From Hard Cash to Digital Cash and the future of Payments | Nordic Fintech Highlights October 2023

In this engaging second episode of our collaboration with Helsinki Fintech Farm, we journey once more through the bustling Nordic fintech landscape. Though payments and venture funding may appear routine, the Nordic fintech sector always keeps us on our toes. This time around, we delve into the pivotal role of national infrastructure in fostering fintech adoption, and explore the impact of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in our daily lives, probing their actual relevance. And fear not, our tradition of sharing a humorously bad joke continues in this episode, keeping the narrative lively and amusing. Will the joke be exceptionally bad this time? Tune in to find out! - Email us on [email protected] - Fintech Daydreaming home page - https://www.FintechDaydreaming.com - Fintech Daydreaming on Twitter - https://twitter.com/FintechDaydream - Fintech Daydreaming on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintech-daydreaming - Pål Krogdahl - https://www.linkedin.com/in/krogdahl/ - Ville Sointu - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ville-sointu-54682b/

Om Podcasten

Between digital native customers demanding instant gratification and the ever increasing amount of regulation, financial institutions are between a rock and a hard place. The era of the fintech started after the 2008 financial crisis, challenging the status quo. More than a decade later banks haven’t gone anywhere, yet fintech is more relevant than ever. What happened with all the fintech hopes and dreams? In this podcast Pål Krogdahl & Ville Sointu pick one topic in every episode and try to look at it through the lens of fintech disruption - or lack thereof. This is Fintech Daydreaming.