LHoFT

CYBERSECURITY Week Luxembourg
2019-10-15 - 2019-10-25
Description

The Cybersecurity Week Luxembourg aims to promote cybersecurity among citizens, corporate and SMEs.

Unlike a forum, this label is used to aggregate and boost the various events that will take place in the Grand-Duchy in the frame of the European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM).
Organized by the SECURITYMADEIN.LU, the Cybersecurity Week features the Luxembourg Cybersecurity Ecosystem. Benefitting from the involvement of national key players the week initative grows each year.
It is important to note that the different events will take place in different locations and target specific audiences.
Different events will take place in different locations. Discover their detailed description on the Cybersecurity Week Website
CISO OF THE YEAR 2019: CALL FOR APPLICATION – Deadline for application is Friday 29th September!
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Temenos Think Space
2019-10-16 - 2019-10-17
Description
Temenos Think Space
Calling All Entrepreneurs! Have your say.
The brief:
Help us define the future of business banking! Temenos & Google are hosting an innovation event – Temenos Think Space – in London on October 16th & 17th to redefine business banking and create a better banking experience to help start-ups and scale-ups succeed. As part of this event we will learn more about the challenges that start-up and scale-up businesses are facing in running and growing, especially how technology is helping you in this, and where the opportunities lie to help them further in the banking domain.
The purpose of the research is to learn more about these challenges and understand the pain points facing business owners, in order to come up with solutions that help them focus on growing their business, rather than being held back by administrative tasks and bureaucracy.
We are looking for finance representatives / founders (someone with experience of and influence over the company’s banking relationship, 1-2 people per company) to join us on the morning of October 16th to be interviewed by SME Banking professionals. We want to gain an understanding of your daily routines, needs and challenges so that we may create a new banking experience that can anticipate them. We will be presenting those ideas the following evening and can share the outcomes with those who are interested in following the evolution of this project too. We would greatly value hearing your input.
How will it work?
We’ll only take 1h-1h30 of your time – on the morning of October 16th from 10am (come before for coffee & networking if you like)
Each interview would last 15 minutes allowing 5 minutes for switching/greeting between interviews. It will be informal and relaxed.
The interviewers will be senior banking executives seeking to learn how to serve their customers in a better way – they’re there to listen to the challenges of small and medium sized businesses.
They will be asking about your banking experience, your pain points, what you love about your bank in order to better understand your needs and design a better banking platform for companies like yours.
What’s in it for you – the participating businesses?

A chance to have your voice heard by the industry as we reinvent business banking
The chance to influence the future for your peers
Meet other businesses, banking executives and business leaders
Be an influencer, form part of the advisory board going forward
You’ll have the opportunity to see solutions to your needs productised and brought to life over the course of our two day event
Credits & free access to Google Cloud Platform and Quicklabs training

Profile:

We are aiming to have c.40 companies present, a mix of start-ups and scale-ups:
Start-ups – small, founder owned and run companies, up to GBP5M turnover, possibly seed A funded
Scale-ups – between GBP5-50M turnover, larger org size, grown beyond founder, potentially beyond seed A funding, VC backed
Freelancers

Please let us know if you would be interested in participating as soon as possible but by September 27th at the latest. Please email Amal El Alami if you would be happy to participate on aelalami@temenos.com

“€500k from private investors? Here is how I did it 10 times for 10 different startups in Luxembourg.”
2019-10-16 12:00 - 18:00 UTC
Description
The LHoFT presents: FUNDING ROUND 360
Time: 12 pm – 1 pm
Finding funding is stressful and raising capital can be a full-time job. At the LHoFT, we want to help you all the way. That’s the reason why we put together a series of workshops dedicated to funding with the insights of the best experts and practitioners.
During this workshop, Nicolas Valaize will share with you:

the exact process he always uses,
10 lessons you will learn from it so that you don’t make the same mistakes and
a killer trick to impress investors with your story-telling.

”Nicolas Valaize is a Fundraising Advisor at the House of Startups. He supports seed to series-A startups with fundraising by preparing all supporting documentation, exposing them to his large network of angel investors and VCs, all the way to negotiating deal terms. As a side activity, Nicolas invests his own money as a business angel in startups outside of Luxembourg.
This series of workshops will serve as a lead up to the Global Ventures Summit Europe that will settle in Luxembourg November 20 & 21, the perfect opportunity to meet VCs from Silicon Valley, Asia and Europe.

