The panel "Money Movements in Web3" explores how decentralized technologies and cryptocurrencies are transforming the financial sector. Discussions will cover the role of DeFi and the impact on traditional financial systems.
About
Christian Rau:
As Senior Vice President FinTech and Crypto Enablement Europe, Christian works with Mastercard colleagues and customers to design and deploy new digital payment propositions. He joined Mastercard in 2012, having held positions in the telecommunication and banking sectors, and was previously Mastercard’s General Manager for Austria and Head of the Central European Product Team.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-rau-5a01b22/
Denis Scheller:
Denis is part of Circle's European Business Development team. Circle is a financial technology company building a new internet financial system, where money and value are exchanged using their stablecoins USDC and EURC. Prior to working at Circle, Denis was responsible for Bitcoin Suisse Pay and for driving initiatives to expand the adoption of crypto payments. Denis studied Business Administration in Mannheim and is interested in bitcoin, fintech and e-commerce.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisscheller/
Markus Strauch:
Markus Strauch CFA, FRM, CAIA is the Director of the Digital Asset and Trading Department at Bitpanda, with over 20 years of extensive experience in financial and digital assets. His expertise spans proprietary trading, multi-asset trading, market making, portfolio management, and fund management, complemented by significant roles in project and product management.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markus-strauch-9a7aa228/
Alan Kennedy:
Senior Partnership Manager @ DLT Finance: MiFID-regulated financial market infrastructure for crypto in EU, empowering partners including Kraken and SDX to offer localized crypto investment products.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-kennedy/
Mastercard, Circle, Bitpanda & DLT Finance are part of w3.vision Season One. Learn more:
https://www.w3.vision/
