Fintech Belgium - MeetUp on The Right Tech for your FinTech - Sinouhe Monteiro - Ewala & Jean-Gabriel Debaille - ExtHand -18-12-18

1. &

2. Sinouhe Monteiro
sinouhe@ewala.co
Jean-Gabriel Debaille
jean-gabriel@exthand.com

3. At Ewala,
we believe that the industry of money transfer
is poor, we deliver a high-tech solution
offering multiple type of cross border services
for the diaspora.
At Exthand,
we deliver software solutions
using technologies we believe in.

4. techies,
raise your hand !

5. How to choose a
tech for a fintech?

6. The fin-guy’s vision about tech in a fintech world.
We assume you have no Technical
background,so let the Market help
guide your choice.
Market is:
check your competition and the tech industry
you’re in.

7. The fin-guy’s vision about tech in a fintech world.
Find the right technical leader.
It’s very hard, but it is important that your tech
leader has the capacity to deliver the solution.

8. The fin-guy’s vision about tech in a fintech world.
To be sure of your choice, put him/her
to the Test.
Evaluate based on facts, not just a C.V. or
LinkedIn profile.
If you’re not a tech person at all, hire someone
with the expertise (or similar) to evaluate.

9. The fin-guy’s vision about tech in a fintech world.
If it’s the right technical leader (team)
convince him/her to work with you, if
it’s not, keep looking!

10. We assume you have no history,
Environment is your guide.
Environment is:
your partners and the software guys around.
The tech-girl’s vision about tech in a fintech world.

11. Go for an open tech.
Open doesn’t mean open-source but open
to the dev communities.
The tech-gal’s vision about tech in a fintech world.

12. Go for portability.
You should choose a tech which will run
either on Azure or AWS,
on Linux, Windows (or even MacOS).
The tech-girl’s vision about tech in a fintech world.

13. Go for stability.
You should choose a tech which last for years
and backed by a corporate company
(such as Oracle or Microsoft).
The tech-gal’s vision about tech in a fintech world.

14. success

15. question time