In episode 144 of Fintech Chatter Podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Dr Dimitirios Salampasis of Swinburne University.
We celebrated 250 audio interviews last week and Dimitrios is the first Academic we've featured on the podcast. Dexter poses the question 'Has Fintech innovation stalled?'
Tune in for an in depth discussion on innovation, fintech funding, talent, immigration, skills and what investors are looking for.
Dr Salampasis is a highly regarded academic and thought leader on global Fintech innovation. Honours include Senior Lecturer of Fintech Innovation at Swinburne University. Dimitrios is a visiting Professor of FinTech at the University of Québec. Blockchain and FinTech Fellow at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. A Visiting Faculty at the School of Management in Fribourg, Switzerland. And an Academic Council Member of the Global FinTech Institute.
Dimitrios’ research includes the human, technological and ESG sides of innovation in financial services and FinTech. His areas of specialist expertise, research, teaching, industry engagement, policy and advisory work. The emergence and development of FinTech-enabled business models, Blockchain and digital assets innovation. Digital transformation in banking and FinTech education, along with the relevant global FinTech-related regulatory and policy interventions.
As founding course director for Swinburne's Masters of Financial Technology, Dimitrios is an important member of the Australian Fintech ecosystem.
Swinburne University of Technology is a world leader in education by using interactive and innovative technologies to deliver courses and degrees. From vocational education and undergraduate to postgraduate study, Swinburne has online study options at all levels.
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