RegTalks

Join us for an extremely lively and thought-provoking chat with Funds Europe’s Nicholas Pratt where we discuss:

• What makes the Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the EU’s taxonomy key first steps in the global ESG marathon
• Why we should feel uncomfortable using the word “innovation” when talking about financial regulations
• What areas asset management firms are currently prioritising when it comes to technology investments

Nicholas Pratt is the Operations and Technology Editor at Funds Europe. A reporter and editor with more than twenty years of experience, Nik is an industry expert and keen observer of international trends in the areas of fund and asset management, banking technology and commercial risk. Learn more at https://www.fundstech.com/.

RegTalks is a podcast produced by Know Your Customer and presented by Claus Christensen.

If you'd like to suggest a guest or a topic for an upcoming episode or share any feedback, please email [email protected]. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

In this fascinating episode, Know Your Customer’s CEO Claus Christensen sits down with Invesco's Ciaran Askin to discuss:

• What kind of intelligence is most useful to financial and anti-terrorism investigators
• What skills compliance professionals need to cultivate to future-proof their career
• What RegTech vendors can do to truly support compliance teams in their function

Ciaran Askin is the Global Head of Financial Crime at international investment management firm Invesco. For 17 years, he was a Detective in the Metropolitan Police, working as a financial investigator and was the Head of Intelligence at the National Terrorist FIU, leading a large team of Financial Investigators supporting Anti-Terrorist operations in the UK and abroad.

RegTalks is a podcast produced by Know Your Customer and presented by Claus Christensen.

If you'd like to suggest a guest or a topic for an upcoming episode or share any feedback, please email [email protected]. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Tune in to our inspiring interview with Standard Chartered’s Ankush Samant to learn:

• What sets real customer-centric teams apart from the rest
• How banks can empower front line staff to get unique insights and continuously improve products
• Why incumbent banks are a lot like spaceships, while tech start-ups are much more similar to jet-skis
• What role empathy plays in building successful partnerships between RegTech vendors and clients

Ankush Samant is the Head Design Thinker with the Global CX team at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong. Previously Innovation Coach at SC Ventures, Ankush has spent his career to date building customer experiences across industries such as retail, manufacturing, airlines, travel, insurance and technology across the US, UK, Europe, Africa and Asia.

RegTalks is a podcast produced by Know Your Customer and presented by Claus Christensen. If you'd like to suggest a guest or a topic for an upcoming episode or share any feedback, please email [email protected] or visit knowyourcustomer.com/RegTalks. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

In this episode of RegTalks, Know Your Customer’s CEO Claus Christensen sits down with WSBI-ESBG’s Alessia Benevelli to discuss:

• Why real human interactions still matter in banking
• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the digitalisation of payments in Europe and around the world
• The fundamental role of financial education and digital technology literacy in today’s financial system
• The European Savings and Retail Banking Group’s historic links to the birth of the European Union

Alessia Benevelli is an Adviser on Payments, Data and Innovation at the World Savings & Retail Banking Institute and the European Savings & Retail Banking Group in Brussels. After serving as judicial clerk at the National Court of Appeal of Milan and practicing corporate law, she obtained an LL.M., and in 2019, she joined the Banking Markets, Innovation and Consumers Department at the European Banking Authority, working in the area of payments and consumer protection.

RegTalks is a podcast produced by Know Your Customer and presented by Claus Christensen.

If you'd like to suggest a guest or a topic for an upcoming episode or share any feedback, please email [email protected]. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

In this episode of RegTalks, we explore:

• Why you should always listen to your customers to find your product-market fit
• The unique pain points experienced by SMEs in Hong Kong
• How the process of building trust has changed over time in financial services
• The role of RegTech in fostering financial inclusion

Our guest David Rosa is a FinTech entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of Neat in Hong Kong. David started his career at Citibank, where he became their youngest managing director in Asia. He then co-founded the Asian arm of Integral Capital Management, which he sold in 2014 to focus on FinTech.

RegTalks is a podcast produced by Know Your Customer and presented by Claus Christensen.

If you'd like to suggest a guest or a topic for an upcoming episode or share any feedback, please email [email protected]. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

In this episode of RegTalks, Claus Christensen interviews Incomlend’s Morgan Terigi on:

• The importance of RegTech innovation on trade finance in Asia and globally
• How non-recourse financing can support financial inclusion and access to credit
• The impact of growing public spending during the pandemic on the global trade finance market
• The need for more information sharing between financiers

Based in Singapore, Morgan Terigi is Co-Founder and CEO of Incomlend, an alternative trade finance platform that delivers factoring and supply chain finance solutions to companies globally. A mechanical engineer and HEC Paris graduate, Morgan is a serial entrepreneur and has established various companies in Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Singapore.

