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Francesca Aliverti

Francesca Aliverti

Head of Africa & Middle East, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)

Francesca Aliverti is the Co-Founder and Partner at FTS Group, a startup mentor at Startupbootcamp FinTech & Cybersecurity, an Equity Partner of Great Stuff Ventures and recently appointed as Head of Business Development at Elevandi for the EMEA region. Previously she was a Co-Founder at Holland FinTech where she also held a position as the Head of Strategy & Business Development. In this role she catalyzed company transformation from inception to a +400 members enterprise.

She is highly fluent in the fintech European ecosystem with tangents across the world - in technology issues from a business point of view, from the traditional structures, to the most innovative solutions in the market, having built FinTech ecosystems and fostering innovation dialogues. Francesca is currently an active asset in strengthening GFTN's leadership at the intersection of Policy, Finance and Technology in the EU and Africa regions. She is also a regular contributor and content curator to different financial inclusion projects with a focus on emerging markets, on initiatives with Timepledge.org, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Additionally, she is regular host at the Breaking Banks Europe show, top fintech podcast in Europe. Francesca speaks Italian, English and basic Greek.