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FinTechStage Festival 2018

The FinTechStage Festival 2018 will explore the themes of Fintech, Regtech, Insurtech, AI, in a week long roadshow across Rome, Milan and Turin, Italy. As always, our mission is to help nurture new Innovation Tribes by bringing together the international and local expertise of investors, startups, consultants and financial institutions.

Member News: Intesa Sanpaolo Wins Innovation Award

The Efma–Accenture Banking Innovation awards program is an initiative which aims to identify and award the most innovative projects in the retail banking sector at a global level. This program is in it’s fifth year, with the aim of sharing worldwide best practices in the retail banking distribution and marketing arena.

Innovations in ten categories are recognized, including two overarching awards for Global Innovator of the Year. The categories are:

How Alternative Finance Can Help SMEs: A Case Example from Italy

Siena is a medieval city in Tuscany, whose historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In it, the traditional horse race named Il Palio takes place twice a year since 1633, in July and August. Ten horses and riders, who represent ten of the seventeen city quarters called contrade (contrada, in the singular form), compete in the 90-second race around Piazza del Campo. The contest is more than a competition as it is part of the pride of the city itself which relies on the rivalry of each ward. 
Siena is also home to Monte dei Paschi.

Interview with Ivan Pellegrini, CEO of Borsadelcredito

Ivan Pellegrini is co-founder & Group CEO at Borsadelcredito.it.

What is BorsadelCredito.it about?

BorsadelCredito.it is the first Italian p2p lending platform. We help creditworthy SMEs to obtain credit in just three working days while promising 5-7% return to our investors. So far, we disbursed loans for 4.3M EUR (as reported on our statistics page) boosting the savings of hundreds of lenders.

CRIF

Global company specializing in credit bureau, business information, outsourcing, processing services, and credit solutions. Established in Italy, CRIF has an international presence in Europe, America, Africa & Asia.

Technology and Partnerships Crucial for Reaching “Last Mile” Small Business Customers

May 20, 2016 - Development finance institutions (DFI) convened in Rome for a two-day event to discuss strategies for accelerating the growth of small businesses. This year’s event focused particularly on 'last mile' customers in rural areas such as small-holder farmers, women and youth. They are often the most neglected segments when it comes to banks but they represent huge potential for returns in the long run.

FinTechStage Milan

Date: March 30-31 2015
Location: Milan, Italy

FinTechStage, the ultimate FinTech conference

FinTechStage is a conference with an unconventional format that brings together a unique network of innovators obsessed with driving entrepreneurship and investment in Fin Tech.

The goal is to connect three communities: FinTech startups, investors and financial institutions and deliver content and networking specially designed for their needs.