RegTech Round-up

In this episode host Myron Mallia-Dare speaks with Tolga Kurt, Managing Partner of H3M Analytics. H3M is a AI-based AML software for KYC, AL and Sanctions. Now on his second start-up Tolga walks us through his motivation for starting H3M in 2018 - and his desire to use AI for the greater good and describes how the software uses active learning and ‘human-in-the loop’ to improve AML compliance to continually improve models and detection

In this episode our host Myron Milla-Dare speaks with Emmanuel (Manny) Cohen, CEO and Founder of Armadillo Group. Manny talks through his 25 year journey building his company - digging into his own pockets for funding - overcoming the skeptics and being a leader in bringing new tools and techniques into the KYC and due diligence process. 

Armadillo Hub, is a scalable, cloud–based, end-to-end automated RegTech platform, giving global regulated businesses the tools to conduct the appropriate background checks on corporate and private clients. The platform leverages cloud and robotic process automation to manage the large data needed to perform due diligence and they are progressing in the use of AI and blockchain capabilities 

In this episode host Paul McRorie speaks with Ally Karmali, Associate Partner and Practice Lead in IBM Sustainability, Risk and Compliance and Martijn Groot, VP Marketing and Strategy, Alveo Technology. With Martijn providing a European perspective and Ally a North American perspective, they discuss the evolving regulatory and standards landscape and common data challenges  such as the availability and usability of data. They provide their views on how banks are responding to mandatory and voluntary disclosure requirements and how to get ahead. Ally sets up a future podcast by discussing Canada's unique opportunity to take the lead and expand data reporting to consider how industries are generating business and its impact on the environment and the  indigenous community. 

In this episode, host Paul McRorie speaks with Parham Nasseri, VP Regulatory Strategy and Partnerships at InvestorCOM and Noel Sequiera, Manager, Membership Intake & Business Conduct Compliance at IIROC.  Noel and Parham discuss the changing landscape in wealth management. They discuss some of the new trends such as greater customization, new product impact, and the use of gamification tools, the role of the industry and the regulators in educating investors and how they see the wealth industry evolving. 

In this podcast Paul McRorie speaks with Torstein Braaten, Head of Regulatory Affairs & CCO,  Bitbuy and Joe Schifano, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus Systems. Listen as they explore regulation and market structure nuances between traditional markets  and crypto or digital assets. They dig into the differences but also highlight the many similarities and discuss the techniques and tools used to effectively surveil this evolving market segment.  

In this episode Myron Mallia-Dare speaks with Jennifer Arnold, Co-founder of Minerva.ai. MinervaAI is a RegTech platform using deep learning and automation to execute enhanced due diligence and AML investigations in under 45 seconds.

Ted Hershey, Senior Vice President, Solution Services at DFIN Andrew Obee- President, Ficanex Technology Inc sit down with host Myron Mallia -Dare to discuss how they have re-invented their businesses in a Digital Age...

You'll hear how DFIN shifted from print to digital and how Ficanex moved from an ATM cash services business to a platform business (their Tunnel Platform) ripe for Open Banking. Great discussion on the what, why and how they transformed their businesses. 

In this episode Myron Mallia-Dare speaks with Noelle Ibrahim, Industry Consultant, Quantum Computing from IBM and Philip LaFrance, Standards Manager from ISARA and take a deep-dive into some of the themes covered in our introductory podcast "Quantum Computing 101"  Noelle and Philip delve into a number of user cases and share their views on Quantum Readiness within financial institutions and the Canadian Regulators 

Listen as Noelle shares relevant user cases for Financial Crimes and credit and Philip opines on the impact of Quantum on cryptography. 

In this episode Myron Mallia-Dare speaks with Alexon Bell, Chief Product Officer and Co-founder of Quantexa.  Quantexa is a Decision Intelligence Company that helps organizations drive better decisions and surface hidden risks by bringing contextual insights from data into visual form. Well- recognized within the Financial Crimes area for its transformational approach to KYC management,  Quantexa also provides solutions for customer intelligence and credit risk. In this insightful talk, Alexon shares their company journey and the challenges and triumphs along the way.

In this podcast Paul McRorie speaks with two industry experts: Brian Gelfand, Senior Advisor and Consultant at Ernst and Young and Eric Richmond, Chief Operating Officer and VP of Legal at Coinsquare. In this episode we talk about Crypto and the Age of Digital Disruption - you will hear of the convergence of the legacy and the novel. Listen along as we cover the basics and set the stage for this brave new world.