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The European Edition of Breaking Banks brings you the European Unicorns, Startups, Founders, Regulators and Leaders innovating the rapidly evolving Fintech scene, with some of the world’s most well-known hosts and influencers in fintech. Produced in cooperation with FintechStage.
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4 days ago
Episode 178: News from The FinTech Front (May)
Too much to catch up with? No problem, your "News From The FinTech Front" is back - this time unmuting the incredible Sandra Mianda and Monica Millares, hosted by Paolo Sironi.In this episode, we talked about Goldman Sachs spinning off an AI-powered social-business network Louisa. Linda Yaccarino wanting to turn Twitter into a super app? The VC returned a negative third quarter in a row, the worse slump in a Fintech decade … will the reality-gravity continue? And a fan favorite - with Revolut's challenges in entering the UK banking.And of course, it's the last week before Money2020 Europe and you already know you will see us there, but you know who else? Paolo and Monica! See all information on their sessions below.
JUNE 6 (Giesecke+Devrient Lounge (BR5) "Meet fintech's renowned voice: Paolo Sironi" http://relinks.me/1119756979JUNE 6 (Outer Limits Stage) - "This is the Sound of Payments" Monica Millares
Connect with this episode's guests:Sandra Mianda - Founder & CEO, Paypr.worklinkedin.com/in/sandra-mianda/paypr.work/
Monica Millares - Principal Product, BigPayhttp://bigpayme.com/linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/
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5 days ago
Episode 177: Money2020 Europe – Sneak Peek
At this point, we're assuming you might be into exploring the financial services ecosystem? If so - then this is no news for you, Money2020 Europe is happening next week, and we're ready for it. Before it all goes down, Don Ginsel - himself based in Amsterdam, takes the pod to talk to Tracey Davies and Scarlett Sieber - the two big orchestrators behind the most interactive and meaningful experience in Europe for the industry. Which talks, which speakers, the tools, the spaces, the beach! (yes, you read it right) - this and much MUCH more, next week in Amsterdam and through our podcast live coverage on all social media and streaming platforms.
Grab your ticket at save €200 by using the code: BBE200 at
Money20/20 Europe Tickets
(As mentioned in the episode)JUNE 6:
Man vs Machine: Algorithmic Bias with ex-Twitter Exec, Rumman Chowdhury
Who Cares Wins: Nurturing Champions with Activist Lily Cole & Tracey Davies
Banking On It: HSBC UK CEO Ian Stuart
Creating Dynamism in Financial Services: LSE CEO Julia Hoggett and FCA Executive Sheldon Mills
This is the Sound of Payments with Monica MillaresJUNE 7:
An iDEAL Move? Can EPI Change the Way Europe Pays? with Don Ginsel
Soaring: The Money20/20 RiseUp Story
Breaking Banks Europe @ MoneyPot Stage:
JUN 6 - Francesca Aliverti & Lewis Buchanan (OnlyFans)
JUN 7 - Matteo Rizzi & Mirna Sleiman (Fintech Galaxy)
JUN 8 - Don Ginsel & Iana Dimitrova (OpenPayd)
Connect with the participants on Linkedln or through the app:
Scarlett Sieber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scarlettsieber/
Tracey Davies: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceyd/
Don Ginsel (Host - Holland Fintech): https://www.linkedin.com/in/donginsel/
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May 15, 2023
Episode 176: Ecosystem Zoom In – The Cape Verdean Case
Zooming-in! Were you expecting another European focused discussion? Time to spin it and turn to the African continent, where Matteo Rizzi brings to the #BBE stage non-other than ecosystem driver Milton Cabral, accompanied by non other than Secretary of State for Digital Economy at Government of Cabo Verde – Pedro Lopes. An unmissable episode on how Cape Verde is truly spinning the innovation motor in the region, being a clear best case example for the continent and beyond.
Connect with our guests:Pedro Lopes: Secretary of State for Digital Economy, Government of Cabo Verdehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrolopescv/
Milton Cabral: Cabo Verde Digital PMO, NOSihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/miltoncabral/
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May 8, 2023
Episode 175: Point Zero Forum – Exclusive Sneak Peek
Catch us flying to Zurich - Breaking Banks Europe is a proud media partner of this exclusive policy-technology driven event that helds critical discussion in the heart of Switzerland, for all the industry's community. Francesca Aliverti didn't miss the beat and invited Pat Patel and Christoph Baumann, for this initiative co-organizer by Elevandi and the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance, respectively.
Connect with our guests:
Christoph Baumann, Envoy for Sustainable Finance, Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baumannchristoph/
Pat Patel, Executive Director, Elevandi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-patel-elevandi/
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May 3, 2023
Episode 174: Study Now, Pay Later?
Study Now, Pay Later – take out the question mark! All individuals should be allowed literacy and structures that allow for it to blossom! Sounds about right. This is the motto for a deep dive on exactly what are student financing platforms – from Europe, the US and even through developing countries. Lendorse, StudentFinance and Stride Funding are no strangers to the topic, and that is precisely the reason why #BBE and the extraordinary Matthias Kroener takes on discussion on the topic, this week on our show.Connect with the guests!
Tess Michaels: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessmichaels
Marta Palmeiro: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-palmeiro
Bjoern Christian Wolf: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoern-christian-wolf
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Apr 28, 2023
Episode 173: Inclusive Fintech Forum – Exclusive Sneak Peek
This sneak peek takes you on a journey between the two great purposes of Elevandi and Rwanda Finance to build the Inclusive Fintech Forum – pushing Kigali as the main catalystfor fintech in Africa, its favorable environment – the topics, speakers and different sessions in store at this incredible inaugural event.GET YOUR TICKET!” at 20% discount with the promo code FTS20: https://lnkd.in/dKuwXgtQ
Connect with our guests:
Nick Barigye: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-barigye-86616a109/
Sopnendu Mohanty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sopnendu/
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Apr 17, 2023
Episode 172: Ecosystem Zoom In – The Austrian Case
A schnitzel with a side with industry innovation for the Breaking Banks Europe table, please!
The "Ecosystem Zoom-In" series just landed in Austria, and moderated by ecosystem builder himself Don Ginsel, the discussion revolved around the different local initiatives, their regulation, and appetite for collaboration, putting a very specific focus on how female entrepreneurship is now a core axis for the country. Gabriele Tatzberger (Vienna Business Agency) and Markus Raunig (AustrianStartups) described the innovation climate with specific stats and made us all too eager to discover the country. Join us, this week on #BBE for The Austrian Case.
Connect with the guests:Gabriele Tatzberger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-tatzberger-53421b3/Markus Raunig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markusraunig/
JOINYouth Entrepreneurship Week: https://lnkd.in/dhsSRZmjViennaUp: viennaup.com
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Apr 11, 2023
Episode 171: Why Crypto is Essential in Driving the Banks Revenue
The spotlight is full-on BITPANDA, everyone’s favorite 24/7 trading platform. And we really mean everyone’s! Integrated with Lydia, Plum, N26, Hype; partners with VISA, Fabrick, and Mambu - Bitpanda is a one-stop-shop for cryptocurrency exchange, commodities and securities trading, and ETFs; offering more than 2500 assets in five categories. But why are you still reading this? Take a LISTEN to Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad (Deputy CEO & COO) in conversation with our executive producer Matteo Rizzi - available on all your favorite podcast platforms.
Connect with Lukas!Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/enzersdorfer/http://bitpanda.com
This episode is powered by Bitpanda.Bitpanda Technology Solutions is the most scalable Investing-as a-service infrastructure available in Europe and globally. The platform allows fintechs, traditional banks and online platforms to offer trading, investing and custody services across Stocks/ETF’s, Cryptocurrencies, Precious Metals and Commodities. Partners can build their own user experiences on an ISO 27001 certified and battle-proofed infrastructure. This infrastructure is set up as a modular system to enable our partners to pick and choose from our features such as savings plans, asset-to-asset swaps, crypto staking, fractionalised Stocks, our full blockchain and more services via one API connection. Your design, our technology.
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Apr 3, 2023
Episode 170: MONEY UNDER 20 – “SM” in the new “FS”
Nurter that MONEY-TREE!Taylor Price said it best in a Spring friendly metaphor we encourage you to listen to it - it's not only poetic but deeply impactful on the way we believe "money does not grow on trees!"Taylor is accompanied by top industry financial literacy content creator Milan Singh. Together they told us everything and beyond the new strategies through which GenZs are LEARNING, experimenting, and building impact with their finances.Financial literacy & inclusion advocate and top industry thought leader, Don Ginsel hosts our guests in another installment of MONEY UNDER 20!
Connect with our guests:- Milan Singhhttps://milansingh.co/tiktok.com/@milansinghhhlinkedin.com/in/milansinghhh/
Taylor Pricehttps://www.dfinitiv.io/https://www.pricelesstay.com/tiktok.com/@pricelesstaylinkedin.com/in/taylor-price-pricelesstay/
Don Ginsel (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/donginsel
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Mar 27, 2023
Episode 169: News From The FinTech Front (March)
The month is almost over and you know what this means - it's "News From The FinTech Front" and a very special one. Crossing over with our show siblings at Asia Pacific and with guests all in very matching locations 📌
From Australia, welcoming Simon Spencer (co-host of Breaking Banks Asia), "The Asian Banker" himself live in Vietnam Emmanuel Daniel (Author of "The Great Transition"), and from Indonesia our resident host, the incredible Roberto Capodieci, that selected and provided the necessary context to this incredible episode.
For all Westworld (HBO Max), Dire Straits and Arrival (2016) fans, this one is for you!
Meet the guests:
Emmanuel Daniel - Author, "The Great Transition"Get your copy now: https://bit.ly/3ZhRzBXConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-daniel-5764482/
Simon Spencer - CTO, Appscore / Host Breaking Banks Asia PacificConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonspencer/
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Mar 20, 2023
Episode 168: Finovate Europe: Take Over 2!
You thought one take over was all we had? Think again - the first LIVE COVERED event of 2023 for Breaking Banks deserved 2 installments, and we could not wrap it up in the best manner. Francesca Aliverti unmuted the incredible Saira Khan (fresh out of the "Women in Fintech Powerlist" '22 by Innovate Finance) and Michael Ramsbacker from Trulioo one of the event's most prominent companies on and outside the stage!
