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Challenge accepted? 🚀 Dive deep into the first two challenges of SwissHacks 2024 by Swiss Financial Innovation Desk and powered by Tenity.    We're talking real-world problems waiting for your genius solutions. 👇 🎯 SIX → Create innovative solutions tailored for listed companies to identify #ESG tools available in the market, that would best fit to their needs. 🎯 PostFinance → Envision innovative #GenAI applications for end-to-end API testing   Data sets, materials - we've got it all. Ready to innovate? Apply now to join the hackathon here: www.swisshacks.com   To create the future of finance, diverse skills and backgrounds are needed. We encourage students, developers, finance and banking experts, designers, marketers, innovation champions and curious minds to apply for the SwissHacks 2024!   SwissHacks runs from the 28-30th of June, just before the start of the Point Zero Forum in Zurich, with the winners getting the opportunity to pitch their solution at an exclusive side event. Together, we're setting the stage for something epic. #SwissHacks2024 #InnovationUnleashed #FromIdeatoImpact #ChallengeAccepted #ConciergingFinancialInnovation   Bundeskanzlei BK State Secretariat for International Finance SIF Innosuisse Digital Switzerland Microsoft Unique Julius Baer Ripple Eva Selamlar-Leuthold Jürg Wüst Andreas Iten Switzerland Global Enterprise Green Fintech Network Startupticker.ch GirlsinTechSwitzerland WE SHAPE TECH Swiss Fintech Innovations SICTIC Swiss Banking - Schweizerische Bankiervereinigung IDSIA USI-SUPSI University of Zurich Elevandi Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore

🚀 SwissHacks 2024: exploring the challenges 👀 Let’s dive into one of the 5 challenges of SwissHacks, our hackathon around financial innovation powered by Tenity. Microsoft & Unique are joining forces to present a groundbreaking challenge… 🤔 The Problem Business analysts are overwhelmed with data, combing through massive annual reports to extract valuable insights. With the sheer volume of data available, making sector-wide comparisons and analyzing trends is incredibly challenging. 🚀 The Challenge We are looking for an innovative tool that simplifies the process of extracting and comparing key data from these reports. Imagine a solution that makes analyzing trends and benchmarking KPIs across various companies and sectors effortless. 💡 We are eager to see your creative solutions that could revolutionize our approach to business data! 📊 Everything you need - data sets, materials - is ready to go. 🌍 Ready to innovate? We invite participants from all backgrounds—students, developers, finance experts, designers, marketers, and innovators, as well as curious and creative minds from around the globe! 📍 Come join us at SwissHacks 2024, happening from June 28-30, just before the Point Zero Forum in Zurich. 👉 Apply by May 31 for SwissHacks 2024 at www.swisshacks.com. 🏆 Not only will winners revel in their success, but they will also have the opportunity to present their solutions at the Point Zero Forum and an exclusive side event. This isn't just a competition; it's your chance to launch your ideas into the world! 🚀SwissHacks is as well proudly supported by... its visionary partners: finance.swiss Raiffeisen Switzerland Innovation Zurich its community partners: Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Zürich Tourism Innovation Booster – Blockchain Nation Switzerland SwissDevJobs and its media partner: MoneyToday *** Bundeskanzlei BK State Secretariat for International Finance SIF Innosuisse Digital Switzerland Eva Selamlar-Leuthold Jürg Wüst Andreas Iten Switzerland Global Enterprise Green Fintech Network Startupticker.ch GirlsinTechSwitzerland WE SHAPE TECH Swiss Fintech Innovations SICTIC Swiss Banking - Schweizerische Bankiervereinigung IDSIA USI-SUPSI University of Zurich Elevandi Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore #SwissHacks2024 #InnovationUnleashed #FromIdeatoImpact #ChallengeAccepted #ConciergingFinancialInnovation #FutureOfFinance

