Our research project is moving
towards the end and therefore we organized a final seminar as an open
invitation online meeting to discuss the outcomes of the project on the May 19th
2021. The invitation was shared to local stakeholders and via social media and we
were thrilled to have nearly 50 industry experts to join the discussion.
First, Lasse Koskinen discussed the
overview of the Fintech-ho2020.eu project and the outcomes of the research
made. Second, Hanna Heiskanen from Finnish FSA gave a very interesting insights
how the phenomenon looks like from the regulators perspective and introduced
the latest discussion in EIOPA as well as the use of APIs. Third, FinTech researcher
Mikko Riikkinen discussed his dissertation and how value creation is changing within
Financial Services due to digitalization and regulation.
Often online meetings are a challenging
environment, however this time we had a great discussion around the topic.
Different experts within the industry raised their voices about the implementation
of regulation, new market entrants, European Payment Initiative and Open
Insurance.
Summarize, by joining forces of
universities, regulators and service providers within the industry everyone can
learn from each other and reach better results. Therefore, we will embrace
discussion the among all actors in Fin(tech)land and would encourage the other
actors in other countries to join the discussion as well!
Mikko Riikkinen and Lasse Koskinen
Tampere University
Finland