Fintech
Vanderbilt Nashville Chapter and FirstBank host a fintech panel
On May 15, FirstBank hosted the Vanderbilt Nashville Chapter for a discussion about the evolving world of financial technology.
Wade Peery, Chief Innovations Officer at FirstBank, was joined by Brandon Arvanaghi, BA’16, and Bryce Crawford, BS’16, founders of Miao Technologies, a company that has forayed into the fast-growing fintech segment serving businesses. The conversation was moderated by Deanna Meador, lead instructor of The Wond’ry and CEO of Couture Technologies, and took place in the One 22 One building in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood.
The Nashville chapter’s Vanderbilt Alumni event features a conversation about financial technology and innovation with FirstBank, Meow and Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt University)
The Nashville chapter’s Vanderbilt Alumni event features a conversation about financial technology and innovation with FirstBank, Meow and Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt University)
The Nashville chapter’s Vanderbilt Alumni event features a conversation about financial technology and innovation with FirstBank, Meow and Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt University)
The Nashville chapter’s Vanderbilt Alumni event features a conversation about financial technology and innovation with FirstBank, Meow and Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt University)
The Nashville chapter’s Vanderbilt Alumni event features a conversation about financial technology and innovation with FirstBank, Meow and Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt University)
The Nashville chapter’s Vanderbilt Alumni event features a conversation about financial technology and innovation with FirstBank, Meow and Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt University)
The Nashville chapter’s Vanderbilt Alumni event features a conversation about financial technology and innovation with FirstBank, Meow and Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt University)
Crawford and Arvanaghi engaged the audience with their story of how they became close friends during their time at Vanderbilt and used that friendship to start their business. “We just committed to going into a closed room, planning and hoping, having blind faith that something would work,” Arvanaghi said Forbes in an article where he and Crawford were two of their “30 under 30” of 2024. Today, Meow manages more than $1 billion in assets on its platform.
The panel also highlighted the value of the Vanderbilt network as a great place to identify others in similar fields. Members of Vanderbilt chapters have the opportunity to connect with Vanderbilt alumni and parents, as well as university friends cultivated through Vanderbilt corporate partnerships and development and alumni relations teams.
Alumni and parents who would like to learn more about the Vanderbilt Nashville Chapter are encouraged to follow the chapter on Instagram @Vandyalumnashville or contact the chapter co-presidents, Stefania ByrneBA’12 e Melissa SmithsonBS’07.