Breaking Banks Europe
Episode 12: Crypto banking: Regulated banking comes to the wild west of crypto
Crypto banking, (i.e. providing retail and corporate banking services in Cryptocurrency rather than fiat currencies) is a European phenomenon that started in Switzerland and is rapidly catching up in Germany, France, various European countries and even Singapore. In this episode, we explore technology, business and regulatory challenges in detail with Sygnum and Solaris who are…
Read MoreEpisode 11: The new landscapes of InsurTech
Summary:The new landscapes of Insurtech.We are excited to welcome Scott Walchek, CEO and Founder of TROV, one of the leading companies in the insurance B2B space, and Pascal Bouvier, seasoned investor now Partner in Middlegame Ventures in this episode.The rapidly evolving dynamics of technology applied to insurance space, how TROV pivoted from B2C to B2B…
Read MoreEpisode 9: Talent and Academia
Success in the digital era requires building new skills and competences, innovative training and nurturing talent. Paolo Sironi and Nina Mohanty will discuss with our guests Tram Anh Nguyen, Paolo Tasca and Markos Zachariadis.
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 7: European RegTech: Focusing on GDPR
Europe races ahead in the RegTech debate one year into GDPR. Is Self Sovereignty the next big thing to shape Fintech business models? Join the conversation hosted by Paolo Sironi with Ghela Boskovich, James Varga and Helena Verhagen
Read MoreEpisode 6: European Blockchain in FinTech
In this episode Ajit and Matteo are joined by four of the best known power women in blockchain who explain why they think the Crypto winter is over, how blockchain is starting to produce business outcomes in financial services, why Europe is ahead, not behind in blockchain technology – and the journey ahead for European…
Read MoreXmas Special Episode
Join us for our Christmas special episode, featuring hosts Matteo Rizzi, Brett King, Ajit Tripathi, Paolo Sironi, Spiros Margaris, along with special guest David Birch of 15MB, discussing 2020 plans for Breaking Banks Europe and the future of Fintech.
Read MoreEpisode 5: Tales from Giants and Pioneers
There are not many people who can claim a decade of experience in financial services, and saw the rise (and the falls) of what FinTech brought to the world.We will share their stories with you, knowing that being a giant doesn’t mean to have raised huge amounts or a billion dollars exit. This is the…
Read MoreEpisode 3: InsurTech
Paolo Sironi hosts Matteo Carbone, Founder and Director of IoT Insurance Observatory, a global insurance think tank, talks the Connected Insurance Report and the main differences between EU and US markets. Then, Spiros Margaris and Matteo Rizzi are joined by Serena Torielli, Co-founder and CEO of Virtual B and Mark Dowds, TROV Inc.
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