2021.9.8
Emerging technologies are transforming all industries. The highly regulated financial industries are also seeing the emergence of new players that are innovating and disrupting the substantial market dominated by traditional financial institutions. Traditional banks are blessed with branding, economies of scale, customers trust, but also have baggages of legacy systems along with extensive regulations etc, while fintechs are social media native and data smart which are easily adopted by younger consumers. AI, crypto and blockchain technology are disrupting the banking infrastructure to improve financial processes, accessibilities etc. Who will be the winners? We feature thought leaders from both traditional financial giants and cutting edge Fintech firms as well as VCs for insights to spur innovation for the future of finance. They are: Swati Bhatia, Partner of Marcus by Goldman Sachs; Vanessa Colella, Chief Innovation Officer of Citi; Stephen Markwell, Managing Director of JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Mike Cagney, CEO of Figure; Colin Walsh, CEO of Varo Bank; Andrew D’Souza and Michele Romanow, cofounders of Clearco; Peter Hazlehurst, CEO of Synctera; Nigel Morris, Managing Partner of QED Investors; Andrew Tang, Partner of Draper Associates; Noah Doyle, Managing Partner of Javelin Venture Partners