FinTech Futures

Ian Foley, partner at Level Ventures and resident cartoonist at FinTech Futures, joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.

For our numbers-based news this week we talk about the investment by US Bank in a pair of venture capital firms, and also touch upon Standard Chartered setting aside $107 million for the setting up of a new challenger bank in Singapore.

For our main discussion section, Ian and Alex talk about the world of venture capital, and how it can often not be too dissimilar to the fintech industry. We touch on setting up a VC, how to get in the mind of a partner, and how the sector is tackling its own diversity problem.

Stay tuned to the end to find out what Ian wants to lock away in our buzzword Folsom, the Fintech Jail!

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Matt Phillips, vice president and head of financial services for UK and Ireland at Diebold Nixdorf, joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.

In our news section we discuss the phasing out of the magnetic stripe by Mastercard, planned for 2033 and kicking off in the next few years. We also have a chat about the growing user numbers buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna is managing to rack up in the US market.

For our main discussion section we talk about self service banking, and what exactly that means in 2021. When it comes to meeting customer needs people are diverse. Is it better to specialise or generalise, and what is the utopian ideal?

Stay tuned for the end of the show, where we discover what buzzword Elena wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!

Elena Barabanova, managing director at the settlement centre for VTB Bank, joins us on this episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

For our news in numbers this week, Elena discusses the claim of the new Nexus project that its payments can be processed in under 60 seconds, and we talk about Western Union jettisoning its business solutions division.

In our discussion section we take on ISO 20022, and chat progress, implementation, and where the future lies for the cross-border sector. We also discuss VTB Bank's win at the PayTech Awards earlier this year.

Stay tuned for the end of the show, where we discover what buzzword Elena wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!

Louisa Murray, chief operating officer for UK and Europe at Railsbank, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

This week for our news in numbers we talk about the rising need for great talent at fintechs in London and UK, plus Plaid settling a class action over its open banking data gathering.

For your discussion segment we chat all about embedded finance, how it can be the future of the industry, what constitutes a good strategy for implementation, and just exactly what the definition of it is.

Stay tuned for the end of the show, where we discover what buzzword Louisa wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!

Bradley Riss, chief commercial officer at Checkout.com, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

This week for our news in numbers we talk about Visa's €1.8 billion acquisition of Tink, and the rising number of UK adults owning cryptocurrency.

For our discussion segment we chat payments data, and how it can form the basis for wholesale change in both sides of the industry.

Stay tuned for the end of the show, where we discover what buzzword Bradley wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!

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Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder of Sokin, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

This week we talk about the movement of Wise into India, and HSBC and ING pumping investment into BNPL player Divido.

In our discussion section we chat about the fate of remittances in the post-COVID landscape, and how the sector is ripe for disruption from digital players ready to help those in need of financial security and agility.

Stay tuned for the end of the show, where we discover what buzzword Vroon wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!

Vincent Kilcoyne, executive vice president and head of product management at SmartStream, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

For our news in numbers, Vincent talks about the huge numbers involved when financial institutions experience operational loss events, and how despite progress, it keeps happening. We also chat about the data breach at buy now, pay later giant Klarna.

In our discussion segment, we talk about what extent technical debt at financial institutions is holding them back, how FIs can go about unravelling the spaghetti of their legacy systems, and whether rip and replace is truly dead.

Stay tuned for the end of the show, where we discover what buzzword Vincent wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!

Kunal Galav, regional director for EMEA at Mambu, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

This week we talk about the six week deadline the Financial Conduct Authority has given e-money institutions and non-banks to clarify to their users they're not banks. We also chat about the cognitive barrier of poverty and how the unbanked and underbanked can be roughly treated by a financial system that can often forget about them.

In our discussion section we dive further into the topic of underbanked and unbanked. We take on the technological, sociological, and educational aspects of how financial services firms can empower their customers to interact with their finances.

Stay tuned for the end of the show, where we discover what buzzword Kunal wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!

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James Herbert, founder and CEO of financial inclusion and wellbeing fintech Hastee, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

This week we talk about HSBC paying up to get rid of its loss-making French businesses, Curve going crowdfunding just five months after raising a $95m Series C, and the French watchdog's 127-page warning about the power of Big Tech.

In our discussion section we chat with James about how earned wage access and financial inclusion has grown. We also cover what firms can do to ensure the needs of their customers and employees are met simultaneously.

Stay tuned for the end of the show, where we discover what buzzword James wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!

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Riten Gohil, partner and co-founder at compliance and risk technology firm Sphonic joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

We cover a ranger of topics, including Mastercard acquiring Ekata in a $850 million deal, Robinhood's take on "elitist" regulators, and Santander's migration of its IT infrastructure to the cloud.

In our discussion section, we talk about whether fintech has grown "too cool for school" in its own opinion, and whether regulators need more support in terms of talent to better control a sector that can sometimes leave retail users behind.

Stay tuned for the end of the show, where we discover what buzzword Riten wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!

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