FinTech Futures

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Joanne Dewar, Project Lead at Project Nemo, to discuss how to make financial services more accessible for people with disabilities.

Joanne and FinTech Futures reporter Cameron Emanuel-Burns explore Project Nemo's origins and development, examining findings from the organisation's recent report on challenges adults with disabilities face when engaging financial services, with Dewar offering recommendations for financial institutions seeking to remove these barriers.

The conversation also addresses how emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, are reshaping disability inclusion in financial services, while tackling common misconceptions about accessibility in the industry.

And finally, we discover which fintech buzzword Joanne wants to throw into or rescue from our Fintech Jail!

In this episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, host and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle is joined by Paul Noble, CEO of Chetwood Bank, to explore how the Wrexham-based bank has set about its product and tech innovation strategy as it looks to continue its growth trajectory, having reached the milestone of £4 billion in total customer savings deposits this year.

In this episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, host and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle is joined by Binu Jacob, CEO and MD of Experion Technologies, and Experion Technologies advisor Markus Ruetimann, to discuss the imperative need for financial services companies working in asset management to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives to keep up with the rapid pace of change driven by emerging technologies and shifting customer demands.

The conversation explores how Experion Technologies goes about helping its financial services clients with their transformation projects and the implementation of new tech, with a specific focus on asset management and some examples of successful use cases.

Our two guests also cover the best strategies for businesses looking to upgrade their asset management tech and processes, the key benefits provided by emerging technologies such as generative AI within the space, and of course what makes Experion Technologies stand out from the crowd and it’s next steps for growth.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Binu and Markus want to throw into our Fintech Jail!

In this episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, host and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle is joined by Colin Fyfe, CEO of Unity Trust Bank, to discuss the current business banking landscape in the UK and how Unity Trust Bank has approached its ethical banking strategy to help support not-for-profit and smaller profit-with-purpose businesses in the country.

We’ll dive into how the bank’s actions contribute to and deliver a range of positive social, economic, and environmental impacts across the UK, how the bank has approached its tech and innovation strategy to keep up with shifting customer demands and the emergence of new technologies, the key things businesses want from their banks in the current climate, and the bank’s plans for future growth amid increasing competition in the business banking sector.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Colin wants to throw into our Fintech Jail!

In this episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, host and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle is joined by David Watson, CEO of The Clearing House, to discuss what’s next for real-time payments in the US as usage numbers and transaction volumes across the country’s RTP networks continue to grow.

The conversation explores the core drivers behind the growth of RTP in the US, how banks and businesses have been looking to adopt instant payments, the key trends around how businesses and consumers are choosing to make payments, and what the future looks like for RTP as new technological advancements such as tokenisation and stablecoins continue to revolutionise the sector.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword David wants to throw into our Fintech Jail!

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Suavek Zajac, chief technology officer at Tandem Bank, who discusses how the bank implements technology to support customers in adopting more environmentally sustainable lifestyles.

Suavek joins FinTech Futures reporter Cameron Emanuel-Burns to explore how Tandem balances delivering personalised, immediate services while maintaining its environmental commitments, along with covering the bank's recent work involving AI and large language models.

The episode also uncovers Suavek's perspective on emerging technologies that could transform sustainable banking practices, as well as his accomplishments as CTO, including the development of the Green Hub and Connect platform.

And finally, Suavek reveals which fintech buzzword deserves freedom or confinement in our Fintech Jail!

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Adam Ennamli, chief risk officer at General Bank of Canada (GBC), to discuss emerging risk management trends.

Adam and FinTech Futures reporter Cameron Emanuel-Burns also explore Adam's experience as a Banking Tech Awards judge. Adam offers practical guidance for organisations considering entering this year's awards and explains his approach to evaluating submissions.

The conversation extends to Adam's professional background, particularly his tenure at GBC. Adam reveals the primary risks confronting Canadian financial institutions today and highlights key lessons the banking sector should extract from recent global financial disruptions.

And finally, we discover which fintech buzzword Adam wants to throw into or rescue from our Fintech Jail!

In this episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, host and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle is joined by Coen Jonker, founder and CEO of Tyme Group, to discuss how Tyme has looked to approach its growth strategy amid the evolving digital banking landscape globally, and what’s next for both TymeBank in South Africa and GoTyme Bank in Southeast Asia.

The conversation explores how the group is utilising advancements in technologies such as GenAI and new fintech innovations to enhance its product suite and meet shifting customer demands, the latest digital banking trends and how new emerging technologies could further transform the banking industry, and Coen’s top tips for growing a digital bank in the current macroeconomic climate.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Coen wants to throw into our Fintech Jail!

In this episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Nick Kerigan, Managing Director and Head of Innovation at Swift, to discuss the topic of digital assets and how the evolution of the payments landscape driven by innovations such as tokenisation and stablecoins could help enable global payments interoperability.

Nick and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle explore the latest developments around the use of digital assets in the payments space, the biggest challenges facing the industry as we move towards a more tokenised future, and how Swift is helping to solve the interoperability challenge, with a deeper dive into the company’s live digital asset trials launched this year.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Nick wants to free from our Fintech Jail!

In this episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Kristen Castell, Managing Director of the Centre for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE), to discuss the topic of financial health and wellness and what the financial services industry can be doing more of to support customers amid ongoing economic uncertainty and the tough macroeconomic climate globally.

Kristen and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle explore how new technologies and fintech innovations are helping companies to boost their financial wellness initiatives, as well as the work CAFE is doing in the space, including a deep dive into the organisation’s fintech accelerator programme, which helps support financial wellness-focused fintech start-ups with their growth.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Kristen wants to throw into our Fintech Jail!