Luhansk native’s Zen Assets makes its way in British financial technology industry

By Andrii Degeler / July 4, 2015

Sergii Sosnov’s 10-year journey started from a local bank in Luhansk (Lugansk) in eastern Ukraine to the Goldman Sachs office in London, and from there to a bootstrapped startup in the hot British financial technology industry.

Today he is the CEO and founder of Zen Assets. Opening for business in February, the wealth management firm offers customers transparent and inexpensive tools for personal investment. In a Skype interview, Sosnov told the Kyiv Post how he ended up in London and why local smart money for a startup might be not smart enough.

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Topics: Financial technologies, International, News, Payments & fintech, Startups, Ukraine-EU

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Andrii Degeler

Based in the Netherlands, Andrii Degeler has been covering Internet and tech business news for a number of Western and Ukrainian publications since 2007. He contributes news articles and industry insights to East-West Digital News.

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The Kyiv Post

Launched in 1995, Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s leading English-language newspaper, produced by a team of Western and Ukrainian journalists. Over the years, the weekly newspaper has led the charge for a free press in Ukraine, and has played roles in the Georgiy Gongadze scandal, the Orange Revolution and other significant Ukrainian events. The Kyiv Post’s IT coverage is sponsored by Looksery, Ciklum, Steltec Capital and SoftServe. The content is independent of the donors.

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