Connect with the guests:Saira Khan - Head of Innovation & Partnerships, First Direct Bankhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sairakhan/firstdirect.com
Michael Ramsbacker - Chief Product Officer (CPO), Trulioohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ramsbacker/trulioo.com
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Mar 13, 2023
Episode 167: Finovate Europe – Take Over!
The two magic words are back at our show: LIVE COVERAGE! The first event of the year is Finovate Europe, and Francesca Aliverti flew to London to connect directly with the coolest industry leaders and thought makers in #FS. This first episode brought to us together with Informa, gives you the inside scoop with Bianca Zwart (bunq) and Elizabeth Rossiello (AZA).
Connect with the guests:Bianca Zwart - Chief of Staff to the CEO, bunqhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bianca-zwart/bunq.com
Elizabeth Rossiello - CEO & Founder, AZAhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-rossiello-589b8b1/azafinance.com/
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Mar 6, 2023
Episode 166: MONEY UNDER 20: How GenZ Thinks About Money$”
Guess what - yesterday's teens are tomorrow's consumers, entrepreneurs and thought-leaders, and the way they consume financial literacy and THINK ABOUT MONEY, is not exactly how previous generations did. This is why Breaking Banks Europe is proud to introduce MONEY UNDER 20 - an exclusive new series that is dedicating time to explore the behaviour of the GenZ around their pocket money, allowances, savings, platforms, purchasing habits etc. To all our audience - please welcome, on their first public speaking appearance, tomorrow's leaders: Romane, Sam, Charlotte and Elian from Sciences Po Lyon!
Connect with tomorrow's leaders the guests:Charlotte Aimard:http://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-aimard-840b63253
Elian Guerrero:www.linkedin.com/in/elian-guerrero
Samuele Rizzi:https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuele-rizzi-176163234/
Romane Vitalis:https://www.linkedin.com/in/romane-vitalis-549306230
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Mar 3, 2023
Episode 165: The Global Macro Story
Ready for the new week? How about a little deep dive into the global macro perspective on alternative payments? Yes, please! ZotaPay is helped our team power this truly incredible episode – that gives Francesca Aliverti the possibility to explore exactly different nuances of emerging markets, payments methods, and infrastructure, how ZotaPay is supporting all the mechanisms aforementioned and shaping the future of payments. This is a must-listen (or seen) episode that unmutes the truly impressive Valerie Standret and CIO Alex Behar for this week’s episode of Breaking Banks Europe
Meet the guests: Valerie Standret – Product Manager, ZotaPayConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-standret-19469811b/
Alex Behar – Chief Information Officer, ZotaPayConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbehar/
This episode is powered by Zotapay - a payment gateway service that enables online businesses to access a wide range of alternative payment methods to suit their specific needs, a…
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Feb 20, 2023
Episode 164: Cryptocurrencies – “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
Everyone’s favorite topic is back, this time led by our own expert – Roberto Capodieci, that led the incredible trio: Gwera Kiwana, Lorenzo Sicilia, and Alexandru Stefan Gheban on a conversation on the impact of cryptocurrencies on regular people – how familiar is your own mom with the benefits of the technology? This is the moment to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly – in this hour-long episode on Breaking Banks Europe.
Meet the guests!Alexandru Stefan Gheban - Chief Financial Officer & Co-Founder, Young Platformhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ste-youngplatform
Gwera Kiwana - Founder in Residence: Crypto, MFS Africahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/gwera
Lorenzo Sicilia - Head of Engineering, Outlier Ventures
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzosicilia
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Feb 13, 2023
Episode 163: Exclusive Sneak Peek: Finovate Europe
Were you expecting a quiet uptight sneak peek show? Then maybe this is not it for you! This week Breaking Banks Europe is all about Finovate Europe, the + decade-long event that marked its place in industry decision-makers, and upcoming startup entrepreneurs' calendars year after year. Find out more on the main focus of this year's edition of the conference, all about the production's efforts for more diversity, different ways they are turning the space into a more sustainable gathering, and also on different networking opportunities such as... "HOT OR NOT?" Curious? We are too! Find more in this episode of BBE together with Greg Palmer and Theodora Lau, and/or live in a few weeks in London for the live coverage with Francesca Aliverti.
Finovate Europe:
FinovateEurope fintech event
OUR GUESTS!Greg Palmer - VP, The Finovate Grouphttps://www.linkedin.com/in/gregbpalmer/
Theodora Lau - Author, Host, Advisor, Speaker, and Founder, Unconventional Ventureshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/th…
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Feb 8, 2023
Episode 162: Ecosystem Zoom In – The Romanian Case
Our Euro trip is far from being over and this week - we landed in Romania! We know what you are thinking, natural landscapes and multiple UNESCO sites, yes... but financial services and industry innovation? Well, we'll have you know that Revolut has more than 2.5 million users in Romania - the second market after the United Kingdom; with incredible numbers evolving around the nurturing of tech talent - but hey, it's time to press pay, and get to know the Romanian ecosystem!
Meet the guests:
Ioana Guiman - Managing Partner, AllevoConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ioanaguiman/www.allevo.ro/
Bogdan Stefan - Tech and Innovation Advisor and CTO, InnovX Business Accelerator / IT Solution and Software Development Director, EximBankConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bogdan-stefan-0a37842/innovx.eu/eximbank.ro/
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Jan 30, 2023
Episode 161: Breaking Carbon – Impact as an Economic Driver
We hope you are in a comfortable position to listen to one of the most inspiring discussions our show has ever seen. Learn about how impact can really be an economic driver - through the beautiful stories of our host in the pursuit of African entrepreneurs' empowerment; how a experienced #FS professional decided to reclaim the rebellious drive to inspire others towards the power of social good through storytelling; the story of a life dedicated to #GivingBack and the way she created a link between growth and sustainability with positive impact; and final - as a true fairytale, how a GOOD stepmother helped nurter the idea to create the incredible GoParity platform, which currently funded +250 (profitable) projects that are changing the world.
Meet the our guests:
Rita Casimiro - Partner @ MAZEConnect - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-casimiro-96164850maze-impact.com/
MAZE is an impact investment firm that offers a toolbox to everyone committed to delivering positive social and envi…
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Jan 23, 2023
Episode 160: Ecosystem Zoom In: The Croatian Case
Welcoming Croatia to Breaking Banks Europe and the Euro Area! The 20th country to join the euro family is finally showcasing its financial services and technology ecosystem on our show, telling us the tales and the stories of its entrepreneurs - that are now dealing with both the glory of the bronze medal at the 2022 World Cup and the transition from their kuna to the euro currency. So much to unpack, and a full hour dedicated to it!Matteo Rizzi welcomes Luka Sučić and Nikola Škorić (Electrocoin) in this episode of #BBE and on "Money Motion - The only fintech conference you should attend" - March 9-10 in Zagreb. More: https://www.money-motion.eu/
Luka Sučić - Partner, Meta Change CapitalConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukasucic/
Nikola Škorić - Chief Executive Officer, Electrocoin d.o.o.Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nskoric/https://electrocoin.hr/en
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Jan 16, 2023
Episode 158: How Improving your Employee Welfare will boost your business
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Jan 16, 2023
Episode 159: Where Does The Money Go? Business Accelerators
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Jan 2, 2023
Episode 157 – The Future of Banking: Fully Online or in person through the Metaverse?
Please welcome front and center – Roberto Capodieci, the industry’s mastermind that accepted our invitation to join #BBE this year, and toasts us with a fantastic first episode on “The Future of Banking” – if you’re wondering about the leading factors to the evolution of the sector, the dichotomy metaverse/online banking, virtual branches in the Metaverse, associated risks to all the above – this is the right episode for you! Roberto is joined by industry leader Demetrio Migliorati (Banca Mediolanum) and our executive producer Matteo Rizzi.
Demetrio Migliorati: https://www.linkedin.com/in/demetriomigliorati/Matteo Rizzi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteorizzi/Roberto Capodieci: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rc10/
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Jan 1, 2023
Episode 156 – News from The FinTech Front (December Edition)
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Nov 28, 2022
Episode 155: WebSummit Take Over – Part 3
The last segment for the WebSummit Take Over is here and we bring two industry giants - straight from Paris to the #BBE hot physical seat, this time in Lisbon. Didier Lallemand (Treezor) is in the show for the first time and brings the familiar voice of Claire Calmejane for this special episode.
Connect with the guests: Didier Lallemand - CEO at TreezorLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/didier-lallemand-/treezor.com
Claire Calmejane - Chief Innovation Officer at Société GénéraleLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairecalmejane/particuliers.societegenerale.fr/
This episode was powered by the Societe Generale Group - one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world’s societies and economies, Societe Generale and its teams seek to build, day afte…
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Nov 21, 2022
Episode 154: WebSummit Take Over – Part 2
It comes as no surprise that we have another incredible taking over our podcast, but this year with a focus on African communities. On one end, the incredible Anie Akpe and AWIT provide high-quality small business education and relevant comprehensive assistance to the African Diaspora Community, and furthermore Zach Bijesse and PayHippo - whose mission is to make financial services seamless for African SMEs. Education and access made easy by these two industry leaders - that accepted to sit at the hot seat in the intense busy WebSummit week, in conversation with Matteo Rizzi and Francesca Aliverti - now available on all #BBE channels.
More on our guests:Connect with Anie Akpe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anie-akpe-abb48312/africanwomenintech.com/
Connect with Zach Bijesse: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zbijesse/payhippo.ng
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Nov 15, 2022
Episode 153: WebSummit Take Over – Part 1
If you haven't been attentive to our social media channels, here is a clue - the biggest tech event in the world? The WebSummit event was back in Lisbon - and it was really a massive experience. Breaking Banks Europe was an official media partner and we have several great episodes coming your way. So let's start strong - Adrian Mizzi (Weavr.io) and Shane Happach (Mollie) required no introduction to the fintech sector, and they were kind to take the very comfortable hot seat at our live recordings.
