The Mandalay Group Reveals Firsts Details About #PAY TAMPA BAY Event
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | TAMPA, FLORIDA The Mandalay Group in partnership with BlockSpaces, today revealed first details of a groundbreaking new event focused on the future of banking, fintech and payments.
#PAY TAMPA
BAY will draw more than 200 global financial technology
leaders to Downtown Tampa on Thursday, February 20, 2020 for this
special one-day event. Attendees will connect with hundreds of fintech’s
boldest and brightest, along with C-Level Executives, Thought Leaders,
Disruptive Innovators and senior leading companies in global financial
services.
#PAY Tampa
Bay will cover a range of different banking, fintech and payments related
topics including Open Banking, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Smart
Cities, Invisible Payments, Cryptocurrency, Autonomous Vehicles, Digital
Identity, Decentralization and much more.
“We’re
partnering with The Mandalay Group to attract attention and investment
to the burgeoning Tampa Bay technology community” said Rosa Shores, Co-Founder
of BlockSpaces.
Shores,
along with her Co-Founder, Gabe Higgins has developed an end-to-end
blockchain focused hybrid venture studio located inside the new Embarc
Collective innovation hub. This new $10 million, 32,000 square foot,
state-of-the-art facility will be the host location for this leading-edge
fintech event on February 20, 2020.
“We’re
bringing an International payments event to the Bay Area” said
Bruce Burke, Founder of The Mandalay Group. “Our recent Las Vegas event
featured 50+ thought leaders from across the global fintech industry.
Now, we want to bring that same experience to Tampa Bay. This is a special
one-day event is designed specifically to attract attention to the Tampa
Bay area and bring investment to the ever-expanding fintech
community here” reports Burke.
Highlighting
the event will be the #PAY Fintech Startup Showcase where ten
early-stage companies share their story and battle it out for awards and
prizes. “We’re looking for the hottest startups in the space”
said Ashok Venkatraman of The Mandalay Group, “Trailblazers in financial
services should submit their pitch decks to be included in this
high-profile showcase.
The
Mandalay Group has announced a call for speakers, sponsors and supporters
for this unique one-day event. Partners for the #PAY TAMPA BAY
event will benefit from exposure to C-Level decision-makers, product
managers, developers, disruptors, strategists, academics, creators,
researchers, media and startups who are focused on the future of financial
services.
#PAY has
opportunities for Speakers, Supporters and Startups, for more information
please visit: https://www.paysymposium.com/tampa
Early bird
registration for #PAY TAMPA BAY is now open: https://paytampabay.eventbrite.com