Why Banks Are Losing to Fintech | Francesco Filia, Founder of Fasanara Capital ($5.5B AUM)

About this episode

Francesco Filia discusses the challenges banks face against fintech and shares insights from his career and the fintech landscape.

Today’s guest on the show is Francesco Filia, founder and CEO of Fasanara Capital, a global asset manager and technology-driven investment platform. In this episode, host Matthew Cheung, founder of Work in Fintech, sits down with Francesco Filia to unpack: ✅ Francesco's early career and the key lessons that shaped him ✅ How the idea for Fasanara came about and the problem it set out to solve ✅ The biggest opportunities and trends in fintech today ✅ The main risk in the banking sector ✅ Why ...

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Cheung

Guest: Francesco Filia

Topics covered

• fintech
• banking
• investment
• technology
• career lessons
• market trends

Keywords

• fintech
• banking sector
• investment platform
• Fasanara Capital
• market trends
• career lessons
• opportunities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fasanara Capital

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