Sergey Skabelkin
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Sergey Skabelkin | |
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| Born | October 21, 1976 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Education | Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, specialist in blockchain technologies |
Sergey Skabelkin (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Скабе́лкин; born October 21, 1976) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and expert in the banking technology where he specialises in the business architect for online banking. Skabelkin is also a specialist on the subject of blockchain technologies, cryptocurrency and regulations of crypto market, and the future of traditional banks.[1][2]
Skabelkin in an adviser for ICO (Initial Coin Offering), is an active mentor for FinTech startups, and jury participant in numerous meet-ups and hackathons.
Early life and education[edit]
Skabelkin received secondary education in Kharkov, school No.82.[3]
He completed two higher education degrees. In 1996, he graduated from The National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" with the specialist degree in Chemical Technology of Refractory Non-Metallic and Silicate Materials. In 2005, he received the specialist degree in Intellectual Property from Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy (UEPA).[3]
Career[edit]
In 2002–2006, Skabelkin was a Member of The 24th Convocation of the Kominternovsky District Council of Kharkov from electoral district No. 29. Skabelkin was acknowledged for his activities by The School of Leader at the Kharkiv State Academy of Urban Economy Students Union, The Committee for Youth, Culture, Physical Education and Sports, The Center for Youth Social Services of the Kominternovsky District.
Sergey Skabelkin has successfully performed a large number of projects in the banking sector over the past 10 years.[4] He has worked for such banks as:
2005-2007 KB Privat Bank (Privat Credit project)
2007-2008 Russian Standard Bank
2008-2009 Swedbank
2012 Smartfin CJSC (mobile POS terminals 2CAN)
2013, 2014 Alfa Bank, where he carried out several projects for retail business.
2013 Venture fund "LifeFood" (LifePad project)
2013-2015 FidoBank PJSC (FidoWallet project).[4][5]
Actively participated in creation and promotion of several FinTech startups in the mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) field, the fields of contactless payments based on NFC HCE CBPP technology, loyalty programs and mobile wallets.[4]
Scabelkin was a co-founder of FinTech Cluster based in Ukraine[6] – venture hub, which set up as a non-profit organization with a view to develop Ukrainian IT ecosystem.[7] Since 2012 he has held the position of vice-president at the Ukrainian E-Commerce Business Association.[8]
Scabelkin is a regular speaker at international FinTech conferences.[8][9]
Awards[edit]
In 2007, Skabelkin was awarded the Order of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker[10] for his significant contribution to enhancing Ukrainian prestige in the world, from Ukrainian People's Embassy.
In 2016, he received the silver award for being an ‘Expert of the Year in the field of E-commerce and FinTech’ at the PaySpace Magazine Awards.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "О важности блокчейн, перспективах киберспорта и будущем банков: интервью с Сергеем Скабелкиным". PaySpace Magazine (in Russian). 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ ""Центр банковских технологий" Беларуси внедрил блокчейн и планирует расширить использование технологии". Digital Report (in Russian). 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ a b "Клаус Мартин Лёбер - Банк международных расчетов (Швейцария) Клаус Мартин Лёбер является руководителем Секретариата комитета по платежным и расчетным системам (CPSS), размещенным в - Конференция". www.konf.x-pdf.ru. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ a b c bigmir)net. "О FinTech в киберспорте на eSPORTconf Ukraine расскажет Сергей Скабелкин" (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "Гости из будущего. Чем удивят украинские банки в ближайшие 5 лет - ФОКУС". ФОКУС. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "Деньги будущего: как они вернут справедливость". AIN.UA. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "В Украине появился венчурный кластер для развития финансовых стартапов". AIN.UA. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ a b "Сергей Скабелкин, FinTech Cluster: "С точки зрения капитализации, потенциала и инвестиций идея - это ноль!"". Startup.Network (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "В Киеве состоится первая международная конференция ChatBot Conference UA 2017". www.dsnews.ua (in Russian). 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "Фонд міжнародних премій". ddr.minjust.gov.ua. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "PaySpace Magazine Awards 2016". PaySpace Magazine (in Russian). 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2017-08-21.