I began in fintech again in 2010 after I started writing about my experiences as an investor in peer-to-peer lending platforms. Little did I do know masking monetary innovation would develop into a profession.
Firstly, I needed to create a digital media firm, so Renton Media was born. It was actually accidentally that I fell into the convention enterprise. At this time, we’re saying that Fintech Nexus is returning to its roots.
Fintech Nexus’s occasion sponsors and attendees will transition to Fintech Meetup
Integral to this renewed concentrate on digital media, Fintech Nexus will discontinue its large-scale occasions. We’ve executed an settlement with Fintech Meetup that can switch our occasion sponsors and attendees over to their March occasion. To be clear, there might be no Fintech Nexus USA occasion in New York Metropolis subsequent 12 months as we had initially deliberate. Some Fintech Nexus employees have joined the Fintech Meetup group however the core group stays to concentrate on constructing the digital media enterprise for fintech.
This isn’t a choice we took frivolously. We all know lots of you will have liked coming to Fintech Nexus occasions for a few years. And we now have liked bringing you these occasions. However after 10 years of doing that, it was time to maneuver on to the following chapter. Our ardour for fintech has by no means been stronger and we love serving the fintech group. We are going to now be capable to serve you all 12 months lengthy by our many digital retailers.
Why make this transfer now?
For these paying shut consideration, you’ll discover that we just lately acquired Fintech Blueprint, the publication began by trade luminary Lex Sokolin (see my current podcast with Lex right here). You’ll probably see extra strikes like this one within the coming months and years as we construct a secure of main digital choices.
The demand for our digital media enterprise continues to develop however till now we now have not been in a position to give it the eye it deserves. With Fintech Meetup’s arrival on the scene, and I used to be very impressed with their first in-person occasion in March, this supplied the proper time to make this pivot.
Now, we might be extra targeted on offering probably the most complete suite of digital merchandise for the fintech area together with information, evaluation, schooling, and knowledge.
We’re not giving up occasions utterly
Yearly we get many requests from organizations within the fintech group to assist them host small occasions. We’ve rejected these requests as a result of we wanted to focus our consideration on our large-scale occasions like Fintech Nexus USA.
With this modification, we might be taking up a choose variety of shoppers with our new Occasions-as-a-Service enterprise, which creates a brand new avenue to assist community-driven organizations.
The following chapter
I based SocialLending.web in 2010 with zero readers and a ardour for the promise of peer-to-peer lending. After 13 years and a terrific many great experiences, my colleagues and I’ve grown this ardour challenge into one of many world’s main digital media firms masking monetary companies innovation.
Our 200,000+ subscribers and members deserve our focus and a spotlight.
Onward!