The Fintech industry has become, without a doubt, the new reality for the financial ecosystem. The Fintech field also contributes to the financial inclusion of millions of people around the world, but also of small companies, increasingly open to new technologies, which, by the way, have become “early adopters” of change.
In the context of the digital transformations in the financial sector, “Fintech Moldova Conference 2021” – the most important annual event dedicated to this industry, will take place in Chisinau. The conference, in its third edition, will be held on October 29th, online. The event will bring together the authorities responsible for regulating the field, representatives of banks, Fintech startups, as well as investors from the country and abroad.
Ana Chirița, TEKWILL Project Director: “The Fintech field is one with a great development potential in our country, especially because IT accelerates processes and changes the paradigms in the financial and banking sphere. That is why, “Fintech Moldova Conference 2021” – an event dedicated to this industry, comes to strengthen the communication platform between all parties involved. At the same time, Fintech is a priority for the TEKWILL project through which we set out to strengthen the creation of a dialogue platform between the main actors in the Fintech field and we intend to open a FinTech Hub for innovation in this field by the end of 2021.”
Giorgi Shagidze, maib CEO: “The financial technologies and banking solutions developed by the teams during the Hackathon and Accelerator represent a significant contribution to the development of the banking system. We were pleasantly surprised by the abilities of young people and the potential they can bring to the fintech field. One of MAIB's goals is to bring more innovation, digitalization and smart minds together to create a banking ecosystem. The bank's goal as partner of the Fintech Conference is the opportunity to discover ideas for developing banking solutions that bring to customers more benefits, safety and convenience in using banking services and products.”
Yuriy Batkhin, Vice President for Business Development of Mastercard in Ukraine and Moldova: “Today financial technologies are one of the most powerful catalysts for digital transformation and financial industry development in general. Currently 64% of consumers all over the world have been already using fintech solutions, and most banks (82%) plan to cooperate with fintech companies. Since Mastercard`s priority is to implement innovations at all levels, the company pursues partnerships with leading fintech brands. We are confident that it is the well-coordinated interaction between participants in the financial ecosystem that facilitates the development of businesses and the economy. And we are pleased to be a partner of the main discussion platform for the fintech industry in Moldova and further develop a dialogue that would involve all the market participants, providing our expertise and technological support for implementation of innovative convenient and secure fintech solutions for consumers".
The conference aims to bring to the fore topics such as the digital transformation of the banking sector and lending, the viability of issuing digital currencies by national monetary authorities (CBDC) and decentralized finance, measures to prevent and combat money laundering, global trends in ecosystem development and digital changes in the field – a mix of finance, technology and regulation, which reform the global financial world.
In addition to quality content, the third edition of the conference offers the opportunity to network and establish valuable connections with national and international Fintech leaders and experts. Among the most important speakers and guests there are personalities in the field from Europe and from the region.
“Fintech Moldova Conference 2021” is powered by maib and Mastercard, implemented by Fintech Moldova and Startup Moldova, supported by USAID and the Government of Sweden within the Tekwill Project.
