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Live from the FIX Trading Community EMEA Trading Conference at Old Billingsgate, Toby welcomes Matt Rafalski, Global Head of Enterprise Sales at Genesis Global, to FinTech Focus TV.The two discuss Genesis’ growth over the years and how they have positioned themselves at the fore of industry innovation through their work to modernise the trading desktop.A desire to build, and build brilliantly, sits at the heart of their technological brilliance. Fuelling this is an ever-growing passion to learn and onboard knowledge that is geared towards future development.Learn more about the FIX Trading Community and their upcoming events here:https://www.fixtrading.org/fix-events/FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

Live from the Fix EMEA Trading Conference at Old Billingsgate, Toby is joined by James Poole, Executive Director of Technology Sales at Aquis Exchange. James states, "Aquis was born out of FinTech", resulting in an agile and nimble infrastructure built on the best technology to aid their clients in building modern regulatory and institutional-grade platforms.One of the main highlights of their discussion is Aquis's ground-breaking development of a true 24/7 trading platform, which is the first in the space. With this revolutionary innovation, they provide their clients with zero downtime while managing high-volume traffic to keep up with the demand of the modern markets. This episode provides an informative and insightful look into Aquis's unique approach to the finance market and their innovative technology solutions.Learn more about the FIX Trading Community and their upcoming events here: https://www.fixtrading.org/fix-events/FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

Joining Toby on this episode of FinTech Focus TV is Marco Santos, CEO Americas at GFT Group.Marco shares with us his vision for exponential growth, showcasing the ingredients that are catalysing GFT Groups significant expansion throughout North and South America.The pair hone in on the future of Digital Transformation, exploring how all banks need to move to optimise their work to better serve future generations; and ensure we remain at the fore of marketplace evolution. We also hone in on the beneficial impact of AI and its role in increasing productivity within financial services.Thank you to Marco for joining us on FinTech Focus TV!FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

Joining Toby on this episode of FinTech Focus TV is Hristo Borisov, Co-Founder & CEO at Payhawk.Silicon Valley Bank's recent collapse underpins today's conversation. Affected by events, Hristo shares his personal experience and Payhawk's role in addressing the immediate and pressing needs of those affected- particularly start-ups.What the collapse truly served to demonstrate is that Payhawk's loyalties lie with their customers. This loyalty is centred around the goal of minimising risk. As no one can guarantee such an event won't happen again, Hristo shares the steps we can take to future-proof our businesses.A strong approach to talent acquisition and retention is part of the latter strategy. We gain an exclusive look at Payhawk's culture, and how they action their commitment to giving back to their employees.Thank you to Hristo for joining us on FinTech Focus TV!FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

Joining Toby on the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV is Simon Dewsbury, Managing Partner at Zannogen.With a clear 2023 vision and exciting plans for his company, Simon offers us an exclusive insight into the development of solution-orientated Zannogen, and the work they are doing to enhance the growth of businesses globally.As a consultancy, Simon holds a unique marketplace position, and so is able to offer us expansive commentary on the politics, success metrics and challenges of the business landscape- particularly apt for financial technology and recent industry upheaval.Simon also shares insights on how growth-lead companies can improve operational efficiency, drive productivity and value through the use of data. Data and harnessing its abilities has been a topical subject across the marketplace- and one that will undoubtedly shape 2023. Tune into this episode of FinTech Focus TV and learn from Simon how can you stay at the fore of change and dynamism.FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

Joining Toby on this episode of FinTech Focus TV is John Greenan, FIX Subject Matter Expert at Alignment Systems.Having joined us on FinTech Focus TV during the height of the Pandemic, we trace John's journey since, including his recent exciting appointment as Co-Chairman to the Continuous Markets Working Group at the FIX Trading Community.Offering his informed industry commentary, John shares his thoughts on the evolving merge of traditional and decentralised finance; honing in on the learns we can take from the Crypto landscape. The global implications of this evolution are substantial, and it is a primary focus of John's to make this expansive market synonymous with trust and efficiency.And we look at growth on micro-level, exploring John's thoughts on hiring and teams in the financial technology sector. The importance of trust is reiterated- and John shares the indisputable link team trust has to positive business results.Thank you to John for joining us on FinTech Focus TV! FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

