A talk on the latest trends in how AI is changing business and finance — and how to prepare for the shifts. Farshad shares his experience on becoming a better entrepreneur and finding VC investment.
Farshad Nowshadi is a global fintech veteran with over 30 years of experience bridging legacy banking and radical innovation. A foundational force in the digital banking revolution, Farshad served as ex-VP of eStrategy at Saman Bank and helped to establish Blu Bank, the largest mobile bank in the Middle East, which has scaled to 14 million users.
His influence extends to the heart of London's tech scene as a VC Mentor at Level39, where he has nurtured unicorns such as Revolut and Wise. He also serves as a perennial judge for the Fintech Payment Awards.
Farshad is focused on the next technological frontier: Agentic AI payments. He curates the "AI in Business and Finance" series at Level39 and advises startups pioneering AI wallets. Combining the prudence of a banking executive with the foresight of an early pre-IPO investor in Google and Amazon, he offers a definitive voice on the future of autonomous commerce. He is a published author, a Guest Lecturer at the St Andrews Business School, and holds an M.Phil in Computing from the University of Sussex.