Paolo Fidanza

Paolo Fidanza, is a serial entrepreneur with vast experience in the technology, internet and mobile sectors, with a passion for making the world a better place. Paolo has a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Rome La Sapienza, and began his career with Group Lotus PLC, based in the UK. In 2001 Paolo began his entrepreneurial career, initially in the automotive industry, subsequently moving to the IT, Telecom, Social Networking, Healthcare and Security industries across continents. In early 2014, Paolo founded Opinit, an innovative mobile platform and web-grabbing technology, which was eventually sold to a Canadian Investment Fund, Global Application Corp, in August 2016. In the beginning of 2016, Paolo began incubating another revolutionary technology, a unique alternative credit decision engine and nano/micro loan issuing platform, based on machine learning & AI - MO. With Paolo as its CEO, MO become a leading alternative credit SaaS provider in LATAM and was selected as one of the most innovative cloud based Fintech's by Amazon Web Services (awarded to be part of the AWS Accelerate Program), and by MasterCard as one of the top 10 technologies companies worldwide to join the StartPath Program and the Engage Program. Paolo served as MO’s CEO until mid 2021. In 2020, Paolo, driven by his passion to make a difference on people's lives, founded KEO World, a lending Fintech focused on B2B supply financing. With Paolo at its helm, KEO is innovating the B2B supply financing by providing Buy-Now-Pay-Later credit options to thousands of SMEs in 6 markets via alliances with major international brands. Paolo won the Finext Award as Best Fintech CEO in 2018, and the CV Magazine Corporate award as Most Influential CEO Fintech for 2019. Paolo is the inventor of two USPT granted patents (Default Prediction platform using ML, granted Dec 2020 and Behavioral Credit Prediction using alternative data and ML, granted Jan 2021). Paolo is also early-stage investor and Executive Board Director for Bloom Crowdfunding.