Hello Mass Fintech Hub Community,
Spring has sprung, and so has the buzz—here’s what’s blooming this month!
We're excited to share that a few of our members were recently highlighted in the press which received significant coverage and compliments.
Claire Verville, SVP of Innovation at M&T Bank, spoke with Finextra about
their collaboration with the Mass Fintech Hub and how partnerships are
fueling fintech innovation. Read the article here.
Additionally, we’re thrilled to share that Julieann Thurlow, President & CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank and Mass Fintech Hub Co-Chair, was named by Innovate Finance to their annual Powerlist of Women in Fintech. Read more here.
We’ve also been busy bringing together the Massachusetts Fintech community, to help enable our vision of making Massachusetts the global fintech hub, by hosting our first Mass Fintech Hub Community Meetup last month at Wolf & Company. It was a fantastic evening, filled with meaningful conversations and new connection between founders, investors, executives, students, and ecosystem leaders from all corners of fintech. Check out the event photos here!
The Boston Blockchain Association, in partnership with the Digital Business
Institute at BU, AVA LABS and Mass Tech Collaborative hosted an inaugural blockchain hackathon and business case competition, with 6 student teams representing schools from across the state winning $15,000 in prize money for innovation in applied blockchain solutions.
Most recently, Citizens Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun joined local leaders; Mass Fintech Hub Board Members, Cait Brumme, CEO of MassChallenge, Mark Casady, General Partner and Co-Founder of Vestigo Ventures, for a roundtable conversation focused on solutions to propel Boston’s innovation economy. The event, Future-Proofing Massachusetts: Building a Resilient Innovation Economy, focused on how institutions can collaborate to drive economic impact and keep local talent in Massachusetts to position the state, its businesses and people for long-term success.
Last, but definitely not least, we have some can’t-miss events in the next few weeks. Read below for more information and how to register. We hope to see you there!
April 25 from 12:30 to 3:00 PM (At the University of Rhode Island): Fintech and AI Bootcamp for Undergraduate and graduate students
April 28 from 11 AM to 12 PM (Virtual event): FinTech Sandbox is hosting its 11th Demo Day event which features 5 startups from across the globe that are participating in their Data Access Residency Program.
The featured domains include banking, predictive modeling for insures and asset owners, institutional investment, supply chain analytics, AI, financial inclusion, personal finance tools, data analytics, and more. The event occurs during UK FinTech Week. May 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM (Hosted in partnership with Startup Boston at Vestigo Ventures): Backing the Future: How to Become an Angel Investor
Read on for more from across the Mass Fintech Hub community. |
