Israel, the Start Up Nation.

Over the last decade, the technology industry in Israel has been the main driving force of the nation's economy. The Israeli business environment and culture has always supported entrepreneurship and startups. Israel has supportive regulation and economic reforms, and it ranks among the leading countries in numbers of NASDAQ-listed high-tech companies. In the fintech aspect, there are approximately 500 Fintech startups registered in Israel, most of them have activities in the global market.

COMMUNITY PARTNER

Shmuel Ben-Tovim

I have been involved for many years in the development of the economy of Israel, both in public and private capacities, with special attention to financial services and Fintech.

I run Ben-Tovim Consultants Ltd. an investment bank which specialize in connecting Israeli technology entrepreneurs with global sources of funding – VC's, private equity funds, HNW individuals and angel investors.

In 2013 I established City TLV, an NGO that is creating the first ecosystem for Fintech in Israel, by connecting all the stakeholders: Fintech innovators, legacy banks and financial institutions, regulators and local authorities. We have signed MOUs with a growing number of Fintech innovation centers around the world and always welcome new opportunities for collaboration.

Since 2018 I Chair the Israel-Malta Chamber of Commerce, where much of our initiatives have to do with Fintech, Blockchain and financial regulations.

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