About this episode

The episode explores key trends in financial services, including financial inclusion, AI's role in banking, and digital resilience.

In this episode of  Breaking Banks Europe , host Don Ginsel is joined by fintech thought leader  Alessandro Hatami , co-founder of  Pacemakers.io  , to explore the most important trends shaping the future of financial services. The conversation covers financial inclusion and well-being, the cultural and legacy challenges holding traditional banks back, and why inclusion is as much an economic opportunity as a social one. They discuss the growing role of AI in banking – separating hype from real impact – along with its surprising effect on human interaction, hiring, and education. The episode also dives into digital resilience, cybersecurity risks, cash versus digital payments, and Europe’s opportunity around CBDCs, stablecoins, and digital identity. A wide-ranging, forward-looking discussion to kick off the new year in fintech. Follow the guest: https://www.alessandrohatami.net https://www.linkedin.com/in/aehatami

Topics covered

• financial inclusion
• AI in banking
• digital resilience
• cybersecurity risks
• cash versus digital payments
• CBDCs
• stablecoins
• digital identity

Keywords

• fintech
• economic opportunity
• social inclusion
• human interaction
• hiring
• education

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