LOCATION UPDATE: Credit Agricole CIB
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Fintech is on the rise and disrupting traditional sectors globally and until recently, the financial industry has been the slowest to grasp innovation. Global markets are quickly realizing the importance of financial technologies and adapting accordingly making talent, capital, and regulation easier to overcome for Fintech companies. This panel discussion will bring together successful accelerators, banks, venture capital firms, and Fintech companies who have expanded internationally to learn about emerging opportunities in new markets.
Rafi is a Partner at Viola Growth. He joined the fund in 2018 bringing with him 14 years of transaction experience as a seasoned technology and financial services investment banker and a corporate attorney, with a vast global network having worked and studied in the United States, Europe and Israel.
Fabien is the head of Project Management & Innovation of Crédit Agricole CIB for the Americas since January 2016. Fabien started his career in Paris managing organization and information technology projects for the public sector and the financial services industry. He joined Credit Agricole CIB in 2008 and worked in Paris and NYC in the Strategy & Project Management unit and then head of the Global Sourcing & Procurement.
Jean Donnelly, as FinTech Sandbox Executive Director launched the program that has assisted over 150 FinTech startups in the US, UK and Canada in gaining access to premium data sets from over 40 data providers. Jean is focused on creating as create as many collisions within the FinTech ecosystem as possible and helping great startups build products needed for the next generation of financial services
Juan is an international thought leader in strategy, operational excellence and leadership in the anti-money laundering and regulatory compliance domains. He has been recognized as a pioneer in the development of compliance and risk management best practices for the money transfer industry and the emerging Bitcoin and Blockchain industries.
Prior to joining SeedInvest, Aaron co-founded a mobile app company. He quickly recognized the problems associated with raising money for a twenty-first century startup within a twentieth-century regulatory framework. Aaron's positive entrepreneurial experience and desire to help small companies with their own fundraising hurdles led him to SeedInvest. Previously, he worked at Goldman Sachs as an analyst on the firm's NYSE Designated Market Maker desk. There he provided situational advice to traders and developed pitch books for prospective issuers resulting in wins worth over $100 billion in aggregate market capitalization.
This event is part of FinTech Week, a week-long series of events hosted by leaders in the startup, FinTech, and banking space. The diverse events across the city aim to build partnerships, spur innovation, and build on the tremendous momentum of the New York FinTech community. Find out more in https://empirestartups.com/events/ny-fintech-week-2019/