Meet them now: Adrian Mizzi - Co-founder and CTO at Weavr.iohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-mi...weavr.io
Shane Happach - CEO at Molliehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shanehapp...mollie.com
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Nov 7, 2022
Episode 152: Breaking Payments: Fast ride across the payments landscape
Catch up with Jean Christian Mies (PPRO) & Matteo Rizzi as they talk about HOT topics from how to succeed in LATAM, what payment Orchestration means, or how many languages both really speak fluently.
Connect with Jean:General Manager Americas | Member of the Executive Team, PPROLinkedln - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmies/ppro.com
This episode was powered by PPROPPRO globalizes payment platforms for businesses so they can offer more choices at the checkout and boost sales. Payment service providers, enterprises, and banks that run on their infrastructure are able to launch payment methods faster, optimize checkout conversions, and reduce the complexities of managing multiple fund flows. Citi, PayPal, and Stripe are just some of the names that depend on them to expand their platforms beyond borders. In 2021, they processed €14.7 billion for their partners. And with a growing global team of over 500 people, it’s no wonder why they’re considered the go-to digital payments experts…
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Oct 31, 2022
Episode 151: SIBOS Take Over (Part 2)
One last small bite from our last appearance at the incredible RAI Amsterdam – this time with SIBOS 22, the excellence showcase by Swift dedicated to connecting the global financial services industry.In this installment, we proudly introduce two fantastic stakeholders who themselves are true trailblazers for the industry with a combined +50 years experience in the fintech and specifically payments industry.
Meet our guests:John Salter – Chief Customer Officer, ClearbankLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-salter-/clear.bank
Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly - SVP & Head of Sales, EuropeLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-mensdorff-pouilly/fisglobal.com
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Oct 24, 2022
Episode 150: Breaking Payments: Next Stage of Growth for SMBs
Make some room for this fantastic episode – where we will be discussing “mergers and acquisitions” together with Olympian Tosin Oke (Payoneer) and Louis Clement (TapNation) to this conversation led by Executive Director – Matteo Rizzi, to the much-anticipated episode 150. Be honest – when you think of the topic, the first thing that comes to mind ... “Elon Musk attempt to buy Twitter or Facebook purchasing Instagram?”, that’s not wrong! But it happens on a much smaller level. According to KPMG, 2021 was a record year for M&A activity within the SMB sector and this trend is set to continue. So let’s deconstruct this – into trust, security/KYC, across-border payments, escrow services ... so much to consider! Luckily, we did it for you – have a listen at this Breaking Payments episode on the “NEXT Stage Of Growth for SMBs”.
Connect to our guests:Tosin Oke - Director, SMB Europe, PayoneerLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tosin-oke-ba623058/Payoneer.com
Loui…
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Oct 17, 2022
Episode 149: SIBOS Take Over (Part 1)
Here it is, our Take Over of SIBOS 22 has given us fantastic content - and we are kicking it off with two incredible interviews with Tom Zschach (Swift) and Richard Neve (Cognito). Thank you once again for taking the hot seat at the Breaking Banks Europe Live Interviews installments in Amsterdam.
Connect with the guests:Richard Neve - Managing Director | Partner, Cognitolinkedin.com/in/richardneve/cognitomedia.com
Tom Zschach - Chief Innovation Officer, SWIFTlinkedin.com/in/tomzschach/swift.com
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Oct 11, 2022
Episode 148: News From The FinTech Front – Live @ SIBOS 22
(Spoiler alert: this episode contains Kim Kardashian commentary!)
The suits were back! #SIBOS is in Europe - Amsterdam in specific, and the fintech front was more united than ever. Nobody was pretending the big hiatus wasn't there and hence the reunion feeling was stronger than ever. The goodies were less, no more Deutsch Bank toy cars, but the event production was incredible with 6 months prep timeline. The double supply chain crisis, the war, the pandemic, the crisis, the pausing and the acceleration, the fiscal pressure and of course - the Metaverse! Starbucks NFT programs, the government of Japan and NFTs, everyone and their uncles are on it, so ... what's next?Don't miss this incredible live interview, and stand still as we explore the News from the FinTech Front and don't forget to "Keep Up with the Kardashians" :D
Connect with the guests:Liz Lumley - Deputy Editor, The Banker - Financial Times https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlumley/
Leda Glyptis - Chief Client Officer…
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Oct 3, 2022
Episode 147: SIBOS 22 – Exclusive Sneak Peek
This one requires no introduction - SIBOS is back, the dominant conference of the industry since '78 and 8 stages, and #BBE will be live at the venue interviewing the industry leaders building the landscape of innovation. But first, what can you expect from the conference after this digital hiatus? How will SIBOS break through and continue to be relevant still in 2022? Matteo Rizzi (Executive Producer but also ex.SWIFT and co-founder of Innotribe) is hosting this show that welcomes Jaime Lee and Nick Kerigan, to unmute their mics on this special episode of Breaking Banks Europe.
More on our guests:Jaime Lee, Head of Sibos and SWIFT EventsConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaime-lee-530a0230/
Nick Kerigan - Head of Innovation, SWIFTConnect: linkedin.com/in/nick-kerigan/swift.com
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Sep 26, 2022
Episode 146: Personal Finance Management & Green Services
In the past decade, global green financing increased to $540 billion in 2021 from $5.2 billion in 2012 - a huge jump in saving the planet? Definitely! But how can users see the impact of such investment? How can we ensure it? What is "green" and what is just "greenwashing"? Let's take a deep dive into how exactly major banks play a crucial role as they hold the money and power to incentivize and keep the rest accountable. How important is it to partner to contribute to positive initiatives?
Thought leader and expert @Don Ginsel is THE master of increasing awareness, financial education, and solutions to empower people and organizations to understand a variety of topics in the financial services and technology industry, and is back to #BBE this time to lead the discussion together with Jean-Louis Warnholz (Future) and David Lais (Ecolytiq) - two experts in the topic that are actively (both personally and professionally) taking big and small steps to transform the world. (this is no…
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Sep 19, 2022
Episode 145: Milan FinTech Summit – Exclusive Sneak Peek
That’s right, the Milan FinTech Summit is around the corner and we have THE exclusive sneak peek with three of the organizing party representatives to tell you exactly what you can expect from this ecosystem event. What exactly is the aim of creating a new banking and financial services culture in Italy inside out, in conferences like this? What are the focus topics and networking opportunities for all participants? Get to know exactly how this event will be Milan’s industry motor for the week at this episode of #BBE.Register now: milanfintechsummit.com
Meet the guests:Clelia Tosi – Head, FinTech DistrictConnect: linkedin.com/in/clelia-tosi-82033546fintechdistrict.com/
Carlo Antonelli - Director at Business International, Fiera MilanoConnect: linkedin.com/in/carlo-antonelli-8b7885180/Businessinternational.it
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Sep 12, 2022
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 will likely have multiple definitions, but let us give it a try! Matthias Kroener is hosting two incredible guests to discuss the topic. Welcome Matthew Gardiner and Dr.Martha Boekenfeld to the show, and enjoy this hour-long discussion while we decode the buzzword together.
Useful resources mentioned in the podcast:- Wilderworld: https://www.wilderworld.com/- Futureverse Whitepaper: https://www.futureverse.com/whitepaper- JPM piece - Opportunities in the Metaverse: https://bit.ly/3LvYPVC- Understanding the Metaverse conversation: https://bit.ly/3R5I8S4- Blockworks timeline on banks entering the metaverse: https://bit.ly/3SzSGKn
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Sep 9, 2022
Episode 143: Ecosystem Zoom In – The Cypriot Case
Secluded golden sand beaches extended through the Mediterranean sea with an average of 320 sunny days, plus ... a fintech ecosystem? That's right, after the big success of the Cyprus FinTech Summit, the team invited Andreas Livadiotis - THE local fintech mogul, to help us find some fantastic guests to join us and tell us exactly where are the banks in Cyprus, how can we involve the regulator more in the work performed by the industry players and exactly how (providing solutions throughout the episode) to make sure we increase visibility on the local scene - hopefully in time for the upcoming Cyprus week in 2023.
Meet the guests!
Andreas Livadiotis - CEO & Founder, XValley Technologies / CEO, Cyprus Fintech SummitConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaslivadiotis/Cyprus FinTech Summit: cyprusfintechsummit.comXValley: xvalley.tech
Nikolas Xenofontos - Managing Director, Salvus FundsConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolas-xenofontos/Salvus Funds: salvusfunds.com
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Aug 22, 2022
Episode 142: GameFi 101
Are you all about GameFi? Not yet - no worries, we prepared an episode to get you on this, exploring what the concept means, its main applications and implications. These complex new blockchain-based games are currently enabling users to gain real-world financial benefits and even making it ... FUN? Get on board of this discussion with Ajit Tripathi, Matthias Kroener, and Yelena Kensborn.
Meet the guests:Matthias Kröner - Founder & Managing Director, Tradelite SolutionsConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthias-kr%C3%B6ner-602bb512/tradelite.com
Yelena Kensborn - Crypto Growth Hacker / Chief Marketing Officer, Questgamers.ioConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yelenakensbornInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cryptokitana/
Ajit Tripathi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajitkt/
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Aug 18, 2022
Episode 141: From Corporate to Entrepreneurship Life
It's story time! A story of many, brave individuals that decided to launch new initiatives, leave the often big comfort of the corporate path, and create something new. This is often a moment for extreme personal introspection for a professional, and we started thinking - what factors make someone jump out of the golden cage? how did this pandemic accelerate or not some of these career shifts? or perhaps other major technological advancements? which internal impulses bring one to reprioritize career/work lifestyles?Matteo Rizzi is an example of such an individual, and he invited friends Conny Dorrestijn, David Mellett, and Damien Dugauquier for this episode of #BBE.
