FinTech Futures

EngKok Chong, Chief Digital Officer at Infopro, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

We talk about Indonesian fintech Alami acquires rural bank in $10m deal, Santander 111 UK branch closures as consumers go digital and our exclusive story on Revolut freezing $90k of investment manager’s account.

Chong provides his insight on Infopro's award-winning Best Core Banking Solution Technology and what is your strategy for AI in the future.

Tune in to find out his banished buzzword in another exciting rendition of “Fintech Jail”!

Subscribe to the FinTech Futures newsletter: www.bit.ly/ffpodnewsletter

What the Fintech is brought to you by the team behind www.fintechfutures.com and the Banking Technology Magazine.

Leena Iyar, chief branding officer at Moxtra, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

We talk about Freetrade’s £50 million Series B fundraise and how 65% of UK financial institutions missed the UK Treasury’s gender representation targets. We also try and unpack the workplace harassment allegations against Goldman Sachs following the leaked survey by 13 first year analysts in its investment bank division.

Iyar provides her insight on Moxtra’s award-winning Digital Branch Solution technology and its plans for the future.

Tune in to find out her banished buzzword in another exciting rendition of “Fintech Jail”!

Subscribe to the FinTech Futures newsletter: www.bit.ly/ffpodnewsletter

What the Fintech is brought to you by the team behind www.fintechfutures.com and the Banking Technology Magazine.

What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 7 | Class is in session

Tania Ziegler, senior research associate at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

We talk about the £12 billion proposed for the new UK infrastructure bank, which falls short of the £20 billion recommended by the government’s own commission. We also discuss SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific Bancorp and unpack the discourse around Africa’s role in financial services as Nigeria’s Flutterwave lands unicorn status with $170m Series C.

Ziegler provides her insight around COVID-19’s impact on the fintech market from the CCAF’s latest research study.

Tune in to find out her least favourite buzzword in another exciting rendition of “Fintech Jail”!

Subscribe to the FinTech Futures newsletter: www.bit.ly/ffpodnewsletter

What the Fintech is brought to you by the team behind www.fintechfutures.com and the Banking Technology Magazine.

On this latest episode of the What the Fintech podcast, we are joined by Pablo Reyes, director of technology at Strands.

It’s all about the numbers as we unpack HSBC, Lloyd’s and Barclays’ latest financial results. We talk about how HSBC is exploring its options for its loss-making US retail arm, Lloyd’s tech spending programme amid a 72% profit dip and Barclays’ closure of Pingit.

Reyes provides his insights on open banking and the firm’s SAU Open Hub tech, which won the 2020 Banking Technology Award for the “Best Open Banking Solution” category.

Tune in to find out his plea to completely banish his least favourite buzzwords in another exciting rendition of “Fintech Jail”!

Subscribe to the FinTech Futures newsletter: www.bit.ly/ffpodnewsletter

What the Fintech is brought to you by the team behind www.fintechfutures.com and the Banking Technology Magazine.

What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 5 | Rising to the top

Alexandra Boyle, head of strategic client group for Europe at ‎OpenFin, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

We talk about legacy technology and new players as the Financial Conduct Authority revealed that more than 90% of UK’s financial firms still rely on legacy tech. We also unpack IKEA’s recent purchase of a 49% stake in its financial services partner, Ikano Bank. We also examine why UK challenger, OakNorth, is facing £97 million in defaults from ten borrowers.

Boyle reveals her plans for the year and what OpenFin has in store in 2021.

Tune in to find out her surprising banished buzzword in another exciting rendition of “Fintech Jail”!

Subscribe to the FinTech Futures newsletter: www.bit.ly/ffpodnewsletter

What the Fintech is brought to you by the team behind www.fintechfutures.com and the Banking Technology Magazine.

