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Expense Accounts - Trust, but Verify?Join our next Disruption Talks to listen to the interview with Sara Brooks, VP of Sales at Pleo.

How to shift the retail landscape? Join our next Disruption Talks with Nick Patrick, Co-Founder and CEO at Radar.Hosted by Filip Sobiecki.

In some ways, the insurance industry is in the business of trying to predict the future. Insurance firms don’t have a crystal ball, but there are different ways to predict risk to determine your premiums.As technology develops, insurance companies are finding new and inventive ways to predict behavior to calculate premiums. Already, insurance companies do this with car insurance. You can install a device that tracks how safely you drive, but some firms take this even further.In this episode of Disruption Talks, Sergi Baños Lara, CTO at wefox, joins to discuss the growing insurtech landscape and how innovative insurance technology has become.Hosted by Filip Sobiecki.

What is the key to business growth as a tech entrepreneur? Is it the tools and resources you have at your fingertips? Partly, but it’s also about the community you surround yourself with.Traditional business networking hasn’t exactly gone out of style, but it has changed. Although it’s been tougher during the pandemic, the remote working world now has an opportunity to connect more easily with people around the world. Level39 is a tech hub that connects entrepreneurs worldwide to support them and help them grow. Amy French, Head at Level39, joined this episode of Disruption Talks to share more about it. Amy leads ecosystem and portfolio development for Level39 and is responsible for the delivery of end-to-end commercial and community strategies centered on supporting early-stage, middle-stage and scaleup technology companies. Hosted by Filip Sobiecki.

In some ways, we’re seeing more and more businesses turning into fintech companies.We’ve seen companies like Stripe raising huge amounts of capital and new fintech companies popping up everywhere you turn.One thing is clear. Fintech will continue to be the future of financial services.Something that’s making this possible is banking as a service. We’ve all heard by now about software as a service (SaaS). Perhaps even anything as a service (XaaS), but what about BaaS?In this episode of Disruption Talks, we spoke with Florian Redeker, VP of Product at Solarisbank. Florian shares his insights into the world of BaaS. He discusses where fintech is heading and how Solarisbank is leading the way in banking as a service.Hosted by Filip Sobiecki.

What are predicted changes in the entertainment industry for the next 10 years? Join us to listen to the talk with Thierry Bezier-Membrey, Co-Founder of EveryOne.Hosted by Filip Sobiecki.

In today’s world, many of us will use countless mobile apps every day. We tap an app for banking, social media, games, or messaging tools without a second thought.With Super Apps rising in popularity, does this mean we will start to see the need for dozens of different apps reduce? Join us as we speak with Fardad Zand, Head of Platform Strategy and Careem Incubator, about the rise of Super Apps. We speak about what Super Apps are, where they seem to be most popular, and what the future looks like for the average smartphone app. We also discuss Careem, the popular ride-hailing turned internet platform in the Middle East, which Uber acquired in 2020. Fardad explains what this partnership has meant for the region and how Careem is expanding into new markets. Hosted by Filip Sobiecki.

What are the ingredients of innovation in the banking industry? Listen to the talk with Robin Lantz and Marcus Johansson, Senior Designers at Klarna.Hosted by Daria Michalska.

How can technology help to save the rainforests? Listen to the talk with Richard Porteus, CEO at One Tribe Global.Hosted by Filip Sobiecki.

By now, many of us are aware of how our everyday purchases can affect the planet, but what about our choice of bank account? Should we make an effort to choose more sustainable banking options?Join us as we speak to Inas Nureldin, Founder of the sustainable bank, Tomorrow, about the growing need for sustainable banking options, what true sustainability looks like and how Tomorrow creates sustainable investment options for customers.We also discuss whether traditional banks are doing enough to create positive change and why banks should get out of their comfort zone.Hosted by Filip Sobiecki.