The Community Bulletin #11

Thanks for coming to the Zurich Afterwork 👔🍹

It was a great opportunity to meet team members, members, partners and non-members alike. We had some excellent conversations to help put together some cool plans… stay tuned!

In The Community Bulletin, I am sharing weekly what our members are talking about, what they are doing or planning to do to help develop the Swiss Fintech ecosystem and how you can get involved with other community members.

Here is what you can do🔻

Join one of our live Experiences

Events are a great way to meet the community and have insightful conversations with peers, in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Speak to our team members if you feel intimidate at your first event!

1. Our past event in Zurich on Thursday 15 June

The SFTA Zurich Chapter organised its first networking event in 2023, just in time before the summer. This is a successful event and the opportunity to exchange on Fintech, innovation and digitalisation, while making new friends.

Who was there👇🏻

2. Our Partner event with What. and the Growth Hackers Zurich

Three start-ups took the stage at the Growth Hacking Zurich Meet-up to present their growth case.

They were grilled by four Growth Expert panellists, who also shared their tips and advices 🙌

Florian Forster, CEO and Founder from Zitadel, presented on how they had growing their community supported their business growth.

Sasha Savic, Co-founder of Board Owl, discussed how they were developing strategies to retain unmatched board candidates, as well as "maxed-out" board members

Aurelio Perucca & Dmitry Patuk from Splint Invest explained how they had recovered from the mistake of delegating their growth strategy to external agencies before having found their Product Market Fit.

3. Our next SFTA meet-up in Zug on Wed. 21 June from 6pm

The SFTA Zug Chapter is organising its next event on the topic of zero-knowledge proofs.

The event will bring SMEs, entrepreneurs and investors together and offer an opportunity of knowledge transfer with three short presentations on business, technology and regulatory aspects. It will be followed by networking.

Register here 👇🏻

Take a new Challenge

1. Join our team as a Uni & Student Lead in Romandie

We are hiring a “Universities & Students Lead Western Chapter” to help to:

• Connect, exchange, promote and collaborate with regional Universities - High Schools - Students & Alumni Associations
• Organise events, mainly in Lausanne and Geneva areas
• Represent SFTA at our own event as well at our partner’s event in Western Switzerland

Is this you?

• Passionate about Finance & Technology & Networking
• Active in the finance or technology space as a Student or University Alumni
• Existing network among Universities & Students/Alumni association in Western Switzerland
• Self leadership and curiosity, energy and new ideas
• Strong social media profile where possible

Apply for this volunteer role here 👇🏻

Engage in a Collaboration with others

Get involved in our programme of activities and develop new skills and your knowledge, as well as your professional network in the industry.

1. Help us develop our mentoring programme

The SFTA provides an ideal platform for members to benefit from the experience and network of other members in the Swiss Finance and Technology community and beyond. Did you know we have a mentoring programme?

We are looking for volunteers to help us organise and run a first-class mentoring programme, covering different aspects:

• Providing support to high potential FinTech startups at any stage of development in various areas (business development, technical expertise, regulatory questions, financing, business plan, etc)
• Providing career advice and growth opportunities with fellow finance and technology colleagues by sharing professional and personal experience

The program neutral, non-profit, and inclusive. It is open to active members only (individuals and startups).

Contact us to discuss how you could get involved👇🏻

info@swissfinte.ch

2. Write a blog article

The SFTA provides an ideal platform for members to have a voice in the Swiss Finance and Technology community and beyond.

Do you want to contribute an article and share it with a professional audience?

• Content must have a clear connection to the theme of finance and technology with a Swiss focus.
• Content must be factual and of topical interest to our members e.g. opportunities for Swiss FinTech startups, the perspective of investors in Swiss FinTech, regulatory and public policy issues, themes and upcoming changes that will impact the local community, etc.
• Views and opinions are also encouraged.

Contact us to discuss your idea👇🏻

communications@swissfinte.ch

3. Organise a book club to read and discuss with fellow peers

Books we like and could be topics for the SFTA Book Club

• Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail by legendary investor Ray Dalio
• How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going by Vaclav Smil
• The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All by Mary Childs

If you have already read or are interested in reading one of these books👇🏻

Reach out to me to discuss how we could make it our next pick.

About The Community Bulletin

The Community Bulletin is a weekly publication where I share regular updates from my external activities with the Swiss Finance + Technology Association and discuss my experience at helping building a thriving community.

You can consult the previous editions here.

I encourage anyone who has any feedback or wants to get involved to leave a comment below👇🏻