Observatory on Fintech & Sustainability
Fintech & Sustainability, a possible combination.
Among the topics that represent a particular focus in the 2025/2026 biennium, Femtech and Longevitech certainly represent not only important technological frontiers, but real pillars. For an inclusive and sustainable innovation, in which health, longevity and economic well-being intertwine to create a lasting intergenerational impact.
The Observatory’s work on these topics saw the realisation of a first major event on 19 November 2024, which will be followed by other important initiatives at national and international level.
Fintech & Sustainability, a likely match
Fintech & Sustainability, a possible combination
Rethinking banking, financial and insurance services in terms of broadening the user base, including players until recently considered ‘unbankable’, is now made possible by the wave of innovations that is affecting, and radically transforming, the financial sector.
Fintech
Fintech – a term that describes the marriage between Finance and Technology – is in fact giving rise to new products and services, redefining modes, times and costs of use and designing more horizontal and inclusive business models. All this is happening through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and the internet of things.
These changes are taking place in a period of intense demographic and social transformation, characterised, at least in Europe, by a declining population and generalised ageing, which is, however, being offset by the arrival of a generally young migrant population.
Sustainable Innovation
Sustainable Innovation
Sustainable innovation, also in the financial field, is an objective that to be so today must be feasible not only from an economic point of view. Indeed, it is no longer possible to think about the application of new digital technologies in the financial sphere without integrating concerns about the environmental impacts and social effects they may directly or indirectly generate. In this scenario, fintech has great potential for achieving a more sustainable and inclusive development, within the framework represented by the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Finance for Sustainability
The areas of interaction between Fintech and sustainability are numerous (many of which are still being tested) and range from Finance for Sustainability, aimed at directing financial resources to support investments with positive environmental and social impacts, to the application of blockchain technology to guarantee security and quality in the supply chain, but also circularity in the use of resources, or to help reduce carbon emissions.
An International look
The Fintech & Sustainability Observatory of the Global Thinking Foundation is a platform for different stakeholders to meet and exchange ideas. We want to create a lasting bridge between Fintech and Sustainable Development.
Through the Observatory, GLT adds a further piece to its action on the issues of social inclusion and empowerment of the most fragile members of society.
Global Focus
After the intense activity promoting financial literacy for women, young people and the elderly in Italy, the assistance to over-indebted students in the United States and the initiatives in favour of women in France, the Observatory on Fintech for Sustainability broadens Global Thinking Foundation’s gaze to the East, regularly participating in the Singapore Fintech Festival – SFF, and in the main events in the Middle East and in all those places of innovation par excellence in the FinTech sphere, and which have made the issue of economic sustainability a political and social priority.
KEY WORDS
The digitalization of financial services opens uncharted territories for sustainable development
Contemporary cities are the ideal lab for research and experimentation on sustainable innovation
Financial inclusion leverages individual independence with positive outcomes on national economies
Financial alphabetization is strictly linked to financial knowledge
Sustainable innovation can only spread from an active collaboration between actors of the financial ecosystem towards mutual goals
Fintech can help tackle Sustainable Development Goals, that are the backbone of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
THE OBSERVATORY’S RESEARCH
Resilience and Pandemic – 2021
Fintech and Financing – 2021
Ecobonus and energy requalification – 2021
Cybersecurity – 2022
Observatory Events 2025 – SEPTEMBER 30 – the 1st event in Italy entirely dedicated to financial health, inspired by the guidelines of the UNSGSA.
Promoted by Global Thinking Foundation, Deloitte, and PQE Group, the event aims to strengthen the connection between financial health, the prevention of economic abuse, and the development of a more inclusive and responsible corporate welfare model.
There will be a special focus on FemTech and Longevitech, where we will also discuss women’s health and investment in technological innovation aimed at improving women’s lives, tools and resources, and the relationship between financial health and financial inclusion.