Meet these incredible stories:Conny Dorrestijn - Advisor; Principal, Shiraz Partners; Mentor; Founding Partner, BankiFiConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conny-dorrestijn-74b365/
David Mellett: Co-Founder & CEO, BeeFoundersConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmellett-impact-investor/
Damien Dugauquier: Co-Founde…
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Aug 8, 2022
Episode 140: Let’s Talk Culture
Culture, culture, culture - such a buzzword in organizations these days, and especially an essential part of what is now considered a successful workplace. So let's bring us back to basics: what is this, why is it a thing, and since when? How does it evolve and can one even stop a problem? Listen - it seems unbelievable, but Mariela Atanassova - co-founder of the FTS Group herself, is finally at the Breaking Banks Europe, THE industry expert on all things facilitation, design of learning, and collaborative spaces, the strategic innovation specialist you want to hear from, is on the show.And who is joined by her? Betty Encinales, decade-long specialist (Goldman Sachs, Financial Times, Becruit) is a serial talent executive experienced in full cycle recruitment, market research, market intelligence, business development projects, diversity & inclusion, talent strategy & sourcing, and consulting, and business partnering with stakeholders at all levels.We did good, didn't we?
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Aug 3, 2022
Episode 139: The Travel FinTech Momentum
"Spend on experiences, not things" - Thomas Negrit (FlyWallet) said it the best, and that is why we invited him, together with expert Tania Ziegler (Booking) to join us in discussing what is this new wave of innovation, that is now transversal across all travel industry, from payments, insurance, budgeting trends, local experiences, car rental, and many other factors that could take the whole sector to the next level, and make the consumer feel more and more ready to leverage personal experiences, explore the benefits of fintech applications and ... ultimately reinvent the concept of traveling. Join them, together with our host Meaghan Johnson in knowing more and this new foreseen investment boom.
Connect with the guests:Thomas NegritLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-enzo/flywallet.io
Tania Ziegler - Senior Partnership Manager, Fintech | Payment Partnerships, Booking.comLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tnzglr/booking.com
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Jul 28, 2022
Episode 138: Building Fintech Ecosystems
Ever wondered: “How does this big ecosystem all works out?” – if you are an ecosystem builder yourself, maybe your knowledge of this is already better trained to answer this question, but for all other stakeholders, here is a good one for you “Building A FinTech Ecosystem” with three of our favourite builders across continents, unmute their mic to discuss exactly their perception of the key elements, KPIs and collaboration models between all parties that build this big financial services and technology industry. Matthew Gamser (SME Global Finance Forum – IFC), Rodrigo Garcia de la Cruz (Finnovating) and Isio Nelson (BAI), this week on #BBE.
Connect with our guests:Matthew Gamser (SME Global Finance Forum – IFC)Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-gamser-a3580110/https://www.smefinanceforum.org/awards-2022
Rodrigo Garcia de la Cruz (Finnovating)Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigogarciadelacruz/Finnovating.com
Isio Nelson (BAI)Linkedln: https://www.…
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Jul 22, 2022
Episode 137: The Crypto Crash: #BuyTheDip
No more avoiding the topic, let us face the crypto crisis and discuss it, provide examples, best (and worst) cases, some anecdotes and advise from non-other than our Executive Producer's crypto & blockchain life guru - Roberto Capodieci, returning to the show to bring us back to the basics and explain how to look out for the future of this technologies, both for the user, the enabler, and ultimately the regulators.
Roberto Capodieci: DecBC, CEOhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/decbc/https://capodieci.comhttps://capodieci.medium.com/
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Jul 11, 2022
Episode 136: Ecosystem Zoom In: The Norwegian Case
There is nothing better than a good old “Ecosystem Zoom In”, today in one of the wealthiest, more integrated societies in Europe - that proven stat, after ranking, after investment round and even unicorns what the #nordic nation has to contribute. We got Daniel Isdal Furset (FinTech Norway) on board, and they made sure to connect us to the best of the best in the ecosystem - providing us with the entrepreneurial perspective of Thuc Hoang (Firi), the industry knowledge of Stefan Astroza (Itera), and even an hybrid investor/entrepreneurship spirit of Henna Raknes (Amp Eleven / Stacc). Do Norway does it better?
Ask them!Daniel Isdal Furset: Secretary General, Fintech NorwayConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-furset-dif/fintechnorway.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintech-norway/
Stefan Astroza: Head of Financials Services & Insurance, IteraConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-astroza-435b3243/"Fighting financial Crime with AI" co-authored with IBM.https://www.…
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Jul 4, 2022
Episode 135: News from The FinTech Front – June Edition
June came and went bringing with it some pretty spectacular noteworthy news, that our show is ready to comment!Matteo Rizzi invited previous #NFF host himself Ali Paterson, and got Darren Franks to connect from Cape Town to help us with a more global perspective. Klarna's new deal valuing brought up some questions on the company's apparent valuation decline, the general valuations fall trend and the future of BNPL; with Money2020 Europe came an incredibly immersive experience for its audience, and also for SWIFT? For the first time, the company made a presence at the event, proving the value of collaboration across the sector, and increasing the expectations for SIBOS 2022 this year in Amsterdam for the first time. And of course, #buythedip - with the non-stop fall of cryptocurrencies and even GAFAMs, is it possible to achieve healthy returns? What about the booming rise of African-based fintechs - such as Ghanian Fido with a new 30M$ round? Africa is non-stop breaking investment recor…
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Jun 27, 2022
Episode 134: Société Generale Takes Over: M2020 Europe
Before we wrap up the content created at the incredible Money2020 Europe experience, we bring you two interviews recorded live from the Société Generale Group booth, in the epicenter of the venue - where between familiar faces of the podcast, we found Damien Fontanille (Forge) and Cédric Sahut (Moonshot Insurance) ready to tell us more about their companies.
Meet the guests:Damien Fontanille - Business Development, Societe Generale - FORGEConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damien-fontanille/sgforge.com/
Cédric Sahut - Chief Sales Officer, Moonshot InsuranceConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c%C3%A9dric-sahut/moonshot-insurance.com/
This episode was powered by Société Generale Group
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Jun 20, 2022
Episode 133 – M2020 Europe – Take Over 3
The MoneyPot booth at Money 2020 Europe was on fire and today we are releasing three fantastic interviews hosted by executive producer Matteo Rizzi.Starting with Brad Goodall the incredible serial entrepreneur behind the founding of Banked, also acting as CEO; then the dynamic duo behind Griffin: Allen Rohner (Co-Founder and CTO) and Adam Moulson (CCO and interim CEO) - tell us the story behind the company and whats coming ahead; and the ultimate treat with a conversation with Joe Hurley, CCO of Crown Agents Bank!
Meet the guests:Brad Goodall - Co-Founder & CEO, Banked:Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-goodall-86331524/banked.com
Adam Moulson - Interim CEO & CCO, GriffinConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammoulson/griffin.sh
Allen Rohner - Co-Founder & CTO, GriffinConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenrohner/griffin.sh
Joe Hurley - CCO, Crown Agents BankConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johurley/crownagentsbank.com/
This episode was supported by MISSIVE: Tec…
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Jun 15, 2022
Special Episode: M2020 Europe – Take Over 2
Haven't you heard? We have a lot of great content straight from the Money2020 Europe studios for you! This episode is dedicated to the latest scoops in the literary sphere. Both are incredibly relevant and important for this time in #FS - embedded finance and financial inclusion!
Sophie Guibaud and Scarlett Sieber are co-authoring: "Embedded Finance: When Payments Become An Experience"Get your copy: https://amzn.to/3MMzvtsConnect with Sophie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophieguibaud/Connect with Scarlett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scarlettsieber/
The Financial Inclusion just released their latest eBook, ‘The Network Effect – digital payments as a gateway to Financial Inclusion’, in celebration of Finclusion Day. Neil Harris - Chair Of The Board Of Directors, comes to talk a little a bit about it in the show.Read it here: https://bit.ly/3mGeSV8Connect with Neil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-harris-8ab1515/
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Jun 13, 2022
Episode 132: M2020 Europe – Take Over 1
We were back in the Netherlands for Europe's most immersive experience in the industry - Money2020 Europe! In this first Take Over, we interview three extraordinary guests in the sector that in a nutshell introduced us to their companies, backgrounds, and future plans ahead.
Meet them and connect now:Jakob Pethick - CCO, YouLendConnect: www.linkedin.com/in/jakob-pethick-89b7bb2ayoulend.com
Geertjan van Bochove - Co-Founder iPIDConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gvanbochove/ipid.tech/
Anders la Cour - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Banking CircleConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anders-la-cour-48b6a53/https://www.bankingcircle.com/
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Jun 7, 2022
Episode 131 – Breaking Payments: The Rise of SMBs in the Digital Economy
This Breaking Payments Take Over it's all things #SMBs - Meaghan Johnson took the hosting hat, to discuss "The Rise of SMBs in the Digital Economy", welcoming James Allum (Payoneer) back to the show and Shany Koubi-Malbin (Fiverr) - top marketplace for digital services. We're talking access to capital, markets and services, customer expectations, and multichannel experiences!
Connect with our guests:James Allum - SVP, Regional Head of Europe, Payoneerpayoneer.com
Shany Koubi-Malbin - General Manager of Fiverr Business & Head of Payment Strategy, FiverrLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanyk/fiverr.com
This episode is brought to you by Payoneer - the world's go-to partner for digital commerce, everywhere. From borderless payments to boundless growth, Payoneer promises any business, in any market, the technology, connections, and confidence to participate and flourish in the new global economy.
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May 30, 2022
Episode 130: Breaking Payments – The Monetization of Social Media
This Breaking Payments is powered by Thunes and is here to deep dive into the Creator Economy, a phenomenon that is more and more coming into the spotlight lately. But what exactly is it? What are the main tools and platforms? How do you monetize passion? How do you find the right payment provider - based on what best practices? Does it work the same for all markets? This show is hosted by #BBE Executive Producer, Matteo Rizzi, together with Bogdan Dinu, Laura McCracken, Michael Callas, and Eloine Barry.
Meet the guests:Bodgan Dinu - Chief Produc Officer, ThunesConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bogdan-dinu-ro/https://www.thunes.com/
Eloïne Barry - CEO, African Media AgencyConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elo%C3%AFne-barry-she-her-82390a2/https://africanmediaagency.com/
Michael Callas - SVP, Head of ElloU, TalenthouseConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcallas/https://eu.ellou.com/
Laura McCraken - MD, eCommerce & Payments – Global Industry Lead, AccentureConnect: htt…
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May 25, 2022
Episode 129: Breaking Payments: Open Banking Evolution
Look out! Plaid is back in taking the wheel once again, but this time for our newest series of Breaking Payments - to discuss "The Open Banking Evolution", led by Ajit Tripathi. We were lucky to figure out the perspectives of Liam Gray (Plaid) and Elena Alicea (Gemini) for a lively conversation on the current and future crypto adoption, accessibility, and impact of crypto apps. Where do payments cause friction and possible drop-offs, and how can they influence more and better adoption and conversion? What is the role of UX in this puzzle? And more importantly, how does the relationship between Plaid and Gemini contributes to improving all the dynamics above?
