Mike DeSanti on the Technology Reshaping the Middle and Back Office
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Over the course of his 40-year career in FinTech, Mike DeSanti has been at the forefront of almost every technological advance in the business.\\xa0 He believes we are in the midst of another great movement forward.
In this episode, Mike talks about his role as President of LightPoint Financial Technology, a firm he joined in 2017 to help build a flexible and modern trading, risk and accounting platform using the latest software design and infrastructure technologies.\\xa0 He explains some of the key drivers \\u2013 including open source software and the cloud \\u2013 propelling the ability to create an integrated system for multiple\\xa0 middle and back office functions.\\xa0 Mike also discusses the inherent challenges in replacing fragmented legacy systems, when it may be time to replace those legacy systems and the advantages startups have in adopting new systems from the outset.
To learn more about Mike and LightPoint, please visit the company\\u2019s website.
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