Fintech has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world—
Hult alumni included. Three graduates share their take on the current mar-
kets, what got them invested, and the fin-trends to follow.
Growth Launcher
Bachelor of Business Administration, Masters in International Business
Singapore & London, UK
Class of 2017, 2018
@sarveenchester
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Sarveen Chester
Senior Associate
San Francisco, US
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance
Class of 2018
@valentinatristanv
Valentina Valencia
Valentina Valencia specialized in finance
during her undergraduate degree and
soon after graduating forged her path in
fintech. Today she is a Senior Associate
at Arc Labs, a San Francisco-based,
early-stage credit fund that
provides debt capital to VC-
backed lending startups.
HULT
How did you get into fintech?
I secured an internship in cus-
tomer service for a Series A fin-
tech company at a Hult careers
fair. From there I moved into
sales, eventually transferring into
the company’s finance depart-
ment as an analyst. After a few
years I moved into a debt fund.
VALENTINA VALENCIA
Sarveen Chester is Growth Launcher, Internation-
al Expansion, at Revolut in Singapore and was re-
cently named a Leader Under 30 at the Singapore
Fintech Awards. He studied both his undergradu-
ate and masters degrees at Hult, where he was also
director of Hult Founders’ Lab.
Media for market intel:
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How did you get into fintech?
SARVEEN CHESTER
I wanted to be in a fast-growing tech space that
affects the masses and thought, the one thing that
everyone needs to manage is money. I started using
Revolut when I was living in London, and now I’m
launching the company internationally.
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Most-used industry buzzword?
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Disruption
The future of fintech is …
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What’s not?
Venture capital
One to watch:
Klar
What’s hot?
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Private debt funds
Disruption
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What’s hot?
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The future of fintech is …
Female
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Radical Candor, Kim Scott; Quiet, Susan Cain;
Harvard Business Review
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Proptech
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Most-used industry buzzword?
VV
Media for market intel:
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T he Big Short and Madam
Secretary—both well-suited for
analytical minds. On YouTube:
Indra Nooyi, Jamie Dimon, and
National Geographic’s “City of
the Future: Singapore” have all
caught my eye recently.
Biometric payments
What’s not?
Virtual reality in finance
One to watch:
Quantum computing
Changing Industry
Emerging electives
Find electives on breaking topics—including those in fintech—on the Hult lifelong learning agenda. All alumni qualify for one
elective per year, on any campus or rotation center, for life. New programs and sign-up information will be released in early 2020,
to run May–July.
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