Jennifer Morton and Mark Chorazak, leaders of the FinTech Foundry by Shearman initiative, participated in the Empire FinTech Conference at New York FinTech Week 2023.

Mark Chorazak, who is also partner in Shearman & Sterling’s Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory practice, moderated the “Open Banking Rocket Fuel: Rule 1033” panel held at New World Stages in New York on April 26. The panel included speakers Emily Man, investor and Vice President at Redpoint Ventures; Meg Nakamura, co-founder and CEO of Apto Payments; and Michael Nugent, Managing Director at Vestigo Ventures.

Jennifer Morton, who is also partner in the global Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory group at Shearman & Sterling and leader of the firm’s broker-dealer regulatory practice, participated in the “Banking and FinTech Innovation” roundtable held at Barclays Rise New York on April 27. The roundtable examined recent changes in the FinTech landscape and the financial services industry globally and explored the path forward.