INTERVIEW WITH ...
Teodor Blidarus
FinTech Magazine sits down with CEO and Co-Founder of FintechOS , Teo Blidarus , discussing his career and founder journey
Q . CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO BECOME CEO OF FINTECHOS ?
» I always wanted to be in the tech industry and to do something that contributed to the greater good of the world , but I didn ’ t expect it to be in financial services – even though both my parents were accountants !
Early on in my career , I joined an IT systems provider and had a focus on financial services . The complexity of financial businesses and the systems they needed to operate drew me in , but I felt that there must be a way to simplify the technical side of financial services . I ’ ve now been in the industry for over 25 years and simplifying financial technology has become my passion and purpose . I founded FintechOS to make fintech innovation available to every company .
Q . WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE YOU ’ VE FACED IN YOUR CAREER TO DATE ?
» I ’ ve founded and scaled several tech firms over the course of my career , and each time it has been an incredible journey , full of complex challenges .
Founding FintechOS was my greatest challenge because I set out on the huge mission of making fintech innovation available to every company . This meant not only overcoming the challenges of building a company from scratch but also developing a new technology that would completely rethink and reinvent how financial institutions operate .
Fast forward six years and I am so proud of the team and what we have achieved . We have over 50 enterprise customers using our technology platform to bring innovative banking and insurance products to market while expanding on the capabilities of their legacy core technology . Our fintech enablement platform allows banks and insurers to rapidly launch digital products and modernise core systems simultaneously . This enables them to stay relevant and grow in what is an increasingly competitive environment , while also providing their end customers with better and more inclusive access to financial services .
22 September 2023