It rightly so took the entire weekend to recover from all the activity that was London Tech Week 2024! 🚀 What did we get up to? 🤔 We started our week with Rise, created by Barclays Presents: Fintech and Banking - Where are we headed next? 💬 The session involved a panel discussion hosted by Brindley White, Vice President Innovation at Barclays; Rachel Curtis, CEO and Co-Founder of Inicio AI; Katherine Wilson, VC at Illuminate Financial and Joe Lines, CEO and Co-founder of Nook. The group discussed the difficulties of being a founder, fundraising in the current economic climate, and naturally, the regulatory market for fintechs. They also provided their predictions for the future of fintech. #onlytimewilltell Here are some of the key learnings we took from the event: ✍️ 🤖 Just because you add .ai to your company name doesn’t necessarily mean you’re an AI startup! Make sure you are using the technology to help solve an existing problem. 📈 The government needs to start investing seriously in startups, helping to support the ecosystem, but also to boost the UK economy. 📍 When founding a startup, know your niche and stick to it. There is no need to branch out and try to do everything, own your space to make sure you’re the best in the market at what you do! Later on we took time to experience the the official London Tech Week conference at the Kensington Olympia! It was a great opportunity to meet some founders from exciting startups and learn more about the upcoming trends in tech! What was your #LondonTechWeek highlight? We’re looking forward to next year already! 🤩 #Technology #Conference #Fintech #Advice

Who knew financial institutions were such tech wallflowers? 🌼 A recent survey of 501 UK financial decision-makers has revealed that 78% of firms are patting themselves on the back for their "good" internal tech use, and 86% are strutting their stuff with customer-facing technology. Yet, when it comes to adopting new tech, 59% suddenly turn into that friend who stuck with their flip phone a bit too long, describing themselves as risk-averse. 🙅 Is this the financial equivalent of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"? Or could it be related to 38% of these institutions also admitting to a digital skills gap among their teams? Thing is – this tech hesitancy could be the difference between success and being left in the digital dust. How can #fintech startups leverage this aversion to their advantage? What opportunities lie in bridging the digital skills gap?

The latest Headtalks #HTFintechSeries is in full swing and it's official - according to the brilliant Elaine Pringle Schwitter, I'm a Finfluencer! (...yup still hugging myself :) You'll be hearing from me next week on the series, but in the meantime, dive right in. As we ramp-up to International Women's Day on March 8th, those following the UN theme of "Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress" can start to deep dive with the big thinkers Elaine has gathered - We listen, we learn, we solve.

🇫🇮🇸🇪🇳🇴🇮🇸🇩🇰 Want to get the news out? 📰 🧬 Part of the Copenhagen Fintech and Nordic Fintech Week DNA is being highly community-driven at our core. One of the ways we work strategically with that is of course communicating to our many different stakeholders. Our head of marketing and communication - Corinna Covini (and her team Lisa Varder and Marcela Mîță) - are amazing at making sure that our entire #fintech #community is constantly updated through all channels - and that it also looks fantastic. 1️⃣7️⃣ 0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Copenhagen Fintech have now more than 17.000 people following us on Linkedin. More than 5.000 in our LinkedIn group and 2.000 following Nordic Fintech Week. 🏙️ Top five cities are: 1. Copenhagen and Aarhus (Denmark - not a big surprise) 2. London (United Kingdom) 3. Stockholm (Sweden) 4. Oslo (Norway) 5. Singapore The two biggest industry verticals are technology and financial services (also no surprise) and most of our followers work in large corporations with more than 10.000 people or in smaller startups. 6️⃣ 0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Our bi-weekly newsletter reaches more than 6.000 subscribers and almost 50% open the newsletter and read articles about the many different startups, partnerships, events, and activities that are happening in the ecosystem. 3️⃣ 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Facebook and Instagram are not where we are the most active, but we still have a loyal crowd of 3.500 in our community. So, if you have news to share and want to reach relevant people in the Nordics (and globally), let us know. We love great fintech stories and we also love sharing them with our community. #cphfntech #fintechmatters #nordics

As 2025 approaches, financial leaders face the challenge of navigating a landscape transformed by AI, data, and digital platforms that are rewriting the rules of global trade, commerce and financial services. At the Singapore FinTech Festival 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, do check out the following themes as well: 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: The strategies and tools that will enable equitable access and usage of financial services and products to the underserved. 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Understanding the key indicators and outcomes that will enable the assessment of progress towards equitable financial outcomes and identifying areas for further intervention and investment. 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: In addition to traditional employment pathways, SFF 2024 will explore the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in shaping the talent landscape through signature programmes like the Founders Peak.   𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Exploring ways to create inroads for under-represented groups and breaking down barriers 𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗙𝗙 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝟮𝟬% 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞 in the comments.

