For the past decade, FinTech has been the hottest startup sector with innovations in payments, insurance and markets. Five years ago, FreightTech and supply chain technologies took off and are experiencing the same momentum today. In the past year, we've seen companies that are both FinTech and FreightTech emerge – which could create a big bang-level event for the innovation ecosystem.
Even more exciting is that the two worlds are coming together – FinTech companies are being created to solve supply chain issues and emerging supply chain tech startups are using payments, transactional insurance and other financial services to monetize their solutions.
Join us virtually on August 17th as FinTech experts will discuss the intersection of financial and supply chain innovation.
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Freightos CEO Zvi Schreiber talks about the evolution of digitization in supply chains and how air and ocean platforms are simplifying trade and freight payments.
There are pain points with payments throughout the supply chain. This panel of industry leaders discusses how technology can create a faster and more streamlined payment process for all parties involved in these transactions.
How payment technology is all about working capital. The automation of invoices and payments is essential for the industry to become more profitable.
Payments are always about timing. It's the cash conversion metrics that keep the logistics industry running. It's where taking lessons from other industries is important to develop the next generation of liquidity and velocity of payments in the supply chain.
FreightWaves editorial director Rachel Premack and Uber Freight’s Jerry Tolochko, who works on strategy and planning, discuss how new payment offerings will change a truck driver’s job. They cover trends in FinTech, why more firms are offering payment platforms for drivers, and the most promising technologies in payments.
Shashank Panchangam, chief product officer at Crowley Solutions, discusses the challenges that global supply chain actors are facing into today freight climate and offers up solutions to those problems rooted in fintech products Panchangam has overseen the production of throughout his logistics tenure.
Everyone wants to know how quickly they are going to get paid. From Suppliers to carriers, it’s all about days to pay. Kevin O’Meara shares his outlook on the future of supply chain payments and how shippers can best navigate the future.
In this fireside chat we are joined by Jamie Tabachnik, CEO and Co-Founder of Solvento, a Fintech startup that is building the payment infrastructure for the trucking industry in Latam. We discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with access to timely payment for the fragmented Latam trucking industry.
Mark Hanchett took an unusual path to fundraising for his electric work truck and battery startup. He sold shares directly to individuals in small amounts through little-known regulated crowdfunding designed for small startups. Now on the cusp of going public, Atlis Motor Vehicles sees many of its 20,000 small investors becoming customers.
Supply Chain Meets FinTech will be held on August 17, 2022 at the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia. For attendees making travel arrangements, the tentative daily schedule is 8am to 6:30pm ET.