Webinar-podcast "Fintech: More Alive Than Dead?": still a separate industry — or just a part of IT? 👀

Fintech no longer lives only in banks — it has become part of everyday services. Marketplace wallets, payments in messengers, cards in smartphones: financial tools are now embedded in almost everything we use daily.

🙋🏻‍♂️ To figure out how truthful the clickbait headlines are and understand whether fintech is still a separate industry — or already just a part of IT, we invited top experts in the fintech field — come to our webinar to hear the truth firsthand.

🗓️ August 21, 16:00–17:30
📍 online, Kontur Talk (no recording will be available!)

Registration 👉🏻 ftmi-itmo.timepad.ru/event/4150022/

At the webinar, we will analyze the current situation in the fintech market, talk about how the industry is changing under the influence of new technologies and AI, which specialists the market needs, and how to build a career in fintech today.

The webinar will feature:

▪️ Arkady Pasenko, Head of Product Direction Fintech-as-a-Service at YooMoney
▪️ Vitaly Radbil, Project Manager for Technological Development of Sber Clients, Expert at the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI)
▪️ Anna Pavlyuchenko, Head of Direction at Sber's Center for Research and Development, ex Team Lead North American Collections at Wrike, Agile Coach, ICAgile Certified Professional, Coach Practitioner ICF
▪️ Ilona Pavlenkova, Head of the Fintech Master's Program at ITMO, Expert in Fintech and Banking (EU market)

Moderator — Bogdan Nai, researcher in fintech, manager of the ITMO Fintech Master's program.

If you are just looking into fintech, choosing an educational path, or already thinking about a career in this field — come ask questions and get answers from those who work with technologies and products in practice.

We look forward to seeing you on Friday ❤️