An Argentine executive will be the new president of the Ibero-American Fintech Alliance, according to a press release sent to Cointelegraph Español, this Wednesday the 12th. Thus, from now on the alliance will be chaired by Mario López, who was recently re-elected as vice president of the Argentine Chamber of Fintech.As the new president of the Ibero-American Fintech Alliance, López will replace Ángel Sierra, from FintechChile.
“It was an honor for Chile to be able to lead the Fintech Alliance during the last year”, said Ángel Sierra, outgoing president and CEO of FinteChile.
Sierra ended his term as president of the alliance, also stressing that the sector will continue to grow rapidly, given the huge gaps in financial inclusion that exist in Latin America.
“From now on, and with the leadership assumed by Argentina, we will continue working together so that financial technology continues to generate the financial well-being that the region so desperately needs.”, concluded Angel Sierra.
The new president of the Ibero-America Fintech Alliance, Mario López, was also co-founder of Poincenot tech.studio, a company of which he is currently the CEO. As the statement highlights, in his new role in the Alliance, López will play a key role for Argentina in FintechLac, whose objective is to support the development, consolidation and integration of the ecosystem through the promotion of policies and regulations, as well as the strengthening of the institutional framework of the ecosystem actors.
“It is a great pride for me to chair this year a fundamental space for the development of the fintech industry in the region, such as the Latin American Fintech Alliance, which also allows us to be part of FintechLab“, said.
López also highlighted that the Ibero-American Fintech Alliance has a great challenge to consolidate a young sector, which has had enormous growth and has generated quality jobs and a positive impact on people’s lives. “However, much work remains to be done to achieve financial inclusion and education for millions of Latin Americans”, he comments.
The Ibero-American Fintech Alliance was born in June 2017 with the mission of promoting the development of the fintech ecosystem at an international level and especially in Latin America. The institution, made up of 12 national associations representing more than 1,900 companies, promotes competitiveness and financial inclusion through common regulation, as well as the exchange of experiences and best practices that help create a global market without borders.
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