Fintech Inn 2021 Day 2: What’s next for finance and how can startups get more media coverage? - Fintech Inn Lithuania

Fintech Inn 2021 Day 2: What’s next for finance and how can startups get more media coverage?

Fintech Inn 2021, the largest fintech conference in the Baltics, has concluded with a day full of stimulating panel discussions. Top fintech experts shared their insights into alternative financing, crypto investments, decentralized identity, and other current and future industry trends. The second day of the event also featured a  “know-how” session on tech journalism with TechCrunch’s Editor-at-Large, Mike Butcher.

Friday’s agenda kicked off with a discussion on the future of alternative financing. Titled “Is Alternative Financing Becoming Mainstream Financing?”, the panel had fintech leaders highlighting the key elements to alternative finance’ success: having better customer relationships, superior scoring models, and a greater degree of flexibility than traditional lenders.

With venture capital firms continuing to pour significant funds into the digital asset space, VC interest in crypto is at an all-time high. The “Venture Investments in Crypto/Digital Assets Industry” panel addressed the impact of blockchain transparency on investments, the ways of making the volatile crypto more attractive to an average investor, and the importance of founder involvement for the credibility of venture investments in crypto, among other topics.

As traditional ways of sending and receiving transactions became problematic with the advent of COVID-19, it is not surprising that the shift to digitalization in the payments industry is now proceeding faster than ever before. The pandemic-driven changes were among the central topics of the “Powering the Potential of Payments” panel. The panellists discussed rising customer expectations, and the explosion of digital wallets, and the challenges of establishing last-mile connectivity.

Finance is entering the golden age of technology, especially with COVID-19 accelerating the digital transformation of the global financial system. But what’s next for the industry when it comes to digital? What are the hurdles in the way of technological disruption? The panel “Digital Transformation: The Next Era of Fintech” tackled these questions, with financial experts discussing the process of developing a modern financial ecosystem, the emerging partnerships between fintechs and incumbents, and how the adoption of the latest technologies changes the organisational culture in financial institutions.

Liutauras Žilinskas, Investment Advisor for Technology at Invest Lithuania, the country’s FDI promotion agency, delivered the Fintech Inn 2021 keynote talk titled “The Success Story Behind the Growth of Lithuania’s Fintech Ecosystem and Where Do We Go From Here?”. Liutauras touched on the rapid rise of Lithuania’s fintech ecosystem, the success stories of international financial companies established in the country and the value proposition that landed them here, as well as on the sector’s future global and local trends.

The emergence of advanced digital identification technologies promises better services for consumers, and new revenue streams, greater operational efficiencies, and better risk mitigation for fintechs. During the last panel of Fintech Inn 2021, titled “Digital Identity & Decentralised Identity: Challenges & Opportunities”, fintech leaders talked about the success of eID across the Baltics and Scandinavia, the EU Digital Identity Wallet proposal, and the significance of eID for decentralized finance. 

Fintech Inn 2021 attendees also had the chance to participate in a workshop on tech journalism with TechCrunch Editor-at-large, Mike Butcher. One of the most influential tech journalists in Europe, Mike gave a first-hand account of the startup media world, as well as actionable PR insights and tips on gaining the attention of top-tier journalists after the excitement that follows a fundraising announcement has passed.

The Fintech Inn conference was jointly organised by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, and the Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA), with support from compliance platform Ondato, API management platform Sensedia, and Vilnius-based ROCKIT – Home of FinTech and Sustainable Innovation.

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22 October | Main Stage | GMT +3 /
Time
Topic
Speakers
10.05-11.05
INVESTING IN CRYPTO / DIGITAL ASSET COMPANIES (VENTURE CAPITAL PERSPECTIVE)

Sumit Kishore (moderator), Head of Operations @ Consensys
Uldis Tēraudkalns, CEO @ Nexpay
Sang H Lee, Co-Founder and CEO @ VegaX and Konstellation

11.05-12.05
NEOBANKING’S NEXT TRICK: GETTING BIG, STAYING NIMBLE

Remco Veenenberg (moderator), Head of Partnerships @ Perfinal
Sarp Demiry, CEO @ European Merchant Bank
Mantvydas Štareika, CEO and Member of the Board @ SME Bank
Esther Groen, Advisor to the Board @ Holland FinTech
Andrius Bičeika, Deputy CEO and Member of the Management Board @ Revolut Bank

12.05-13.05
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: THE NEXT ERA OF FINTECH

Jarosław Sarwa (moderator), Community Partner @ FinTech Connector, Digital Leader @ QGroup
Jennifer Reynolds, President and CEO @ Toronto Finance International
Liudas Kanapienis, Co-Founder and CEO @ Ondato
Anton Zujev, Head of Business Development and Sales @ Forbis
Siri Børsum, Global VP Finance Vertical Eco-development & Partnerships @ Huawei Consumer Group

13.05-13.25
THE SUCCESS STORY BEHIND GROWTH OF LITHUANIA’S FINTECH ECOSYSTEM AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE ?

