Advancing on Andhra Pradesh’s ambitious motive to be a major national and global hub for fintech innovation, Fintech Valley Vizag will be organizing Blockchain Summit in October 2017.
The primary objective of this summit is to explore trends and opportunities in fintech. This summit will provide a platform to the finest minds of the fintech ecosystem to share mind-space with thought leaders, business leaders and entrepreneurs.
“Blockchain technology is a breakthrough technology that is changing a great deal of financial practice and exchange. Blockchains can be leveraged to address the most pressing needs of developing-world governments: the modernization and digitization of government functions,” said Ms. Arifa Khan, CEO, Zero Field Labs at the Blockchain India Week by Blockchain Storm.
Fintech Valley Vizag officials were speaking at Blockchain India Week in Mumbai to share their vision for the upcoming year. They aspire to dynamically support the thriving spirit that consistently supports innovation of moving from IT services to IT entrepreneurship.
In this regard, Fintech Valley is also collaborating with ace programmer, Vitalik uterin, co-founder and co-programmer of Ethereum.
Buterin, who is considered a nomad of the 21st century, will also meet with top officials of Government of Andhra Pradesh. It is expected that the two parties will exchange insight and explore opportunities in India to adopt next-generation technologies for better governance.
"With security issues all over the world, there is no doubt that blockchain technology is set to be the biggest disruptor not only in the financial world, but also a number of online and offline sectors. Blockchain Summit 2017 is our Government’s continuous endeavor to develop a self-sustained global ecosystem that will host a plethora of businesses looking to expand their Fintech capabilities from start-ups to established corporations," said JA Chowdary, Special Chief Secretary and IT Advisor to the Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh in anticipation of the summit.
