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In this episode of the #PAY Podcast Bruce Burke speaks with Mark Thomas, Co-Founder & CEO, ZenSports. Mark is a serial entrepreneur with experience founding tech startups and other businesses. Most recently, he was the Co-Founder & CEO of Reesio, a VC-backed startup within real estate technology that was acquired by Realtor.com in 2015. Mark does everything for ZenSports except coding, including Product Management, User Experience Design, Marketing, PR, Sales, Recruiting, HR, Finance, and Accounting. ZenSports is a mobile peer-to-peer sports betting marketplace where anyone can create and accept sports bets with anyone else in the world, without the need for a centralized bookmaker. ZenSports uses its own SPORTS cryptocurrency utility token to give bettors a cheaper, faster, and more trustworthy process for wagering on sports than traditional online sportsbooks offer. SPORTS can also be used to earn discounts, rewards, and other perks within the ZenSports ecosystem, such as discounted betting fees an

In this episode of the #PAY Podcast Bruce Burke speaks with Mirek Sopek, Founder & President, LEI.INFO   Dr. Sopek holds a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry. He initially started his career as an assistant professor and lecturer at Technical University of Lodz, Poland, teaching molecular modeling. Later, after redirecting his interest toward digital technologies, he taught e-commerce and cryptography. In 1989 he founded Makolab. This was his “fall of the Berlin Wall” moment. Later he spent many years at Hypercube Inc in Canada and in the US. After returning to Makolab, in 2007 he led the company through successful IPO on Warsaw Stock Exchange. Then, again in the US he formed Chemical Semantics, Inc. (2014) and MakoLab USA Inc. (2016). In 2018 he created LEI.INFO as a startup in the digital identity space. He is now a specialist of semantic technologies and sophisticated blockchain solutions (like GraphChain and Quantum Blockchains) and is now leading the applications of these novel technologies to the dig

In this episode of the #PAY Podcast Bruce Burke speaks with Chris Butler, Chief Product Architect, IPsoft.  Chris Butler is IPSoft's Chief Product Architect focusing on Amelia IPsoft’s conversational agent.  ​Chris has over 19 years of product and business development experience at companies like Microsoft, KAYAK, and Waze.  ​At Philosophie (AI design, research, and prototyping) he created techniques like Crazy Eights with randomization, Empathy Mapping for the Machine, and Confusion Mapping to create cross-team alignment while building products. IPsoft is one of the sponsors of the Networking Reception at #PAY Symposium & Exposition, August 20, 2019 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM Register today with code SAVE for a 30% discount from standard registration pricing. Meet Chris and learn more about the fascinating world of conversational agents during Chris's presentation at #PAY. Reserve your seat now at www.paysymposium.com About IPsoft IPsoft makes it possible to transform business performance through

In this episode of the #PAY Podcast Bruce Burke speaks with Wes Miller, CEO, Finigree, a fresh face in fintech landscape. Finigree is a rebranding and enhancement of the ATS Secured Platform. Wes and company are debuting their new brand at #PAY Symposium & Exposition. Meet Wes and learn how banks are using this multifunction platform to keep their users and themselves secure with a user friendly interface and controls.  About the ATS Secured Platform When technology puts people first, incredible things happen! The ATS Secured smart network is a first-of-its-kind social experience that puts the user back in the spotlight. Our product artisans and master engineers have worked tirelessly to redefine what a social network should be:  A platform that puts control of data back in the hands of its owners, that provides sophisticated functionality for elevating business and interpersonal relationships, and that does so in an environment founded in trust and integrity. Wes Miller co-founded ATS Secured,

In this episode of the #PAY Podcast Bruce Burke speaks with Betsy Irizarry, Founder of FreshTilt Partners.  Business agility is the ability to nimbly respond to your customer's needs and market opportunities as a matter of course.  And, to do so with engaged, empowered employees.   So how do you get there?  At FreshTilt, we will start by getting to know your story and your goals. Then, we will work with you to carefully craft a plan which draws from a range of practices and approaches to help you move forward on your journey. We will partner with you to actively inspect and adapt the plan as we learn along the way.  Betsy is a coach, consultant, trainer, and empathetic partner for your journey. After working closely with you to understand your goals and challenges, She draws from a range of practices and tools across the fields of Design Thinking, Agile, Lean, and scaled agile/SAFe. Betsy and her team use a highly facilitative approach with frequent feedback loops to help you achieve

