TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Team8, a company-building venture group focused on fintech, cyber and digital health, is hosting a senior delegation of global VCs to shine the spotlight on Israel’s budding fintech scene between 6th-8th November. The delegation will be in Israel for the global fintech show, Money20/20’s debut visit to Tel Aviv.
The event brings together movers and shakers from Israel’s fintech industry and will include a forum with some of Israel’s most influential players. For example, on November 7th, industry experts will discuss Israel’s credentials as a hotbed for fintech innovation during the sold out World Tour session “Unleashing Fintech in the Startup Nation.”
The evening of the 7th will feature:
- A presentation by Oded Salomy, director of payment systems and member of management at the Bank of Israel on ”'How Fintech Entrepreneurs Can Leverage Regulation as an Opportunity”
- A fireside chat between Shmuel Ben Tovim, director, Fintech Israel Innovation Community and Ronen Assia, Team8 Managing Partner and co-founder of eToro who will discuss his role in co-founding eToro and steering it on a path to global success
- A follow-up panel, moderated by Sanjib Kalita, Editor in Chief for Money20/20. focusing on current investment trends in the financial services industry which includes insights from Team8 Managing Partner Sarit Firon, Nyca Partner Jeremy Solomon, and Greylock Partner Seth Rosenberg
On the morning of November 8th, Team8, Money20/20, Greylock and Nyca will host an exclusive breakfast for over 100 fintech founders and industry leaders at Team8’s HQ.
Over the course of the week, Team8 will also be hosting a global delegation of venture capital groups to introduce them to some of the country’s most promising fintech startups and founders. The delegation includes more than a dozen global leaders from some of the top venture groups in the world, including Greylock Partners, Nyca Partners, and others.
Team8 Managing Partner Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, said: “Money20/20’s visit to Tel Aviv represents a major milestone for Israel’s thriving fintech community. Despite challenging market conditions, Israel remains a center of excellence for fintech innovation, defined by resilient teams and solutions tailored to evolving market trends. We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Money20/20 and other leading VCs from around the world to help showcase a small sample of the incredible startups that have put Israel on the global fintech map.”
"Israel has an incredibly rich fintech ecosystem,” said Scarlett Sieber, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Money20/20. “From startups to VCs, Israel is home to some of the most exciting players in the world of fintech and with a pretty enlightened regulatory framework, it’s clear the industry has the potential to scale even in challenging times. We’re super excited to be here and delighted to be partnering with Team8 on this stop on the World Tour.”
About Team8
Team8 is a venture group that builds and backs the most innovative technology companies in the fields of fintech, cyber, data, and digital health. We leverage deep domain expertise, cutting-edge technology, and first-hand company-building experience to partner with entrepreneurs in founding globally-successful companies, while also investing in early-stage companies that are active in the Group's fields of interest. Visit www.team8.vc to learn more.
About Money20/20
Founded in 2011, Money20/20 creates destination shows where the most innovative people in payments, Fintech and the broader financial services industry connect. Famed for their high-impact networking, the USA edition, held in Las Vegas (22-25 October 2023), and the Europe edition, held in Amsterdam (6-8 June 2023), are regarded as unmissable by financial services professionals. The upcoming expansion show in Asia, to be held in Bangkok in April 2024, promises to be an exciting addition to the world’s leading fintech conversation.
Money20/20 is the space where the industry's smartest visionaries and innovators come together to create the future of money. Money20/20 is an Ascential show. www.money2020.com
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