128: The Impact of Blockchain on Live Events with Rafa Jimenez

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we have the great pleasure of speaking with Rafa Jimenez, the blockchain guru for ELCA and Secutix! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rafa joins us today to shed light on blockchain and discuss its impact on the live event industry. He also discusses his career journey, shares his insights, and explains NFTs. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you enjoy listening to today’s captivating and informative conversation with Rafa Jimenez!</span></p> <p><strong>Rafa Jimenez Bio (July 2022)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Rafa is a</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blockchain, DeFi, and fintech specialist</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">with over 10y experience in the industry, currently leading blockchain and Web3 at</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Secutix</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">in the event industry solution and ticketing platform used by the largest and most renowned venues, operas, museums, live events, artist, sports clubs and tournaments in the world. With</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">ELCA</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">the Swiss IT solutions company and parent of Secutix, with over 50 years of serving corporate/gov clients worldwide - Rafa serves as a thought leader and general advisor for Blockchain, DeFi, and Digital-Asset strategy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Previously as Chief Commercial Officer at</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Alpian</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Rafa helped build a mobile-only Swiss private banking platform, now a fully licensed Swiss bank scheduled to launch end of 2022. Before that as founder, he built and lead</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Alibre.io</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(originally “AhorroLibre”), a mobile-only metaPSP one-click payment platform helping improve financial inclusion for the base of the pyramid in Mexico, that was recognized as one of the most innovative solutions