Finstep Asia Edge: Unveiling Fintech Trends in the Web 3.0 Era

Join us on the Finstep Asia Edge podcast with Syed Musheer Ahmed, as we dive into the future of stock market analysis in India with V.L.A Ambala, co-founder of Stock Market Today. Discover how technology is reshaping investments and the opportunities ahead! Key Highlights: 📈 India’s Economic Growth: Discussing the potential for expansion in India's growing economy, with a focus on structured...

The Finstep Asia Edge podcast with Syed Musheer Ahmed is at GFF 2024 with Chiranth Patil, co-founder of Riskcovry, a leading insurtech startup. Dive into our chat about his journey into fintech, the growth of insurance in India, and the future of insurtech. 🌟 Key Highlights: 🛣️ Fintech Journey: Chiranth’s discusses his path to co-founding Riskcovry, an insurtech infrastructure company in India th...

Join us as David Lee, CEO and co-founder of Wealthrye, delves into the evolving landscape of fintech and wealth tech. Discover the difference between predictive AI and Gen AI, how WealthRyse is empowering financial advisors, and what the future holds for AI in financial advising. Don’t miss this insightful episode of the Finstep Asia Edge podcast! Key Highlights: 🤖 Robo-Advisors vs. AI Advisors:...

In this episode of the Finstep Asia Edge podcast, we dive into the impact of digital marketing with Jeff Greenfield, co-founder and CEO of Provalytics. Discover cutting-edge insights on marketing analytics and how fintech firms can leverage them to enhance business metrics. Key Highlights: 📊 Marketing & Analytics: Explore how to use analytics to improve marketing strategies in fintech. 💰 Ad...

In this engaging interview, Theodora Lau, founder of Unconventional Ventures and one of American Banker’s Most Influential Women in FinTech, sits down with Syed Musheer Ahmed on Finstep Asia Edge to share her unique insights. From the success of super apps in Asia and evolution of AI to the disparity in digital adoption between regions, Theodora provides an in-depth look at the evolving fintech la...

Welcome to Finstep Asia Edge! In this episode Syed Musheer Ahmed chats with Alex Medana - Co-Founder of FinFabrik , Co-founder of Fintech Association of Hong Kong and currently CEO of a Stealth FinTech Startup Startup in the composable finance space. A seasoned Finance professional with a rich background in operations, business, product and technology over two decades in investment banking & f...

In this episode of Finstep Asia Edge, Syed Musheer Ahmed sits down with Evident Founder & CEO Florian M Spiegl to explore impactful insights on Bitcoin, blockchain, and the future of digital assets. Join us as we navigate Hong Kong's fintech culture and regulatory landscape, shedding light on tokenization and alternative investments. Key Highlights: * Florian discusses his transition from...

In this episode of the Finstep Asia Edge podcast, Syed Musheer Ahmed sits down with Amit Goel, a prominent figure in the Indian fintech industry and partner at 77 Capital. They discuss the evolution of fintech in India, his investing journey, and the factors influencing the startup ecosystem. Key Highlights: 🛣️ Amit discusses his entry into fintech with Medici and his passion of helping early stag...

Join us in this insightful discussion as Supreet and Ashutosh, Co-Founders of Xalts, share their vision and approach to enable financial institutions to compose bespoke blockchain solutions for real world assets & liabilities using their technology product. Xalts is an Accel and Citi backed platform for institutions to build & manage smart workflows which automate real world business proce...

Welcome to Finstep Asia Edge Tipping Point series with Syed Musheer Ahmed, where we dive deep with entrepreneurs and founders in the FinTech and Web3 world. Today, we are thrilled to have Sophie Guibaud, co-founder of Fiat Republic, share her entrepreneurial journey and insights. Key Highlights: 🚀 Sophie's Entrepreneurial Journey: - Transitioning from banking and venture capital to founding a...

In this episode of the Finstep Asia Edge podcast, Deepa Raja Carbon, Vice Chairperson and Managing Director of the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai, shares insights on VARA's pioneering work in developing virtual asset regulations and fostering an innovative ecosystem in Dubai and the UAE. Key Highlights: Pioneering Authority: Vara stands out globally as the first and only d...

In this episode of the Finstep Asia Edge podcast at Money 2020 Bangkok, we deep dive into the dynamic intersection of fintech, banking, and digital assets with special guest René Michau, Global Head of Digital Assets at Standard Chartered. Alongside co-host Karena Belin, Co-founder and CEO of W Hub & AngelHub, we explore the the transformative influence of fintech and digital assets on traditi...