RegTalks is a podcast produced by Know Your Customer and presented by Claus Christensen.

If you'd like to suggest a guest or a topic for an upcoming episode or share any feedback, please email [email protected]. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Incomlend is an invoice financing marketplace. Whether you are an exporter, importer or institutional and accredited investor, Incomlend has the solutions to meet your needs. Contact the team here: https://lnkd.in/gJn6RyC.

In this episode of RegTalks, Know Your Customer’s CEO Claus Christensen sits down with TransUnion’s Victor Yim to explore his insights around:

• The rise of virtual banks in Hong Kong and their impact on the traditional banking landscape
• Changing customer expectations in relation to remote onboarding and seamless user experiences
• TransUnion’s contributions to the space of e-KYC verification and RegTech innovation
• Top challenges in incorporating AI models within regulatory compliance solutions

Based in Hong Kong, Victor Yim leads the global fraud solutions for TransUnion's Asia Pacific region as Products Director. In 2017 he successfully launched the first document forensic and biometric-based e-KYC solution for individuals into Hong Kong. This technology has powered the first remote bank account opening service in the city and has been adopted by many major financial institutions, including a few virtual banks.

RegTalks is a podcast produced by Know Your Customer and presented by Claus Christensen. If you'd like to suggest a guest or a topic for an upcoming episode or share any feedback, please email [email protected] or visit knowyourcustomer.com/RegTalks. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Join us for an inspiring conversation with RegTech/LawTech expert Brian Tang, exploring:

• The latest RegTech trends and which countries are leading the way
• The role of RegTech associations in the overall financial ecosystem
• How local RegTech associations can work together to foster international cooperation
• How the two areas of LawTech and RegTech converge

An innovator, educator and ecosystem builder, Brian Tang has worked at the confluence of law, technology and finance in Hong Kong, New York, Silicon Valley and Australia for more than two decades. After a career at global investment bank Credit Suisse and Wall Street law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, Brian founded ACMI - Asia Capital Markets Institute. He is also the founding executive director of the interdisciplinary programme LITE Lab@HKU at the University of Hong Kong, as well as the co-chair of the Fintech Association of Hong Kong’s Regtech Committee and the founder of the APAC Regtech Network.

RegTalks is a podcast produced by Know Your Customer and presented by Claus Christensen. If you'd like to suggest a guest or a topic for an upcoming episode or share any feedback, please email [email protected] or visit knowyourcustomer.com/RegTalks. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with Connect Pay's CEO Marius Galdikas, exploring:

• Lithuania's status as one of the most Fintech-friendly countries in Europe;
• The importance of having a robust RegTech ecosystem in place to scale as a Fintech company;
• The future of payments and financial regulations;
• The need for financial data normalisation and centralisation to strengthen domestic and cross-border AML checks.

Marius Galdikas is the CEO and Chairman of the Board at ConnectPay, one of the fastest-growing electronic money institutions in Lithuania. A business and technology expert, Marius has an impressive track record developing digital products and accelerating growth at various enterprises.

RegTalks is a podcast produced by Know Your Customer and presented by Claus Christensen. If you'd like to suggest a guest or a topic for an upcoming episode or share any feedback, please email [email protected] or visit knowyourcustomer.com/RegTalks. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

In this episode of RegTalks, Know Your Customer's Claus Christensen and 100x Group's Malcolm Wright discuss:

• The most important skills for compliance professionals in our digitised world
• How compliance experts can leverage technology to build a strategic competitive advantage for their business
• The history of the FATF’s highly collaborative approach to drafting and clarifying recommendations around virtual assets and cryptos
• The future of virtual assets as an integral part of the institutional financial system

Malcolm Wright is the Chief Compliance Officer at 100x Group and the Chair of the Advisory Council and AML Working Group at Global Digital Finance, an industry-led initiative defining codes of conduct and best practice for the virtual asset industry. The founder of FCC Advisory, Malcolm previously held Chief Compliance Officer roles at Diginex and Revolut and was Global Head of AML and Fraud Transaction Monitoring at Thomson Reuters.

RegTalks is a podcast produced by Know Your Customer and presented by Claus Christensen.

If you'd like to suggest a guest or a topic for an upcoming episode or share any feedback, please email [email protected] or visit knowyourcustomer.com/RegTalks.

You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.