Fintegrate Zone 2017 awaits explosion of ideas as changemakers gather to script FinTech's future growth story

At a time when India is witnessing a mighty surge in Financial Technology innovation, Zone Startups India, an international startup accelerator, is bringing together digital leaders in the Fintech League in a first-of-its-kind, multi-format 'Fintegrate Zone - FinTech Thought-Leadership Conclave'.

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The Conclave will see key stakeholders of the FinTech ecosystem under one roof at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai starting March 1.

The inaugural Fintegrate Zone will focus on the future of fintech within India and beyond its borders. The conference will highlight the companies and technologies driving change in the banking and financial services industry; showcase innovations in areas including lending, payments, the blockchain, insurance, and wealth management; and provide the opportunity to meet key decision makers.

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Fintegrate will combine conference tracks, workshops, hackathons, meetups, a CXO roundtable, startup exhibits, and a grand demo day. For instance, Industry leaders across 6 verticals (Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, Financial Markets, Financial Technologies, Financial Inclusion) will come together to share some of the best practices and tell us what’s next in India’s Fintech growth story.

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Here's the Conclave Snapshot:

6 Conference Tracks (Speakers' List)
3 Workshops and Buildathons (IndiaStack, BlockChain, API Learnathon)
4 Seminars (Women in FinTech, FinTech Global, Investors Perspective, Cashless Superstars)
100 Startup-Investor Meetings
Conference-Eve CXO dinner and roundtable
1 Grand Demo Night (10 Pitches)
50 Exhibits (pre-qualified FinTech startups only)

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The Conclave is expecting a total of 1,000+ attendees from 200+ companies, more than 100 CEOs, including startup founders, FinTech experts, industry leaders, investors and international delegates representing 5 countries from Canada, France, Australia, UK and South East Asia.

Alongside Fintegrate Zone FinTech Leadership conclave, Zone Startups India will also be launching what it calls 'F-20' - India's 1st index of 20 Change Makers, impacting the Fintech ecosystem (in collaboration with ISB and PwC, as research and audit partners respectively).

These 20 changemakers will be chosen among corporate leaders, policymakers, think tank gurus, rockstar entrepreneurs, bright rising stars and the leaders of tomorrow. The index will focus on initiatives like enabling access to finance, leveraging innovative technology that is "Made for India".

"Unlike other Fintech startup events in India, Fintegrate will be catering to the interests and objectives of multiple stakeholders in the fintech ecosystem with its multi-format setup. The gathering of industry experts, leaders, visionaries and disrupters from the BFSI FinTech spectrum will erupt thoughts, innovations and lead to the expectations of the future in India," says Ajay Ramasubramaniam, Director, Zone Startups India.
He added that F-20 index aims to identify intelligence and exceptional contributions on an annual basis.

It surely seems Fintegrate Zone2017, will see a mighty explosion of finteresting ideas for the BFSI sector like never before.