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Next Money Announces Launch of Tampa Bay Charter and First Meet-Up

A group focused on developing the local fintech community is forming in Tampa Bay.
Next Money, which recently rebranded from Next Bank, is celebrating the launch of its Tampa Bay charter with its first meet-up on Thursday June 30th at 6:00 PM, being held at the Tampa Bay WaVE Venture Center, 500 East Kennedy Boulevard in downtown Tampa.

The kickoff event will also be broadcast live utilizing Cisco’s Telepresence technology, the WaVE Venture Center is a beta test site for Brighthouse aided Telepresence capabilities.

Next Money is Singapore-based group; the organizers have dubbed it the TED of banking, the community aims to reinvent finance through design, innovation and entrepreneurship.

The new name for Next Money coincides with the launch of 2 conferences; New York on September 7th and London on September 14 in partnership with the BBVA Open Talent competition, the return of the Fintech Finals in Hong Kong in January 2017, and the expansion of the of local Next Money chapters across the globe.

Twenty-five local chapters already exist in cities such as London, Sydney and Silicon Valley, supported by Visa, and the company announced it would be launching dozens more over the next year.

Tampa Bay marks the fifth U.S. chapter after New York City, Seattle, San Francisco and Charlotte, NC. Tampa Bay Chapter Lead, Bruce Burke, an advocate for Tampa Bay’s startup scene, says Next Money coming to the Bay Area shows how the local ecosystem “is growing up.”

The local chapters bring people together to network with the best minds in fintech in your city. Membership is free, and anyone in the financial-technology space can join.

“I was already building this type of community through similar events,” Burke says about the fintech group. Having the Next Money brand and support of this prestigious International organization gives the Tampa Bay chapter credibility, he says.

The local chapters meet at least six times a year. Meetings can r

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