
Localization Fireside Chat · 2026-06-27 · 58 min
Vince Solo is the CEO and Founder of INSART, a Fintech Business Accelerator based in Boca Raton, Florida. INSART has worked with 20+ fintech companies including AdvisorEngine (Franklin Templeton), Mirador (acquired by iCapital), and Salsa Labs (backed by Accel-KKR), cutting over $30M in engineering costs and pushing collective valuations past $100M. Topics covered: - Legacy modernization: rebuild vs. incremental upgrade in the AI era - Where AI is genuinely earning its valuation in fintech vs. hype - The shift from Software as a Service to Service as a Software - Offshore development under pressure from AI-native engineering - Compliance and procurement readiness for global fintech - The founder blueprint: validate before you sell - Soft skills and judgment in the AI era