A typical hi-tech ecosystem consists of various stakeholders, each contributing their expertise to create a vibrant community, with both internal activity and a relationship with the external world.

Some of the most obvious constituents include academia – providing in-depth research and training for human capital; the government – aimed at creating infrastructure, facilitating and easing expansion, incentivizing and easing regulatory and bureaucratic bottlenecks; and large corporate, which provides ongoing business infrastructure and serves as a training ground for management. And finally, any ecosystem wouldn’t be disruptive without applied innovation, a function typically fulfilled by startups and early-stage investors.

Five years ago,, decided to expand its winning model and double-up on cyber-security as its next major focus area. In line with founder and currentvision of creating seven regions of innovation excellence

Regulatory Risk has grown exponentially over the past five years. KPMG estimates that expenditure on compliance is growing, currently estimated at more than $70 billion in the US. In interviews with customers, Bain & Co. found that Risk and Compliance can run nearly 40% of the costs in “change the bank” projects.In addition, it found that nearly three-quarters of onboarding requests never reach the final stage of account opening. This is inefficient and can cause uncomfortable situations with customers.

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At its beginning, the Fintech industry’s vision was to fundamentally transform traditional banking using advanced technologies. A decade later, this vision has yet to fully materialize. Despite the acceleration we’ve seen in tech-based financial solutions, it is generally agreed that financial institutions are not likely to disappear anytime soon.

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