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#06 Startups in the fintech industry with Mary Alcantara (MKB Fintechlab)
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Mary Alcantara is the Deputy Managing Director of MKB Fintechlab, Hungary's first fintech innovation lab and design competence center owned by MKB Bank. At Fintechlab, Mary leads the innovation team, brokers bank partnerships with startups and scaleups, and coordinates events and educational programming. She is passionate about open innovation, building ecosystems, and helping banks create superior experiences for their customers.
Mary has been a key player in the Hungarian startup ecosystem for the last 7 years. She is a founding partner of tandemLEAP, a business management company with offices in Budapest and New York City. She has consulted and mentored for many of Budapest's leading incubation and accelerator programs, including the Hungarian government's INPUT Program, and is a founding member of the Hungarian Business Angel Network. Mary received a Bachelor's Degree from Harvard University and an MBA from Central European University.
In this episode, we speak about startup environment in the fintech industry. Mary shares her vast experiences of working with young companies, what she think is the new normal and where is the industry heading.
Here is a rundown of the episode, if you want to jump ahead:
01:07 What is MKB and MKB Fintechlab 06:19 Does lockdown create opportunities for startups? 10:55 How Fintechlab chooses projects to support 15:50 Mary’s startups background before Fintechlab 20:00 Remaining human during breakdown and new normal 24:07 Difference between US and Europe and startups sustainability 36:12 Where is the industry heading now 38:40 What billboard would you put up at your hometown?
You can find Mary Alcantara on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary3collins/
If you want to find out more about Fintechlab: https://fintechlab.hu/
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