FinTech Futures

In the latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast, we’re joined by Sudip Dasgupta, Chief Technology Officer at UK digital bank Monument, to discuss the upcoming Banking Tech Awards ceremony, taking place on Wednesday 4 December at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

Returning awards judge Sudip and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss what to look forward to at the prestigious event, which this year is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

The pair also chat about Monument’s tech strategy amid a rapidly changing technological landscape in the financial services arena, as well as the recent launch of Monument Technology, the bank's new Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) division.

The Banking Tech Awards is one of the most prestigious awards ceremonies in the industry and has been at the forefront of celebrating the marriage of banking and technology, recognising excellence and innovation in the use of IT in financial services worldwide and the people who make it happen.

Nominations are currently open for this year’s awards, so if you’d like to showcase and acknowledge your pioneering projects, technologies, and leadership initiatives that are shaping the future of finance, this is your chance to do so.

Click here to submit your nominations > https://informaconnect.com/banking-tech-awards/

We have 50 categories to choose from, including Banking Tech Project awards, Excellence in Tech awards, and Leadership awards. You can view the full list of categories here. Nominations close on 9 August.

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For more information about the upcoming PayTech Awards USA and to submit your nominations, click here > https://informaconnect.com/paytech-awards-usa/

To find out more about the winners of this year’s Banking Tech Awards USA ceremony, click here >https://informaconnect.com/banking-tech-awards-usa/

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Zac Maufe, Head of Regulated Industries at Google Cloud, to discuss cloud core modernisation and the challenges of migrating tech stacks to the cloud, as well as the impact generative AI is having in the financial services sector.

Zac and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle cover the key points banks need to consider when modernising tech stacks and migrating to the cloud, along with the best strategies to carry out a core transformation programme to limit the risks involved.

The pair also discuss the big use cases for generative AI in financial services and what the future might hold for the technology amid the evolving regulatory landscape and the emergence of new capabilities.

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

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Andy Lowe, EMEA Head of Business Development for Technology at Bank of America, to discuss the key digital innovation and technology trends in the financial services sector and how the relationship between fintechs and banks has changed over the last decade.

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Bivu Das, UK Managing Director at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, to discuss how the crypto landscape has evolved in the UK in the two years since the government laid out its vision for the country to become a global crypto asset technology hub.

Bivu and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle take a look at the progress the country has made so far and what more can be done to achieve this goal, the state of play of UK crypto regulation and how the country compares to other nations, the key use cases or focus areas for crypto and Web3 technology, and the potential role crypto can play in the UK’s financial system moving forward.

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

Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for editorial and journalistic purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, and should not be treated as such. Cryptocurrency is a volatile and high-risk asset and FinTech Futures does not recommend investments of any kind.

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Sonali Divilek, Head of Digital at Chase, to find out more about how consumer attitudes towards digital banking in the US have changed in recent years.

Sonali and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle take a look at some of the key consumer trends highlighted in Chase’s recent Digital Banking Attitudes Study and the factors behind these, as well as how banks can respond to shifting consumer demands and tap new technologies to boost areas such as personalisation to ensure their digital channels are meeting customers’ wants and needs.

We hear more about the work Chase has been doing in this area, as well as how the bank is looking to strike a balance between digital and physical banking with its branch strategy.

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

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Dirk Marzluf, Chief Operating and Technology Officer at Banco Santander, to learn more about the development and deployment of the bank’s self-built core banking solution Gravity.

Dirk and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle cover how the project came about, how the bank has gone about building Gravity and the steps involved in getting this project completed, the challenges involved in migrating to a new core, and the key benefits for both customers and the bank in having its own in-house core platform powering its operations.

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

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Gilbert Verdian, CEO of Quant, to learn more about blockchain technology and its evolving role in the financial services space.

Gilbert and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle take a look at some of the big emerging trends including tokenisation and its use cases within banking and capital markets, the rise and future of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and the potential benefits of programmable payments for consumers amid the rise in digital wallet usage and digital transactions.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Gilbert wants to cast away in our Fintech Jail!

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Pinar Alpay, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at identity solutions provider Signicat, to learn more about digital identity and its relationship with financial services, as well as the work that companies such as Signicat are doing in the space.

Pinar and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss the evolution of digital identity over the last few years, how banks and other financial services firms are looking to adopt the technology, the digital identity landscape across Europe in light of the EU’s digital identity wallet pilots, the importance of instilling trust among users, and of course the challenges around fraud given the increasing use of AI and deepfakes and what companies can do to combat this.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Pinar wants to cast into - and break out of - our Fintech Jail!

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Dr Philip Intallura, Head of Quantum Technologies at HSBC, to learn more about quantum computing and the impact the growth and maturation of the technology could have on financial services.

Phil and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle demystify how the technology works, dive into its key use cases and benefits in areas such as cybersecurity, and discuss what the wider industry needs to do to prepare for a quantum-enabled future. We also hear more about how HSBC has been experimenting with quantum computing and how it’s looking to utilise the technology in its operations.

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

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Jack Pouderoyen, Innovation Manager at Swift, to chat about tokenisation and its potential use cases in financial services, as well as the importance of blockchain interoperability in removing hurdles to its adoption moving forward.

Jack and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss the proof of concept Swift conducted with Chainlink and a dozen other financial institutions and market infrastructures on blockchain interoperability, which involved leveraging the Swift network to transfer tokenised assets across public and private blockchains, as well as the key takeaways Swift has learned from its experiments and what’s next in the pipeline.

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