#finance 2.0

[dianas]

[sebastienflury]

5 Startup Events To Attend In Switzerland

5 Startup Events To Attend In Switzerland

Seven weeks ago, I’ve launched the new version of my blog (which was a must-must-must-DO). I’ve added a new section to the blog called My Events Selection, where I suggest some events that I find interesting and that you should consider attending if you’re in the startup/digital world. Switzerland is that tiny that I don’t focus on a specific location (you can reach almost every place in 2 hours,…

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[sebastienflury]

5 startup competitions to apply for in April

5 startup competitions to apply for in April

Time to apply for startup competitions is back! OK, not all use the same application form (check my post on the topic: “Startup competitions, don’t waste entrepreneurs’ time“), unfortunately… but anyway. These competitions are worth the time.

Here are 2 startup acceleration program and 3 pitching competitons you should consider applying for:

Pioneers Challenge, Vienna (deadline: April 3rd):…

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[sebastienflury]

The Waking Up of FinTech in Switzerland

Switzerland is known internationally for its beautiful landscape, its quality of life and its multiculturalism (or it should be better known for this last point). On an economical side, Switzerland is known for its watches, machines, chocolate, pharmaceutical companies and its banking industry. This very last sector has been attacked by many countries (in order of virulence by USA, France and…

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[hackingfinance]

Future of banking, voices from the fringe. (by Innotribe) #ignoreatyourperil #hackingfinance #AHFR13

cc @trov @ficoba @payoff @kiboomoney @suncorpgroup @jamesmoed

[hackingfinance]

Directeur financier d’Anthemis, un groupe basé à Genève et à Londres qui ambitionne de créer «la banque du XXIe siècle», comme il le dit, Yann Ranchere résume le sentiment de ces «barbares» massés devant les portes des citadelles de l’argent: «Après avoir désintermédié les contenus numériques avec les moteurs de recherche, la distribution avec le commerce en ligne et la communication avec les réseaux sociaux, le web s’apprête à faire la même chose avec la finance.»

Le futur de l’argent - Argent & finances, Les plus de la rédaction - Bilan

[hackingfinance]

Finance 2.0 Stream - How Technology is Disrupting Banking & the Future of Money Data banking: can the financial services industry bringing bank grade identity, privacy and security to the exchange of digital data? How are digital currencies changing the future of money? How can the financial services industry reap big benefits from big data?. How can banks monetize their customers' digital slipstreams? What is new in mobile money? 11:30 Panel Moderated by Jennifer L. Schenker, Informilo, Editor in Chief. Speakers to include: Jurgen Ingels, Co-Founder, Clear2Pay Sean Park, Founder, Anthemis Kosta Peric, Head of Innovation, SWIFT 12:00 4 Company Pitches: Funding Options, Conrad Ford, Managing Director OpenGamma, Kirk Wylie, CEO SynerScope, Jan-Kees Buenen, CEO The Currency Cloud, Mika Laven, CEO

Tech Tour Solutions 2012 - Agenda & Hotel

Sean on the panel + four great financial services startups. Join them!

[parkparadigm]

Bring on the financial reformation.

It's increasing obvious that the financial services sector is ripe for some good old-fashioned disruption. Like so many industries before it, the forces of technological and cultural change are creating great opportunities for energetic entrepreneurs with innovative ideas to build new businesses delivering financial services using a thoroughly modern, "digitally native" approach much to the appreciation of their customers.  

More and more, we see entrepreneurs across the UK and Europe embracing this opportunity and throwing their talents and energy into building a new generation of Finance 2.0+ startups across the financial services spectrum: payments, retail & business banking, capital markets, wealth management and insurance. To paraphrase William Gibson, the future of finance is already here, it's just unevenly distributed.

And so the (financial) reformation begins...