Michael Waitze worked in Global Finance for more than 20 years, employed by firms like Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, primarily in Tokyo. Michael lived and worked in Tokyo from February 1990 until December 2011. Michael always maintained a particular focus on how technology could be used to make businesses more efficient and to drive P/L growth.
Michael is a leader in the digital media space, building one of the biggest and fastest-growing podcast listener bases in the region. His AsiaTechPodcast.com show has listeners in more than 170 countries and his company, Michael Waitze Media produces some of Asia’s most popular podcasts.
Michael Waitze recently spoke with Kobi Bendelak, the CEO of InsurTech Israel, which is both a consulting business and a fund that invests in early-stage InsurTech startups. Kobi has had a more than two-decade career in the insurance industry, including being the founder and CEO of Reshef Insurance Brokers, which was eventually sold to Generali. […]
The second half of October wasn’t any less busy in terms of InsurTech news coming out of Asia. SingLife is in the news again with Walter de Oude, CEO and founder of SingLife, explaining on MoneyFM the SingLife account system and how they are combining savings, protection and spending into one account as well as […]
In this episode, Michael Waitze talked to Dr. Snehal Patel, Co-Founder & CEO of MyDoc. The Singaporean B2B HealthTech company has built a comprehensive healthcare services network across Asia that connects organizations, governments, and patients to doctors, pharmacies, insurers, and laboratories. MyDoc’s goal is to create an efficient and effective healthcare ecosystem for patients and […]
Another busy month for InsurTech in Asia. Regulators across Asia are changing the game. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Thailand’s Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to boost cooperation in insurance supervision. AIP already talked to the Secretary General of the OIC and the strategy of the […]