A Fintech Vision Becomes Reality w/ Jorge Garcia, CTO and Founding partner of Hello Iconic
Jorge Garcia is the Co-Founder and CTO of Hello Iconic, a company that offers end-to-end product development services for fintech innovators.
In this episode of the Fintech Confidential podcast, he shares the story behind the company's inception and how Hello Iconic transitioned from the media and entertainment industry to Fintech. Jorge discusses Hello Iconic's mission to help startups and established companies create and grow their fintech products.
Here are the three things we dive into in this episode:
1️⃣ The company's background and how they got into fintech
2️⃣ Hello Iconic's approach to product development and customer experience
3️⃣ Opportunities for fintech in the next five years, including niche-focused services
Also, watch the entire episode on youtube.
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Events and websites mentioned:
MX Summit: https://www.mx.com/summit (00:18:12)
Alloy: https://alloy.co/ (00:18:28)
Hello Iconic
Website: https://helloiconic.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/helloiconic/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helloiconiccareers
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hello.iconic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hello_iconic
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@helloiconic6794
Jorge Garcia - Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagbolanos
Jorge Garcia Twitter: https://twitter.com/jagbolanos
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Time Stamps:
Hello Iconic's background [00:00:00]
The co-founder talks about the company's background in educational technologies and streaming services and how they got into fintech.
Hello Iconic's mission [00:04:07]
The co-founder describes the company's mission to help innovators make products from conception to delivery and growth.
Opportunities for fintech in the next five years [00:07:29]
The co-founder discusses the trend of expanding services for niche-focused companies and how they will start offering wealth management, personal finance, and investment services.
Banking and Credit Unions Modernization [00:08:19]
Discussion on how banks and credit unions are starting to modernize their customer experience and how Hello Iconic is helping companies in this area.
Hello Iconic's 360 Growth Philosophy [00:12:28]
Explanation of how Hello Iconic helps companies simplify their go-to-market strategy and connect different services in a fast and compliant way, as well as their focus on understanding analytics to guide product development.
Success to Execution [00:16:19]
The importance of understanding users' needs and defining a product that solves their most important need to create a relationship with users and consumers.
Product Development and Launch [00:17:18]
The co-founder discusses the importance of establishing a relationship with users and understanding their needs to guide product development and business growth. They also talk about successful product launch strategies in the fintech space.
Working with MX [00:21:17]
The co-founder talks about the benefits of working with MX, including the close relationship, partner support, and access to a hub of connections. They also discuss the value of collaboration in moving fintech forward.
Hello Iconic Services [00:23:30]
The co-founder invites fintech startup founders and entrepreneurs to reach out to Hello Iconic for help with building and launching modern fintech products. They highlight their expertise in innovation and reliable product delivery, as well as their partnerships and leadership team.
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ABOUT:
Jorge Garcia: Jorge Garcia is the CEO and Founder of Linker Finance, a company dedicated to making the building and launching of financial services and FinTech apps fast and simple. Linker Finance provides low-code, end-to-end, and white-label solutions for digital banking, personal finance management, lending, card programs, wealth management, and more. These solutions are designed to be fast, simple, accessible, flexible, and secure, reducing the time to market to weeks instead of months or years.
Garcia is also the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Hello Iconic, a software development agency specializing in the Financial Services and FinTech industries. With over 20 years of experience launching successful global applications and platforms with millions of monthly active users, Garcia has worked with companies such as Disney, The Coca-Cola Company, and The Change Company, as well as seed stage, series A, and venture-backed startups.
In 2015, Garcia was named an MIT Technology Review Innovator under 35, a testament to his contributions to the technology field. He is a fellow of The Aspen Institute and an alumnus of the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative / Latino Business Action Network. Garcia is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council, where he shares his insights and expertise with a wider audience.
In addition to his roles at Linker Finance and Hello Iconic, Garcia has held positions at Kam.io, Class.io, and Real Systems Inc., and served as the Program Head for Computer Science at UNITEC. He holds a Master of Science in Intelligent Systems Design from Chalmers University of Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana.
Hello Iconic: Hello Iconic is a specialized app development and design company with expertise in fintech and financial services. We create high-performing fintech apps for millions of users. We have a proven track record, having worked with top finance brands, fintech startups, and Fortune 500 companies—delivering scalable, high-performing finance apps and related digital products.
Tedd Huff: President & Founder of Diamond D3, a professional services consulting firm focused on global payments and marketing. He is also a video podcast host and producer of Fintech Confidential and Head of Corporate Strategy at Corvia.
Over the past 24 years, he has contributed to FinTech startups as an Advisory Board Member, Co-Founder, and Chief Experience Officer, providing strategic and tactical direction for Global Payments OpenEdge, Heartland Payments, Nuvei, and TSYS, among others, focusing on growth while delivering innovation, process improvements and user experience-driven value to simplify the complexity of payments.
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