Yuval Samet, CEO and co-founder, RiseUp
Yuval Samet is CEO and co-founder of RiseUp, a fintech company specializing in financial wellbeing tools designed to help customers increase their monthly disposable income.
Risk Management
Jonas Wenke, Principal, CommerzVentures
Jonas Wenke is a Principal at CommerzVentures, an early-stage fintech fund that invests €5-20m in Series A and B startups across Europe, Israel and the US. With an investment banking background, Wenke sources and manages deals while developing investment theses for the €300m third fund.
Michael Whitmire, CEO & Co-Founder, FloQast
Michael Whitmire is CEO and co-founder of FloQast, an Accounting Transformation Platform created by accountants for accountants. He discusses his background as a senior accountant, the company's unicorn status with over 3,000 customers, and his leadership philosophy of hiring experts and...
Lissele Pratt, Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, Capitalixe
Lissele Pratt is Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Capitalixe, a fintech company providing payments and banking solutions to high-risk industries underserved by traditional banks.
Laurent Descout, Founder & CEO, Neo
Laurent Descout is the Founder and CEO of Neo, an all-in-one FX and cash management fintech that enables businesses to make payments in 25+ currencies through multi-currency IBANs and provides international treasury management solutions to over 300 corporates across 28 countries.
Matiss Ansviesulis, Co-founder of AvaFin
Matiss Ansviesulis is Co-founder of AvaFin and a company builder who has launched multiple fintech ventures across Europe, the Middle East, and Mexico. He discusses his background in Latvia, his career spanning JPMorgan and consumer lending, and his portfolio of businesses generating €50 million...
Mantvydas Štareika, CEO of CapitalBox
Mantvydas Štareika is CEO of CapitalBox, a European FinTech lender providing alternative financing solutions to SMEs across five markets. With two decades in credit risk and banking, Štareika discusses the company's mission to address funding gaps through fast, personalized loans and newly...
Sarah Häger, CCO, Enable Banking
Sarah Häger is Chief Commercial Officer at Enable Banking, a leading European open banking connectivity provider. She discusses her 15-year career at Nordea Bank leading Open Banking initiatives, her role overseeing Enable Banking's commercial strategy and market expansion, and the company's...
Risto Rossar, CEO & Founder, Insly
Risto Rossar is CEO & Founder of Insly, a low-code insurance platform serving managing general agents and insurers across 52 countries. With 20 years of insurance experience and five previous startups, Rossar discusses how Insly enables customers to double their premium capacity while achieving...
Johannes Kolbeinsson, CEO & Co-Founder, PAYSTRAX
Johannes Kolbeinsson is CEO and co-founder of PAYSTRAX, a global fintech payment card acquiring company operating across Europe and the UK since 2018. With over 20 years in fintech and payments, he discusses the company's card payment solutions, digital wallet integrations, and organic growth...
Andrew Doyle, Executive Chair & CEO of NorthRow
Andrew Doyle is Executive Chair and CEO of NorthRow, an AML compliance software platform founded in 2012 that provides end-to-end KYC, KYB, and ID&V solutions to help regulated companies meet anti-money laundering compliance requirements and combat financial crime.
Bank Hackathon Strategy: Balloons, Cake and a Press Release ("BCPr")
An innovation expert explains why bank CEOs pursue low-cost "Balloons, Cake and Press Release" hackathon strategies, arguing they serve cultural value despite limited material outcomes, and advocates for external innovation efforts to achieve breakthrough results.