The Observatory’s purpose also includes deepening the study of clinical trials and addressing the gender gap in health and welfare. To this end, discussions will provide perspectives from experts who will present recommendations, practical tools, best practices, and innovative policies to incorporate financial health into national and global development agendas, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Register and participate in the forum: https://focus.pqegroup.com/registrazione-fhf-financial-health-forum
Observatory Events 2025 –
Ukraine Revocery Conferenze – Rome (Juli 11-12)
Magic of Innovation – Vienna ( June 3 )
Gitex Europe 2025 – Berlin (May 23)
Dora Regulation
Observatory Events 2024 – Call Tech Action: Femtech and Longevitech
Observatory Events 2023 – Singapore Fintech Festival
ADVISORY BOARD – Experts of our Technical and Scientific Committee
Ms. FILOMENA FRASSINO – Head of Volunteer Task Force, Global Thinking Foundation
Filomena Frassino began her career in the financial sector in the 1990s, gaining progressive experience in bond brokerage at IBF SIM, NUSA SIM, and Bank Insinger, where she held roles as dealer and Deputy Head of the Brokerage Department.
From 2010 to 2017, she worked at Invest Banca, becoming Head of the Trading and Execution Department, overseeing operations on primary and secondary markets for international institutional clients and building a network of over 170 global fixed income counterparties.
Since 2017, she has been working as a Financial Advisor, providing advisory services on bond portfolios and delivering specialized training. She actively participates in Assiom Forex initiatives, is a member of the Capital Markets Commission, and is part of the “Donne al Quadrato” task force of the Global Thinking Foundation.
She graduated with honors in Economics from Sapienza University of Rome and completed the Wealth Management Executive Program at SDA Bocconi.
Ms. ANASTASIYA MARKVARDE – Expert in Women’s Health and Healthcare Innovation, Thought Leader
Anastasiya Markvarde is an expert in women’s health and healthcare innovation and a globally recognised thought leader in the femtech sector. She is the author of Women’s Health Digest and represents Finland within Femtech Across Borders, an association active in 74 countries. She supports startups, pharmaceutical companies, life science organisations and policy makers in the strategic transformation of the femtech sector.
With extensive experience in the global pharmaceutical and healthtech sectors, Anastasiya’s mission is to transform the perception of women’s health from a market niche into a strategic priority and a fundamental economic investment. She is a frequent speaker at international women’s health events in Finland, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Spain and other countries.
Ms. SERENELLA PASSARETTI – Attorney at Law, Founder of DAZIE
Serenella Passaretti is an attorney at law and Founder of DAZIE, a firm specialized in sworn and certified translations, apostilles, legalizations, and complex consular procedures in multi-jurisdictional contexts. She supports law firms, Tax & Private Client departments, family offices, and HNWI/UHNWI clients in managing cross-border matters characterized by high levels of documentary and procedural complexity.
She has gained solid experience in the legal and regulatory sector, having worked for several years at PG Legal and collaborated with leading operators in the insurance industry, including secondments at Poste Vita and the Lloyd’s of London market. Alongside her professional activity, she collaborates with LUISS Guido Carli University on alumni engagement initiatives, institutional communication, and networking.
Ms. SABINA SCARPATI – Sales & Business Development Manager at Syndiag
Sabrina Scarpati is Sales & Business Development Manager at SynDiag, a femtech startup that uses artificial intelligence to support gynaecological diagnostics, helping to make the clinical pathway more transparent and accessible. Her career, developed across advertising, retail and digital innovation, has seen her lead strategic transformations in diverse contexts: from directing IKEA concept stores to managing multidisciplinary teams and developing new formats and services at national level.
In the tech sector, she has coordinated the delivery of complex digital products, driving business growth and operational excellence.
In parallel, she is actively involved in building inclusive technological ecosystems: she leads the FemTech Italy community, is a mentor for Sistech and SheTech, co-author of the Manifesto Italiano per l’Uguaglianza di Genere in Tecnologia, and a member of several networks dedicated to women in AI and in the digital sector.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE OBSERVATORY
