What an incredible session at BlackRock’s Digital Investing Revolution Event in London! 🇬🇧 Symmie Swil joined an expert panel alongside Zachary Lerner (BlackRock), Luis Javier "LJ" Álvarez (N26)… | Upvest
What an incredible session at BlackRock ’s Digital Investing Revolution Event in London! 🇬🇧 Symmie Swil joined an expert panel alongside Zachary Lerner (BlackRock), Luis Javier “LJ” Álvarez ( N26 ), and Joaquim De la Cruz ( Flanks ) to discuss modern investment infrastructure as the ultimate differentiator for financial institutions. Key takeaways: ✅ 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝: End users today expect investing to feel as simple as online shopping or streaming. If your platform can’t open an account in seconds or offer fractional entry points from £1, you’re already playing catch-up ✅ 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭: Modern architecture opens doors that weren’t there before. N26 launched a full investment suite in just 3 months and scaled across 18 markets with Upvest ✅ 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧: Rich, real-time data is the foundation for building hyper-personalised, AI-enabled experiences ✅ 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞: From PEAs in France to ISAs in the UK and Altersvorsorgedepot in Germany, modular investment infrastructure lets providers scale without rebuilding the entire stack for every market Ultimately, modern infrastructure lowers the barriers for financial institutions to offer investing and for end users to start building wealth for the long term. Thank you to the BlackRock team for hosting a great discussion and to everyone who joined the session!