RegTech Summit 2019
2019-10-17
Description
RegTech Summit 2019 is hosted this year during the cybersecurity week and will address the topic “The age of privacy champions: when compliance meets performance”.
The programme will include specific insights on:

How to turn compliance into opportunities?
Privacy: User Experience is the Next Big Thing
Outlook of the European RegTech Market and new needs
The fastest way to compliance: 5 success stories of institutions leveraging RegTech
How to pave the way of collaboration between Fin/RegTechs & Financial Institutions? * How to convert a compliance department from a cost to a pro t center
RegTech principles applied to other sectors than the nancial one – how and why?

Discover the prorgamme HERE
Register now for your Invitation code*: LHT19

Security Assessment for Startups
2019-10-18 16:00 - 17:00
Description
Aligned with the Cybersecurity Week in Luxembourg, the LHoFT invites you to the Masterclass on “Security Assessment for Startups” where you will learn from top executives and thought leaders how bullet-proof cybersecurity leads to customer acquisition, attracting investors and how Hacknowledge can help you achieving those goals.
Three speakers, one takeaways:

Because prevention is better than cure, Barbara Terra will start with showcasing how basic security assessments offered by Hacknowledge (Cybersecurity Solution of the Year 2018, Information Security Award of the Year 2019) is able to assure and solidify your startup’s security.
SMILE (Security Made in Luxembourg) CEO, Pascal Steichen, will explain why the Luxembourg Government is supporting the initiative which aims at standardizing a security testing protocol dedicated to startups.
Finally, Laurent Denayer, CEO of UME, will conclude with a return on experience on how a successful penetration test allowed him to get new customers.

“Let’s be honest, IT security is rarely a priority, especially for startups…Unfortunately, being victim of an attack is not only reserved to large companies. And for a startup, a security incident can be fatal. Come and find out more about “offensive security”, may it be for your own peace of mind, for compliance purposes, or to attract investors and customers.”
Barbara Terra, Commercial Director of Hacknowledge

Fintech Friday - "The Future of Payments" sponsored by Digicash & Payconiq
2019-10-18 17:30 - 18:30
Description
Dear Innovators, Partners and Friends,
To celebrate an ongoing exciting new season, we are thrilled to invite you to our special FINTECH FRIDAY – “The Future of Payments” edition, sponsored by Digicash / Payconiq.
” This Fintech Friday will put the spotlight on the mobile payment app that needs no introduction in Luxembourg – Digicash. Two years after Digicash joined the international family of Payconiq, something is cooking for its users and affiliated merchants. Come find out what Payconiq holds in store before anyone else.”
Agenda
5h30 – Open door
6h30 – Presentation of Payconiq and latest announcements
6h50 – Networking (as usual drinks and food will be served)
The LHoFT Fintech Friday
Fintech Friday is Luxembourg’s fastest growing (and coolest) Fintech networking event, bringing together Fintech entrepreneurs, executives, VCs, Fintech enthusiasts, and business angels. You will also get to meet our newly joined members and celebrate the growth of Luxembourg’s ecosystem with us!
This is a private event, for registration please contact us at info@lhoft.lu

Canada FinTech Forum
2019-10-21 - 2019-10-23
Description
The Canada FinTech Forum
The largest FinTech event in Canada, and now back for a 7th edition, the Canada FinTech Forum is a must-attend international gathering.
The goal is to showcase new global trends in FinTech, new applications of technology for the financial industry, and growing FinTech start-ups.
The FinTech Forum also aims to facilitate networking and collaboration among financial institutions, technology providers, start-ups and other key players in the financial services sector, as well as contribute to the visibility of Canadian talent in the field of technology applied to finance.

The Pitching Contest > It is $1M in financing opportunity
The 2019 Canada FinTech Forum is offering 7 emerging FinTech start-ups the opportunity to increase their visibility in the financial services industry including investors and strategic partners.
Each company selected will have seven minutes on the main stage of the event to present their business and technology, as well as have a chance to receive an investment offer of $CAD 1M or a $CAD 25,000 cash prize in front of Canada’s largest FinTech gathering.
Our selection team includes some of Canada’s leading Fintech investors and financial institutions.Your company will receive exposure to these individuals regardless of being selected to pitch on stage!

