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About SynapseFI:
Founded in 2015, Synapse provides payment, deposit, lending, and investment products as APIs to FinTech companies who build and launch their financial innovations on top of our banking infrastructure. Our mission is to ensure that everyone around the world has access to best-in-class financial products, regardless of their net worth.
Walter Svoboda is a seasoned professional with a rich background in the IT industry. He hails from Salzburg, Austria, and has a deep interest in observing the ever-evolving IT scene. Walter is a graduate of HTL Salzburg in Elektrotechnik and has excelled in his field over the years. With over two decades of experience at Wüstenrot Datenservice GmbH, Walter showcased his expertise in IT strategy and development of core systems for the Wüstenrot Gruppe Österreich. His tenure at Wüstenrot Datenservice GmbH spanned from March 2000 to July 2021, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s IT landscape. Prior to his time at Wüstenrot, Walter served as the Managing Partner at Aprosoft, specializing in document management solutions and developing applications for AS/400 and Mainframe systems. His experience in this role, from 1993 to 2000, honed his leadership and technical skills, setting a strong foundation for his future endeavors. Walter’s journey in the IT industry began as a Software Developer at Wüstenrot Versicherung AG in the mid-80s, where he contributed to the evolution of insurance applications and played a key role in establishing IT systems for prominent institutions like BAWAG-Versicherung and the 3 Banken Versicherungs AG. Furthermore, Walter’s early career at Bausparkasse Wüstenrot from 1978 to 1985 saw him involved in designing and developing critical applications in the banking and insurance sector, further solidifying his expertise in the field. Away from his professional commitments, Walter is an active member of the community, volunteering his time as the President of Union Tennisclub Oberalm and serving as a member of the municipal council in Oberalm, overseeing the Culture, Sports, and Associations committee. In his current phase of retirement, Walter is redirecting his focus towards personal pursuits, including rediscovering his passion for programming and exploring the endless possibilities offered by modern technologies. As he embarks on this new chapter, Walter extends his well wishes to former colleagues, friends, and acquaintances, hoping for their continued success and, above all, good health. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Meridien Hotel and Conference Centre, Dubai. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.
In his current role Viral is responsible for providing strategic recommendations to Senior Management of financial viability and evaluation of all decisions, building scenarios, driving governance agendas, operational excellence and recommending actions. Viral is a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Narsee Monjee College, Mumbai University. He is a finance business partner with proven capabilities in the domain of business planning, financial budgeting & forecasting including financial evaluation of all strategic decisions, building scenarios and recommending actions. Additionally, trusted advisor in governance, risk and compliance domain. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Meridien Hotel and Conference Centre, Dubai. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.
Vikash Raj is the Head- Business Analytics and Process Engineering at IDFC Asset Management Company Ltd. His major responsibility in the current role is to run the business analytics platform and identify data led opportunities to accelerate business growth and create competitive advantage over peers in business. During his tenure at IDFC Asset Management Company Ltd, Vikash has also setup an award-winning BI platform and implemented a visit management platform for sales team (SalesGo) that has helped in improving the sales efficiency significantly. He has a significant contribution in running investor awareness programs in far-flung districts of India. He has managed and run pension business (May 09 – Oct 12) working closely with the government and private organizations to implement- New Pension Scheme launched by the Government of India under PFRDA. In his past stints, he has contributed in developing software products and recommendation engines for mutual fund analytics that are being used by mutual fund companies, large distribution houses, banks, and financial planners. He has an MBA in Finance degree from the Indian Institute of Finance -Delhi, and Business Analytics (Executive Program) from IIM Calcutta. Vikash is an author, researcher, and analyst with a demonstrated history of the entrepreneurial style of working with over 22 years of diverse work experience and expertise. His book ‘Business Analytics & Financial Planning’ was published by TV-18 Broadcast Limited., Bestsellers 18, has been widely appreciated amongst Financial planners and advisors in India. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at theLe Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.
Tushar Vartak is a seasoned professional with over twenty years of expertise in IT Risk Management and fraud prevention. His credentials include being a SABSA Chartered Security Architect, CISSP, CISM, ISO27001LA, CEH, and CITRA on OCTAVE and OCTAVE Allegro, as well as an Associate IOR. Tushar’s profile showcases him as a top voice in Risk Management. Currently associated with RAKBANK and having studied at the Welingkar Institute of Management, his professional journey spans across varied domains in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tushar is known for his adeptness in understanding core Information risk management principles and frameworks, making him a sought-after expert in selecting, deploying, and managing security solutions. He possesses a knack for tailoring information security controls to meet client requirements and excels in designing metrics to gauge the efficacy of these controls. An excellent communicator, he has honed exceptional relationship-building skills over the years. With a reputation for being detail-oriented, analytical, and possessing strong problem-solving abilities, Tushar stands out for his organizational acumen and flexibility in navigating complex challenges. His talent for fostering relationships at all levels of business and management underscores his exceptional relationship management skills. In essence, Tushar Vartak is a dynamic professional with a proven track record in IT Risk Management, characterized by a strong background in fraud prevention and information security. His wealth of experience, coupled with a deep understanding of industry frameworks and implementation strategies, distinguishes him as a valuable asset in the realm of Risk Management. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel and Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.
