ADFIMI, one of our industry partners, will hold a webinar on the topic of “Exploring the Role of Fintech in the Post-Covid World and How It Will Affect Finance Institutions” on 8th April 2021 at 10:30 Istanbul time (GMT+3).  

 

Featured panelists: 

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mesut Karakaş – Associate Professor, Yıldız Technical University 

Dr. Mesut Karakaş has accomplished Ph.D. studies in economics at Marmara University and obtained capital market activities advanced level license. Currently, Dr. Mesut Karakaş works as an associate professor in the department of economics at Yıldız Technical University. He is interested in financial markets, economic policy, and financial modeling.  

 

Mr. Ökkeş Emin Balçiçek – CTO, Architecht Inc.  

Mr. Balçiçek played an essential role in the Core Banking Transformation Program as an Enterprise Architect at Kuveyt Türk Participation Bank. He took the lead in establishing Kuveyt Turk’s Information Technologies R&D Center in Konya. He has been serving as CTO at Architecht Inc. with over 16+ years of IT experience, taking on entire digital organizations and leading them into the next phase of growth. As a digital technology executive, he has focused on modernizing financial technology, driving transformational change, and turning around underperforming organizations and technology strategies. He has been teaching “Fintech Management Class” for six years at Sakarya University.  

 

Dr. Muin S. Öztop – Principal, Business Development, Data and Services at Mastercard  

Dr. Öztop currently leads Mastercard’s Data & Services Business Development team covering twelve countries, including Turkey, CIS, and Israel. With 10+ years of experience in sales and delivery of consulting projects across the US, Europe, and Turkey, he led multiple digital transformation projects in the banking sectors. Before joining Mastercard, Muin worked as a project manager at The Boston Consulting Group’s New York and Istanbul offices. Dr. Öztop holds a Ph.D. Degree in Engineering from Columbia University and BSc. from Middle East Technical University in Turkey.  

 

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