MIT Sloan FinTech

Closing off our event is the Fintech VC perspective. Main takeaway: there is a world of opportunity for fintech startups. Thank you to our panelist for attending! - Abdul Abdirahman (Principal @ F-Prime Capital) - Paulo Passoni (Managing Partner @ Valor Capital Group)  - Miguel Armaza (Co-Founder/General Partner @ Gilgamesh Ventures) - Daniel Philipp Niklas (Senior VP @ Picus Capital) And ofcourse thank you to the wonderfull Kristen Craft (VP, Business Partnerships @ Fidelity Investments) for moderating!

🌟 A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Esteemed Judges 🌟 As we reflect on the success of our recent pitch competition, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to the distinguished panel of judges who graced us with their expertise and insights: - Matt Rhodes-Kropf (Managing Partner, Tectonic Ventures) - Kelly Shaw (Principal, Vestigo Ventures) - Brian Cabanban (Partnerships Director, Fintech Sandbox) - Adam Versprille (Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Money254) - Rachel Chang (DPI Safeguards, UNDP and Co-Founder MiKashBoks)

🎉 Thrilled to Announce the Winner of the MIT Fintech Conference Startup Pitch Competition! 🚀 A huge congratulations to Payana for their outstanding achievement, securing the top prize of $10,000! Amid stiff competition, Payana distinguished themselves to our judges with their groundbreaking solution designed to revolutionize the financial operations for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) throughout Latin America.

We just wrapped up another great panel discussion, this time on "The Future of Real-Time Payments". Moderated by Vijay D'Silva (Senior Lecturer @ MIT Sloan School of Management and Senior Partner Emeritus McKinsey & Company), we had truly insightful discussion with some of the leading companies in this field. Very grateful to all of our speakers! - Bruno Pierobon (CEO @ StackSpot) - Andrew Dresner (Partner - Payments Practice @ McKinsey & Company) - Rupa Krishnan (Head of Real-time Payments @ JPMorgan Chase & Co.) - David Hirsch (Director Corporate Business Development - Payments @ Amazon)

A full house in our fireside discussion on 'Harnessing AI in Financial Services: Today's Application, Tomorrow's Potential'. What has been our main takeaway? The way that AI will operate in the future will be almost like an operating system. Always there, but noone thinks about it anymore. Thank you very much: - Asim Tewary (Former Chief AI Officer @ PayPal) - Jose Lobez, PhD (VP, Global AI & Data Innovation @ Visa) and   - Jonathan Ruane (Lecturer @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for this insightful discussion!

✨ Very grateful for having Mohit Kansal of Flywire grace our keynote session. Missing out on the discussions led by Noy Uanarumit means you missed something special! From a session packed with insights, one fun takeaway: given the choice, it's Manchester United over Liverpool for him! #fintech #career

Our first panel discussion is a wrap #MITFC2024! Great to hear about some of the exciting innovations that are happening in the field of CBDCs, Stablecoins and Crypto Utility from leading experts in the field: - Bradley Chase (Head of Liquidity Products @ Ripple), - Jim Cunha (Former EVP @ Federal Reserve Bank of Boston), - David Uhryniak (Ecosystem Development Leader @ TRON DAO), - Gracy Chen (Managing Director @ Bitget) and - Robert Bench (Senior Advisor @ MIT Media Lab).

The future is looking 7 times brighter for our 7 #MITFC24 Startup Pitch Competition finalists. - CashEx - Vaiu Global Inc. - Payana - TradePulse Inc. - Maraboo - DatumXpress - XpanseData We're also thrilled to announce our esteemed panel of judges for this year's Startup Pitch Competition. These individuals are heavyweights in the start-up and venture capital ecosystem, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to this session. - Matt Rhodes-Kropf (Managing Partner, Tectonic Ventures) - Kelly Shaw (Principal, Vestigo Ventures) - Brian Cabanban (Partnerships Director, Fintech Sandbox) - Adam Versprille (Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Money254) - Rachel Chang (DPI Safeguards, UNDP and Co-Founder MiKashBoks) You can hear from these esteemed finalists and industry titans this Friday February 23, 2024 - as a reminder, tickets are available here: https://lnkd.in/dXFtfDZh Use code MITFC40 to save 40% #mit #fintechinnovation

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Announcing our final #MITFC24 session, Navigating a Career in Fintech - A Conversation with our Keynote Speaker. Be part of a candid discussion with Mohit, a prominent leader in the payments industry, as he shares his journey to success. In this personal conversation, we will explore his career achievements and the challenges he overcame. The discussion will provide a comprehensive look at the intricacies of establishing a successful career in fintech, touching on the emergence of new positions, the skills that are crucial for success, and how to grasp opportunities for professional growth. Our speaker: - Mohit Kansal (SVP, Global Payments @ Flywire) This insightful conversation will be moderated by our conference Co-Chair, Noy Uanarumit (MBA 2024 @ MIT Sloan School of Management). Get tickets for 40% off using MITFC40 https://lnkd.in/dXFtfDZh