Plus, a treat for our audience - the latest "Global State of Crypto 2022" is available here if you haven't checked it out yet!https://www.gemini.com/gemini-2022-state-of-crypto-global.pdf
Connect with our guests:Liam Gray - Growth Account Manager, PlaidLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-gray-38b75077/plaid.com
Elena Ali…
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May 16, 2022
Episode 128 – Ecosystem Zoom In – The Finnish Case
Show us the happiest people in the world! Francesca Aliverti invited a couple of industry leaders from Finland and posed some important questions regarding their ecosystem both on their local skills, talent, investment, plans, and aspirations for the future, but also local struggles and comparisons to their northern neighbors. We only mentioned Nokia once, but left space for ample discussion into their accelerated digital and fintech adoption, education system, and of course - happiness rankings!In one our of the most honest and deep Ecosystem Zoom Ins ever made, we give you "The Finnish Case" with Mika Markalaakso and Kirsi Larkiala.
Connect with our guests:Mika Marjalaakso - Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, CEO & Co-founder at Aivohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mikamarjalaakso/
Kirsi Larkiala - Founding Partner & CEO, FFE / Finnish Fintech Ecosystem Ltdhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsilarkiala/
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May 11, 2022
Episode 127 – Unconventional Saving Products
The "Unconventional Saving Products" episode is here! As the industry has been attentively exploring different segments for investments, and it has been said, these days the safest can really be considered "cash and commodities" ... guess what #BBE brings you? Just that!First, we were thrilled to invite Ingrid Brodin and listen to her passion as the founder and CEO of Vindome, a solution that combines blockchain technology, wine and removes the problem of bottle traceability for its varied customers. (pause for WOW factor!) Giancomo Bertoldi (Walliance), the truest #pioneer European investment platform where you can invest in real estate projects from your smartphone, basically reinventing the future of #RealEstate, worldwide ... and last but not least, one of our favorite speakers, back for the 3rd time to the show Caroline Lamaud from Anaxago, a 2012 founded crowdfunding platform dedicated to innovative companies and consulting investors, completely reinventing the traditional equity…
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May 2, 2022
Episode 126 – Breaking Payments: Keys to success in hyper-growth companies
The first Breaking Payments episode is here! PPRO is powering this incredible overview of some of the "Keys to success in hyper-growth companies" - basically how to ensure growth through the voices of some of the most dynamic companies in the industry. How to generate growth for your clients? Which are the operational challenges that payment providers have to resolve? Which are the key differences amongst markets that need to be resolved when scaling from local operations to a global presence? Which is the winning culture - how inorganic growth can foster competitive advantages to succeed especially when targetting distant markets? A lot to talk about and discuss through the voices and stories of our guests, beautifully led by non-other than industry top thought leader and #BBE's resident host - Paolo Sironi.
Connect with our guests:Javier Vallaure de la Paz - Chief Operating Officer, PPROConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-vallaure-de-la-paz-02644b6/PPRO: ppro.com
Dora Zia…
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Apr 25, 2022
Episode 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 rounds of the latest weeks. This and much more, this week on #BBE.
Our guests!Giada Gambadoro - FinTech Drive, PwCConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giada-gambadoro/pwc.it
Xavier Gomez - Founder and Chief Operating Officer, INVYOConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavier-gomez-0202796/invyo.io/
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Apr 18, 2022
Episode 124: Cross Border Payments: Revolut, Visa & Currencycloud
"Brace yourself cause this episode has all the potential to create a completely new perspective on how you perceive "Cross Border Payments" - Currencycloud is powering this incredible discussion, giving the hosting responsibility to #BBE's Executive Producer - Matteo Rizzi, in a conversation together with Richard Arundel (Currencycloud), Terry Angelos (VISA) and Hugh Kingdon (Revolut).
Don't miss this unique episode and connect with our guests:
Richard Arundel - Chief Evangelist & Co-Founder at CurrencycloudConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardarundel/More: https://www.currencycloud.com/
Terry Angelos - SVP Global Head of Fintech & Crypto at VisaConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tangelos/
Hugh Kingdon - Advisor - Card Payments and Strategy at RevolutConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugh-kingdon-077b8a4/
This episode is powered by Currencycloud - specializing in a fully cloud-based platform for B2B cross-border payments."
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Apr 11, 2022
Episode 123 – Breaking Impact: PALOP Take Over!
The Breaking Impact series is back, and in this episode, Matteo Rizzi takes over accompanied by three exceptional guests coming from three different African Portuguese-Speaking countries (PALOP) to discuss all things ecosystem building and the local challenges faced in each one.
Telma Seidi, Digital influencer (AKA Tita Pipoka), focused on the role of knowledge and the need to boost digital literacy and entrepreneurship literacy to make the startup ecosystem possible with private-government cooperation.Connect: https://www.facebook.com/Titapipoka/
Jose Bucassa, Managing Partner at PROA and founder of Angola Summit, stressed the importance of giving young people the tools to be independent and build the ecosystem to unlock the big opportunities that are in Angola.Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josebucassa/Angola Summit: https://angolasummit.co/
Milton Cabral, Cabo Verde Digital PMO - Ecosystem builder, introduced the opportunity that comes from the people that come back and…
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Apr 4, 2022
Episode 122: Financial Literacy: GAMIFIED!
Financial literacy and inclusion are hot topics both in developed and developing markets and addressing them is a challenge. Considering the trend of gamification our question is whether gamification can play a role in the design of effective solutions. Francesca discussed it with two exceptional guests.- Louise Hill, co-founder and CEO at GoHenry, brought her point of view about gamification that in GoHenry is used to teach kids personal finance- Margot de Broglie, co-founder at Your Juno, a startup that announced a new 2.2 million dollars funding round earlier this month, stressed the inclusion purpose as they address specifically women and non-binary people as there is a specific need and they generally feel less confident discussing about money
Get in contact with the guests:- Louise Hill - https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-hill-5197614/- Margot de Broglie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/margot-de-broglie/- Francesca Aliverti (Host) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-aliver…
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Mar 24, 2022
Episode 121: Ecosystem Zoom In: The Bulgarian Case
Ecosystem zoom-in is back, today heading to Bulgaria with 3 exceptional guests who bring their point of view from the Bulgarian startup scene interviewed by Meaghan Johnson.Valentin Savov, Partner of Savov&Partners, Tax&Legal firm in Sofia, focused his speech on the wide opportunities that are in the Bulgarian ecosystem.Hristo Borisov, Co-founder and CEO of Payhawk, brought his experience of being a startupper and in the team of the first Bulgarian unicorn, that raised a Series B of 100M$ with 1B$ valuation.Max Gurvits, Partner at Vitosha Venture Partners, explained that, as an investor, he sees a great opportunity in the Bulgarian ecosystem as there are all the ingredients to build global stuff
Get in contact with the guests:Valentin Savov - https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentinsavov/Hristo Borisov - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hristoborisov/Max Gurvits - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxgurvits/Meaghan Johnson (host) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-johnson-b5506613/
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Mar 14, 2022
Episode 120: The New Directions of DeFi
The number of startups in the DeFi scenario is growing and that's why we decided to explore the new directions this sector can take as Ajit Tripathi did in this episode with two other DeFi experts.- Hart Lambur, co-founder at UMA, explained his view of this change in paradigm recalling the history of financial services that is a history of contract laws and public enforcement. DeFi is something made possible because technology allows us to enforce contracts in a different way.- Marc Zeller, Integrations lead at AAVE, decided to highlight what is necessary to make DeFi work: the need of an ecosystem of non-speculative stablecoins that can be decentralized or not and allows to design stable contracts without the volatility issues.
Get in contact with the guests:- Hart Lambur - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hartlambur- Marc Zeller - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-zeller-8153753b- Ajit Tripathi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajitkt/
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Mar 7, 2022
Episode 119: Breaking Leaders – Brett King & Matteo Rizzi
Welcome back to Breaking Leaders - our series for Breaking Banks Europe's network to invite some of the most inspiring and pioneering profiles in the financial services sphere. In this new episode, Matteo Rizzi (Executive Producer) talked about fintech, the history of Breaking Banks (and BBE) and the challenges in becoming podcasters with the one and only Brett King, founder of Breaking Banks and Provoke.fm
Brett is a futurist, an Amazon bestselling author, an award-winning speaker, and is the founder of Moven, a $200m mobile bank, with the world’s first smart bank account, used around the globe with over a million users. In his spare time enjoys flying as an IFR pilot, scuba diving, motor racing, gaming (mostly FPS) and Sci-Fi
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Mar 1, 2022
Episode 118: CX & COVID Impact
Distance, forced switch to online are only some of the ways customer experience changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meaghan Johnson discussed that with two financial sector experts.- Natasha Kyprianides, fintech expert that supported both incumbent and challenge banks, explained that customer experience is a key to stand out and differentiate in competitive markets, especially thanks to fintech and challenger banks that raised customers' expectations in digital customer experience.- Catherine Richards, Head of Customer Design at Tesco Bank, exposed her experience, which is wider than the one in a typical bank because of the Tesco ecosystem that requires an integration effort but creates opportunities to integrate financial services in Tesco customers' experience.
Get in contact with the guests:- Natasha Kyprianides linkedin.com/in/natashakyprianides/- Catherine Richards linkedin.com/in/catherine-richards- Meaghan Johnson (host) linkedin.com/in/meaghan-johnson
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Feb 21, 2022
Episode 117: Open Innovation Series – Innovation Perspectives and Collaboration Angles
Partnerships between big corporations and startups, hackathons and partnerships with research institutions are key to innovation nowadays.The financial sector is not an exception and that's why we invited two super guests to discuss open innovation and fintech.David Rasson, Innovation Lead at De Cronos Groep, explained his point of view of how cooperation between banks and startups happens, warning also about technical issues that emerge when open innovation projects are in place.João Dias, Chief Digital Officer at Novobanco, stressed the role of the pandemic in accelerating the startup ecosystem in Portugal but also talked about the challenges faced in the industry that still has a strong incumbent culture.
