ROFIN.TECH is a non-profit trade association established in Romania in 2020 to represent fintech companies and support innovation in digital finance. It aims to shape supportive regulation, facilitate partnerships between fintechs and traditional financial institutions, and educate consumers and investors on fintech opportunities. ROFIN.TECH advocates for its members' interests through working groups, policy recommendations, and affiliations with other fintech associations. It also organizes industry events and publishes reports on the Romanian and CEE fintech markets. Membership provides benefits like invitations to events, partnerships with investors and corporations, and promotion of members' work.

1. Join the (R)evolution of
Romanian Finance
Romania has become a regional hub for fintech development, with a supportive
ecosystem and an active, thriving trade association.
https://www.rofin.tech/

2. ROFIN.TECH at a glance
POLICY STAKEHOLDER
Non-for-profit association established in 2020 to further the
interests of companies providing digital finance services
POINT OF CONTACT FOR POLICY-MAKERS
ROFIN.TECH engages in formal and informal policy
discussion, e.g. in the European Commission Working Group
on Financial Data Space
Through its membership at EDFA shapes EU policies in
finance
FEDERATION OF COMPANIES
Professional body that supports the uptake of innovation in
finance by organizing events, educating consumers and
enabling business opportunities
Who we are
What we want
ü Innovation-friendly regulatory
framework to enable new services
ü Open data infrastructure to facilitate
new products and level the playing
field
ü Help Romanian companies compete
on the global market
ü Make Romanian financial ecosystem a
reference player on the European
scene

3. ROFIN.TECH at a glance
MEMBERSHIP-BASED ORGANIZATION
Regular members – companies active in fintech /
insuretech / regtech / proptech
Corporate members (partners) - companies and private
entities active in financial services
MANAGEMENT
General assembly of all member companies
Board of directors as a decision-making body
Secretary General implements executive decisions
AFFILIATIONS
Founding members of the European Digital Finance
Association (EDFA)
Memorandums of cooperation with most relevant fintech
communities worldwide
How we operate
WORKING GROUPS, POLICY POSITIONS &
ADVOCACY
Draft policy positions on proposed financial legislation
Contribute to legislation drafting at the European level
WG Open Finance (ROBI)
WG European Digital Identity
WG Digital Euro
New WGs will be opened new relevant policy topics
ECOSYSTEM MAPPING
Collecting market data on digital finance in Romanian and
Europe and compiling industry reports: Romanian Fintech
Report
Mapping the Fintech investors in CEE

4. ROFIN.TECH community verticals

5. ROFIN.TECHcommunitymembers

6. ROFIN.TECHcommunitystrategicpartners
Financial institutions
Banks, insurance and
other companies that are
operating in the same
sector and subject to
financial market
regulations.
Regulatory bodies
National Bank of
Romania and Financial
Supervisory Authority
work with us to ensure
fair competition on the
market.
Academic
institutions
Universities partner with
us to bring Fintech
knowhow to their
students and for studies
on the market: Romanian
Fintech Report
Technology & media
Technology is part of the
Fintech DNA and our tech
and media partners
support us to bring
inovative solutions to the
market
Other Fintech
associations
Cooperating with peers in
other countries offers
opportunities for
international exposure
and know-how from
other markets

7. ROFIN.TECHcommunitypartners
Financial institutions & corporate partners Academia, Regulators & other trade associations

8. ROFIN.TECHstrategicdirections
Market access
1. Corporate Partnerships to
bring innovative solutions to
business needs
2. Regulatory framework that
is innovation friendly
3. Support internationalization
of Romanian Fintechs
Capital access
1. Build and maintain a
directory of Fintech
investors in CEE
2. Update community about
grant opportunities
available for innovation in
finance
Build talent
1. Educate market on Fintech
opportunities and careers
2. Shared Job board for
community and partners
3. Community events to
strenghten collaboration

9. ROFIN.TECHinitiativesandprojectsin2023
1 Working groups on regulatory and market issues
Romanian Open Banking Initiative
CBDC Working Group
eiDAS Lab & sandbox
2 International industry and trade missions
USA 2023 powered By Visa
3 Conferences and industry events
Money 20/20
Istambul Fintech Week
FinTechShow 7.0 in Hungary
NBR digital banking innovation sandbox
Poland 2019
4 Studies and community events
Unchain Fintech Festival Oradea
Romanian Bulgarian Fintech Report
Fintech Minds Meetup
Workshops on regulatory issues
Corporate – fintech matchmaking sessions

10. Joint series of
events on
common
interest topics
Invitations to
member &
partner events
Invitations to
international
delegations &
conferences
Yearly Fintech
Report on RO
and CEE scene
Innovation
matchmaking
and common
projects
Benefitsofmembership
Value: 2500 EUR/year

11. Howdoyoubecomeamemberofourcommunity?
We have an initial
discussion to
understand your
objectives
We sign a
sponsorship
contract & you
pay the
membership fee
We promote our
partnership on
social media and
press & start
doing great
projects

12. Foranyqueries,contactusat:
hello@rofin.tech
https://www.rofin.tech/