{"id":3364,"date":"2019-08-22T09:14:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T09:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techsylvania.com\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2023-08-22T09:15:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T09:15:47","slug":"smart-money-as-seen-through-the-lens-of-techsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techsylvania.com\/smart-money-as-seen-through-the-lens-of-techsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart money \u2014 as seen through the lens of Techsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fh fi fj fk fl\">\n<div class=\"ab ca\">\n<div class=\"ch bg et eu ev ew\">\n<figure class=\"ls lt lu lv lw lx lp lq paragraph-image\">\n<div class=\"ly lz eb ma bg mb\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">\n<div class=\"lp lq lr\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg mc md c\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fit:989\/1*5-11N3gyzsrYuvRYAiGINA.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"a299\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph me mf fo mg b mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb fh bj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">The times we are living are full of opportunities and challenges at every corner of our lives. Disruption is already a state of mind and it demands solutions in matters of optimization and better living.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eadb\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph me mf fo mg b mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb fh bj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">An aspect that is clearly challenged is the form that money takes and what impact it has. From having access only to your own bank branch\u2019s machine, with your card being intentionally swallowed after each use (to be returned by post once the transaction cleared) to owning multiple sets of cards, each at a different bank and in what currency you want to \u2014 money has certainly entered another era.<\/p>\n<p id=\"cd13\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph me mf fo mg b mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb fh bj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Channelling the disruptive state of the banking industry, Philipp Kandal has interviewed the CEO of Banca Transilvania \u2014 Omer Tetik, on how they are managing to come up with a company culture that can face this transformation. We were delighted to find out that Omer found this twist of technology actually inspirational, as in a competitive landscape you always strive to do better.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"nc\">\n<p id=\"2497\" class=\"nd ne fo be nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nb dv\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><em class=\"nm\">\u201cWithout this competition, banking would become boring itself. Now we have to invent more deliveries \u2014 the funnels, the channels, the process itself, so we learn a lot.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"nn no np nq nr lx\">\n<div class=\"ns hz l eb\">\n<div class=\"nt nu l\"><iframe class=\"ek n fc dx bg\" title=\"In Conversation with Omer Tetik (Banca Transilvania) - Future of Money\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FoR9B92slaQw%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoR9B92slaQw&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FoR9B92slaQw%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"687e\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph me mf fo mg b mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb fh bj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Going back one more year on the scene of Techsylvania, we rediscovered the panel we had, this time on the future of\u00a0<em class=\"nv\">banking.\u00a0<\/em>Our guests: Gabriela Nistor, Deputy CEO at Banca Transilvania; Michal Skowronek, Head of Market Development at Mastercard; Vincent Mouret, Region Director Europe at Oberthur Technologies and Shahar Nechmad, Co-Founder &amp; CEO at Credit Stacks discussed of how banking has to change in the immediate period of time\u00a0<em class=\"nv\">(*since the talk happened 2 years ago we can validate or invalidate their suppositions)\u00a0<\/em>and how it affects startups or other areas of entrepreneurship in technology.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nw nx ny nz oa lx\">\n<div class=\"ns hz l eb\">\n<div class=\"nt nu l\"><iframe class=\"ek n fc dx bg\" title=\"Panel: Future of Banking\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FqGzt7C1GUJc%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DqGzt7C1GUJc&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FqGzt7C1GUJc%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"bfd1\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph me mf fo mg b mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb fh bj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Talking about startups, John Biggs brought another topic into light: funding for startups and how hard it is to actually raise money and also keep your financials afloat. John has a vast background in technology journalism, with a major focus on startups, and has witnessed many trends throughout the years. His supposition is that the future of fundraising stands in ICOs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7e69\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph me mf fo mg b mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb fh bj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Hit play if you want to find out more \ud83d\udd3d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nw nx ny nz oa lx\">\n<div class=\"ns hz l eb\">\n<div class=\"nt nu l\"><iframe class=\"ek n fc dx bg\" title=\"John Biggs (Techcrunch) - The New Startup: How to Build a Company Through Token Sales and ICO's\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FZUaVBqyC8Bc%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZUaVBqyC8Bc&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZUaVBqyC8Bc%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"752b\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph me mf fo mg b mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb fh bj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">And last, but not least: what do we mine next? If you want to have a comprehensive overview of the crypto space, one of the most representative specialists in this area \u2014 Alex Shulgin has all the right insights for you \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p id=\"ae09\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph me mf fo mg b mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb fh bj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><a class=\"af ob\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dHocwfzTVJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dHocwfzTVJs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ab ca oc od oe of\" role=\"separator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fh fi fj fk fl\">\n<div class=\"ab ca\">\n<div class=\"ch bg et eu ev ew\">\n<p id=\"572a\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph me mf fo mg b mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb fh bj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Money changes and will continue to do so. Knowledge and technology are what keeps us in pace with it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The times we are living are full of opportunities and challenges at every corner of our lives. 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