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Episode Title:- 🇬🇷 Instant Payment Revolution🇬🇷

In this episode of the #HTFintechSeries of Heads Talk , I had an enlightening conversation about the topic of Instant Payment.  My guest today was recently voted one of the most influential financial services women in Greece. 

Stavroula Kampouridou is the CEO of DIAS. She talked about her passion for developing technical solutions for financial issues/situations; and in parallel enlightening me further to what is currently happening in the Instant Payment space in Europe.  

Stavroula's experience includes time in the Central bank of Greece as well as the NBG Banking Group. Both working on the technology solutions that underpins these institutions. 

Another must listen to episode of Heads Talk. 

Topics Covered: #Instant Payment #Partnerships #BankingCulture #TechnicalSolutions #PaymentSolutions  

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Episode Title:-🇳🇬From Zero to WealthTech Giant🇳🇬

In this weeks #HTFintechSeries episode of Heads Talk, I am joined by an inspirational and tenacious entrepreneur.  You feel the hunger through this episode and personally want 10% of his determination for your own projects. 

This episode is at the core of what the Fintech Series has been about. Creating a startup Fintech brand, scaling it and making it a global success. 

Joshua Chibueze is the Co-founder and CMO of PiggyVest: one of the biggest digital savings and investment technology platforms in Nigeria, with millions of users. PiggyVest's mission is to give everyone the power to better manage & grow their finances.

Joshua is a serial entrepreneur and is also the co-founder of PushCV now known as SharpHire, a platform that digitally transforms the candidate selection process in the work environment.  Its aim is to significantly reduce the unemployment level in Nigeria and across the continent by bridging the gap between Recruiters of labour and great talent.

Topics Covered: #EntrepreneursLife #TheBigIdea #Scaling #Funding #Resilience #GrowthAndPurpose 

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Episode Title:- 🇬🇧Better Together🇬🇧

Recorded: 04.03.22
In this episode of the #HTFintechSeries of Heads Talk , I was joined by a principled individual with strong values on how technology and open trade can drive financial inclusion and improve people’s lives. He is definitely a firm believer of doing well by doing good. And shares his thoughts on not doing things alone, rather with the right kind of partnerships and collaboration. 

Simon Paris is the CEO of Finastra.  A corporation that is described as the world’s leading ecosystem orchestrator for providers and consumers of financial services everywhere.  Simon wears many hats and that came out in our discussion. He is a thought leader, highly respected speaker on the circuit, team-health-first advocate and has refreshing and candid views on equity in the workplace. 

Such a fluid conversation with Simon and our discussion centered around how today’s banks need to meet their customers on the customers’ journey rather than just sell their (banking) products and services. Simon, explains it better than me...

Topics Covered: #BaaS #FinancialEcosystem #TechIntegration #OpenBanking #CustomerCentricity #NewTypeOfBanking #Innovation #Collaboration #ReachBeyond

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Episode Title:- 🇬🇧Insurtech: What is it all worth?🇬🇧

Where do I start with this one. It was such an enjoyable conversation with my guest today on HeadsTalk. This is the continuation of the #HTFintechSeries and my guest Matt Connolly is the CEO of Sønr Global. 

Sønr is the world's leading Insurtech Scouting and Open Innovation business. It tracks data on millions of companies around the world and provides intelligence on market trends, competitor playbooks; and disruptive tech companies globally.  This intelligence is used by leading Insurance companies around the world.

Matt, who has spend a number of years in the insurance sector is an expert in the Insurtech industry. He provided me with a clear view on where this subset of the Fintech industry is going. We talked about what's happening now, the trends he is seeing and even 10 to 15 years down the line. Things are moving so far in this sector, but it would be good to tune into this episode to hear what Matt has got to say about that. Fascinating insights in the modus operandi of the GenZs and how insurance will be moulded as a result.

Topics Covered: #IntelligentBuying #InnovationInInsurtech #InsurtechScouting #Startups #ScaleUps # #Sandboxes #Regulations #InsurtechTrends

Sønr Global is one of the partners for this #HTFintechSeries on Heads Talk. To find out more about this incredible organisation and the work that they do, click on the following links:-  https://sonr.global Take a 14-day free trial of their platform: https://app.sonr.global/user/sign_up Read their latest, Q1 2022 Insurtech Briefing: https://sonr.global/sonr-insurtech-briefing-q1-2022/

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Episode Title:- 🇯🇵Joint Effort, Joint Commitment🇯🇵

In this episode of  Head Talk , I had a delightful conversation with Kyoko Marumo Suzuki who is the Head of The Science & Technology Office Tokyo at the Embassy of Switzerland in Japan.

Kyoko works in the heart of bilateral agreements between Japan and Switzerland. Despite the great geographic distance,  technology and scientific exchanges between Switzerland and Japan have been ongoing for more than 200 years.  With the drive to deliver more sustainable technological solutions across the globe, Kyoko discusses the successful joint efforts and collaboration between the two countries.

Topics Covered: #BilateralAgreements #CentralbankDigitalCurrent #Fintech #SustainableFinance #JointEvents #HistoricalCollaboration

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This Episode brought to you by Embassy of Switzerland in Japan

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https://switzerland-japan-economic-forum.org/

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Joint Research on Hydrogen as a renewable energy carrier

https://www.jst.go.jp/inter/english/program_e/sicorp_e/switzerland.html

Swisstech in Japan 2021

https://www.swisstech.jp/

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Episode Title:- 🇧🇪The Sweet Spot of Regtech🇧🇪

I do love a detailed conversation, filled with facts and stats and data. My guest today delivered all 3 in this #HTFintechSeries episode of Heads Talk. 

