Fintech Storm - IoT, Telematics & Payments - 29 October 2015

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    In continued tradition of our stupendously successful Fintech Storm Series

    Genius Incubator Presents

     

    Fintech Storm - IOT, Telematics & Payments 29 October 2015

     

    Come meet the disruptive thought　leaders that are imagining the future of banking.

     

    We invited the most innovative firms applying technology to solve industry problems

    This is a Meetup not to be missed with talks and a round table where the movers and shakers of the hottest new industry - Fintech - will debate opportunities, and challenges of the new age bank!

    Register here:

    http://fintechstorm29october2015.eventbrite.com

     

    What: Fintech Storm featuring disrupters

    Meet the CEOs

    See Product Demos

    Join the Fintech Revolution!

    When: 6:00pm-9:00pm 29 October 2015

    Where: Rainmaking Loft, International House

    1 Saint Katherine's Way, London, E1W 1 UN

    2 min walk from MOORGATE and 4 min walk from Liverpool street stations

     

    "besotted with blockchain.." On @Linkedin by our Founder Arifa Khan.

    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/besotted-blockchain-arifa-khan

      

    Joe Nash, Developer Advocate, Braintree Payments

    Joe is a Developer Advocate at Braintree Payments, a PayPal Company. Having learnt the dark arts of FP at the University of Nottingham, Joe is passionate about functional techniques and their benefits to developers. He believes in the educational benefits of hackathons and hack culture, and helped kickstart student hackathons in the UK as part of the European team at Major League Hacking.

    Insert Token: Tokenization and Immersion

    Tokenization is a vital technique for insuring security of critical user information, from usernames and passwords, to credit card numbers. But it's capable of more than just keeping us safe; it can improve the experience of our apps beyond measure. In this lightning talk, we'll do a quick, deep dive into what immersion means, and how you can ensure it in your apps using tokenization.

    Andy Goldby, Chief Product Officer, The Floow 

     

    Andy is a highly respected General Insurance industry executive and Qualified Actuary, with significant experience of industry issues built up over years of participation on the ABI Motor Committee and MIB Levy Committee.

     

    He is responsible for ensuring that the telematics product delivered to insurers and fleet managers is tailored to the client’s needs and that the scoring derived from The Floow's low-cost telematic system can be provided to motor insurers, car makers and fleet operators with actionable insights to improve pricing and increase customer loyalty and ROI. 

     

    The Floow

     

    “Independent UK based telematics company The Floow supports leading insurers across the globe. It was founded in 2012 by sector leaders specialising in computer science, business and insurance. It produces comprehensive analytics and digital end-user services; delivering the world’s most advanced, low cost telematics - making vehicles safer and cheaper.”

     

    Thibaut Rouffineau, IOT Expert, Canonical

     

    Thibaut will show how to simply build an appstore for your IOT Gateway (or for that matter your fridge, your drone or your router). 

     

    It will explain how applications can be delivered in a simple and secure manner and let end user reconfigure or add new functionalities to their IOT Gateways in a click!

     

     

    Lui Smith, UK Lead, Coinjar 

     

     

    As UK lead and general manager for Australia's largest Bitcoin wallet and exchange service, 
    - Setting up the legal, financial, and regulatory infrastructure for CoinJar's UK/Europe operation.
    - Building and leading a marketing strategy for UK service.
    - Assisting with recruitment of London engineering staff.
    - Establishing support services team for European timezones.
    - Generally leading and taking responsibility for CoinJar's UK/Europe operations as they grow.    Postgraduate Researcher

    University College London
    September 2012 – September 2014 (2 years 1 month)Department of Anthropology

    conducted ethnographic research examining the politics and motivations of the Bitcoin community as part of UCL's digital anthropology program. My research included the largest qualitative survey of Bitcoin users to date (1000+ responses). I also examined the unique role of the block chain as a shared community canon, the demographics of early adopters, and the social processes that allow digital tokens to hold financial value.
    maintained a blog throughout my research at http://simulacrum.cc/category/bitcoin/

     

     

    Dagmara Lacka, CEO & Co-founder, Boldmind

     

     

    Boldmind, an Internet of Things company, we create innovative applications for real world devices.

    We tailor strategies for organizations looking to unlock the wealth of intelligent data generated by connected devices.  We believe a competitive advantage will be achieved     by connecting the dots of various data points generated between humans and machines.

     

    Boldmind was founded in 2012 by leading professionals in the digital, marketing, technology and media spaces. The aim was to use our multi- disciplinary knowledge to bring dedicated software and product solutions to clients who were beginning to realise the marketing potential of web, mobile and connected devices to drive business growth.

     

    Boldmind delivers a viable, cost effective and rapid route to market for organisations looking to leverage the growing opportunities driven by the Internet of things.




     

    Thrilled to announce our next debate on capital markets 6-9pm in London featuring the most awaited  innovations : Otonomos, Heckyl, Blockchain Tech corp and Streamdata.io to embrace the technology for banking. Our debates are high in Intellectual quotient, scholastic ability and debate to transform the world banking and financial order. 
     
