VINCE MOLINARI, Founder and CEO of FINTECH.TV

VINCE MOLINARI, Founder and CEO of FINTECH.TV

December 28, 2024 0

By Jules Lavallee

Vince Molinari is the Founder and CEO of FINTECH.TV, PBC, a global media company focused on fintech, blockchain, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing. He was previously the CEO of Templum Markets, (FINRA Registered Broker Dealer and ATS) and Co-Founder of its parent company, Templum, Inc. Where he led the regulatory advocacy that resulted in pioneering and securing the first broker dealer and ATS approvals for digital securities in the United States. Vince also established an early innovative Transfer Agent for digital assets, Templum TA Services, LLC.

He is a Digital Assets Board Member for the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness at U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He is also Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Blockchain Commission for Sustainable Development and is a Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Blockchain for Impact which he co-founded at the United Nations General Assembly in 2017.  Mr. Molinari has over 3 decades of experience as a licensed person in the securities industry where he began his career at Lehman Brothers and later at Janney Montgomery Scott.

Vince is a globally recognized thought leader on the modernization of securities law and the intersection of breakthrough innovation and technology solutions. He is an active Global Speaker on Market Infrastructure, Capital Formation, Blockchain, Digital Assets, Impact Investing, and The JOBS Act. He is the host of the Digital Asset Report and The IMPACT shows filmed at the NYSE, NASDAQ and LSEG Studios.

Tell us about FINTECH.TV and your global network.

FINTECH.TV was conceived nearly 5 years ago with the premise to create education, awareness and demystify topics that my cofounder Troy McGuire and I thought were under spoken about  on Mainstream media. We felt these conversations needed to happen in an authentic way, with early innovators, disruptors, domain experts, regulators and legislators.

You can find many conversations on, of course, FINTECH.TV, but especially emerging technologies like Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence and digital assets.  We  took the approach of talking about sustainability from the lens of incorporating the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals with for profit solutions, companies and projects to help solve some of the biggest issues facing humanity.

We are  very fortunate to have the ability to amplify voices of many that did not have a platform for their messages to be heard globally.

We had the great fortune to be able to broadcast from the iconic New York Stock Exchange, and eventually became 1 of 5  Studios in the world to have our own broadcast studio on the floor of the Exchange. This was a very substantial differentiator that allowed us to attract some of the best global guests who were drawn to have their voices heard on FINTECH.TV from the NYSE.

We have expanded our coverage as far off as Abu Dhabi with collaboration with ADGM. This was really a realization that the founding conversations of FINTECH.TV truly transcended National boundaries and were of global importance and appeal.

We have continued to expand our coverage with the ETF Rundown, a collaboration with the New York Stock Exchange, Sustainable Stock Exchange Television, or SSETV with the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative, The Table with Dr. Dante Simpson and most recently In partnership with Goldman Sachs and One Million Black Women, Fintech.TV is proud to present One Million Black Women: Spotlight on Success—a six-part series celebrating the founders and CEOs driving change through the OMBW: Black in Business program. Through OMBW: Black in Business, sole proprietors are given the tools to scale their businesses, grow revenues, and create jobs.

We are especially proud of our partnership with ReachTV as we co-produce Market Movers:The Opening Bell. This is our live daily show that is broadcast 9-10 am est  and is distributed through ReachTVs network of 2400 airport gates and 750. venues across 90 US airports and 500,000 hotel rooms.

You have launched many FINTECH.TV studios in 2024. Tell us about your locations and the importance of gaining market share in these locations.

We have launched most recently, our studio at the FontaineBleau Las Vegas Resort and Casino with the marquis show The Disruptors with Bruce K Lee.  The Fountainbleu name and history speak for themselves and their expansion to premier Las Vegas gave us the opportunity to collaborate with Bruce K Lee founder and CEO of Keebeck Wealth Management to create content focused on some of the world’s leading disruptors.

We are very focused on our expansion of our presence in Abu Dhabi with ADGM and other leaders in the region.

A big focus of early 2025 will be up focus on European expansion and acceleration of our Asia coverage

Tell us about what is trending in FINTECH.

Things that are trending  in FINTECH globally including payment systems, stablecoins, legislation, regulation, and many matters of global collaboration.

You were recently at ADFW. How important is this event strategically to your goals in the Middle East?

Abu Dhabi finance week 2024 it was incredibly impressive as it scaled 20,000 attendees over 4 days. 

Our relationship with ADGM for the past 4 years has been a very special and Integral cornerstone of our Middle East strategy. ADGM’s leadership and its ability to embrace digital transformation, technology, regulation, and transformative energy,and sustainability made them the perfect partner for FINTECH.TV  

Tell us about your collaborations in the Middle East.

To further embed our abilities in the region we were fortunate to execute an MOU with Finstreet. FINTECH.TV and FINSTREET are joining forces to empower investors with the knowledge and insights necessary to navigate the complexities of today’s financial markets. This collaboration will focus on promoting Finstreet’s vision and developing cutting-edge content together that addresses the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing investors. By combining FINTECH.TV‘s global reach and production expertise, including leveraging their studio at the NYSE, with FINSTREET’s deep understanding of the regional investment landscape, this partnership will deliver invaluable resources to market participants.

Finstreet is a global financial markets infrastructure business, designed to revolutionize the way capital is allocated, wealth is created, and investments are managed across global markets.

FINTECH.TV and FINSTREET are excited to extend their collaboration to include e-Broadcasting Corp of South Korea, a leading provider of financial news and information who recently launched Global Market Network Inc in New York. This partnership will further amplify the reach and impact of their educational initiatives, advancing financial literacy and empowering investors across the UAE, Asia, and beyond.

What makes the Middle East in particular, the land of opportunity when it comes to FINTECH?

The region represents a broad opportunity for growth as it continues to embrace digital transformation, technology, transformative energy ,sustainability and leading regulatory frameworks. The ability and desire of the many in the region to collaborate and create global partnerships is attracting many of the leading organizations around the world to focus on locations in the region like ADGM . The leadership has been truly remarkable in their engagement with market participants, educators, legislators and regulators have defined their operating manta of engagement truly creating a new epic center on an international finance center.

Tell us about your projects and goals for 2025.

We continue to focus on driving toward 24/7 global coverage that with new broadcasts centers in Europe, Asia and African continent while continuing to expand Middle East and North American studios. We have a strong emphasis on global partnerships and collaboration as we believe this is an essential component of rapid and meaningful collaboration.

We will continue where we launched FINTECH.TV especially with the Trump Administration taking office in Jan 2025 on what will be a focus on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and innovative technologies that will result in much needed reporting on anticipated Legislative and Regulatory coverage.

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Bhavna Batra
Editor-In-Chief, CEO Weekly UAE