About this episode

The episode features a discussion on FinTech innovation and the impact of AI and blockchain on financial services.

Welcome to the Allocate Podcast, an interview and educational series designed to help investors better understand and navigate alternative investments. Join us for conversations with leading founders, fund managers, and institutional allocators as we explore key trends and insights shaping the private markets. In this episode, Allocate Co-Founder, President, and CEO Samir Kaji speaks with Matthew Harris, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures. Their conversation traces Matthew’s journey through decades of FinTech innovation, from digitizing analog processes to the rise of embedded finance, decentralization, and blockchain technology. They discuss the growing importance of alternative assets, tokenization in wealth management, the rapid adoption of AI across financial services, and the dynamic challenges facing private markets and venture investors. Matthew also shares lessons from his extensive investing career, emphasizing the critical role of founders and team quality in creating enduring success. About Matthew Harris Matthew Harris is a Partner on the Ventures team at Bain Capital, where he focuses on investments in financial technology across payments, lending, capital markets…

People in this episode

Host: Samir Kaji

Guest: Matthew Harris

Topics covered

• FinTech innovation
• alternative assets
• blockchain technology
• AI in financial services
• venture investing
• tokenization in wealth management

Keywords

• financial services
• alternative investments
• embedded finance
• decentralization
• venture capital
• investing career
• founders
• team quality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bain Capital Ventures, Village Ventures, Bain & Company, Bain Capital

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