043: Putting the 'Tech' in Fintech (feat. Rita Martins, HSBC)

As the growth of Web3 is attracting more and more industries to its promise of a new digital world and the innovative technology that underpins its success, the banking sector has been making tentative steps into this new space. Banking traditionally has been at the forefront of implementing cutting edge technology to offer attractive new services to consumers. With this new technology, will the banking sector soon be taking their first steps towards the edge of the Metaverse, and what role will they play on the blockchain?

In this episode of Future Sight, host Kary Bheemaiah speaks to Rita Martins, Head of Fintech Partnerships, for Global Functions, at HSBC, about how the banking industry plans to utilise Web3.

This week's guest:

Rita Martins is the Head of FinTech Partnerships, for Global Functions, at HSBC. Building and managing relationships with high-potential startups and driving collaboration between FinTechs, Web3 Startups and traditional financial services. Rita worked previously at Ernst and Young and Accenture, advising C-Suite on the applicability of new technologies in finance and driving large-scale transformation projects. A recognised expert, Rita is a regular keynote speaker on the subjects of FinTechs, Web3, Defi and partnerships and a judge at FinTech innovation awards. Rita is currently mentoring at Web3 Techstars, Outlier Ventures and sits at the Advisory Board of Tech London Advocates (TLA).

You can listen back to some our previous Future Sight episodes on Web3 below:

Building Brands With NFTs: https://www.capgemini.com/insights/research-library/building-brands-with-nfts/

Cracking the Code of Musical Creativity With NFTs

https://www.capgemini.com/insights/research-library/cracking-the-code-of-musical-creativity-with-nfts/

This episode was hosted by Kary Bheemaiah and produced by Thomas O’Mahony.

This podcast is brought to you by Capgemini Invent and lead by Sarah Lepilleur. You can find out more about them at https://www.capgemini.com/service/invent/ and follow them on Twitter https://twitter.com/CapgeminiInvent.