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Wrap-Up of LendIt Fintech Europe 2018

Key themes and discussion topics that emerged from LendIt Fintech Europe 2018, our two day event held in London last week

November 28, 2018 By Peter Renton Leave a Comment

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Last week the European fintech industry gathered in London for the fifth annual LendIt Fintech Europe event. While there were many key themes that emerged from our 2018 event, given the state of politics in the UK right now, one big theme hovered over them all: Brexit. As we got underway last Monday at the Business Design Centre it was not clear that the UK Prime Minister would make it through the day with her job intact.

Of course, the industry moves on regardless of the political events of the day so all the attendees got down to business just like they have done at previous events. Key themes that emerged over the two days were the continued inroads incumbent banks were making in fintech, the maturation of bank/fintech partnerships, the importance of open banking initiatives that are in development, and why strong and sensible regulation is critical for the development of fintech. Videos of all the keynote sessions are now posted online but below is a summary of some of the key points made in each session.

Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor of London, opens LendIt Fintech Europe 2018

Kicking things off this year was Rajesh Agrawal, the Deputy Mayor for Business at the City of London. He talked passionately about the opportunity that London provides for business and the fact that there is an entire ecosystem setup here to support fintech entrepreneurs. With London you have a city that combines the best of New York, Silicon Valley and Washington DC all in one place. He made the interesting point that the future is all about connecting global cities and that cities are more important than ever before. Great cities like London can help enable these connections. He closed with the simple message that London is open for business and regardless of what happens with Brexit it will remain open.

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Filed Under: Peer to Peer Lending Tagged With: Conference, LendIt, LendIt Fintech Europe 2018, PitchIt @ LendIt

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The Fall Fintech Conference Season is About to Kick Into Gear

A quick roundup of the major fintech conferences around the world this fall

September 18, 2018 By Peter Renton Leave a Comment

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With fall beginning this Saturday it is time for my annual roundup of the fall fintech conferences. For fintech professionals fall is conference season with a number of major events happening around the globe. While LendIt Fintech USA happens in the spring many, if not most, of the other major fintech events of the year are in the fall. Here I bring you a brief rundown of some of the major fintech conferences happening in the next couple of months. Where we have partnership arrangements we have provided a discount code for you. I am providing this list in chronological order.

ABS East

When: Sept 23-25, 2018
Where: Miami, FL
Link: https://www.imn.org/structured-finance/conference/ABS-East-2018/
Discount code: LEND10

ABS East has been the go to fall conference for securitization for many years. This year is the 24th annual conference and I will actually speaking there on a marketplace lending panel on the Monday afternoon. My partner, Jason Jones, will also be speaking on a blockchain session. Here is what ABS East has to say about their event:

Join your colleagues from across the industry for quality content and expert insights for the largest gathering at ABS East yet. There is something for everyone at ABS East, which is a testament to our democratic process for selecting speakers that allows everyone to have a voice. Working together with our Investor Advisory Board, composed of 18 of the largest and most influential ABS investors, we select only the most high-quality speakers from across the industry. With an expected delegation of over 4,000 structured finance professionals, including more than 2,000 issuers and investors in the ABS market, ABS East is where you go to get deals done.

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Register Now for LendIt Fintech Europe 2018 in London

Launch pricing for the 5th annual LendIt Fintech Europe event ends tomorrow

June 14, 2018 By Peter Renton 2 Comments

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LendIt is returning to London for the fifth time in November for the LendIt Europe show. Now known as LendIt Fintech Europe, to reflect our broadening scope beyond lending, it will be held on November 19 & 20 at a new location, the Business Design Centre. We are expecting well over 1,000 people at the event this year.

Planning has been underway for a month or so now and we have finalized the list of topics we will be covering:

Day One – November 19

  • Future of Banking
  • Legal and Regulatory Issues
  • Credit, Risk and Identity
  • Future of Fintech

Day Two – November 20

  • Lending Innovation and Financial Inclusion
  • Blockchain
  • Investing & Entrepreneurship
  • AI & Data Analytics.

While we have expanded beyond lending rest assured that lending will still be front and center at the event. We have seen a blurring of the lines between lending and other areas of fintech as banks offer online lending, lending platforms become banks and neo-banks now partner with lending platforms. As the online lending industry has matured we are broadening our purview.

In the last month we have started reaching out to potential speakers and we will be adding new speakers regularly over the next several months.

Signature Keynote Speaker: Rt Hon George Osborne CH

I am pleased to report that we have secured a signature keynote speaker for this year, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. When he was in government he was always very bullish about fintech and he was the driving force behind the new Innovative Finance ISA. I am looking forward to hearing his thoughts on open banking, bitcoin, blockchain, AI in financial services, Brexit, the current direction of the financial regulatory landscape in Britain and more.

More keynote speakers will be announced shortly as we expect to have the best speaker lineup ever this year with many people who have never presented at LendIt before.

What Else to Expect at LendIt Fintech Europe 2018

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