Connect with the guests:João Dias - Chief Digital Officer, novobancoLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaodias1510/Novo Banco: https://www.novobanco.pt/english/investor-relations/financial-information0/presentations
David Rasson - Innovation Lead, De Cronos GroepLinkedln:…
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Feb 16, 2022
Special Episode – Breaking Payments Kick-Off
Payments are cool again. The renewed interest in payment technologies made us launch a new spin-off of Breaking Banks Europe focused on the payment ecosystem, “Breaking Payments”.Today is the first edition of Breaking Payments hosted by Matteo Rizzi and four great guests: James Allum (Payoneer), Tamer El-Emary (Thunes), Keith Grose (Plaid) and James Booth (PPRO).Payment is one of the pillars of our economies, innovations like real-time payments, according to our guest Tamer El-Emary, drive economic growth, create new opportunities for entrepreneurs and boost financial inclusion. That’s why we need to talk about payments.We hope you'll find this new point of view interesting and to enjoy this first episode
Connect with the guests!Plaid: Keith Grose - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithgrose/PPRO: James Booth - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesbooth87/Payoneer: James Allum - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jallum/Thunes: Tamer El-Emary - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamer-elemary/Mat…
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Feb 14, 2022
Episode 116: Breaking Carbon – Green Credit 101
Green transition is one of the hot topics today. Nina Mohanty with two top guests explores the fintech opportunities to make the carbon offset trade market work.Mathias Wikström, CEO of Doconomy presents his solution that allows calculating the carbon impact of every transaction. Calculating emission is the first step and without it is not possible to proceed to a proper reduction or offset strategyIwa Pawlak, COO&Founder of Smart Forest puts the focus on the offset stage by allowing people to easily invest in new sustainable forests. This investment opportunity goes beyond the approach of the many tree-planting projects.
Connect with the guests!Iwa Pawlak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iwapawlakMathias Wikström: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/mathiasw1Nina Mohanty (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ninamohanty/
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Feb 7, 2022
Episode 115: Innovation in Capital Markets
Today's word is "Capital Markets". Paolo Sironi with two top guests explores the fintech opportunities in corporate finance for companies and investors.Mariem Mahdbi, founder and CEO of Valuecometrics proposes a solution to make ESG analysis on companies to include these metrics in valuation, considering not only backward-looking but also forward-looking data.Rami el Dokany, Secretary General of the Arab Federation of Capital Markets, presents the role of trading platforms in this changing financial world and the opportunities to improve access to finance through fintech
Connect with the guests!Mariem Mahdbi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariemmhadhbi/Rami El Dokany: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rami-el-dokany-msc-a1236a13/Paolo Sironi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/thepsironi/
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Jan 31, 2022
Episode 114: News from The FinTech Front (January Edition & 2022 Predictions)
It's the last Monday of the month and you could probably guess that it's time for "News From The FinTech Front" - this month led by Francesca Aliverti, together with giants in the industry Chris Gledhill and Gustavo Vinacua. January was all about the growth of cross-border e-commerce and the demand for Forex Fintech solutions, CBDC and the future of finance, #BNPL, the VISA acquisition strategy, spectacular funding rounds for digital banks, and, of course - into some crypto news - with the Arsenal football club in the hot seat! Don't miss it.
Meet the guests:Gustavo Vinacua - Partner & Co-Founder at Net Positive LabsConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavovinacua/More on Net Positive Labs: Services | Net Positive Labs
Chris Gledhill - FinTech Futurist, Speaker, Writer, and AdvisorConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgledhill/
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Jan 27, 2022
Episode 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 dives a bit deeper into the rabbit hole by exploring the ethical part of the topic - what are good case scenarios, what about dangerous ones? Where does one draw boundaries? Well - read no more, our guests explain it all, connect with Mieszko, Melinda and Kerim below and win 50 coins for doing so :)
Meet the guests:
Mieszko CzyzykConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mieszkoczyzyk/THX website: https://thx.network andTHX Network: https://linktr.ee/thxnetworkTHX Article worth a read! https://bit.ly/3AwYxIs
Melinda Jacobs - Co-CEO of Perkio / Founder & Managing Director of SubatomicConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melindajacobs/More about Perkio: https://w…
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Jan 24, 2022
Episode 112: Niche Banking
This week, #NicheBanking is the topic of choice - led by Nina Mohanty and Meaghan Johnson! Rik Coeckelbergs (The Banking Scene) explains the concept of niche banking and how he had the freedom to create his own personal vision on future banking, which is the main driver for The Banking Scene. After the break, who would have the Nerve to build a bank for the music industry? John Waupsh would, and he explains us how playing in the niche banking space for artists is also important and how it makes their lives much easier, and also helps music to be created, and music groups to stay together.
More on our guests:
Rik CoeckelbergsLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rikcoeckelbergs/Medium: https://rik-coeckelbergs.medium.com/The Banking Scene: https://thebankingscene.com/The Banking Scene - News & Opinions: https://thebankingscene.com/opinionsThe Banking Scene - Events: https://thebankingscene.com/eventsThe Banking Scene - Afterwork: https://thebankingscene.com/afterwork
John Wau…
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Jan 10, 2022
Episode 111: Breaking Leaders – Stani Kulechov & Matteo Rizzi
Hereby the best way to kickstart 2022 - with a discussion between two #leaders, where Matteo Rizzi interviews one of the key thought leaders of the current DeFi landscape - Stani Kulechov himself! Join them on a discussion of the challenges of managing a fintech; plus the intricate synergy between the upcoming "mainstream" sphere and the institutional partners and players in the space. This episode is brought to you by Deloitte Italia, in cooperation with the #FTSFEST.
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Dec 30, 2021
Episode 110: News from The FinTech Front (December Edition)
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Dec 29, 2021
Episode 109: Breaking Impact – Building Regulation Friendly FinTech in Emerging Markets
This episode is about the spreading of Fintech regulation, which instruments are in order, which sectors are the most targeted, what is the best theory/practice combination, sandboxes (are they still a thing?), does meeting markets regulation need to have a special spin/focus, and what are the approaches we know of that did/did not work. Two previous guests come back to the show Iyinoluwa (E) Aboyeji (Future Africa) and Gabrielle Inzirillo (
Connect with our guests:Iyinoluwa Aboyeji - Founder & General Partner, Future Africahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/eaboyeji/Future Africa: https://www.future.africa/
Gabrielle Inzirillo - Head of Market Development - Financial Technology, Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)https://www.linkedin.com/in/gainzirillo/Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM): https://www.adgm.com/
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Dec 16, 2021
Episode 108: Breaking Chains: Crypto Staking 101
Let's talk about Crypto Staking! - the process through which you earn income with your crypto by contributing to the Proof of Stake (PoS) network of a particular asset. When you stake your crypto, you make the underlying blockchain of that asset more secure and more efficient. And in exchange, you get rewarded with more assets from the network. But hey, don't take it from our streaming summary - listen to Ajit Tripathi (Aave), Marcus Maute (Bridgetower Capital) and Kirill Kutakov (StakeWise) for this absolute impressive discussion on the topic.
Connect with our guests!Marcus Maute - COO, Bridgetower Capitalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusmaute/
Kirill Kutakov - Co-Founder, StakeWisehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kirill-kutakov/
Ajit Tripathi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajitkt/
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Dec 6, 2021
Episode 107: Breaking Banks Europe – African TakeOver!
And when you least expected here is a new twist to the line-up, we bring you a special African Take-Over! so shine light on issues related to how money flows in the continent, reporting on different news, investment rounds, internal processes and advices from local industry leaders - Ntoudi (2D) Mouyelo, Paul-Harry Aithnard, and Eric Osiakwan that kindly accepted the invitation to join our show!Matteo Rizzi opens the curtain for Katharina Dalka to host this exceptional intercontinental bridge created by Breaking Banks Europe - that we surely hope you enjoy. Liked to have Katharina as our host? Gives the episode a shoutout and we'll invite her back soon!
Connect with the host and guests:
Katharina Dalka - Co-Founder and CEO, StellarOnehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/katharinadalka/StellarOne: stellarone.biz
Paul-Harry Aithnard - Regional Executive Francophone Africa Ecobank, Managing Director Cote d'Ivoirehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-harry-aithnard/Ecobank: ecobank.com
Eric Osia…
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Nov 29, 2021
Episode 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 miss it!
Connect with the guests:Mariano Belinky - Industry Partner, Motive Partnershttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mbelinky/
Leda Glyptis - Chief Client Officer, 10x Technologieshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/leda-glyptis-phd-272492/
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Nov 24, 2021
WebSummit Take Over: Meet The Cryptopreneurs – Nxchange
The WebSummit was a few weeks ago and as the true new crypto hub of the world, Portugal showcased its potential by hosting some of the most impressive cryptopreneurs on-site at the Altice Arena in Lisbon! n.exchange is a great example of this migration of tech talent to the country, as the platform is now opening a new office in Braga - in the north of the country, and is ready to leverage the crypto wave potential from there, through more literacy and more employment to the region. Our guest - Oleg Belousov is from London, but for six months he chose Lisbon to live, and today he joined an episode of Breaking Banks Europe - hosted by non-other than Ajit Tripathi, resident expert in the field for the show.
Meet the guest:Oleg Belousov - Founder n.exchangeConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beoleg/More on n.exchange: https://n.exchange/
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Nov 22, 2021
Episode 105: Breaking Impact: Focus on Francophone Africa
What makes francophone Africa such a specific region of the continent to conduct and grow innovation? With a vibrant startup ecosystem and growing access to investors, different entrepreneurs, institutions, and governments support and engage to enhance the growth of digital industries and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Get to know two stellar stakeholders in the region - Hanae Bezad (Beehane), Raphael Dana (Gozem) are hosted by Matteo Rizzi - and accompanied by a special participation of Alex Sea: founder of the Africa FinTech Forum, taking place this week in Abidjan.
