Dmitry Ilin

Fintech product leader with over a decade of experience building and scaling financial products — from regulated banking infrastructure to new categories in nature-based finance.

Key Achievements & Impact:

• Neobank Launch — Launched Vivid Money on Solarisbank’s platform; 100 K users in the first 8 months; €1 M setup fees; became the largest-revenue client (2020–22).
• Investment Platform Launch — Built a BaFin-licensed investment platform in 14 months under a €2 M budget in a four-party tech-and-regulatory integration setup, with zero incidents and zero regulatory findings.
• Natural Capital Investment Platform Launch — Developed the Nature on the Balance Sheet asset class and investment platform; structured a pilot transaction with the number-one global natural-capital asset manager.
• Core Banking Migration — Transitioned ≈ 1 M users to the new core system with zero downtime, leading to €2–5 M annual vendor-cost elimination and multiple UX improvements.

Product leader with 10+ years of experience across fintech and natural-capital sectors. Built and scaled regulated digital-banking and brokerage platforms at Solaris, led strategic growth and product initiatives for institutional investors at The Landbanking Group, and managed financial and data operations at PubNative.

Holds dual Master’s degrees in Economics and Finance from Humboldt University of Berlin and the Higher School of Economics, with a strong focus on financial econometrics, corporate finance, and strategic management. Completed a Bachelor’s in Economics and Investments, and passed CFA Level II in 2018.