What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 4 | Tmrw never dies: digital banking in the ASEAN

Stuart Smith, head of regional engagement and user experience design at UOB’s TMRW Digital Bank, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

We discuss Singapore’s iSTOX landing $50 million, and 86 400 becoming the second challenger to exit Australia with $169 million NAB merger. We also talk about Robinhood’s $3.4 billion fundraise as its co-CEO is about to face US politicians this month.

Smith reveals details of the tech behind the firm’s award-winning Tmrw Bank initiative by UOB.

Tune in to find out his banished buzzword in another exciting rendition of “Fintech Jail”!

Subscribe to the FinTech Futures newsletter: www.bit.ly/ffpodnewsletter

What the Fintech is brought to you by the team behind www.fintechfutures.com and the Banking Technology Magazine.

What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 3 | Israel’s mobile lending tech scene

Shlomi Turgeman, founder and CEO of BTB Israel, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.

We talk about GameStop’s “stonks” saga and how online brokers are halting its trade. We also celebrate US Black History Month with a brief primer on Black banking in America as Black-owned US challenger, Greenwood Financial, hit 500,000 sign-ups in 100 days.

Turgeman provides us with a bit more background on the B-Match tech that won Banking Technology’s “Best Use of IT in Private Banking and Wealth Management” award. He also share his insight on the Israeli mobile banking and lending scene.

Tune in to find out his interesting banished buzzword in another exciting rendition of “Fintech Jail”!

Subscribe to the FinTech Futures newsletter: www.bit.ly/ffpodnewsletter

What the Fintech is brought to you by the team behind www.fintechfutures.com and the Banking Technology Magazine.

The latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast features, Jack Baldwin, CEO at financial software provider, BHMI.

We discuss the share price offered by NCR for Cardtronics stock and unpack Visa’s failed merger with Plaid. We also talk about buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms as the San-Francisco-based BNPL, Affirm, almost doubled its value after its initial public offering (IPO).

Baldwin provides us with a bit more background on BHMI’s “Best Real-Time Payments Solution” award during the 2020 Paytech Awards, and how its Concourse technology addresses back office processing for real-time payments.

Subscribe to the FinTech Futures newsletter: www.bit.ly/ffpodnewsletter

What the Fintech is brought to you by the team behind www.fintechfutures.com and the Banking Technology Magazine.

Happy New Year! Welcome to a brand-new season of the What the fintech? podcast. Dean Snyder, executive vice president and head of business solutions at Automated Financial Systems (AFS), joins us to usher in the new year and new season.

We discuss the Financial Conduct Authority’s warnings about bitcoin and how its survey results that found 4,000 financial security firms being at risk of failing due to the pandemic. We also unpack BBVA shutting down Simple after paying $117 million for it in 2014 and explore its other shuttered ventures.

Snyder tells us about the firm’s award-winning “Best COVID-19 Response by Fintechs” technology for its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) commercial lending offering. The head of business solutions also shares his thoughts on the biggest challenges to banks in commercial lending over the next few years.

Tune in to find out his head-scratching banished buzzword in another exciting rendition of ‘Fintech Jail’!

Subscribe to the FinTech Futures newsletter: www.bit.ly/ffpodnewsletter

What the Fintech is brought to you by the team behind www.fintechfutures.com and the Banking Technology Magazine.

Ruby Hinchliffe joins us on this special edition of What the fintech, where we relay our industry highlights of 2020.

Instead of our regular news in numbers, each of us chose our one number of the year. From RON 20,000 ($4,832.68) being frozen on a Revolut account, to Lanistar’s $150 million valuation and a whopping $2 trillion in suspicious transactions uncovered in the FinCen Files leaks.

We each unpack our top story of the year and relay our favourite piece of fintech gossip.

Tune in to hear our ultimate buzzwords of the year on the season finale of ‘Fintech Jail’!

Subscribe to the FinTech Futures newsletter: www.bit.ly/ffpodnewsletter

What the Fintech is brought to you by the team behind www.fintechfutures.com and the Banking Technology Magazine.