The conversation was in-depth and dealt with the topic of money laundering and the advent of regtech.  @Rik Coeckelbergs is a banker and the founder and #CEO of @The Banking Scene. 

A very forensic discussion on the issues around compliance and regulatory requirements as well as the triggers for regtech to include 911 and the financial crash of 2008. We get to know and appreciate the sweet spot of Regtech. Well worth a listen, as Rik delivers some great insights and data in this space.  

The Banking Scene is one of the Partners of this Fintech Series on Heads Talk. Here is a bit about the organisation, straight from the mouth of the CEO:

"On the verge of this long-term transformation, The Banking Scene inspires those bankers who embrace the opportunities ahead to create a culture of innovation. Passionate about banking and related technologies, we accelerate networking and bring together like-minded colleagues that are open to thought-provoking dialogues.

5 in-person events per year across Benelux and weekly virtual round tables keep the community sharp on the latest trends in banking and payments”

Up and coming event: https://tbsconf22bxl.thebankingscene.com

Do contact Rik and his team directly for further details and to attend any of their forthcoming events. 

Topics covers #MoneyLaundering #Triggers #Compliance #Regulations #ChangingRoleOfLawyers #Banking 

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The book here: Home | Regtech: blackbook (regtechblackbook.com)

The RegTechBlackBook is co-created with over 20 subject matter experts all over the world sharing the same passion about #RegTech. The book will give you insights in the latest regulations-technology trends within the Financial Industry. Discover how #RegTech is so much more than #FinTech. Join the movement!

 The Banking Scene: The Banking Scene - Homepage

 The Banking Scene Afterwork: The Banking Scene - Afterwork

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Episode Title:- 🇨🇭Universal Market Place For All Assets🇨🇭

In this 90th episode of Heads Talk and a continuation of the #HTFintechSeries, I stand guilty of overusing the word ‘fascinating’. Forgive me, as I really do have to use it here today.

I enjoy my many conversations with Philippe Naegeli, CEO of GenTwo and this episode recording is just one of them. 

An enlightening conversation and I can foresee where the next generation investing and innovation will branch into. You’ll be amazed at what people turn into an investable asset. 

Also, don’t miss the dialogue on AssetRush #AssetRush and the plans that are afoot there. 

Topics Covered: #AlternativeAssets #PrivateEquity #RealEstate #DeFi #AssetsClasses ##Metaverse #AssetRush #GenTwoDigital 

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Episode Title:-  🇺🇸Downright Honest Leadership🇺🇸

This week on Head Talk we take a mini break from the #HTFintechSeries to talk to a leader that needs little introduction. 

Bracken Darrell is the President and CEO of Logitech and has had presidential and executive management roles in well known brands and organisations such as Procter & Gamble, Arthur Anderson, PepsiCo, General Electric and Whirlpool. Named Swiss CEO of the year by Obermatt three times in the past four years, won the P&G Alumni Innovation Award, and will receive the 2022 Edison Achievement Award. 

A no holds barred, frank and candid conversation. One that very much reflects what this podcast is all about - to get into the minds of Executive CSuites and Leaders of Multinationals about the current topics of the day, in their area of expertise.  Effectively, ‘fly on the boardroom wall’ episode today. #AFlyOnTheBoardroomWall. 

You do need to listen to the full episode to understand my reference to the candid nature of our discussion. Bracken talked about his ‘A-Ha Moment’ on a number of things. In particular the recent events that have led him to self-reflect and modify how he leads going forward.  I say this nearly every week - not to be missed; but have a listen, it will enlighten you to the merited title of the episode. 

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Referenced Article: Too Often, There's No 'I'​ in Culture

://www.linkedin.com/pulse/too-often-theres-i-culture-bracken-darrell/

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Episode Title:- 🇺🇸Financial Services Clients in the Fintech Era🇺🇸

In this #HTFintechSeries episode of HeadsTalk , I am joined by Ankur Gupta, CEO of Bitwise. 

How are financial services clients faring in this Fintech era? What are they asking for? What help is being provided? What is the dominant request? What are their concerns? These were some of the questions I discussed with Ankur, who provide my listeners with a comprehensive outlook of the needs of Bitwise, and other organisations, financial services clients. Incidentally, we celebrate 25 years of Bitwise delivering for their clients. Bravo Team!

Yet another, not to be missed, episode of Heads Talk. 

Topics Covered: #CloudStrategy #FinancialServicesClients #BIFunction #DisputeManagement #CloudDataEngineering #TheHows #Insurtech

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Episode Title:-  🇬🇧Insurance: Life is Important🇬🇧

Bring the ‘Life’ back to Insurance

This week on the #HTFintechSeries of Head Talk I am joined by Sammy Rubin, CEO of Yulife and former CEO of Vitality. This was a very different conversation, where Sammy talks about his entrepreneurial journey and how Yulife, the London-based startup has developed a unique life insurance concept — it incentivises and rewards users to focus on their physical and mental health through a gamified interface. It raised $70 million in what is, to date, one of the largest Series Bs raised by an insurtech startup in Europe.  Led by Target Global, the round also included Eurazeo, Latitude and previous backers Creandum, Notion Capital, Anthemis, MMC Ventures, and OurCrowd. Sammy confirmed that the round values YuLife at $346 million (£250 million).

To succinctly conclude: Yulife  is bringing the 'Life’ back into life insurance. 

Topics Covered: #RethinkInusrance #Yucoins #Yuinverse #GlobakWellnessDrive #SeriesFunding #TheHows #Insurtech

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Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGMhduwobTA

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