Talal S.Al-Sulaim is the Country Head- Treasury Customer Solutions at Bank Albilad, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bank Albilad is a Saudi joint-stock company with a corporate capital of 7,500,000,000 Saudi Riyals. Most reputed Shariah-based financial solutions provider, meeting the aspirations of our customers, employees, and shareholders.
In his current role, Talal is responsible for managing and overlooking Treasury Sales activities including Sales, banknotes, and deposits countrywide.
Talal holds a degree of MBA from Prince Sultan University and a bachelor’s degree from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. He Claimed the ladder in Treasury Sales field and became the youngest regional head of Treasury Sales in the market with his unique sales skills and deep knowledge of Treasury and derivatives products.
This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector.
Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent.
Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts.
The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.
Syed Usama Bin Waqar is the Financial Controller at Lambert Electromec. Lambert Electromec Limited is a leading EPC company in Africa, with a specialty in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering & Construction. Lambert specializes in executing complex Oil & Gas, Buildings and Power infrastructure projects that require the highest level of technical know-how. Syed Usama is a certified Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP). He also has a degree of MA (Economics) from the University of Karachi. In his current role, Syed Usama is responsible for all accounting, audit, tax and compliance matters of designated group companies, for the preparation of monthly management reporting and quarterly budgeting, supervision of tax and corporate compliance team, and treasury management. In his last role Syed Usama was the Manager Financial Advisory and Outsourcing at Arthur Lawrence where he was responsible for monthly budgeting and reporting of US based clients and ensuring treasury management and taking charge of day to day operations. Syed Usama has also worked at EY Ford Rhodes, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global. He worked there as Assistant Manager in the Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR) Department,wherein he was responsible for all accounting, audit, tax and compliance matters of two designated companies; preparation of monthly management reporting and quarterly budgeting; supervision of tax and corporate compliance team; and quarterly group consolidation and coordination with auditors. Syed Usama was also awarded with the opportunity of working for EY Dubai for five months which strengthened his technical knowledge along with business understanding. He is a performance-driven individual with 8 years of experience and exceptional people and financial management skills. He seeks to bring skills, knowledge and herculean victories to the corporate family which provides unrivalled opportunities and learning environment to succeed and realize his full potential. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.
Sunil Sachdeva is the head of the Treasury Operations of the Safron group. He leads the trading teams across India, Singapore & Dubai trading across Equity, Commodities and Forex markets, having responsibility for security selection and portfolio construction for the group fund. Sunil Sachdeva has over 15 years of experience in Fund Management and Corporate Strategy and holds a degree of Bachelor of Business with a major in Finance from Delhi University and a Post Graduate Diploma from the Indian Institute of Management. He was the promoter of The United Stock Exchange of India (USE), an Indian stock exchange for trading financial instruments in India. USE was endorsed by 21 Indian public sector banks, 6 private banks (including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, etc), International banks like Standard Chartered and corporate houses (like MMTC, India Potash, etc) to build an Institution of repute. Before joining Safron, he was working with Jaypee Capital heading the Asia Pacific Operations of the Group. He was instrumental in leading the group to the position of “market leader” in the derivatives trading business. He also played a key role in building the company from under 10 employees in 2002 to 1000 plus employees in 2010. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.
Sundar Krishnan is the President at CFM Asset Reconstruction Private Limited. In his current role, Sundar is responsible for handling the entire operations of the ARC including acquisition, resolution, operation, handling NCLT cases, compliance, fundraising, relationship management with banks, NBFCs, investors, clients, and borrowers. Sundar has a degree of MBA (Finance) from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu and M.Com from the University of Madras, Chennai. He is a result-oriented professional with 16 years of experience in the areas of project financing, credit appraisal & credit administration and 13 years of experience in the asset reconstruction industry including acquisition & resolution, operation, compliance & fundraising in the distressed assets space. His expertise in identifying opportunities for investment in distressed assets including due diligence of portfolios of distressed assets of banks/institutions for the purpose of the acquisition is valued in the industry. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Meridien Hotel and Conference Centre, Dubai. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.
Steven Li Director, Channel Distribution – Aleta Planet Pte Ltd (Singapore) and General Manager – Aleta Planet FZ-LLC (Dubai, UAE). Aleta Planet is an innovative financial technology company, powered by a dedicated and qualified team, that provides state of the art technology and is constantly pioneering new financial solutions. Steven has over 14 years of experience in business development across industries such as construction, banking and finance in the Middle East as well as Asia. In his current role, he has worked with leaders, teams and authorities to spearhead and support Aleta Planet’s expansion into several strategic countries such as Hong Kong, Cambodia, Australia and the United Arab Emirates from their head-quarter in Singapore. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.
