THE FINTECH INTERVIEW
“Unlike traditional financial services, fintech thrives on collaboration across sectors – startups, incumbents, regulators and investors all need to work together”
Susanne Chishti, Founder and Chair, FINTECH Circle
She continues:“ Community is fundamental to fintech. Unlike traditional financial services, fintech thrives on collaboration across sectors – startups, incumbents, regulators and investors all need to work together.
“ A strong community accelerates innovation by enabling knowledge sharing, investing, partnerships, and trust. It also provides support for founders and professionals navigating a complex and fast-changing environment.”
Fundamentally, the experience behind the network is built on years of expertise, honed through working in banks and financial institutions, as Susanne has done.
Innovation begins in a library Fintech – built on a culture dedicated to fostering innovation through experienced leaders supporting startups and celebrating unicorns. How can smaller businesses and fintechs be expected to thrive without hands-on experience in the field?
Susanne notes that accessibility to materials can be an unexpected challenge. Using a community of experienced leaders, she helped create“ the first crowd-sourced book capturing industry insights from experts around the globe. The result, the FINTECH Book was published by Wiley and was translated into 10 different languages – it’ s available in more than 100 countries now.”
26 April 2026