Fintech Nexus

This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023.

Session: "The Challenging Questions: Ask the Experts" from the Innovation Zone

Featuring:

• Simon Taylor, Sardine
• Nicole Casperson, Fintech is Femme
• Miguel Armaza, Gilgamesh
• Lex Sokolin, Fintech Blueprint
• Julie Verhage-Greenberg

When I first heard that QED Investors and BCG were putting together a report on the future of fintech I knew it was going to be good. I was not wrong. Never before have we seen an in-depth and rigorous analysis of where the industry is today and more importantly where we are headed.

The report is titled Global Fintech 2023: Reimagining the Future of Finance, and it provides a level of optimism that has been missing in fintech for the past 12-18 months. But this is not blind optimism, it is based on data and research, both qualitative and quantitative. The finished product is a seminal report that has been the talk of the industry for the last month and a half.

My next guests on the Fintech One-on-One podcast are Nigel Morris, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at QED Investors and Rishi Varma, Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group. Nigel gave a presentation on this report at the recent Fintech Nexus USA event (video here) but in this interview, we delve deeply into the genesis of the report, some of its key findings, and what it means for the industry.

In this podcast you will learn:

• Why QED and BCG decided to come together to produce this report.
• The size of the financial services industry globally and fintech's part in it.
• The methodology they used to arrive at these global revenue numbers.
• A chronicle of the last three years in fintech.
• Where we are at today with equity funding in fintech by stage of company.
• The growth of fintech globally over the next 7 years and where this growth will come from.
• The eye-popping size that fintech is expected to be in 2030.
• What verticals within fintech will see the most growth.
• Why embracing financial inclusion has enormous potential.
• How and when will fintech become as profitable as the incumbents.
• The biggest risks to the growth of fintech.
• What is most exciting about the future of fintech.

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• Tweet me @PeterRenton
• Connect with me on LinkedIn
• Find previous Fintech One-on-One episodes

On today's episode, I talk with Kelly Fryer, Executive Director of the FinTech Sandbox.

Kelly and I talk about the mission of the FinTech Sandbox, why she enjoys working with startups, current market conditions for fintech startups, why access to data is so critical for startups, the market shift to open banking, the banking crisis, horseback riding, and much more.

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Without further ado, I present Kelly Fryer, Executive Director of the FinTech Sandbox.

Episode highlights include

• Kelly's interest in startups
• Techstars experience
• The mission of the FinTech Sandbox
• Fintech Sandbox participants and partners
• Barriers to underrepresented founders
• Fintech fundraising
• Open banking and data access
• Kelly's love for horseback riding
• The banking crisis
• And much more…

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• Tweet me @ToddFintech
• Connect with me on LinkedIn
• Find previous PitchIt episodes
• Email me at [email protected]

Until next time.

This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023.

Session: "How Fintechs and Regulators Can Lean on Each Other to Protect the Retail Investor" from the Engaging With Regulators Has Never Been More Important track - in partnership with the American Fintech Council

Featuring:

• Lule Demmissie, eToro
• James Siciliano, Deloitte

This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023.

Session: "Open Banking; Policy Implications" from the Engaging With Regulators Has Never Been More Important track - in partnership with the American Fintech Council

Featuring:

• Nat Hoopes, Upstart
• John Pitts, Plaid
• Armen Meyer, LendingClub
• Penny Lee, FTA
• Jeremy Creelan, Jenner & Block

This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023.

Session: "Bank-Fintech Partnerships Are Under Scrutiny: What Happens Next?" from the Engaging With Regulators Has Never Been More Important track - in partnership with the American Fintech Council

Featuring:

• Brian Graham, Klaros Group
• Marc Franson, Chapman and Cutler

This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023.

Session: "Looking to the Future: Implementing Machine-Readable Rules" from the Engaging With Regulators Has Never Been More Important track - in partnership with the American Fintech Council

Featuring:

• Haimera Workie, FINRA
• Jo Ann Barefoot, AIR

This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023.

Session: "Deciphering the Crypto Regulatory Landscape" from the Engaging With Regulators Has Never Been More Important track - in partnership with the American Fintech Council

Featuring:

• Cleve Mesidor, The Blockchain Foundation
• Ignacio Sandoval, Morgan Lewis
• Cass Sanford, OTC Markets Group
• Craig Salm, Grayscale
• Jonah Crane, Klaros Group

This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023.

Session: "States Picking up the Regulatory Slack To Create Clarity for Fintech" from the Engaging With Regulators Has Never Been More Important track - in partnership with the American Fintech Council

Featuring:

• Christina Tetreault, CA DFPI
• Yana Miles, AFC
• Dan Hurie, Upgrade
• Ryan Naples, DailyPay
• Paige Smith, Bloomberg

This recording is from Fintech Nexus USA held at the Javits Center in New York City on May 10-11, 2023.

Session: "Why Regulation and Compliance is Fundamentally a Data Science Exercise" from the Engaging With Regulators Has Never Been More Important track - in partnership with the American Fintech Council

Featuring:

• Matt Van Buskirk, Hummingbird
• Simon Taylor, Sardine
• Ana Davila, Stripe
• Asif Alam, Compliance.ai
• Jas Randhawa, StrategyBRIX