📣 New research out today - While the majority of UK #FinTech directors believe their board has vital Gen AI skills and experience, 47% of those surveyed – as part of new research by @EY and @InnovateFinance – believe the expertise are missing, and only 42% think their board holds the necessary fundraising skills.   In addition, the UK’s top 50 FinTech boards have just 22% female representation and 37% of all UK FinTechs surveyed are male-only.   Like all #financialservices firms, strategic, diverse, and purpose-driven boards are key to driving outperformance. But, UK FinTechs focused on rapid growth and innovation can understandably face challenges around gaps in key skills and diversity across their #boardrooms.    Promisingly, there’s strong appetite to improve this balance. UK FinTech CEOs and Chairs interviewed are unanimous in recognising that diverse boardrooms, guided by a clear purpose, are fundamental to achieving sustainable growth. You can read more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4cWBARA Anita Kimber, Christopher Woolard CBE, Janine Hirt, Louise Smith, Tom Hill, Tom Bull, Paru Ruparelia

This Financial Times article came out over the weekend, and I needed a few days to reflect. I deeply sympathize with Ian Hogarth's perspective that Europe lacks audacity—something I’ve experienced first-hand as a deep-tech founder who started my company in #London. His key points about the role of #RepeatFounders resonate strongly: 1) Experienced founders are critical to funding new branches of the tech tree: 60% of #SiliconValley #VC partners are ex-founders, compared to just 8% in Europe. 2) Experienced founders help new founders avoid mistakes—something I could have greatly benefited from during my early days in London. 3) Europe can excel by focusing on its strengths, like #fusion, and embracing experienced founders—the issue isn’t primarily #regulation. However, it’s not just about having enough experienced founders or fostering audacity and ambition. Individual European founders already have the ambition and burning drive. The real challenge lies in the cultural environment. I’ve long argued that the European business landscape lacks sufficient risk appetite and a sense of ownership (I was quoted here yesterday in The Times by David Wighton: https://lnkd.in/e-C5w82u, https://lnkd.in/eayrE-SU). When Eigen Technologies won its first production client, #GoldmanSachs, in 2017, we were just 18 people. I worked nonstop during my honeymoon to secure the deal, finally succeeding with five days left. But instead of celebrating those last days with my new wife, Andrea Snavely, I faced a mutiny: 16 of my 18 employees signed a joint email imploring me not to take the deal, calling it “too risky.” Keep in mind, we didn’t have any customers at the time. So, instead of enjoying the last leg of my honeymoon, I spent it calling each employee individually to convince them to move forward. Ultimately, we delivered the first regulatory AI deployment of its kind—a real milestone in #EnterpriseAI. When I share this story with Americans, they’re astonished: “Of course you do it—what else are you there for?” But many Europeans respond with, “That’s super risky—what if you fail?” #Europe and the #UK are improving slightly when it comes to risk-taking, but they’re still lagging way behind the #US—and even #China. As both a Brit and an American, I agree with Ian: Europe needs not only to stand tall but also to embrace the journey without fear. Tom Cahn #TechLeadership #DeepTech #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Startups #RiskTaking #BusinessCulture #EuropeanTech #SiliconValley #AI #EnterpriseTech #TechEcosystem #VCFunding #FoundersJourney #Leadership #FusionTech #GlobalInnovation #Ambition #TechPerspective #BoldThinking #AGI Sirion

🚀🌟 EU FT Pitch Battle: Call for Applications 🌟🚀 Don't miss the golden opportunity to showcase your innovative ideas in front of the most influential European decision-makers at the Digital Finance Summit, Belgium's premier FinTech conference. With over 700 attendees, this is your chance to make a lasting impact on the European financial scene. Event Highlights: - 700+ attendees - Four Prestigious Awards: Prize of the Public, Start-up, Scale-up, and "Coup de Coeur" prizes of the jury. - A chance to win fantastic prizes: Coaching sessions, Free membership at Fintech Belgium, Coworking spaces, and more. 🏆💼🎉 This is the perfect opportunity for international FinTechs, RegTechs, InsurTechs, and other innovative companies to boost their visibility, expand their network, and potentially attract new stakeholders. And the best part? It's absolutely free for all European FinTech startups and scale-ups. Interested? Here's what you need to do: 📅 Apply before November 8th at 23:59 📅 👉 Apply now! https://lnkd.in/exkvKtHF Don't miss this incredible opportunity to make your mark on the European FinTech landscape. Share the word with your colleagues and friends, and let's together pave the way for exciting possibilities!🚀💰🌐 Join us at the Digital Finance Summit and get ready to pitch your way to success! 🚀  #fintechbe #DigitalFinanceSummit #FinTech #EUFTPitchBattle