More on the guests:
Raphael DanaConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaeldana/Gozem: https://gozem.co/en/
Hanae BezadConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanaebezad/Beehane: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beehane-llc/about/
Alex SeaConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsea/Africa FinTech Forum: africafintechforum.net
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Nov 19, 2021
WebSummit Take Over: Meet The Cryptopreneurs – Boson Protocol
The WebSummit was just last week and as the true new crypto hub of the world, Lisbon showcased its potential by hosting some of the most impressive cryptopreneurs on-site at the Altice Arena! After holding a masterclass at the event, Boson Protocol unmuted the microphone (and camera) and joined an episode of Breaking Banks Europe - hosted by non-other than Ajit Tripathi, resident expert in the field for the show.
Meet the guest:Justin Banon - Co-Founder Boson ProtocolConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinbanon/More on Boson Protocol: https://www.bosonprotocol.io/
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Nov 15, 2021
Episode 104: Breaking Carbon – ESG Billion Funds
A new installment of Breaking Carbon is here and this time - it is all about ESG! During this one-hour episode, we forget the acronym and step by step - break down what it actually means to integrate "environmental, social and corporate governance". The momentum was well chosen with the #COP26 summit in Glasgow, and our experts take us on a journey on value vs values, impact investing, double materiality, transparency, the expected impact on corporate disclosure, and the role of social media activists.This exceptional conversation is brought to you by Société Generale - led by indsutry top thought leaders - Paolo Sironi and Isabelle Millat (Societe Generale Global Markets), Stephan Pouyat (Euroclear SA/NV) and
Meet the guests:Isabelle Millat - Head of Sustainability, Societe Generale Global MarketsConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelle-millat-5890aa1/Société Generale: https://www.societegenerale.com/en
Stephan Pouyat - Global Head Capital markets, Funds, ETFs & Sustain…
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Nov 12, 2021
Episode 103 – WebSummit Take Over: Portugal FinTech Update 2021
The WebSummit came and went, but we have several different "knowledge bites" to showcase in our podcast for the coming weeks, products of the exceptional stakeholder that were (or still are) in Portugal for this year's edition of this incredible event. We start by providing some context - why exactly is Portugal relevant (with a little update from episode 17 - in case you were already one of our listeners), and follow up with the benefits of being in Portugal, why is such a desirable location currently for new companies and iniciatives to "set up shop", the reversed brain drain observe in the past years, and the interesting relationship between the worldwide Portuguese community in strengthening their commonalities, resources and possibilities through language to leverage their individual nations. None of this is parallel to aspects such as regulation, financial inclusion, digital absorption, funding - always present in our ecosystem zoom-in shows.
Meet the guests!
António Dias Mart…
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Nov 4, 2021
Episode 102: The Debt Collection Process
Let's take walk on the memory lane of debt, revisiting how it all got shaped into the current cutting edge strategies - to not only collect but also reinvent solutions for customers, their personal backgrounds and social contexts. Debt Collection - as mentioned in the episode, is no longer this rudimentary "man in a trenchcoat barging on our doors", but an evolved process that understands and meets citizens/organizations realities. And to tell you all about this and more - non-other than Amon Ghaiumy (Ophelos) and Sheila Monroe (TrueAccord), beautifully moderated by our host and entrepreneur herself - Nina Mohanty.
Connect with the guests:Amon Ghaiumy: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/amonghaiumyOphelos: ophelos.com
Sheila Monroe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilamonroeTrueAccord: trueaccord.comOhad Samet: https://www.linkedin.com/in/osamet
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Oct 25, 2021
Episode 101: News from The FinTech Front (October Edition)
October is a month of anniversaries! Not only for BBE, but also for two guests that joined the show for the first episodes - Conny Dorrestijn and Liz Lumley, beautifully moderated by Meaghan Johnson. All on the recent N26's valuation; Klarna & Squid Game; Payday loans & lenders, BNPL, ESG washing, and other buzzwords; Klarna's Carbon footprint PFM; a commentary on Finch Capital's report - "State of European FinTech 2021"; Coinbase and a need for crypto regulation; Revolut's new London family office - what a month! Don't miss the newest #BBE episode.
A little throwback? Listen to Conny and Liz on Episode 5: https://bit.ly/BBE5PVKFinch Report - "State of European FinTech 2021": https://www.finchcapital.com/post/state-of-european-fintech-2021
Like the conversation?Connect with the guests:Liz Lumley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlumley/Conny Dorrestijn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/conny-dorrestijn-74b365/
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Oct 18, 2021
Episode 100: 2 Years of Breaking Banks Europe
Happy birthday is in order - and as we enter the not so “terrible two’s”, the entire host team gathers for this special episode – unmuted and unfiltered, on a reflection of their favorite episodes, the ones that need a follow-up and even revealing some line-up themes to the coming year. The #BBE “Magnificient Seven” are all here together in a celebratory 2-year show. Join them!
Follow your favourite hosts:Matteo Rizzi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteorizzi/Paolo Sironi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thepsironi/Meaghan Johnson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-johnson-b5506613/Nina Mohanty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ninamohanty/Ajit Tripathi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajitkt/Matthias Kröner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthias-kr%C3%B6ner-602bb512/Francesca Aliverti: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-aliverti-625006ba/Brett King: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettking/
Available on:Spotify: https://bit.ly/BBESpotifyApple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BBEAp…
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Oct 6, 2021
Episode 99: Money2020 Europe – Take Over Special (Part 3)
Wrapping up the week with a new episode of Breaking Banks Europe live from Amsterdam, where Matteo Rizzi infiltrated himself to the Thought Machine stand and got access to the biggest scoop live between Paul Taylor’s fintech and the JPMorgan Chase giant. Additionally, we sat down with the masterminds behind Radar Payments’ Founder & CEO and BCP’s strategy chief - Evgenia Loginova, together with expert Matthias Horvath. An absolutely great way to saying goodbye to the RAI Amsterdam venue!
Like the conversations?Connect with the guests:Paul Taylorhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-taylor-a2ba232/Evgenia Loginovahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/evgenia-loginova-a10b454/Matthias Horvathhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matthiashorvath
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Oct 4, 2021
Episode 98: Money2020 – Take Over Special (Part 3)
Our Take Over is not over yet! For our second installment of this partnership – Matteo Rizzi unmuted the mic to a couple of industry trendsetters and industry shakers: Michael Kent (Azimo) and Pavel Matveev (Wirex) to tell us the stories behind their solutions and market opportunities – live from the MoneyPot booth at the Money2020 show.Like what you heard in this episode?Connect with our guests
Michael Kent (Founder and Executive Chairman, Azimo)Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdfkent/Azimo: https://azimo.com/
Pavel Matveev (CEO, Wirex)Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmatveev/Wirex: https://wirexapp.com/
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Sep 27, 2021
Episode 97: News From The FinTech Front (September)
BREAKING NEWS: Fintech Finance founder Ali Paterson took over the #BBE streaming platforms, and is hosting this that is explosive highly energetic episode on the trending news for the Fintech sector. Curve , Monzo Bank, the "FLEXs", JPMorgan Chase & Co. feat. Thought Machine, #BankOfIsrael,... it’s all here. Get your popcorn ready and join Ali Paterson, alongside Hannah Duncan, Eleanor Demuth (Curve), and Ron Delnevo (SONECT) for an update about the current fintech revolution.
Connect with the guests and host:Ali Paterson - Editor in Chief, FinTech Finance:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alipaterson1/
Hannah Duncan - Content Writer & Founder, Hannah Duncan Investment Content:https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-duncan-investment-content/
Eleanor Demuth - Director of Risk, Curve:https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-demuth-04134a1/
Ron Delnevo - UK Director, Sonect; Chairman, Cash and Card Consultants:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rondelnevo/
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Sep 22, 2021
Episode 96: Money2020 – Take-Over Special
The doors are finally open and the vibe on site could not be more positive - it is another edition of Money2020 Europe, and the entire world has been waiting for longer than usual to see old friends, create new business ideas, and set the trends for the year to come in the financial services industry. Breaking Banks Europe set sail to Amsterdam and brings you several incredible interviews in the coming weeks with the coolest, most interesting stakeholders we could find, wandering around the beautiful scenario of the RAI Amsterdam.Join us for this first installment, where Francesca Aliverti interviews Claire Calmejane (Chief Innovation Officer, Socitété Generale) followed by Matteo Rizzi and Manuel Silva Martinez (General Partner, Mouro Capital).
Connect with the guests:Claire Calmejane: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairecalmejane/Manuel Silva Martinez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msilvamartinez/
More on the event: europe.money2020.com
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Sep 15, 2021
Episode 95: AI Takes Over
AI is taking over! But fear not, at the wheel of this movement, we find some top key players in the field - to educate our audience on its termonology, current landscape, pandemic impact, the evolving roles and opportunities for the technology - either for entrepreneurs or large entreprises. This and more, in an engaging conversation hosted by Executive Producer Matteo Rizzi, Adrian Lovell (Hewlett Packard Entreprise) and Kevin Levitt (NVIDIA), this week on Breaking Banks Europe.
Meet our guests:Adrian Lovell - Chief Technology Officer, Hewlett Packard EnterpriseAdrian is a Chief Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, working with some of the world's largest companies to bring technical innovation to their businesses. Prior to his time at HPE, Adrian held a number of roles at a large global bank.Connect with Adrian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianlovell/HPE: https://www.hpe.com/
Kevin Levitt - Global Industry Business Development, NVIDIAKevin Levitt leads global business de…
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Sep 6, 2021
Episode 94: Money2020 Special – Exclusive Sneak Peak
If you are an insider in this revolutionary industry, you already know it - but let us shout it out loud... Money2020 Europe is back! Breaking Banks Europe takes the lead into this exclusive sneak peek, led by our Executive Producer - Matteo Rizzi, and the event orchestrators Tracey Davies (President) and Scarlett Sieber (Chief Strategy and Growth Officer). What can you expect, what are the main focus topics, what opportunities are still available, and how did the reboot impact the 2021 event, are some of the conversation points you can expect!
