Launch of the FIF Association - Insurtech Fintech Forum Portugal

O InsurTech and FinTech Forum Portugal / FIF is a new non-profit private law association which aims to promote debate, reflection, sharing, training and interaction between the different stakeholders, processes and methodologies innovation - mainly linked to technological solutions - which have an impact on the sectors:

  • Finance, in particular Banking and Insurance
  • across Payments, Regulation and Supervision of these two sectors
  • and Health.

FIF also aims to be a forum for disseminating innovative solutions and case studies from the national and international market, by organising events and webinarsas well as through the various organisations close to it, particularly those in other countries, in particular the Madfintech (Madrid), the MiaHub, very strong in the West of the United States and throughout Latin America, and the TDI_The Digital Insurer.

Several strategic partnerships are currently being negotiated, and the one with PWC Portugal.

Its mission also includes discussing approaches that lead to standards of good practice, ethics and ESG in companies Fintech, InsurTech e HealthTech in Portugal, particularly in its Associated Companies.

The creation of this Association is based on the evidence that, for the incumbents in the financial and health sectors, support in the multifaceted analysis and "accreditation" of the impressive universe of ideas, innovations and emerging transformational tools that mark the present day, and which are becoming even more exponential with applied artificial intelligence, is an asset. FIF believes that presenting them to the market and discussing them, through the prism of proven evidence, of integrability, productivity, sustainability, as well as "ethical and regulatory compliance", creates value for society and for the financial and health ecosystem, particularly for our Members, who we want to have an active voice in implementing the Association's programme agenda.

Most of the members of the Association's bodies have been an integral part of Working groups of the now defunct AFIP, the Fintech and InsurTech Association of Portugal, which, in collaboration with Madfintech, have organised the Iberian InsurTech Forums since 2021.and many other events. They joined forces in order to provide continuity and a new dynamic through FIF, and are now part of its governing bodies, which has a multifaceted team of experienced managers in the areas of Strategy, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Distribution/Marketing, IT, Operations and Legal.

List of company officers:

FIF's Insurtech Group was the organiser, among several other events, of the Iberian Forum 2023, which took place in Lisbon at the Picoas Forum with a large turnout and where 23 startups from 4 continents presented their pitches. It was streamed worldwide. See the main conclusions here (FIF's Insurtech team still took part under the banner of the now defunct AFIP): Iberian Insurtech Forum 2023 in Lisbon (May23, Fórum Picoas)

FIF will be presenting itself publicly for the first time at the next Ibero-American Forum, which will be held at the same time. in Madrid on 25 Novemberin an initiative jointly organised by Madfintech/Ecofin/FIF - Associação Fórum InsurTech Fintech Portugal.

  Ibero-American Insurtech Forum: Madfintech/Ecofin/FIF

It will be another intense and vibrant day around innovation, where you can attend interesting round tables on the most emerging themes and watch 25 fintechs and insurtechs from various continents make their pitch to attract strategic partners, clients and investors (Free registration, but subject to validation (link above); it will also be broadcast by streaming).

To take an active part in FIF as a member, visit the website www.FIFPortugal.pt