In this episode of the #PAY Podcast Bruce Burke speaks with Areiel Wolanow, Managing Director of Finserv Experts. An independent consulting firm offering both advisory and solution delivery expertise in Blockchain, Machine Learning, Financial Inclusion & Agile DevOps Adoption. Finserv Experts consultants regularly speak at conferences and workshops around the world, from local community meetups to major global summits like the G20. Recent appearances include the Insurance Institute of London, The Future of Blockchain Summit in Dubai, UK Parliament - Parliamentary Blockchain Showcase and Blockchain Technology World in London. Areiel Wolanow is a globally recognized thought leader in blockchain, machine learning, and financial inclusion.  He is currently the Managing Director of Finserv Experts, his clients have included HSBC, Bank of America, Lloyd’s of London and Deutsche Telekom.  Areiel is an active advisor to the UK government on blockchain regulation and adoption. Areiel is conducting a mast

In this episode I speak with Antony Welfare, Managing Director Blockchain Practice at Luxoft.  Antony is launching his new book, Commercializing Blockchain: Strategic Applications in the Real World with the worldwide release party at #PAY Symposium & Exposition.  #PAY is proud to welcome Antony to the stage for a premier presentation where he'll share key strategies, insights and implementations from his new book.  With contributions from 13 different experts, chained together by Antony, this book promises to be the executive strategy handbook for the next decade. Join us at Caesars Palace on August 20 - 21, 2019, meet Antony in person and glean strategies for the future. Commercializing Blockchain: Strategic Applications in the Real World A practical and easy-to-understand guide to blockchain, this timely book illustrates how this revolutionary technology can be used to transform governments, businesses, enterprises and entire communities.  The author draws from his experience with gl

On this episode of the #PAY Podcast: Bruce Burke and Ashok Venkatraman of #PAY Symposium welcome Chris Zhong & Renee Yang of the Blockchain Philanthropy Foundation (BPF). Blockchain Philanthropy Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2017 with a mission to enable and accelerate humanitarian initiatives worldwide through blockchain technology. https://philanthropyblockchain.org Their organization empowers charities, not-for-profit’s and philanthropists to leverage the power of blockchain to maximise their reach and impact in the global communities they serve. Maximizing social impact globally through utilizing blockchain's ability to reshape communities. Chris and Renee will both be at the #PAY Symposium & Exposition August 20 - 21, 2019 at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. Chris Zhong will be moderating a panel of blockchain experts and will discussing how blockchain can be used to generate social impact, driven by the three pillars: Education, Partnerships and Research & Innovation.

Chuck Papageorgiou is the Founder & CEO of WorldWatch Plus - The next generation Know Your Customer (KYC) due diligence, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and fraud risk mitigation solution for operations, compliance, and risk managers.  WorldWatch Plus provides a secure and easily-integrated KYC/CDD compliance solution through a platform that significantly reduces fraud and reputation risks while lowering operational costs.  Chuck shares with Bruce Burke about the past, present and future of WorldWatch Plus. What differentiates them from traditional and legacy providers and what makes WorldWatch Plus four times faster with the accuracy you expect. For more information www.worldwatchplus.com Chuck will be presenting at our upcoming #PAY Symposium & Exposition, being staged August 20 - 21, 2019 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. We'll be announcing Chuck along with the others in our first round speaker announcement on April 2, 2019. Register at www.paysymposium.com --- Support this podcast: https://

Ken Kruszka is the CEO of SnapCheck - Paperless digital check technology for B2B electronic check payments. Providing fast, secure, cost effective paperless e-check payments for enterprise. Check out SnapCheck today at www.gosnapcheck.com  Ken speaks with Bruce Burke about the new JPMCoin, Citigroups abandoning of their blockchain efforts, faster payments and more. Ken will be participating in our upcoming #PAY Symposium & Exposition being staged August 20 - 21, 2019 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. We are curating our first round of speakers and will announce the first round at the end of the March.  For information and registration visit www.paysymposium.com  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bruce-burke/support

This first episode is intended to provide an introduction and overview of our upcoming #PAY Symposium & Exposition. We have opportunities for speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and workshops. Find out more today at www.paysymposium.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bruce-burke/support