At the 18th Fintech Talks we welcome once again Amazon, which will present to us the developments in its new emblematic technology “Check-out free”. Amazon Dash and Amazon One are chain of real stores that use Just Walk Out technology based on AI, meaning that customers never have to queue to check out.  Mr. Lefteris Chaniotakis, Sr. Enterprise Account Manager of Amazon Web Services in Greece, Cyprus, & Malta will make the presentation.

The event is an initiative of Smart Attica EDIH and it’s held under the co-funding of EU. It will be held on Thursday 3 October, at 6 p.m., at the Archimedes Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Klafthmonos Sq., Ioannou Paparrigopoulou 1 & Stadiou Str.). Afterwards there will be an opportunity for relaxed discussion.

Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis.

For reservations, click here.

Greek Fintech Hub is an initiative of National Bank of Greece, together with Endeavor Greece, the Onassis Foundation, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the Athens University of Economics & Business. The European Crowd Dialog initiative has also joined our effort. Subscribe to the Greek Fintech Hub Newsletter here to find out about upcoming events.

Facilitating financial services using government data sources

At the 17th Fintech Talks, we welcome Mr. Harry Tsavdaris Managing Director in Enterprise Digital of PwC Greece, who will present the initiatives regarding the creation of open government data and services for financial institutions, which are meant to improve the services provided, and create new ones, by facilitating procedures such as Onboarding or KyC.

The event is held as part of an initiative of Smart Attica EDIH and is Co-funded by the European Union. It will be held on Thursday 6 June, 18:00, at the Archimedes Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Klafthmonos Sq., Ioannou Paparrigopoulou 1 & Stadiou Str.).

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Greek Fintech Hub is an initiative of the National Bank of Greece together with Endeavor Greece, the Onassis Foundation, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the Athens University of Economics & Business. And together with these institutions, the European Crowd Dialog initiative.

Outlook and potential of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) technology: Impacts and opportunities in the design and management of regulatory frameworks and payment ecosystems.

At the 16th Fintech Talks, we welcome Mr. Georgios Samakovitis, Professor of Banking and Financial Technology (FinTech), School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Greenwich, London. Mr. Samakovitis will present the initiatives in adopting worldwide Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), the list of which is constantly expanding, with the participation of over 134 central banks in March 2024 (instead of just 35 in 2020). The range of these developments marks the tech maturation of CBDCs, but also calls for a more thorough practical research of both their operational potential and their impact on the technological and operational infrastructures of the financial system concerned.

The meeting is taking place in the context of events run by Smart Attica EDIH. It will be held on Thursday, 4 April at 18:00, at the Panteion University, Room B3 (New Building, 2nd floor), Leoforos Syggrou 136, 17671.

Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis. Sign up here.

Greek Fintech Hub is an initiative of the National Bank of Greece together with Endeavor Greece, the Onassis Foundation, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the Athens University of Economics & Business. And together with these institutions, the European Crowd Dialog initiative.

At the 15th Fintech Talks, we welcome Efstathios Onasoglou, CFA, Field CTO Fintech at Google, to provide a brief overview of the main payment models (payment rails, merchant acquirers, issuers), how these are evolving, and the strategic direction of the payment market supported by Cloud technology.

This event is part of the Smart Attica EDIH initiatives and will take place on Thursday, March 7th, at 18:00 at the Archimedes Center in Klafthmonos Square, Ioannou Paparrigopoulou 1 and Stadiou.

Since space is limited, a first-come, first-served policy will apply. Register here.

Greek Fintech Hub is an initiative of the National Bank of Greece together with Endeavor Greece, the Onassis Foundation, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the Athens University of Economics & Business. And together with these institutions, the European Crowd Dialog initiative.

With 300 participants, 36 speakers, 8 panels, the second big international conference "Fintech Athens 2.0" of the Greek Fintech Hub came to a successful conclusion.

The conference was held on Friday 27 October in the Karatzas Building, one of the most emblematic NBG buildings.

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The event was opened by Mr. Gikas Hardouvelis, Chair of the NBG Board. Mr. Gerasimos Siasos, Rector at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mr. Emmanuel Givanakis CEO of ADGM Financial Services, and Mr. Haris Lambropoulos, President of the Hellenic Development Bank of Investments addressed the event.

Watch the report video here.

The conference was co-organized by NBG Business Seeds, Endeavor Greece, the Onassis Foundation, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Athens University of Economics & Business, and Crowd Dialog, and kindly sponsored by the EIF.

We look forward to seeing you again in 2024.

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the first live Fintech Talks event.

At the 8th Fintech Talks we welcome two keynote Greek Fintech companies that have received financing from Greece and abroad.

Michalis Vafopoulos, CEO of Linked Business, will present the Linked Business platform, which provides a suite of tools to identify and understand market trends, potential customers and competitors.

Evangelos Stamatoukos, Business Development Citizen, will present the Citizen IT platform, which enables consumers to carry out instant banking transactions and payments without cards and at minimum cost.

The event will take place at the Archimedes Center, on Thursday 5 May at 18:00.

Admission is limited to thirty places on a first come, first served basis. Subscribe through the link below.

Please present a valid COVID certificate in order to attend the event.

The event will end with a gathering at the Black Duck Bistrot, near the venue, where you will have the opportunity to chat and network.

Greek Fintech Hub is an initiative of National Bank of Greece, together with the Onassis Foundation, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the Athens University of Economics & Business. The European Crowd Dialog initiative has also joined our effort. Subscribe to the Greek Fintech Hub Newsletter: https://fintechhub.gr/ to stay informed about upcoming events.

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the 11th Fintech Talks event, focusing on blockchain in tourism. We welcome Expedia Group, which will present the theme: "Fintech solutions in tourism: How blockchain solutions affect the way we do business in the travel industry".

The event will take place on Thursday, April 6, at 18:00, at the offices of CapsuleT Travel & Hospitality Accelerator, Achilleos 8, in Kallithea.

Seats are limited. First come, first served. Sign up here.

The keynote speaker at the event will be Vasiliki Mavrokefalou, Director Market Management - Expedia Group, together with key executives of Expedia Group, Tassos Kinalis, Area Manager, and Evi Panitsa, Operations Manager for Lodging Hotels in Europe, Middle East & Africa Countries, who will join in the discussion and Q&A.

The Greek Fintech Hub is an initiative of National Bank of Greece together with Endeavor Greece, the Onassis Foundation, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Athens University of Economics and Business. We are also joined by the European initiative Crowd Dialog. Subscribe to the Greek Fintech Hub Newsletter: https://fintechhub.gr/ to keep up-to-date about upcoming events.

At the 10th Fintech Talks, we shall be welcoming Mastercard to present us with Metaverse and how it's going to change the way we make payments. Ms Katerina Rigkou, B2B Issuer Marketing Europe, will give a short overview of Metaverse and related developments. She will describe relevant technologies and business needs and present the latest trends in the field. The Talk will be held on Thursday 2 February,18:00 at the Archimedes Center, Klafthmonos Sq., Ioannou Paparrigopoulou 1 & Stadiou Str. Afterwards there will be an opportunity for relaxed conversation at the Black Duck Garden bistro. Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis.

For reservations, click here: https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/10th-fintech-talks-metaverse-tickets-522483441037