Front (March)
This week, join us for one more installment of “News from The FinTech Front” hosted by Matthias Kröner – leading Diana Biggs (Valour) and Gerd Weissenboeck (Zelig Associates) for a conversation from the latest enterprise valuations to future mega-trends in the fintech space! An unmissable episode available on all #BBE channels. More on our guests:Diana…
Read MoreEpisode 67: Breaking Impact: Senior Consumers & e-inclusion
The focus of Episode 67 is on Senior Citizens and eInclusion – a topic that is not only essential for every auditor as an aging individual but a super relevant conversation to caregivers and family members that want to support their senior network (such as family, friends and colleagues) to exponentially harnessing digital tools and…
Read MoreEpisode 28: Ecosystem Zoom In (4) – Germany
We landed in the European giant, to have a conversation about the German ecosystem and market when it comes to fintech, financial services, and insuretech. The first guest is Christian Kirchner is the author FinanzScene.de, a well-known newsletter that covers the ups and lows of the sector every week. Later, we are joined by Dr.Robin Kiera…
Read MoreEpisode 23: Innovation and Tech Zoom In: Platform Economy
Platform economy sounds like an imperious new buzzword, but simply put is an opportunity for non financial players to build new services cross leveraging their distribution channels, their customer base and open banking. Join this discussion with Balazs Barna (Transferwise) and Paolo Zaccardi (Fabrick), hosted by Matthias Kroener and Matteo Rizzi.
Read MoreEpisode 8: SME Challengers
SME businesses are “under-banked” in Europe. Why do incumbent banks find it so hard to bank with SMEs? What are the risks? The under-banked status of European SMEs creates niches of opportunities in the market. What are they? What are the opportunities?Join us as our three formidable hosts share their views from an SME challenger…
Read MoreEpisode 2: Corporate Culture and HR/Talent
Chris Colbert and Guido Betz discuss how innovation within financial services might be enabled by technology, but first, it needs the right cultural set up, environment and understanding. Meet the hosts of Breaking Banks Europe: Matteo Rizzi, Paolo Sironi, Meaghan Johnson, Nina Mohanty, Ajit Tripathi, Matthias Kroener, and Spiros Margaris, as they discuss what sets…
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