Alicia Ismach Wants To Help Grow Fintech in Atlantic Canada
Having worked for decades in the technology industry in Israel, Alicia Ismach sees huge opportunities for Atlantic Canada’s tech sector in general and financial technology, or fintech, in particular.
The native of Argentina was hired as Entrepreneur-in-Residence by New Brunswick innovation hub Venn Innovation in October, 2018. And last year, she began to gather fintech players together to form a group to promote the segment. This culminated in the 10-company Atlantic Fintech Mission to Las Vegas in October for Money 20/20, the world’s largest fintech and payments trade show.
Now she wants to further her work in fintech in the region by bringing together all Atlantic Canadian companies whose solutions could be adopted in financial services. The goal is to increase connections between entrepreneurs and to help international companies understand the strength of the financial community on Canada’s East Coast.
“You have a great high-tech industry and you are great at ignoring it,” said Ismach in an interview. “It’s only by connecting the community that it can thrive and grow. We have a lot of knowledge and experience that can benefit all of us better if the community is connected.”
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