Meirav Harel

The financial industry is in the midst of catching up with the digital era. This sector had been quite stagnant technologically, till about 8 years ago, when after the subprime crisis, laid off workers from the financial industry decided that they can create better ban...

For years Banks have been the center of financial activity. With the rise of FinTech, we are now seeing a process where the power is being shifted in different directions, which at first glance seems as a definite move in the right direction. BUT - What if the power is...

In his latest annual shareholder letter, Bezos outlined several key business tips, that can also be applied to the banking and financial industries, and can offer good insight from someone who knows how to move ahead, and to stand out in the competitive business enviro...

Thankful for the invitation to speak at the #MoNage💜 convention about Conversational Interfaces & AI in the Financial sector 🏦💵, in San-Jose, Silicon Valley, California.

Here are 4 pointers for companies that want to thrive in the Digital era:

1."Talk to you...

My 17 year old daughter came home literally crying. When I asked her what happened she said "My friend just told me that the bank I had opened an account with will be taking a monthly commission of 10 Shekels! Don't they know I work so hard for the money I make?! Why d...

1. "Data is the new oil"- The information companies have on their customers is invaluable, at least as much as oil used to be. Companies that use it smartly can create a new revenue stream by selling it, and have an edge. (What about our privacy? Well, that's a differe...

To those of you who have already met with me, as I promised, I will definitely be talking about your great product & achievements!

If anyone else would like to be introduced to South-African banks, or mentioned at the GEC conference, feel free to PM me.

Next week invited to speak at Global entrepreneurship congress in Johannesburg about Israeli FinTechs.

Would love to hear from Israeli FinTechs that have not yet been in touch with me, that would like to be introduced to banks in South-Africa, and at the GEC congress.

Excited to be speaking at "Entrepreneurship on Tap" about the interesting relationship between Banking, Technology and a few other (Major) players, and where it's all headed.

See you Wednesday March 8th in tel aviv.

"מוזמנים להרצאה שלי על תחום הבנקאות במסגרת "יזמות על הב...

The Fintech eco-system is constantly changing.

Some of these changes are happening due to the digital growth banks need to achieve, in order to reach the technology level existing in other eco-systems. More changes are occurring because of the growing and changing numbe...

After finding out that 30% of UBERs drivers don't have a bank account, UBER let its drivers not only open an account, but also take loans from UBER to finance the drivers' car. Does that make UBER a type of bank?

I'll be speaking about this and about other dilemmas that...

Robo-advisors, Algo-trading and AI, VS. Social Trading and Crowd Wisdom: Seemingly opposing developments in the WealthTECH and investment sector. Who will gain the upper hand? 

When looking at the changes taking place in the WealthTECH and investment sector of the FinTe...

The financial eco system is in the midst of being disrupted, across several financial services, including: banking, transfers, payments, lending, insurance, investment management and more.

Some say these changes are revolutionizing an eco-system that had been stagnant,...

Honored to be included in the Women in Fintech 2016 Powerlist, Innovative Finance, UK.

Even happier to contribute from my experience and knowledge about creating better Digital Financial services, both to the Financial institutions who want to improve their Financial Pr...