FINTECH BELGIUM 6th ANNIVERSARY Let’s connect. collaborate. innovate.
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Welcome! State of the federation today •
Fintech sector is booming in the world!
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Belgium needs to catch up BIG TIME
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Covid + Open Finance create fantastic opportunities
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FTBE has become THE Reference actor
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Promote
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Inform
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Network
We have crossed the pandemic chaos with demonstrated •
Resilience
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Creativity
Our member community is just great
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Some figures and facts to summarise our last year… • 130 Members (+19%) • Launch of FIRe Hub • Launch of BAx Belgium
• Dedicated Working groups = response to hot trends / needs • AccountingTech • RegTech • Insurtech • Payment & eCommerce • Digital Assets • Stimulus pack (post covid relaunch) • EDFA • Representation abroad: Trade mission (Dubai), International trade fairs (M2020, WebSummit, PFF, R:evolution FR FT, …) • Open Banking barometer • PR actions: Fintech industry (DFS), Open banking, the impact of the Ukraine & Russian conflict 3
Some figures to summarise our last year… • 34 events: in person, digital and hybrid: • 12 Meetups and networking events • 6 digital (incl. BeNeLux ESG Series) • 5 hybrid (incl. FinTech Ladies) • 1 in person (BeNeLux side-event @M2020)
• Digital Finance Summit • 360 in pers & 150 online part. • 100 speakers • 4 stages & 19 sessions • 20 EU FT pitches > 4 awards • 22 repr.countries > 4 continents • 52 partners & 40 stands
• FT Bootcamp @ Vlerick 4
Some figures to summarise our last year… • 34 events: in person, digital and hybrid: • 1 press conference (BAx launch) • 4 classrooms: • Only 2 took place
• 2 Demo Sessions • Only 1 took place
• 1 Digital “Get your voice heard” • 2 ad hoc events with Argenta • 11 Breakfasts • 5 Open Office Hours sessions (only 2 successful)
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In words… • Very active year • Financials (partners and ticketing) • Events (logistics and overwhelming offer) • Technological (tools and streaming material) • Communication (with our members)
• Resilience and creativity from our team • Investments • Relaunch plan
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2022
FINTECH BELGIUM REVAMP
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A FEDERATION’s EXPANSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION
Fintechs Federation / Representation
Startups Acceleration Incubation / Hosting
Events (DFS)
Corporates Acceleration Animation
Promotion (BE / Int)
Education / Talent
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Develop Digital Finance
ANIMATE
PROMOTE
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make Belgium count and competitive on the single market and across the World, train and attract talents, attract investments & businesses, create jobs,impact productivity of companies, increase wellbeing of citizens…
INNOVATION EDUCATE / TALENT
INCUBATE
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Develop Digital Finance
CONNECT. COLLABORATE. INNOVATE.
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FINTECH BELGIUM – THE FACILITATOR FIRe - THE PLACE TO CONNECT. COLLABORATE. & INNOVATE. The Innovation Hub, FinTech BE’s community and the open innovation/acceleration support will enable the Digital Finance scene in Belgium to rise and shine!
STARTUPS & SCALE-UPS accelerate growth through open collaboration
CORPORATES accelerate growth through open external innovation
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YOU ARE ALL WELCOME! -
Meeting point for all Belgian and international DIGITAL FINANCE STAKEHOLDERS
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Give root to new ideas and co-operation
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The breeding ground for innovation and collaboration in the Digital Finance world
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JOIN US OR PAY US A VISIT • Breakfasts > Members presentation! • Open Office Hours • Mentoring • Ad hoc events with partners and members > Connect. Collaborate. Innovate. • Daily passes, meeting rooms, interest? • Location 13
Acceleration weeks for Startups and Corporates Reverse-pitch & Open Innovation Roundtable Training / Tech deep dive 2 day Hackathon POC proposal selection
POC Implementation
#Payments, Blockchain, RegTech
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Some novelties in 2021 and 2022 • BAx Belgium > Get involved • EDFA > working groups: • Open finance • eID • Consumer credit
• Closer collaboration with • MinFin, Th. Dermine, M. Michel • Larger corporates, Microsoft, KBC, … • Febelfin, Hub.Brussels, finance.brussels, Agoria, BECI, LHoFT, The Talent Route • Academics, …
• Training catalogue > Partners’ trainings 15
Some novelties for 2022 • Mapping.fintechbelgium.be
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Some novelties for 2022 • http://www.careers.fintechbelgium.be/ > Your job board (scraping)
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Our next events • 12/05 – Meetup on How to Grow Internationally • 19/05, 03/06 & 17/06 – Breakfast • 07/06 > 09/06 – M2020 • Pay us a visit on booth B130 with Hub.Brussels and 5 of our members: Area42, Greenomy, Isabel group, Metamaze, Moneytrans and Neterium • 08/06 – BeNeLux Side event
• 23/06 – Meetup on Open Finance • Update of our Annual Barometer with Pulse Consult
• 30/06 & 01/07 – ICT Spring • With Hub.Brussels 18
SAVE THE DATE : October 4th, 2022 > The EGG >> Partnership packages available soon!
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SAVE THE DATE : October 4th, 2022 > The EGG >> Partnership packages available soon!
Open data for finance Resilient society Technology at your service Payments, ESG, cross borders, Crypto & e-Euro, Blockchain, Cyber Security , AI, RegTech, Insurtech, …
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GREAT & INVALUABLE PARTNERSHIP
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Gold Partner
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Silver Partners
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Structural Partners
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National and International Network
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT
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THANK YOU AND GET IN TOUCH partners@fintechbelgium.be 27
AND NOW Enjoy and party till you die
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