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BANCO DE INVESTIMENTO GLOBAL

F I N T E C H
A C A D E M Y
DISRUPTING THE FINANCIAL SECTOR
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HOW WE GOT HERE

BiG was the first online bank in Portugal. With founders and
knowledge from around the world, a new type of approach was born: a
bank looking towards the future. With this spirit, the bank grew to be
one of the best investment and wealth management banks in Portugal.

The Fintech Academy started in 2017, with a team of nine people with
t h e s a m e p u r p o s e – d i s r u p t i n g t h e f i n a n c i a l s e c t o r.

D u r i n g t h e f i r s t F i n t e c h A c a d e m y, B i G c o n f i r m e d t h e u n d e n i a b l e t r u t h :
there is much to be done before the banking sector can reach its peak.
We started fosterin g th e b elief th at tec h n olog ical in n ovation is th e
building block for that growth and that we must develop new ideas in
o r d e r t o c o n q u e r.

That is why the Fintech Academy did not end in 2017. It became a
yearly internship to foster the knowledge on the digital transformation
o f t h e b a n k i n g i n d u s t r y.

Through these three years, we saw people from all around the world
c o m e h e r e t o l e a r n , t o w o r k , t o t r a n s f o r m , t o g r o w.
N o w i t ’s y o u r t u r n . W e l c o m e t o t h e F i n t e c h A c a d e m y 2 0 2 0 .
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“ W E N E E D BA N K I N G ,
W E D O N ’ T N E E D B A N K S .”
— B I L L G AT E S
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OUR GOALS
Fintech Academy is a summer internship aimed at bringing the best practices
from leading Fintech players to the digital transformation of the banking
sector by cooperating with these companies. The program has the duration of
one month (between the 5th July – 6th August)

BiG S TA R T U P S
Active work on the digital Direct work with Fintech
transformation effort. startups and founders.

LEARNING TEAM
Lectures and workshops about Creating multi-disciplinary
new Fintech trends. and multi-cultural teams.
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WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The s e are the s kills and characte ristics we value , you ne e d to want to be he re and to le arn. We are looking for backg rounds f rom b u s in es s an d

f i n a n c e , l a w, e n g i n e e r i n g a n d c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e o r r e l a t e d f i e l d s .

T O B E A P P L I E D T O

PA S S I O N F O R STRUCTURED RESEARCH AND BENCHMARKING

TECHNOLOGY THINKING

I D E N T I F I C AT I O N O F O P P O R T U N I E S
BUSINESS
SELF- SENSE
DIRECTION
I D E AT I O N A N D P L A N N I N G
TEAMWORK
GOOD SKILLS
C O M M U N I C AT I O N
AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
GOOD TECHNICAL AND
P R E S E N TAT I O N A N A LY T I C A L
SKILLS SKILLS G O - T O - M A R K E T S T R AT E G Y
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“ I T I S B E T T E R TO FA I L I N
O R I G I N A L I T Y T H A N I T I S TO
S U C C E E D I N I M I TAT I O N .”
— H E R M A N M E LV I L L E

MEET SOME OF OUR

FORMER INTERNS

ALBERTO MARIO
GARAGNANI
– BUSINESS –
“The Fintech Academy was a great
opportunity to learn about the
Fintech environment and develop
challenging projects. I had the
unique opportunity of working
with a multidisciplinary team. BiG
is not the usual investment bank,
everybody is ready to help and
happy to do so. The VC and New
Business Development team have
been supportive and helpful.”
C ATA R I N A S I LVA
– FINANCE –
“It was an enriching experience in
which I got involved in all aspects
of a project, from
conceptualization to
implementation alongside
an amazing team, composed by
highly skilled people.
Furthermore, BiG provides an
inspiring work environment where
I was given the opportunity
to work close to some of the
brightest minds of the bank.”
F I N T E C H A C A D E M Y
JANA
LAUTENSCHLÄGER
– BUSINESS –
“Being part of the Fintech
Academy allowed me to
be exposed to a wonderful team
of both colleagues and mentors.
Developing projects and
recommendations for such an
open and innovative bank, while
at the same time being exposed to
the Portuguese (working) culture,
was a very valuable experience for
me. ”
2 0 1 9 T E S T I M O N I A L S
JOÃO DELGADO
– FINANCE –
“The Fintech Academy allowed me
to work with people with different
backgrounds and nationalities
while broaden my knowledge on
topics that will revolutionize the
banking sector in the future.
I also had the opportunity to
present the projects developed to
the top managers of the bank and
receive their feedback which was
an unique experience.”
MARIANA
Q UA RTAU
– BUSINESS & LAW –
“Knowing very little about Fintech, the
Fintech Academy proved to be an
enriching experience that allowed me
to deepen my knowledge on this
industry, while being integrated in a
multidisciplinary team of both
different backgrounds and
nationalities. From day one, the team
spirit created proved to be very
strong, which enabled us to develop
real solutions to be applied at the
bank. In a nutshell, the Fintech
Academy is a very good opportunity
to learn alongside an experienced
team.”
MARCO
ALBUQUERQUE
– BUSINESS &
ENGINEERING –
“The experience was extremely
enriching. It allowed me to work
with people from different
cultures and backgrounds, from
developing projects and
completing challenges, everyday
was a day to learn something
new.
Besides, we had the opportunity
to present our ideas to the board
of the bank, working with startups
and going deep in the fintech
sector.”
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RAQUEL SIMÕES
– LAW –
“This 5 week internship was
my way to broaden my knowledge
and experience on the business
world. Not only did I become
more aware of the challenges that
an investment bank faces but I
also got the chance to be creative
and propose solutions for them.
Moreover, I got to work with
an amazing group of people with
different backgrounds,
nationalities and perspectives.”

