Unconventional Ventures
About Unconventional Ventures
Unconventional Ventures is a consulting firm that provides innovation services for banks, credit unions, fintech startups and the wider technology ecosystem. The company offers strategic guidance and thought leadership to help financial institutions navigate industry changes. Recent coverage has focused on gender diversity in entrepreneurship, the impact of automation on the workforce and strategies for business innovation during periods of uncertainty.
FF News has published 7 video interviews and 2 analysis pieces featuring Unconventional Ventures since 2021, most recently "EXCLUSIVE: "Buy, Build, or Boost: Choosing the Right Path Amidst an Accelerating Agentic Future" - Matthew Barnard, BBD and Theodora Lau , Unconventional Ventures in 'The Fintech Magazine'" (11 June 2026).
Unconventional Ventures video interviews
- Build or Buy: How AI Is Changing the Decision | BBD and Unconventional Ventures | FF Virtual Arena #362 30 March 2026
- When Will Your Job Be Automated? 18 February 2026
- How Many Finovates Have You Done? 17 February 2026
- Who Actually Wins Finovate Europe? 16 February 2026
- The Fintech Show #135: How can businesses innovate in the face of uncertainty? Unpacking the Global Innovation Report from FIS. 20 December 2023
- Unconventional Ventures - Theodora Lau - Finovate Europe 2023 29 March 2023
- Theodora Lau says ENOUGH with the excuses! Why Fintech Needs Female Founders 19 October 2022
Unconventional Ventures thought leadership
- EXCLUSIVE: "Buy, Build, or Boost: Choosing the Right Path Amidst an Accelerating Agentic Future" - Matthew Barnard, BBD and Theodora Lau , Unconventional Ventures in 'The Fintech Magazine' 11 June 2026
- Exclusive: 'Social Spellbinder' - Theodora Lau, Unconventional Ventures in "Swashbucklers 2020" 18 February 2021