And of course here is the list of speakers: https://europe.money2020.com/speakersand full agenda here: https://europe.money2020.com/whatshappening/agendathemes
Connect with Scarlett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scarlettsieber/Connect with Tracey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceyd/
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Aug 30, 2021
Episode 93: Talent Infrastructure
Time to shake things up! This week, Matteo Rizzi takes us on the "Talent Revolution", showcasing stories and strategies that two brilliant trailblazers on the space went through in their impressive careers both in the corporate space and as advisors for diverse projects in order to create some structure for retaining and attracting real measurable talent for institutions. Neville Bourke and Drew Graham are our guests of the week, join them at this episode of Breaking Banks Europe.
Meet the guests:Neville Bourke - Partner, FuturusNeville Bourke has 25 years of experience in HR Strategy & Change Management across diverse industry sectors. Neville’s most recent corporate role was at the Bank of Ireland as the HR Director of Retail Banking. He was responsible for designing, leading, and implementing the people, culture and capability change elements for the 230-year old organisation transitioning initially through financial crisis, then through digital transformation of Financial Servic…
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Aug 23, 2021
Episode 92: Breaking Impact: Migrant-Led Financial Services
How do you define a community-led approach to helping recent migrants? What are the needs and context of each specific migrant and destination? What level of preparation, financial security and conditions does one have in order to be prepared? Nina Mohanty is no stranger to these important issues - being the founder of Bloom herself, and next week - she takes the lead in both hosting Tori Samples (Leaf Global) and as a guest together with our co-host Meaghan Johnson - in a wide discussion for our new installment of Breaking Impact.
Meet the guests:Tori Samples - Co-Founder and CTO, Leaf Global Fintech.Tori has a background in technology and fifteen years of personal experience working with resettled refugees in the United States. As a Data Architect at HCA—a Fortune 75 healthcare company in the US—Tori developed products on some of the largest datasets in the world and helped manage sensitive clinical and financial data for 33 million patients. In addition to designing Leaf's tech…
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Aug 16, 2021
Episode 91: BlockIS Mini-Series: Focusing on AgriTech
This week we finalize our BlockIS Mini-Series with the fascinating theme of AgriFood. Matteo Rizzi (also mentor at the BlockIS.eu initiative) leads the discussion, where Alessandro Chelli (Apio) and Žiga Drev (Trace Labs – OriginTrail Core Developers) showcase their incredible track records and innovative solutions for the space. Join us this week for one more episode of Breaking Banks Europe.
Meet the guests:
Alessandro Chelli - CEO, ApioAlessandro is graduated in Computer Engineering, in the same year, he co-founded Apio with Lorenzo Di Berardino. Passionate about blockchain, he mastered knowledge about several BC technologies and teach it on master courses in Italian Universities.Apio is a Venture Builder that creates a solution for large companies. After became one of the IBM Food Trust certified partners Apio develops Trusty. Trusty is a Direct to Consumer Channel based on Trust and transparency that uses traceability information timestamped on blockchain captured from the…
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Aug 9, 2021
Episode 90: Breaking Chains: The Rise of Crypto Exchanges
Your "Breaking Chains" series is back with a new topic that has certainly crossed your path in the latest years, and that is rapidly accelerating for the financial services industry – and so today our expert Ajit Tripathi leads “The Rise of Crypto Exchanges”, and brings three companies building this landscape themselves - Gabriele Sabbatini (Hercle), Diego D'Aquilio (Young Platform) and Ognjen Ikovic (Vladam).
Meet the guests!Gabriele Sabbatini: Co-Founder, HercleHercle: https://www.hercle.financial/Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gs-fintech/
Diego D'Aquilio: Chief Business Development Officer, Young PlatformYoung Platform - https://youngplatform.com/Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegodaquilio/
Ognjen Ikovic: Co-Founder and CEO, VladamVladam - https://www.vladam.ai/Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ognjen-ikovic-49591858
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Aug 2, 2021
Episode 89: BlockIS Mini-Series: Focusing on Logistics
Your Block.IS Mini-Series is back for its 3rd installment - and today Francesca Aliverti, focuses on the logistics sector, which has been truly been shaken as a place for best practices, through the use of blockchain. Logistics overall is a market projected to hit the 12 trillion mark in the coming years. Yet, a massive part of the sector is opaque and is pushing hard to radically innovate. But let's hear it from the innovators themselves - Marco Filippi (Volvero) and JC Finidori (HODLNG)
Meet the guests:
Jean-Christophe (JC) Finidori: Founder & General Manager, HODLNGJean-Christophe holds an MSc in organizational behavior and a post-graduate degree in electronic media. A real self-starter, serial entrepreneur, backed by more than 25 years of experience on the Internet, he builds the narrative and collaborations around new technologies (from the Web 1.0 to the Decentralized Internet). Known for award-winning publications; honored by the Commercial Science Academy in France. Former…
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Jul 26, 2021
Episode 88: News From The FinTech Front (July)
This month's News From The FinTech Front is hosted by Matteo Rizzi and starred by two of the responsables for providing the fintech audience with the latest updates in the financial industry. We will be exploring the neo banks panorama (Bunq, Railsbank, Revolut, Starling), the intensified "talent battle" in the US banks and the rise of embedded finance in tech giants such as Google and Booking.com. Anna Irrera (Reuters) and Ali Paterson (FinTech Finance) are in charge of the commentary for the July installment of the format.
More on the guests:
Ali PatersonEditor in Chief - FinTech FinanceConnect with Ali: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alipaterson1/
Anna IrreraChief Correspondent - Fintech, ReutersConnect with Anna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annairrera/
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Jul 19, 2021
Episode 87: Ecosystem Zoom In: The Estonian Case
The Breaking Banks Europe podcast is back to the Baltics, this time Estonia is under the magnifying glass of our "Ecosystem Zoom In" and Meaghan Johnson is joined by Risto Rossar (INSLY), Allan Martinson M (Xolo), and Aleksei Kolesnikov (Bolt) to tell us all about the country of exclusive only-founders Slack rooms and of course - mindreading! 😂 Curious to get inside the joke? Join another unique tour around this great European nation.
Connect with our guests:Aleksei Kolesnikov - Regional Operations Manager: Baltics & CIS, BoltLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alekseikolesnikov/Bolt: bolt.eu
Risto Rossar - CEO and Founder of Insly. Investor and AdvisorLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ristorossar/Insly: https://insly.com/en/
Allan Martinson - CEO, XoloLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanmartinson/Xolo: https://www.xolo.io/zz-en
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Jul 14, 2021
BlockIS Mini-Series: Focusing on FinTech
Your Block.IS Mini Series is back, and today Francesca Aliverti takes the lead to showcase some companies in the realm of FinTech that are connected to the Block.IS initiative, as well as discussing some buzzwords related to blockchain in financial services. A must-listen episode, to get to know a few solutions in the market!
More on our guests & companies:
Ognjen Kurtic - Co- Founder and CTO, FinspotBefore Finspot, worked for 10 years as a software engineer, team lead, and lead architect at various companies on projects spanning large-scale enterprise applications and innovative startup products for clients from around the world. Interested in asset tokenization and blockchain solutions for the enterprise. Coauthor of the Baseledger whitepaper and contributor to the Baseline protocol. At Finspot, responsible for leading the team which is in charge of building our pioneering platform for MSME financing.Finspot is a fintech startup from Belgrade, Serbia with a mission to solve liq…
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Jul 12, 2021
Episode 86: Open Innovation Series: Collaboration models with startups and entrepreneurs
Open Innovation! A key concept for the financial services industry, in which several use-cases have been drawn for, on how innovation has been deployed and collaboration has been instaurated. To start this new series, Matteo Rizzi calls 4 stakeholders from different corners of the planet - absolute leaders in their regions: Diego Calascibetta (Grupo Santander, Spain), Noémie Ellezam (Société Générale, France), Edwin De Pauw (Euroclear, Belgium), and Gavin Payne (Bank FAB, United Arab Emirates) showcase their collaboration and growth stories in this week's Breaking Banks Europe episode.
Connect with the guests:
Gavin PayneHead of FABRIC, First Abu Dhabi BankLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinapayne/
Edwin De PauwHead of the Data Services and Innovation Division, Euroclear SALinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-de-pauw-9956047/
Noémie EllezamChief Digital Strategy Officer - Group Innovation Division, Société GénéraleLinkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/no…
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Jul 5, 2021
Episode 85: Introducing the Block.IS Initiative
Breaking Banks Europe meets Block.IS! The mission of our show is to highlight European Fintech at large with a special taste for specific projects along the way - one of which, is the Block.IS. A European Commission project that set sail to find, nurture and boost solutions and clusters across the continent in the search for blockchain solutions that can impact the European economy. Hence, we are introducing you to this project in this episode hosted by Matteo Rizzi (FTS Group), accompanied by Vytautas Černiauskas (CIVITTA), António Damasceno (F6S), Babis Ipektsidis (Intrasoft International), and Danijel Pavlica (InoSens) - 5 of the structural orchestrators behind the initiative. Join this BBE mini-series in the coming weeks, on your favorite podcast platform!
More about Block.IS:Block.IS is an EU-funded acceleration programme that aims to build an open and collaborative cross-border, cross-sectoral innovation ecosystem that fosters the use of blockchain technology in three vita…
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Jun 28, 2021
Episode 84: Ecosystem Zoom In – The Swedish Case
Time for our first trip to the Nordics, this time with the great Nina Mohanty, that took the task to hosts us around the Swedish ecosystem, well accompanied by local experts Anna Blyablina (Stockholm FinTech Week, Mambu), Mikael Hussain (Anyfin, Ex.Klarna) and Tanya Jull Kjær (Tink) that took the stage a few hours after the announcement of Tink acquisition by Visa! Talk about serendipity? Enjoy the show!
More on our guests:Tanya Juul KjærTanya is head of Payments at Tink. She has worked in Product for most of her career, hereunder leading the checkout area at H&M Group, Product Director at Zettle by Paypal and various product and leadership roles at Klarna. She has a Master degree of International Law (LL.M.) at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Copenhagen. She is a board member of Yabie AB in Sweden and Zwipe AS in Norway.Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyajuulkjaertink.com
Mikael HussainMikael is the CEO of Anyfi…
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