Episode 49

51% Feel out of Control With Their Finances: How Can We Enhance Financial Engagement? | Theo Paraskevopoulos, CEO & Founder Invessed

The Statistics are brutal!

  • 56% of young investors avoid professional advice due to high fees and outdated approaches.
  • 51% of respondents feel they lack control over their finances, indicating a significant financial literacy and engagement gap.
  • 63% of women are uncomfortable with basic investment principles, with 72% not actively monitoring their investments.
  • 47% of participants save little to no income, reflecting poor financial habits and future preparation.

Theo Paraskevopoulos, CEO & Founder of Invessed, is taking the challenge straight on and transforming wealth management to better serve younger generations.

I sit with Theo to discuss the evolving landscape of financial advice in the UK and the enormous challenge we have ahead. Theo shares with us how Invessed aims to empower financial professionals by leveraging technology to reduce admin tasks and enhance client interactions, and therefore provide a solution to this problem.

We cover,

(00:00) Understanding the Hesitation in Seeking Financial Advice

(01:13) The Importance of Purpose in Business

(02:24) Building Purpose-Driven FinTechs

(06:30) Simplifying Financial Services for Greater Impact

(09:42) Engaging More People in Financial Management

(13:48) Challenges Faced by Young Investors

(19:03) The Role of Technology in Modern Financial Services

(22:42) The Responsibility of Wealth

(23:29) Innovative Fintech Solutions

(24:07) Empowering Investment Professionals

(25:40) Behavioral Data and Predictive Technology

(28:43) Customer Pain Points and Scalability

(37:42) Building Successful Products

(41:10) Fireside Questions and Closing Remarks

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Disclaimer: This episode does not constitute professional nor financial advice and does not represent the opinion nor views of my current, past or future employers. The guest has agreed to record and release our conversation for the use of this podcast and promotion in social media.

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Monica Millares

Monica advocates for financial safety for all. She is the Product Principal at BigPay, where she leads Product and Design. As part of the founding team, Monica led building BigPay’s product from zero to one, to multi product line, and international expansion. Her leadership shaped the culture and ways of working to grow from startup to scaleup. BigPay has over 1.4 million customers, and has presence in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Monica has almost 20 years’ experience in Financial Services. Prior to BigPay, she was one of the first joiners in UK’s challenger Tandem Bank, where she focused on building credit cards from scratch. Previously she worked in leading Financial Services brands like Visa, Barclays, and a Mexican Development Bank.

She sits on the Board of PayEd, and is recognised as Singapore’s #Fintech65 Product Leaders and Women in FinTech. She’s been multiple times speaker at the prestigious conference Money2020 and shared stage with JP Morgan, Standard Chartered Bank, Konsentus, and Money2020’s Rise Up. Her commitment to innovation and financial inclusion resonates in her podcast “Purpose Driven FinTech” where she explores how FinTech’s can have 10x more impact.

Monica has a background in Engineering and a Master’s Degree on Analysis, Design, and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics.