Fintech M&A 2007, an exclusive conference from Finextra sponsored by Deutsche Bank, saw around 200 senior business leaders and investors in financial technology gather at the Andaz Liverpool Street in London on Tuesday October 30.
Participants, including leading figures from exchanges, liquidity providers, financial software vendors, payments processors and private equity firms explored the challenges and opportunities for firms in the financial technology sector who are operating in rapidly consolidating markets.
These senior business leaders, who are forging the future of financial services, participated in lively panel discussions and enjoyed keynote presentations from Hermann-Josef Lamberti, COO of Deutsche Bank; Paul Garcia, CEO of Global Payments; and Lloyd Dorfman, chairman of Travelex.
Slides, video and audio of the presentations and panel discussions are available below.
Keynote 1
Banking Shapes Technology - Technology Shapes InnovationHermann-Josef Lamberti, COO, Deutsche Bank
VideoSlidesKeynote 2
Growth strategies and generating organic growth in acquisitionsPaul Garcia, CEO, Global Payments
Audio Panel discussion
Build vs buy – Organic growth through R&D or by acquisition?
Ajit Nedungadi, MD, TA Associates
Robert MacColl, Global Head of New Markets & Investments, MasterCard International
Florian Wendelstadt, MD, General Atlantic
Paul Garcia, CEO, Global Payments
Michel Akkermans, CEO, Clear2Pay
Moderator: Professor Scott Moeller, CASS Business School
AudioPanel discussion
Trends in exchange consolidation
Ashok Rout, COO, BSE India
Bisher Barazi, MD, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Investments
John Davidson, Chief Corporate Development Officer, CME Group
Lee Olesky, President, Thomson Tradeweb
Jeff Singer, SVP, Nasdaq
Moderator: Tim Frost, Director, Cairn Capital
AudioPanel discussion
Trends in payment processing/services consolidation
Fred Sum, CEO, PayEase
Renzo Vanetti, CEO, SIA-SSB
David Yates, President International, First Data
Neil L. Randel, CEO, First American Payment Systems
William McKiernan, Chairman & CEO, CyberSource
Gaylon Jowers, President, TSYS International
Rich Aiello, Senior Op. Exec., Welsh Carson
Moderator: Hansjörg Nymphius, Chairman, EBA, and Global Head of Methodologies & Performance Management, Deutsche Bank Global Transaction Bank
AudioPanel discussion
Convergence in the liquidity provider space
Patrick Combes, CEO, Tradition
Mark Yallop, COO, ICAP
Lee Amaitis, CEO, BGC Partners
Grant Biggar, Head of Creditex Europe
Chip Carver, CEO, Swapswire
Moderator: Sean Park, Founding Partner, Sixth Paradigm
Video Panel discussion
Trends in financial services software and information vendor consolidation
Pierre Gatignol, CEO, GL Trade
Andreas Andreades, CEO, Temenos
John Byrne, CEO, Information Mosaic
Richard Houghton, CFO, Xchanging
Moderator: Chris Skinner, Financial Services Club
Audio Panel discussion
Post-merger integration – Planning for a smooth integration
Rich Aiello, Senior Op. Exec., Welsh Carson
Michael Rushmore, EVP, Markit
Joel Mandelbaum, CEO, Wall Street Systems
John Davidson, Chief Corporate Development Officer, CME Group
Moderator: Professor Scott Moeller, CASS Business School
AudioKeynote presentation
Life in the private sector: case study address on the experience of doing business under private equity ownership
Lloyd Dorfman, Chairman, Travelex
AudioPanel discussion
Financing for growth: From venture capital to public markets
Stephan Wilcke, Partner, Apax Partners
Cary Davis, MD, Warburg Pincus
Richard Sanders, Partner, Permira
Lloyd Dorfman, Chairman, Travelex
Mike Paasche, Global Head of Leveraged Finance, Deutsche Bank
Moderator: Bob McDowall, Senior Analyst, TowerGroup
Audio