     
    Fintech is at one of the most exciting points in its evolution, with disruption occurring everywhere you look. Alternative financing models, mobile payments and  bitcoin are gaining increasing traction with consumers and businesses alike. Some challenges remain for certain fintech businesses targeting the mainstream, but there’s no denying 2015 is proving a huge year for the global fintech industry. 

     

     

    “The top 12 VCs that are reputed for spotting billion dollar valuation unicorns early such as Benchmark, Andreeson Horrowitz, Union Square Ventures and Sequoia are investing in Fintech in 4 main verticals of Online Lending, Personal Finance Management, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies, Marketplaces and Peer to Peer platforms.
     
     
    We are helping emerging talent in Fintech get that early exposure to the banking & financial services ecosystem  as well as investors, facilitating a deeper understanding and dialogue. We are also evangelising Fintech and bringing sophisticated knowledge of research labs of disrupters like Coinsciences, Cubits, Blockchain.info, Symbiont.io and their futuristic thinking to the common man.
     
     
    Talk to our audience. And we have fiercely loyal repeat audience. And they can now debate confidently with technologists on topics as esoteric as blockchain to as mundane as mobile payments.  
      
    The most sought after Fintech companies share a number of characteristics:
     
     
    They operate in large growing global markets 
    They are world class in their niche 
    They have attractive underlying business models with strong recurring revenues 
    Demonstrable opportunity to drive top line growth 
    World class talent and teams 
     
     
    Come along for a rich education on this hot new industry thats growing fast and reimagining our economy. Come join a lively evening of insightful presentations from disruptive fintech players and engaging discussions, rounded off by networking drinks with more senior executives from major banking and financial services companies, hot startups and investors.
     
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     Arifa Khan Founder Fintech Storm Series

     

     

    Arifa Khan Founder Fintech Storm

     

    Read what the Londoners have to say about http://FintechStorm.com the spectacularly successful brand monthly series Arifa Khan has built, here.

     

    Arifa Khan is a former investment banker in Private Equity led Leveraged Buyouts Mandate M&A transactions, a seasoned finance, strategy and operations executive based in the city of the London, with over 15 years experience in finance, specialising in Leveraged Finance/ Financial Sponsors Coverage/ Debt Products & Credit. She has worked with two suisse banks Credit Suisse & UBS. She has deep sector expertise in finance, operational insights, and the business acumen to forge big strategic partnerships.

     

    Arifa has independently advised companies of all sizes from pre revenue to deal sizes of GBP300m on venture capital funding, scaling, international expansion, strategy etc. As an investment banker she has executed LBOs of sizes upto several billion USD across Europe across verticals such as Healthcare, Media Telecom & IT, Financial Institutions. She is a thought leader on innovation and disruption in financial services and a sought after speaker on payments and fintech at international conferences such as ICBI’s Payments International in London Mar 17-20, and will be speaking at Women’s Economic Forum Goa May 7-11. She currently architects Wharton Distinguished Dinner Series for Wharton UK Alumni Club as a Wharton Club Committee Member, and is currently the Chairperson London Chapter for All Ladies League.

     

    Arifa has an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, a B.Tech degree from IIT Madras in Chemical Engineering. She is passionate about fintech and Blockchain. See her vision of Blockchain here.

    Read "besotted with blockchain.." An overview of Blockchain's potential by Arifa Khan on Linkedin.

    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/besotted-blockchain-arifa-khan


    Read a review of Fintech Storm's recent event Open Bank / Marketplace Banking held on 22nd July here : "A tale of APIs.." By Arifa Khan

     

    Read an article "war for your wallet.." on Payments and mobile wallets by Arifa Khan on Linkedin 

    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/war-your-wallet-arifa-khan?trk=prof-post

     

     

    Who should Attend?

     

    Senior  directors or advisors

     

    Professionals working in banking and financial services industry

     

    Compliance or Regulatory professionals

     

    Managers and strategists of finance or investment companies

     

    Advisers and Financial services consultants

     

    Digital transformation specialists

     

    Blockchain researchers

     

    Fintech startups

     

    MBA & other students specialising in finance

     

    Public policy makers

     

     

    See Fintech Storm in action here


     

    Dont miss Fintech Storm Capital Markets  October 15 http://fintechstorm15october2015.eventbrite.com

    Dont miss Fintech Storm Cloud computing & Cloud Storage November 12 http://fintechstormnovember2015.eventbrite.com

    Look up our upcoming events at one place http://finetchstorm.eventbrite.com

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Join the delegation of European Technology firms to India December 17th 2015, to New Delhi at Hotel Taj Mahal 

    Europe-India Conclave Future of Banking, Payments & Technology 2015

    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/europe-india-conclave-banking-payments-technology-december-arifa-khan 

    http://fintechstorm.com/europe-india

    Read "Technology for Transportation" on Linkedin by Arifa Khan https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/road-indias-riches-technology-transportation-from-europe-arifa-khan

    See Fintech Storm in action here


    Location

    Rainmaking Loft
    London, United Kingdom

    Dates

    From 29th October 2015 - 06:00 PM
    to 29th October 2015 - 09:00 PM