Liutauras Žilinskas, Investment Advisor for Technology @ Invest Lithuania

13.25-14.35
DIGITAL IDENTITY & DECENTRALISED IDENTITY: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

Liudas Kanapienis (moderator), Co-Founder & CEO @ Ondato
Audrius Ramoška, Co-Founder and CEO @ Soverio
Kalev Pihl, CEO @ SK ID Solutions
Jon Ølnes, Product Manager Trust Services @ Signicat
Barbara Hałasek, Head of Regulatory Affairs @ Coinfirm

14.35-16.05
WORKSHOP: STARTUPS, PR AND THE MEDIA IN 2021

Mike Butcher, TechCrunch’s Editor-at-large
Julija (JJ) Jegorova (moderator), Founder and CEO @ Black Unicorn PR

16.05-16.15
CLOSING

Louis Zezeran, moderator

9.00-9.05
OPENING

Louis Zezeran, moderator

9.05-10.05
IS ALTERNATIVE FINANCING BECOMING MAINSTREAM FINANCING?

Mindaugas Mikalajūnas (moderator), CEO @ SME Finance
Tomas Mačiulaitis, CEO @ FinBee Verslui
Diego Perez, CEO @ the Fintech Association of Brazil – ABFintechs and Co-Founder @ SMU Investments

Michel Breeuwer, General Manager Benelux @ Mambu

21 October | Main Stage | GMT +3 /
Time
Topic
Speakers
10.25-11.30
EMPOWERING GREEN FINANCE. BIG CHANCE FOR FINTECHS?

Alex Gibb (moderator), Partner @ Katalista Ventures and Advisor @ Sumup
Dominykas Stankevičius, Investment Associate @ Launchpad Capital
Tee Pruitt, Head of Partnerships @ Doconomy
Akvilė Bosaitė, Partner and Co-Head of Banking & Finance Practice Group @ COBALT Legal
Rosvaldas Krušna, Chief Specialist @ the Bank of Lithuania

11.30-12.35
DATA PRIVACY vs. AML/KYC

Martynas Bieliūnas (moderator), Managing Partner @ Privacy Partners Group
Domantas Čiuldė, Co-Founder and CEO @ Idenfy
Faisal Islam, Head of FC/AML @ Sentinels.ai
Marios M. Skandalis, Director Compliance @ Bank of Cyprus
Taavi Tamkivi, Founder and CEO @ Salv

12.35-13.10
120M AUDIENCE – THAT FINTECH ECOSYSTEM HAS OVERLOOKED

Vaiva Amulė (moderator), Head of Fintech Hub LT
Sandra Golbreich, Co-Founder and CEO @ Baltic Sandbox

13.10-14.10
DeFi AND THE FUTURE OF FINANCE

Ash Costello (moderator), Member of Expert Panel @ EU Blockchain Observatory & Forum
Vytautas Karalevičius, Co-Founder @ Bankera and SpectroCoin
Vytautas Kašėta, Co-Founder & CIO @ SUPER HOW?
Chia Hock Lai, Co-Chairman @ Blockchain Association Singapore
Patryk Walaszczyk, Blockchain Consultant @ IBM

14.00-15.00
POWERING THE POTENTIAL OF PAYMENTS

Daumantas Dvilinskas, CEO & Co-Founder @ TransferGo
Marcilio Oliveira, COO & Co-Founder @ Sensedia
Marius Galdikas, CEO @ ConnectPay
Airidas Puodžiūnas, General Manager @ Contis

14.55-15.45
CYBER SECURITY: BEST PRACTICES TO OPTIMIZE INCIDENT HANDLING

Tomas Martinkėnas, Director of Security and Privacy @ Vinted
Mario Galatovic, VP Products & Alliances @ Ultimaco
Jessica Ramos, Head of Regulatory & Oversight Affairs @ EBA CLEARING
Marius Pareščius, Vice President @ Paysera

Tomas Beinaravičius (moderator), Senior Consultant @ Transcendent Group Baltics

15.45-17.00
FINTECH & AI: BREAKING DOWN FINANCE VERTICALS AND IN SEARCH FOR NEW HORIZONTALS

Jung Seok Kang, Founder and CEO @ AIZEN
Mariane ter Veen, Director, Lead Data Sharing @ Innopay
Dr. Yogesh Malhotra, Founding Chairman & CEO @ Global Risk Management Network

18.10
CLOSING

Louis Zezeran, moderator

9.00-9.10
OPENING

Louis Zezeran, moderator

9.00-9.15
WELCOME ADDRESS
9.15-10.25
MOVING FROM OPEN BANKING TO OPEN FINANCE. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?

Ronalds Mesters, Co-Founder & CEO @ Nordigen
Aleksėjus Loskutovas, CEO @ NEO Finance
Gibson Nascimento, Head of Solutions EMEA @ Sensedia
Shaul David, Growth & Head of Banking @ Railsbank