Tomer Michaeli

General Partner

(14 Posts)

Generative AI In Fintech – A Look at the Latest Trends and Use Cases

Generative AI (GenAI) has taken the world by storm. We’re not just referencing the usual tech ecosystems and clusters, but…

FinTech in 2023 – Viola’s Predictions

Despite the overall pullback in venture funding and the turmoil of financial markets, financial services remained the leading sector globally…

2022 Israeli Fintech Report: Rocky but Optimistic

The global uncertainty in 2022 brought decades-high inflation rates with an uncertain macro environment, resulting in central banks using every…

Fintech – Israel’s Growth Engine

2021 marked a significant boom in the Israeli fintech ecosystem, totaling $4.5B in fintech funding, setting a record high. Not…

Fintech for Elderly – Part 2

Welcome back to our Fintech for Elderly blog series. In case you missed it, Part 1 covers the trends and…

Fintech for Elderly – Part 1

As we increasingly adopt technology and take control of our financial lives via smartphones and savvy front-end applications, we tend…

Fintech 2021 – Leaning into the New Year

Reflecting on the past year brings up mixed emotions. As Dickens accurately sums up- it was the best of times,…

All Hail Liquidity

There is a story of evolution to be told about liquidity in the context of cash, markets, and companies. Liquidity…

The case for innovative Proptech models in the COVID era and beyond

For decades, the real estate industry was complicated and analog. But the 2008 financial crisis enabled startups to leverage technology…

What Fintech VCs are looking for Post-COVID: Takeaways from #ViolaVirtual event

Global fintech investments have been booming, reaching $1.75B in 2019 in Israel alone. COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on…

How Israeli Companies Are Using Data To Revolutionize Insurtech

The Insurtech investment industry is hot. Globally, it’s grown from under $1 billion in capital investments in 2015 to $4.6…

Why the future looks brighter for commercial insurance thanks to Planck Re’s automated data insights

I often refer to the “3 waves of innovation” to describe the state of innovation in FinTech: Banking, which is…

Why FinTech entrepreneurs may be missing out on major opportunities by overlooking WealthTech

There are 3 waves of innovation in the general financial services industry: One disrupting banking, another disrupting the insurance industry,…

[VIDEO] How Banks Innovate: Insights from Scotiabank, Israel Discount Bank, Citi, Pepper and SundaySky

In our last FinTech Forum – which took place on the eve of International Women’s Day – we hosted an…

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