Co-Founder & CEO at Finqware
Cosmin is Co-Founder and CEO of FINQware, a Romanian fintech start-up that develops technologies, digital products and services to provide European consumers and businesses with better ways of managing their finances.
Under its mission “Open Banking at work”, FINQware was already recognised for its potential to become a CEE regional leader in the fintech industry and awarded with several recognitions: Local Hero at Elevator Lab Challenge, Transylvania Start-up Award and the big prize at Citi CEE PSD2 Challenge (Poland).
Before founding FINQware, Cosmin had management positions in banking institutions such as ING Bank, GE Capital, Garantibank and Volksbank, in commercial and risk management roles. As serial entrepreneur he has started several companies, including a banking franchisee branch for ING Bank and a re-insurance broker, both of them still active companies, although Cosmin exited several years ago after setting them up for success.
Cosmin has an Executive MBA diploma and is often invited as speaker in business events, where he uses the opportunity to promote Romanian entrepreneurship or the fintech opportunities, being passionate on these matters.