Discover in details the Prizes and the Eligibility criteria HERE
APPLY HERE

African Microfinance Week (SAM) 2019
2019-10-21 - 2019-10-25
Description
The fourth edition of the SAM will take place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 21 to 25 October 2019 and is expected to attract more than 500 participants. This event will focus on inclusive finance in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).​
The African Microfinance Week (SAM – Semaine Africaine de la Microfinance) is a biennial conference dedicated to the development of financial inclusion in Africa.
The African inclusive finance sector is flourishing. It has achieved substantial impacts, developed promising innovations and created important new inroads to cross-sectoral collaboration and the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Financial inclusion across the continent climbed from 24% to 43% between 2011 and 2017, led in large part by digital innovations. Sub-Saharan Africa has become the world leader in mobile money with 21% of adult Africans owning a mobile money account.
Meanwhile, innovations in rural finance and the use of satellite and SMS technology are reinforcing the availability and impact of crop insurance and farm loans, thereby enabling some of Africa’s smallholder farmers to increase yields and financial resilience. And multisectoral partnerships in health and sanitation are leading to better health outcomes that improve productivity, enhance financial services performance and help make economic growth possible.
SAM objectives

Identify, discuss and celebrate the innovations, impacts and contributions that the African inclusive finance sector has made over the past 3-5 years toward achieving the SDGs;
Analyze the gaps and challenges currently facing the sector and catalyze promising solutions to address them;
Reinforce the sector’s commitment to and tools for effective impact measurement and business case analysis;
Stimulate new and enrich existing relationships with potential partners and allies across the African inclusive finance sector, including promoting actionable plans and follow-through after the conference;
Leverage the Luxembourg Cooperation’s financial expertise and enhance the agency’s role as a key partner for inclusive finance practitioners working to achieve the SDGs in Africa;
Rally participants around how to focus their individual and collective energy in order to make substantial progress toward the 2030 milestones that we will reassess at SAM 2021.

Discover the AGENDA HERE
Exhibit in the Innovators’ Village!
The objective of the “Innovators’ Village” is to showcase innovations that significantly contribute to the SDGs fostering financial inclusion, for an audience of microfinance institutions, investors, donors and NGOs. Are you an innovator and would you like to present your innovative solutions to financial inclusion professionals? All info available HERE

The European Open Banking Party 2019
2019-10-24 18:00 - 19:00
Description
Luxhub and its partners can’t wait to celebrate the future of Open Banking together!
PARTY CONCEPT
We connect the Open Finance Community
Our mission is to bring all the finance actors together. The Open Banking Party is a great occasion to interact with each other and create new opportunities!
1. Grab your cards
To help Bank and Fintech actors to interact with each other we developed a card game. The cards are a good pretext to connect with each other and help attendees trigger conversations.
2. Break the ice
Use your cards as an ice breaker. You are from the banking sector? Suggest a card to a Fintech actor. You are from the Fintech sector? Sugest a card to a bank actor. Create new opportunities!
3. Play and share
You found a nice card match? Go make a picture in our 360° GIF Photobooth and share it to the world
Did you receive your invitation to the event?
Let us know your reply online at info@luxhub.com
Places are limited!

Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas
2019-10-27 - 2019-10-28
Description
Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas​: Where Money Revolutionaries Unite
Money20/20 is the anchor event on the industry calendar where leaders, innovators, and disruptors unite to drive change and revolutionize the future of money. It’s a truly unique 4-day experience that facilitates the right conversations and insightful learnings, leaving you inspired and equipped to reach your goals.
The Money20/20 stage sports an unparalleled speaker roster and an expansive set of cutting-edge topics. As the industry’s most esteemed platform for thought leadership, you’ll walk away with unique perspectives and insights on the ways our market is revolutionizing the future of money.
More info on the agenda
More info on registration
Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas​ overview

Money can't buy you love!
2019-10-30 12:00 - 18:00
Description
Finding funding is stressful and raising capital can be a full-time job. At the LHoFT, we want to help you all the way. That’s the reason why we put together a series of workshops dedicated to funding with the insights of the best experts and practitioners.
During this exclusive workshop with one of the best in the game, you will learn how to manage your relationship with your investors. A special focus will be put on VCs and what to expect from them in terms of financial and human capital support from the initial investment to the exit.
Patrick Van de Mosselaer – Founding Partner at Tioga Capital Partners. Experienced founder & start up/scale up CEO loving growth. Early stage investor.
Headquartered in Europe and with a strong presence in the Silicon Valley, Tioga Capital Partners provide a diversified exposure to the asset class through a long-term strategy including both crypto assets and equity positions.
Their deep technical expertise combined with investment, legal, and entrepreneurial experience allows them to be value-added partners to the teams behind the opportunities they source through our “grassroots network” across the industry.
With compliance and security at the highest standard, they provide an institutional-grade investment vehicle out of Luxembourg supported by a best-in-class fund ecosystem.

