FinTech Futures

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Helene Panzarino, Director of the Centre of Digital Banking and Finance at the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF), to chat about the growing issue of financial vulnerability in the UK.

Helene and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss the characteristics of financial vulnerability and the factors driving it, what financial institutions need to change to ensure they understand the needs of vulnerable consumers and what they should be doing more of to protect them, and the impact the FCA’s recent Consumer Duty regulation might have in the push for more consumer protection in financial services.

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

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Casey Denby, VP of Sales at US tech firm Zenarate, to chat about AI simulation training and how the technology can be used by banks and financial institutions to train call centre staff to deal with a multitude of scenarios.

Casey and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle also discuss the impact the AI boom is having on job creation, the core use cases for the technology specifically within banking and fintech and what the future might hold for AI, as well as the work Zenarate has been doing in the field.

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

Thanks as always to Orama for editing this podcast. You can find out more about Orama and the services they offer here. https://orama.tv/

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In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Rajesh Gupta, CFO of UK business bank OakNorth, to chat about the UK’s “missing middle” – established small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) that are looking to scale, but are overlooked or underserved by incumbent banks and alternative lenders – and what banks should be doing more of to ensure they’re supporting their business clients through the current economic climate.

Rajesh and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle also discuss the current business banking landscape in the UK, the impact factors such as rising interest rates are having on businesses looking to scale and the risks for lenders, as well as how banks such as OakNorth have been approaching their lending activities of late.

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

Thanks as always to Orama for editing this podcast. You can find out more about Orama and the services they offer here. https://orama.tv/

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In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Whikie Liu, Strategy Director, Capital Markets at Swift, to chat about the pain points in corporate actions processing and how Swift has been experimenting with blockchain technology to solve some of the challenges in this area.

Whikie and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss the potential of blockchain and tokenisation when it comes to addressing the inefficiencies in current corporate actions processing workflows, the key takeaways Swift has learned from its experiments, and what this might mean for the future.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Whikie wants to break out of our Fintech Jail!

Thanks as always to Orama for editing this podcast. You can find out more about Orama and the services they offer here. https://orama.tv/

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In the latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast, we’re joined by Simon Boonen, fintech partnership lead at ING, to discuss the growing need for collaboration between banks and fintechs in the rapidly evolving financial services arena and how big banks such as ING approach partnerships, innovation and digital transformation.

Simon and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss the recent news that the fintech sector is predicted to see sixfold growth in revenue from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion by 2030 and what this could mean for bank and fintech partnerships, as well as what banks look out for in their partners and some of the key innovation areas of focus today.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Simon wants to break out of our Fintech Jail!

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Ben Morfoot, Director of Product Management at GoCardless, to chat about how the rise in bank payments could mark the end for plastic cards and how new technologies have helped boost the popularity of bank payments with both businesses and consumers.

Ben and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss how businesses can utilise bank payments and their key use cases, how advancements in embedded finance and open banking have enabled payment service providers to offer these methods to meet growing demand, and what the future looks like for the digital payments space.

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

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In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Marion King, chair and trustee of the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) and non-executive director at payments company Cashflows, to chat about the current state of play and next steps for open banking in the UK following the much-anticipated release of the Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee’s recommendations.

Marion and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss whether the new recommendations can help the UK maintain its position as a leader in the open banking space, whether concerns around the lack of clarity in the country’s vision for open banking have been alleviated, and whether there’s a way to monetise open banking amid concerns from banks about the lack of commercial returns.

We also find out what’s next for the OBIE, dive into some of the trends and developments in the digital payments space, and discuss how the fintech sector should be doing more to reduce the gender pay gap.

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

In the latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast, we’re joined by Keith Costello, co-founder, president and CEO of Florida’s Locality Bank, to discuss the upcoming Banking Tech Awards USA, taking place on Thursday 1 June 2023 at 583 Park Avenue in New York.

Awards judge Keith and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss what to look forward to at the event, fintech and digital banking trends and the current banking landscape in the US given what has been an eventful start to the year.

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

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Take a look at our catalogue of episodes on the What the FinTech? homepage.

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In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Sarah Hinkfuss, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, to chat about the recent downturn in fintech funding activity and the current trends in the venture capital space.

Sarah and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss declining fintech valuations, how Bain has looked to navigate the current climate and its strategy moving forward, what the year ahead might hold for fintechs looking to raise funding and areas to keep an eye on.

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

In the latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast, we’re joined by Charlotte Crosswell, chair of the newly-formed Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology, a new private sector-led body, with government funding, designed to join the dots between UK fintech players.

Charlotte and FinTech Futures reporter Alex Pugh discuss how CFIT will attempt to level up the whole of the UK fintech sector, work with universities and start-ups, and address the UK’s labour crunch.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Charlotte, somewhat controversially, wants to consign to our Fintech Jail!