About Nish Kotecha

Nish Kotecha, A serial entrepreneur specializing in technology, fintech, and social enterprises. He is the co-founder and Chair of Finboot (Cardiff, London, Barcelona). Finboot is a technology company that gives its world-class customers a competitive edge by accelerating their digital transformation, realizing value, and building trust through blockchain. Finboot has developed MARCO, an ecosystem that brings together blockchain technologies in one place, connecting multiple ledgers simultaneously. It enables companies to incorporate blockchain within their value and supply chains, bringing traceability, transparency, and compliance, which in turn helps them meet sustainability and ESG requirements while also increasing operational efficiency. Previously, Nish founded Geosansar, a fintech pioneer in India created to provide financial inclusion to the 600 million unbanked. Combining technology and traditional operating models, Geosansar became the primary banking service provider for over 25 million customers. Nish Kotecha started his career as an Investment Banker at Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan, Barclays (BZW), and founded an advisory boutique, Sphere Partners. Nish balances his commercial activities with a pro-bono & NED portfolio: Chairman & Mentor, Agam - Current Non-Executive Director, Yaqrit (Med-tech) - Current Council Member, Blockchain Connected – Current Fund Advisor, AWE Funds - Current SME Panel Member, Business Banking Resolution Service – Current Columnist for Arabian Gulf Business Insight (www.agbi.com) - Current Chairman of the London Chamber of Arbitration & Mediation (LCA) Feb 2019-Dec 2021 Deputy Chairman of The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) 2013-2021 Chair of the Investment Committee (LCCI) 2016 - Dec 2021 High-Level Advisory Board Member of Tech Capital Markets (Brussels) 2019-2020 Board Member of Accion (Washington) 2009-2016 Former Board Member of the Financial Inclusion Forum 2013-2017 Liveryman of Worshipful Company of World Traders (Received Freedom of the City of London, 2011) Contributor to Financial Times; Published in a variety of business journals Journalist for Business World (India) 1993 - 1995, DNA (India) 1995-1996, Mint (India) 2019 onwards TiE UK - Founder, President & Chairman (2000-2011) TiE Global Trustee (1995-2011) Keynote speaker on fintech, technology, financial inclusion, and entrepreneurship