Return of #bF Meetup Nights
2019-10-30 18:30 - 23:30
Description
Bitflyer is happy to announce that the famous BF Meetup Nights are back and that they areexcited to invite you to the one that will take place on Wednesday, 30th October, 2019, start 18:30
This time around we will focus on practical use of blockchain and we will also present you new product of bitFlyer. As usual, you will have a chance to ask questions, meet crypto enthusiats and spend nice evening with food and drinks at bitFlyer office.
Please see below detailed agenda for the event:
1. Welcome drinks
2. Presentation of new bitFlyer product
3. “Blockchain used in everyday life” presented by our specialist Shashank Gupta
4. Q&A
5. Networking with finger foods and drinks
Don’t forget to register as there are limited places!
See you soon!
**About bitFlyer**
bitFlyer, Inc. is the largest Bitcoin and blockchain company in Japan which raised over 4.1 billion yen (~$36 million) in venture capital funding. bitFlyer aims to revolutionize the FinTech sector using blockchain technology. Its work includes operation of the bitFlyer integrated
virtual currency platform, in-depth blockchain research, and the R&D of its original blockchain miyabi .
bitFlyer, Inc., corporate site: https://bitflyer.com
bitFlyer EUROPE S.A. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of bitFlyer, Inc., a leading Bitcoin and blockchain company based in Japan. The European office is located in Luxembourg and operates an exchange platform for European traders to buy and sell Bitcoin. bitFlyer EUROPE S.A. corporate site: https://bitflyer.com

Hong Kong Fintech Week
2019-11-04 - 2019-11-08
Meet the Luxembourg Fintech Delegation to the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2019
The World’s First Cross-border FinTech Event
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Why attend the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2019?
It’s Asia’s most anticipated international financial technology event of the year, which brings together over 10,000 executives, entrepreneurs, investors and regulators from China, Asia and across the world. Join us and explore Asia’s most innovative FinTech destinations – Hong Kong, global financial center, and Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley.
The Luxembourg Delegation at Hong Kong FinTech Week
EXPOSURE
24sqm country pavillon that will showcase the best of Luxembourg Fintech solutions and community to over the 10,000 attendees
EXPLORE A NEW MARKET
Delegates will be meeting investors, clients, partners and others players in the ecosystem to kick start operations in Hong Kong
DEMO & PITCHES
Watch companies demo or pitch their products or services on the dedicated demo stage
Meet World’s Most Innovative FinTechs
Across eight stages, our main conference will feature 250+ founders and executives of Asia’s and world’s fastest growing FinTech companies, virtual banks and digital-only insurers, superapps, techfins, AI & blockchain pioneers, payments and lending innovators.
Experience Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley
In addition to Hong Kong, the delegation will travel to Shenzhen, to explore the headquarters of TechFin giants and meet their executive team – an unrivalled experience.
FintechHK Global Competition
Fintech companies there will have an opportunity to pitch their business idea to investors, corporate leaders, business partners and engage new connections across six global semi-pitch locations
https://www.fintechweek.hk/competition

ALFI - Leading Edge Conference – FinTech: cybersecurity and blockchain
2019-11-06
Description
The fourth conference this year in ALFI’s Leading Edge series will examine the topic of cybersecurity and blockchain.
It takes place on 6 November 2019 at the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT).
The ALFI Leading Edge conference series provides expert knowledge on specialist subjects. ALFI Leading Edge presentations are designed to inform and inspire the audience. They offer rare insights into particularly technical issues, focus on state-of-the-art industry practices and best-in-class approaches and deliver only the latest content for a real educational value.
Cybersecurity challenges from a governance perspective
At the Leading Edge event, the cybersecurity challenges that the industry is facing will be discussed from a business governance perspective, identifying relevant issues and concerns that industry players should address.
FinTech and fund governance experts will clarify the responsibilities that banks, management companies, PSFs and their business leaders and governing bodies have regarding cybersecurity, and will provide an overview of best practices and available guidance documents.
Distributed ledger technology in fund distribution
The audience can also expect valuable insights into the impact of the DLT on fund distribution, gain a better understanding of the developments in distributed ledger technology and discuss proposals for Luxembourg.

#HKFinTechWeek - 'Meet the LHoFT' Side Event
2019-11-06 18:00 - 23:30
Description
‘Meet the LHoFT’ at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2019
A side event as a part of #HKFinTechWeek
Join us to explore the Luxembourg Fintech ecosystem and meet our fintech investors whilst enjoying a glass of wine! This is the perfect Luxembourg – Hong Kong networking event to go, also an opportunity to meet the LHoFT team and Luxembourg for Finance (LFF) – the Agency for the Development of the Financial Centre.
We’ll also be joined by LHoFT members Apla, Cambridge Blockchain, PrimeiroPay, and Tokeny Solutions!
Light refreshments will be served.
To register just drop us an email, here!
To see more details of Hong Kong Fintech Week itself, and what else is going on, check out our main event post.
