Episode 67: Breaking Impact: Senior Consumers & e-inclusion

The focus of Episode 67 is on Senior Citizens and eInclusion - a topic that is not only essential for every auditor as an aging individual but a super relevant conversation to caregivers and family members that want to support their senior network (such as family, friends and colleagues) to exponentially harnessing digital tools and capabilities for the current and future times. Are financial services products bias to this age stage? Or is aging just a new phenomenon for society overall? Longevity and digital inclusion are the mottoes for the episode, and Matthias Kröner is the moderator of the discussion with guests Dr.Ira Sobel (FinTech 4Longevity) and Sergey Balasanyan (Longevity Card / Deep Knowledge Group).  More on our guests:  Dr.Ira:Founder and CEO of Fintech 4longevity, a consulting platform and knowledge center for bridging between financial institutions, aging, and older adults. She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s working group “Redesigning Retirement”. She is also the Head of the “Fintech-for-aging” initiative, The Fintech Community of Israel. Dr.Ira is a researcher, expert, and speaker, specializing in the economic aspects of aging, fintech, and innovation with a special focus on retirement and pensions from a comparative perspective.Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ira-sobel-b314a/Website: www.fintech4longevity.com Sergey:CEO & Co-Founder at Longevity Card, an innovative entrepreneur with significant expertise in FinTech and Banking. I was recognized as "Top 15 EU Tech Pioneers with Big Ideas" by Sifted, a FT-backed magazine, whereas Longevity Card was recognized as "Next Generation Challenger Bank" by Sifted. Partner, FinTech at Deep Knowledge Group, a consortium of commercial and non-profit organizations active on many fronts in the realm of DeepTech and Frontier Technologies (AI, Longevity, FinTech, GovTech, InvestTech), ranging from scientific research to investment, entrepreneurship, analytics, media, philanthropy and more. Sergey is also a contributor at Forbes Austria, covering the future of banking, fintech, and investments, and a guest contributor at Longevity Industry 1.0 book.Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/balasanyan/Longevity Card Website: https://www.longevity.cards/Deep Knowledge Group Website: https://www.dkv.global/