Joining Toby on this episode of FinTech Focus TV is Gavin Marcus, Head of Global Regulatory Reporting Sales Americas at S&P Global.Gavin discusses his recent move to America to help S&P build a high-performance team, accelerating growth  in an ever-exciting region. S&P is brilliantly set to expand upon their 2022 successes, and their efforts to attract and retain the most exceptional marketplace talent will undoubtedly take them to that next level.We're offered a masterclass in sales, with Gavin imparting his insights into a value-centric approach to expanding the reach of products, and cementing your position as an indispensable industry tool.‘Every deal I sell I get excited, because I’m helping a client. And now I get to see that client get excited- and that for me is the big thing. By the end of the year they’re going to be really proud with what they’ve done, and then I know I’ve done my job.’And as a recent star in The Era of Convergence Documentary, Gavin is well-versed in discussing the future potential of the marketplace- and his excitement for this future is evident throughout the episode. The pair explore imminent partnerships, the development opportunities this will bring, and how this will influence the creation of a transformative 2023.Thank you to Gavin for joining us on FinTech Focus! We look forward to seeing S&P go from strength-to-strength in 2023!FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

Ahead of this weeks FIX EMEA Trading Conference, Toby is joined by Jim Kaye, Executive Director at the FIX Trading Community, on this exclusive episode of FinTech Focus TV.Following on from a highly successful series of events in 2022, the FIX EMEA Trading Conference return to Old Billingsgate on Thursday 9th of March- with an agenda that is truly industry-leading!Jim shares the community-driven approach that has influenced the themes and discussions of the day, honing in on some of the truly brilliant panels we can expect to see on the day.The FIX EMEA Trading Conference has a unique ability to unite often fragmented and siloed industry sectors, showcasing the opportunities that collaborative work can equate to. The Conference will undoubtedly be a catalyst for exciting partnerships that will define the year ahead, and beyond!Thank you Jim for joining us on FinTech Focus TV!Toby will be speaking on a panel at Thursday's event, and the Harrington Starr team will also be on-site to record episodes of FinTech Focus TV and The DEI Discussions. If you'll be at the Conference and would be keen to feature on either show, do get in touch:Marketing@HarringtonStarr.comFinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

Joining Toby on this episode of FinTech Focus TV is Raymond Kahn, Head of Markets at USREM.This is a fantastic exploration of current marketplace evolution, honing in on the merge of the tradition and digital worlds of finance. Raymond shares his expertise on "tradigital markets" and offers an exclusive look at the Show Me System- work that is revolutionising our engagement with digital finance.The pair explore the inevitability associated with the adoption of digital assets, highlighting its efficiency and the wealth of opportunities it will welcome. This new era for the industry, heavily supported by the work of Raymond and his team, is making finance greatly accessible; removing barriers that caused friction and costly inefficiency.Whilst this merge is exciting and offers chances for all marketplace players to get involved, Raymond stresses the importance of not operating in silos. We each have so much to learn from external parties, and can gain support from more established, and even emerging, industries. This Era of Convergence is our chance to rewrite the playbook- and its crucial we ensure no realm of expertise is excluded.Thank you Raymond for joining us on FinTech Focus TV!FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

Having shared the stage at the FIX Americas Trading Conference, Toby and Kate reunite on this episode of FinTech Focus TV to discuss the ever-evolving nature of interoperability.Starting with Kate's journey through the industry, we learn how she pivoted her professional approach to better seize the opportunities on offer in the technology space. Kate's career thus far has been fascinating and warrants an entire episode of its own!We gain fantastic insights into recent exciting acquisitions that are transforming the space, understanding their value-driven nature and goal of removing industry friction.Situated in the operations sphere, Kate holds a unique, holistic perspective of the marketplace, and truly understands the catalysts that will revolutionise financial technology. Toby and Kate explore the role interoperability will play in this; synonymous with collaboration and communication, interoperability will be pivotal in 2023.Kate's excitement for the year ahead is palpable- and we can't wait to see the role Symphony will play in this industry revolution.FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com