Finstep Asia Edge: Irina Chuchkina , Chief Marketing Officer of Volt.io in conversation with Finstep Asia Founder Syed Musheer Ahmed at Money20/20 Asia. In this episode, Irina discusses her experience with building and working for top payments and B2B FinTechs across Asia and Europe over the past 20 years, while also contrasting the FinTech ecosystems in Asia vs Europe+UK. - She reflects on pivota...

In this episode, Finstep Asia Founder, Musheer Ahmed is in conversation with Sougata Basu, Founder of CashRich Investment App 🎙The video features an interview with Sougata Basu, founder of CashRich, at the Wow Summit. Sougata Basu shares his journey from managing assets at Tata Group to creating CashRich, a digital platform for investing in Indian mutual funds. He discusses the advantages of start...

In this episode, Finstep Asia Founder, Musheer Ahmed is in conversation with Kristen Lim, CEO and Co-founder of RockRose Executive Search 🎙 In this episode Kristen Lim talks about her executive search firm specialising in top-tier talent across Emerging Tech, Fintech and Web3. She shares insights on the talent landscape in the Web 3.0 and the crypto ecosystem, and the roles of regulations in the i...

In this episode, Finstep Asia Founder, Musheer Ahmed is in conversation with Ronit Ghose, Global Head of Future of Finance at Citi. 🎙 The episode features a discussion on the future of finance, highlighting the evolution of money and banking. Our guest Ronit Ghose, shares insights on fintech, AI, and web 3.0. He also reflects on his experiences in Hong Kong and the significance of the Lion Rock sp...

Finstep Asia Founder, Musheer Ahmed is in Conversation with Claus Christensen, CEO and Co-founder of KYC 🎙 We dive into the rollercoaster ride of creating a startup, the valuable lessons learnt along the way and rewarding experience that comes with being resilient and commited. Join us as Claus shares his insights on the hurdles of gaining the trust of major financial institutions (Tier 1 banks) a...

In this episode, Finstep Asia Founder, Musheer Ahmed is in conversation with Mark Francis, Co-Founder of Zetl. 🎙 We discuss Zetl's evolution of lending models and how it has affected them. We also touch upon regulations in different markets and the challenges within the lending space.

Finstep Asia Founder, Musheer Ahmed is in Conversation with Anindita Ghosh, CEO and CoFounder of Credence. #StartupFounders We speak about the importance for data and access to data of MSMEs in cross-border trade and how Credence's data story is solving this. Credence has also shown the way to achieve EBITA positive for FinTechs, despite a challenging economic environment.

In the latest Finstep Tipping Point Thought Leadership Series, Finstep Asia Founder, Musheer Ahmed is in conversation with Adam Bumpus, Co-Founder of IOEN Tech and RedGrid on the power of combining IOT & Blockchain for value exchange between any energy device, user, or markets. Discussion points include: 1. Story behind IOEN Tech. 2. Key Features/Functionality of IOEN Tech 3. How IOEN Tech are...

In the latest Finstep Tipping Point Thought Leadership Series, Finstep Asia Founder, Musheer Ahmed is in conversation with Aiaze Mitha, who is a sustainability and fintech expert and advisor as well as being responsible for leading a joint initiative the UN with the UNDP and UNCDF on fintech and SDGs. Being board members of the Global Impact Fintech Forum, both Musheer and Aiaze delve on how FinTe...

In the latest Finstep Tipping Point Thought Leadership Series, Finstep Asia Founder, Musheer Ahmed is in conversation with Simon JD Schillebeeck, the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Handprint, about how FinTechs can increasingly contribute to make a positive impact on climate change. They discuss how Handprint can provide a platform for companies to take responsibility and offset their carbo...

In the latest Finstep Tipping Point Thought Leadership Series, Finstep Asia Founder, Musheer Ahmed is in conversation with Sean Lee, the CEO of Algorand Foundation, about the role of FinTech in climate improvement and carbon offsetting. They discuss about the role of blockchain in environmental sustainability as well as the evolution of Green DeFi (Decentralised Finance). Sean takes a deeper dive...

In this edition of Finstep Asia's Thought Leadership Series, our Founder, Musheer Ahmed, is in discussion with Charles D'Haussy, Director at ConsenSys. Charles is one of the architects of Hong Kong's Fintech ecosystem and in his role at ConsenSys, he is building their APAC business. We discuss about growth of the Decentralized Finance Economy and how blockchain is transforming Financia...

We have Andy Agathangelou, the founder of Transparency Task Force talking to Musheer Ahmed, Founder and Managing Director of Finstep Asia. They will be talking about criticality of transparency in financial services, how the transparency task force (TTF) has been working to achieve this, and how technology can accelerate and aid higher degree of transparency.