Summary Javier Rodriguez Alarcon, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Asset Management at XBTO, discusses the role of XBTO as a full service digital assets provider, focusing on institutional investors. He explains the three main business verticals of XBTO: capital markets, investment management, and a platform business.  Before moving to crypto, Javier was in TradFi at Goldman Sachs as the  Global Head of Client Portfolio Management and EMEA Head of Quantitative Investment Strategies. Prior to that he was at Barclays Global Investors, now part of Blackrock. Key takeaways -Javie ..read more

Alvin Wang Graylin, Global VP of Corporate Development for HTC, discusses the intersection of AI and the metaverse. Alvin shares his background and journey in the tech industry, highlighting the importance of hard work and the value of understanding programming. Alvin explains how AI and XR technologies are coming together to create a transformative metaverse experience, discusses the challenges of centralization versus decentralization in the metaverse and the implications of privacy and anonymity in this new digital world. The conversation explores various themes related to the AI-powered me ..read more

Matt Ober, General Partner at Social Leverage, delves into the world of data, automation, networking, and early-stage investing. Matt shares his journey from specializing in equity derivatives at Bloomberg to hedge funds and then leveraging his expertise to navigate the complex waters of venture capital. 00:00:52 Matt Ober shares his background from Bloomberg, WorldQuant, Third Point and the journey into fintech and venture capital00:02:14 Scaling WorldQuant 100x with data00:08:42 Why is data so important in fintech - access to information... and financial markets?00:09:56 AI is the next front ..read more

Discover a comprehensive guide to securing funding for your fintech startup, based on insights from Jonathan Holis, managing partner of Mountside Venutres, a startup  expert and investor. 00:01:01 How Jonathan went from PWC to founding a venture company 00:04:48 What does Mountside Ventures do  00:05:53 What is a fundraising process 00:08:00 Looking for the right investor  00:09:14 Different types of investors 00:11:04 Raising money is like sales  00:12:09 Valuation is more of an art than a science 00:14:48 Startup and funding terminology - what is a series A, B etc 00:16 ..read more

Stanfield Gray is the CEO of Dig South: The South's Tech Hub and DIG SOUTH Tech Summit, the first and foremost event dedicated to growing the South’s tech economy, held April 26-27 in Charleston, SC. Visit digsummit.com for details. Stanfield joins Work in Fintech co-founder Ying Cao to talk about:  What is the metaverse, exactly?  The future of storytelling in the Metaverse The importance of community building  Embracing the beginners mindset Highlights: 2:58 What is the metaverse?  7:40 How are you approaching storytelling in the metaverse? 10:10 What are some projects ..read more

Vassilis Tziokas, the Global Lead for Web3 Business Development and Strategy at Microsoft joins Work in Fintech co-founder Matthew Cheung to talk about: -Opportunities in web3 for sales and marketing -GTM and sales enablement -Generative AI and how ChatGPT can enhance work -Insights for people looking to get into the industry Highlights: 7:23 Getting ahead in web3 as a non-coder 11:15 What is the web3 on-ramp for enterprise companies (tokenisation, NFTs, data and analytics) 16:26 Web 2.5, the bridge 18:33 Vassilis talks about sales and marketing and what is GTM and sales enablement 20:52 How ..read more

Does financial regulation always play catch up to the fast moving world of fintech and web3? Does regulation hinder or help cultivate innovation? Dr Iwa Salami, Reader in Financial Law and Regulation, co-director at the Centre of Fintech at the Royal Docks School of Business and Law at University of East London joins Work in Fintech to discuss these topics as well as talk about her career and the state of financial regulation in fintech and web3. Iwa's research areas include: Mobile payments, crowd-funding; Crypto-assets, stablecoins, decentralised finance (DeFi), Non-fungible tokens (NFTs ..read more

Robby Young is CEO of Animoca Brands, a $6bln a blockchain gaming company and one of the most prolific investors in web3 on the planet. Robby talks about: - His journey to being CEO of Animoca - Why luck played a part in Animoca's pivot into blockchain games from mobile games - Why gaming is an on-ramp into blockchain and the metaverse - What is the metaverse and how does web3 and NFTs intersect with the metaverse - What drives Animoca Brands web3 investment strategy - What are the biggest opportunities in web3 and the metaverse - What skillsets and mindsets should people wanting to get into ..read more

William Entriken is the lead author of ERC-721, the document that started NFTs as we know them, and changed the digital world. ERC-721 was made famous by CryptoKitties and it is the non-fungible token (“NFT”) standard that powers other blockchain platforms such as Decentraland and OpenSea. William is a blockchain developer who continually contributes to the Ethereum open source project. William’s main focuses are on language design and interoperability and his other interests include corporate development and security research. Check out our website: https://workinfintech.com/ and subscribe ..read more

Felicia Meyerowitz Singh is a serial entrepreneur passionate about fintech, wealthtech, innovation and digital change. Her achievements include: - Founder and CEO of Akoni Hub, a UK wealthtech platform, where she recently exited - Co-founder of Hive Founders, a global network of female entrepreneurs, supporting founders at any stage - Managing Director of strategic relationships at leading wealthtech firm FNZ - Fintech mentor for the UK Department of International Trade - MBA from London Business School She talks about: - How entrepreneurs need grit, determination and perseverance - How to ..read more