The Fintech & Payments Power 50

With 2023 being another stellar year for fintech, in this Podcast we take a look at the stand out moments and learnings for the industry in 2023. With the help of our expert panellists, we also look ahead to 2024 and what future innovation the industry has to offer. Featuring Debbie Wong, Head of Business Development APAC at BPC, Howard Wimpory, KYC Transformation Director at Encompass & Philipp Pointner, Chief of Digital Identity at Jumio.

Payments are an everyday facet of life for consumers, businesses and beyond, and the rapid innovation the industry creates is showing no sign of slowing down.

In this Podcast, we take a look at the disruption of the traditional payments ecosystem and the opportunities fintech's have taken to revolutionise the way people pay. With the help of our panellists, we will breakdown the factors shaping the payments industry, and discover what's next for an industry that's already innovating to the max.

Around 30% of the Fintech workforce is made up of women, that figure drops to just 17% of Fintech leaders - though the industry has moved on a long way, theres still so far to go.

In this Podcast we champion our panellists, amazing women who have broken barriers, overcome hurdles and sometimes even crash-landed to get to their positions. We take a look at their career journeys and their thoughts on the diversity of the industry, and get their thoughts on how exactly fintech needs to change.

With the use of digital banking services growing exponentially in the last few years, the industry is constantly reinventing itself. Consumers can now access banking services from anywhere in the world at any time, with banking's transformation becoming an industry standard.

In this Podcast, we hear from our expert panellists about the current digital banking landscape and the trends that are taking hold. Our panellists will also examine the challenges currently facing players in the industry, and what the future has in store.

By its name, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is the virtual format of a fiat currency for a particular nation or region. But why is it such a popular term right now? With pilots going well in China and encouraging words from the Treasury in the UK, CBDCs are moving forward at a spectacular pace. This podcast seeks to examine the reasons behind such a demand, and ask what technology and regulatory factors need to be in place to support an efficient roll out.

Regulation and fintech go hand in hand, and for both sectors its changing all the time. With monitoring and reporting ever more crucial to businesses out there, the regtech industry has evolved in a big way.

This podcast will examine the current regtech landscape as well as what is currently exciting leaders in the space. With the help of our panellists, we will determine whats next for regtech, and how the industry will get there.

Wealthtech is often considered as one of the more popular verticals within the fintech space. With personal wealth management continuously on the rise, wealthtech companies have carved themselves an ideal niche in which to work, offering innovative solutions to transform the investment and asset management world.

In this podcast, we will take a deep dive into the world of wealthtech, learning whats on the horizon for the industry and how its thriving.

Payments are an ever-changing landscape within the fintech world - but as things change and develop, much about the sector stays the same. With payment methods developing all the time in the consumer and business sectors, many are left wondering what will be the major trend of 2023.

In this podcast we will explore some of the latest innovations within the payments industry, and look at how paytech may develop over the coming year. With the help of our panellists, James Butland, VP of Financial Partnerships at Airwallex & James Neville, CEO at Citizen we will decipher what the next big trend will be and what challenges could be standing in the way of the perfect payment mix.

Open banking has seen significant growth over the last couple of years, and continues to be on the rise. With huge benefits available to the fintech sector, open banking continues to advance - but the question that remains is what's next?

With 2022 creeping to a close, this Podcast will examine just how open banking is used within the industry, and more importantly how it can get better. With the help of our panellists we will explore what's next for open banking, and where the future may take us.

Open banking has made information more accessible for organisations looking to help people manage their financial lives. As part of it, banking apps are now transforming into aggregators that allow banking users to manage their subscriptions on one single platform.

With the help of our panellists, this podcast will explore the subscription management within the open banking sector and the benefits that can be seen. We will explore how open banking has changed subscription management, and what is still to come.