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Early-stage investments in the technology world with Jan Davídek, partner of Purple Ventures

In this episode of the FinTech Roadmap podcast, we welcomed Jan Davídek, partner at venture capital firm Purple Ventures. Honza shared with us his career path, which led him to invest in technology startups, and his work with Purple Ventures, a fund created under the Purple Holding. You will learn how the first and second funds differ, what startups they support and what their investment approach is.

Challenges in building cloud services for demanding clients with Pavel Hofrichter from ČMIS

The guest on the new episode of the FinTech Roadmap podcast was Pavel Hofrichter, CEO of ČMIS, which for more than two decades has been dedicated to providing customized cloud services to clients from regulated industries such as banking and fintech.

Regulatory sandbox as a tool for fintech development in the Czech Republic with Simona Michalíková from CzechInvest

In the new episode of the FinTech Roadmap podcast, we welcomed Simona Michalíková, who works as Fintech HUB Manager at CzechInvest. Together we delved into the regulatory environment for fintech startups and explained what role CzechInvest plays in supporting them. Simona described not only her daily work, but also the wider context in which CzechInvest operates.

Digital Identity and the New Tricks of Scammers in the World of Finance with Peter Šich of LexisNexis Risk Solutions

In a new episode of the FinTech Roadmap podcast, we looked at the various forms of fraud currently threatening the financial sector. Our guest was Petr Šich, Business Development Executive for CEE & SEE at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a global leader in fraud prevention and risk management.

All finances under one roof with Orbi founder Jakub Škrabánek

In another part of the FinTech Roadmap podcast, we talked with Jakub Škrabánek, founder of Orbi, which develops an application that unifies personal finance management in one place. Jakub shared with us the motivation to start a company whose ambition is to replace the role of traditional financial advisors with a digital solution that is fully on the client's side.

Newsletter 06/2025

Dear readers, dear readers, welcome to the first summer newsletter. In addition to holidays, swimming and other joys, summer also includes our traditional conference CryptoNight, which will take place on the 28th of August and tickets are already available on www.cryptonight.cz.