YA N I WA N G
– BUSINESS –
“I learnt a lot on FinTech and Banking
Innovation, a lot more than at
university. It was a good experience for
people like us who are preparing to
start their career. Many thanks to the
entire Fintech academy team.”
F I N T E C H
NUNO MOREIRA
– BUSINESS –
“A unique experience in that it combined
innovative, strategic thinking with handling real
business tasks like delivering sales pitches and
building financial models.
I would highlight the significant responsibility we
were entrusted with from day one, including
pitching our ideas to the bank’s top management
and actively participating in meetings with clients.
I think that the combination of these factors is
really hard to find in most internships, so I would
definitely recommend the Fintech Academy.”
A C A D E M Y 2 0 1 8 T E S T I M O N I A L S
VICENTE CAPOULAS
– BUSINESS –
“Never would I foresee that I would
have the opportunity to present my
ideas and proposals to top
management members of the bank.
The insights provided by our team
leaders’ were also remarkable. From
day one we were told that we were
expected to deliver actual results
that would be used by the bank.“
FRANCISCA ANSELMO
– BUSINESS –
“The best thing about BiG and the
Fintech Academy was, undoubtedly, its
people.
In fact, during this five-week program I
had the opportunity to learn
exponentially alongside a multifarious
team – with different backgrounds and
nationalities – within a flexible and
innovative bank.”
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C ATA R I N A C O E L H O
– LAW –
“For me, as a law student, it was an
opportunity to see things from another
perspective, to defy myself, to know
the banking world, and to understand
the efforts to be compliant, but, at the
same time, be a pioneer in the
industry.
There’s always something new to learn,
and this is the place to do it.”

ANTÓNIO LOURENÇO
– IT –
“It is worth to mention the interest showed
by the overall bank as we got the chance to
present to the Vice-President and other
workers from different fields – for me,
specially the leaders of the IT team.
I spent , along with three colleagues from
Técnico Lisboa, a month in the Fintech
Academy developing real solutions to be
applied to BiG.
F I N T E C H
C O N STA N Ç A C A L E J O
– BUSINESS –
“The Fintech Academy really exceeded
my expectations. In fact, it was a
remarkable summer internship
program that pushed our team to work
hard and challenged our capacity to
provide the finest recommendations to
BiG’s team.”
A C A D E M Y 2 0 1 7 T E S T I M O N I A L S
MARGARIDA
MENDES DA MAIA
– LAW –
“It allowed me get the big picture on
the banking sector revolution. As a
Law student, I was introduced to both
different nationalities and backgrounds
edges of the sword: the financial
world’s innovations and the
regulator’s struggle to keep up with
them. These insights were a
byproduct of interaction with Fintech
start-up founders, experienced BiG
teams and a number of challenging
tasks.”
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SIMÃO CRUZ JOÃO TEIXEIRA
– BUSINESS – – BUSINESS –
“BiG gave me the opportunity to find “The fantastic team's spirit and the
solutions that will shape the banking bank's openness to share with us their
industry. I worked with people from
problems and hear our opinions made it
a terrific experience. I don't think there
to identify the best practices of the
are many places where you have the top
Fintech world. Moreover, I had the
management of a bank seeing your
chance to meet Startups and
presentations and giving you feedback,
entrepreneurs, getting to know their
and also fantastic co-workers who
perspectives on the future. It was
organize after-work rooftop get together.
definitely an amazing learning
experience.”
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BANCO DE INVESTIMENTO GLOBAL

F I N T E C H
A C A D E M Y
DISRUPTING THE FINANCIAL SECTOR