Finance isn’t perfect and it isn’t fair sometimes. But the game is changing, with Fintech companies leading the democratization of finance. Behind every successful business, there are people (experts, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and visionaries) who work to make financial services affordable, accessible and fair. Assure Hedge wants to bring their “Edge” in front, highlighting the story, the people behind the company.
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December 12, 2022
<p>For this Talking Edge session, we were joined by Paul Prendergast, CEO at Kayna. Paul is a serial entrepreneur and former winner of the Deloitte Fast 50 for the fastest growing technology company in Ireland. He co-founded Kayna with Peter Bermingham in October 2021. Their previous venture, Blink, founded in 2016 and acquired by CPP Group (AIM CPP) in March 2017 delivered the world’s first real-time resolution flight cancellation insurance product and was the only Insurtech as part of the first cohort of the FCA’s sandbox ‘safeplace to innovate’ programme. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Paul led the company to make TheINSURTECH100 for 2019 & 2020, an annual list of the worlds’ most innovative Insurtech companies and was selected for the fifth cohort of the prestigious Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator programme in 2020 focusing on parametric Business Interruption insurance solutions. </p> <p><br></p> <p>We discussed about: </p> <p>- The Kayna journey (how it came about, key milestones, key learnings) </p> <p>- The democratization of insurance through embedded insurance 2.0 </p> <p>- The future of insurance in the economic context </p> <p>…and more </p> <p><br></p> <p>--------- </p> <p>Subscribe to not miss out on future events: https://www.alt21.com/hedging-matters/talking-edge/#subscribe </p> <p><br></p> <p>Talking Edge </p> <p><br></p> <p>Finance isn’t perfect and it isn’t fair sometimes. But the game is changing, with Fintech companies leading the democratization of finance. </p> <p>Behind every successful business, there are people (experts, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and visionaries) who work to make financial services affordable, accessible and fair. ALT21 wants to bring their “Edge” in front, highlighting the story, the people behind the company. </p> <p>--------- </p> <p>HIGH RISK INVESTMENT NOTICE Trading in leveraged financial instruments such as Options or other financial derivatives, carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Investors who make use of these financial products run the risk of substantial capital losses which may exceed your initial deposit. ALT21 makes no claim or warranty regarding either the appropriateness or suitability of these instruments for your purposes whether commercial or otherwise. ALT21 may provide general commentary or educational material available on its website or otherwise, which is not intended as investment advice. You should carefully consider your financial situation and needs and seek independent advice from a duly authorised financial adviser. ALT21 assumes no liability for errors, inaccuracies or omissions; does not warrant the accuracy, completeness of information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. You should read and understand ALT21’s Terms and Conditions prior to taking any further action.</p>
November 28, 2022
<p>For this first episode of Talking Edge session, we were joined by Alex Mifsud, Co-founder and CEO at Weavr.io, an open cloud-based platform enabling payment flows to be created, deployed and consumed by businesses that are increasingly digitizing their supply chains, back-offices as well as user experience. </p> <p>Prior to Weavr, Alex founded and ran Ixaris, a leading innovator in global B2B payments, serving multinationals like Amadeus, Sabre, Axa and Airplus. Alex holds a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh. </p> <p>We discussed about: </p> <p>- The weavr journey (how it came about, key milestones, key learnings) </p> <p>- The democratization of financial services </p> <p>- The future of financial services in the economic context </p> <p>…and more </p> <p> </p> <p>--------- </p> <p>Subscribe to not miss out on future events: https://www.alt21.com/hedging-matters/talking-edge/#subscribe </p> <p><br></p> <p>Talking Edge </p> <p><br></p> <p>Finance isn’t perfect and it isn’t fair sometimes. But the game is changing, with Fintech companies leading the democratization of finance. </p> <p>Behind every successful business, there are people (experts, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and visionaries) who work to make financial services affordable, accessible and fair. ALT21 wants to bring their “Edge” in front, highlighting the story, the people behind the company. </p> <p>--------- </p> <p>HIGH RISK INVESTMENT NOTICE Trading in leveraged financial instruments such as Options or other financial derivatives, carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Investors who make use of these financial products run the risk of substantial capital losses which may exceed your initial deposit. ALT21 makes no claim or warranty regarding either the appropriateness or suitability of these instruments for your purposes whether commercial or otherwise. ALT21 may provide general commentary or educational material available on its website or otherwise, which is not intended as investment advice. You should carefully consider your financial situation and needs and seek independent advice from a duly authorised financial adviser. ALT21 assumes no liability for errors, inaccuracies or omissions; does not warrant the accuracy, completeness of information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. You should read and understand ALT21’s Terms and Conditions prior to taking any further action.</p> <p><br></p>
March 21, 2022
<p>For this Talking Hedge session, we were joined by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/simontorrance">Simon Torrance</a>, Founder at <a href="https://www.embedded-finance.io/">Embedded Finance & Super App Strategies</a>. Simon is an advisor to Boards and Leadership Teams on Embedded Finance, business model transformation, platform and ecosystem strategy, corporate innovation and venture building. He wrote an indepth analysis of the $7 Trillion Embedded Finance market opportunity and on the $3 Trillion Embedded Insurance opportunity. Simon is a member of the World Economic Forum’s ‘Accelerating Digital Transformation’ working group, and a guest lecturer at Singularity University.</p> <p>WE DISCUSSED ABOUT:</p> <ul> <li>Embedded Finance 101</li> <li>What are the prerequisites for a brand to launch a successful embedded finance business</li> <li>How many incumbent institutions are providing banking-as-a-service</li> <li>The challenges that embedder brands find in practice when executing on the opportunity</li> <li>…and more</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>Disclaimer: This is not investment advice.</p> <p> </p> <p>--------- </p> <p>Subscribe to not miss out on future events: https://www.alt21.com/hedging-matters/talking-edge/#subscribe </p> <p><br></p> <p>Talking Edge </p> <p><br></p> <p>Finance isn’t perfect and it isn’t fair sometimes. But the game is changing, with Fintech companies leading the democratization of finance. </p> <p>Behind every successful business, there are people (experts, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and visionaries) who work to make financial services affordable, accessible and fair. ALT21 wants to bring their “Edge” in front, highlighting the story, the people behind the company. </p> <p>--------- </p> <p>HIGH RISK INVESTMENT NOTICE Trading in leveraged financial instruments such as Options or other financial derivatives, carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Investors who make use of these financial products run the risk of substantial capital losses which may exceed your initial deposit. ALT21 makes no claim or warranty regarding either the appropriateness or suitability of these instruments for your purposes whether commercial or otherwise. ALT21 may provide general commentary or educational material available on its website or otherwise, which is not intended as investment advice. You should carefully consider your financial situation and needs and seek independent advice from a duly authorised financial adviser. ALT21 assumes no liability for errors, inaccuracies or omissions; does not warrant the accuracy, completeness of information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. You should read and understand ALT21’s Terms and Conditions prior to taking any further action.</p> <p> </p>
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Finance isn’t perfect and it isn’t fair sometimes. But the game is changing, with Fintech companies leading the democratization of finance.
Behind every successful business, there are people (experts, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and visionaries) who work to make financial services affordable, accessible and fair. Assure Hedge wants to bring their “Edge” in front, highlighting the story, the people behind the company.
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