IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Nicky Senyard, CEO, Fintel Connect Gen Z trusts creators and niche financial influencers (finfluencers) more than brand ads. Today financial advice is just as likely to come from TikTok or Instagram as it is from a bank. That’s not necessarily a bad thing – banks and FinTechs may use affiliate partnerships to reach the Gen Z audience efficiently and compliantly with full-funnel visibility and real trackable performance. Nicky Senyard of partnership solutions provider Fintel Connect speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Simon Jelley, VP&GM Data Protection, ArcteraBanking and financial services are prime targets for cyberattacks – it is going to happen! So, the question you have to answer is what are you going to do to mitigate the risks and ensure a speedy recovery? How should financial organisations best manage data to close any compliance gaps? Simon Jelley of data guardian Arctera discusses the issues with Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.

Ziad Mabsout, Co-Founder & CEO, VennreWealthTech has evolved from offering simple portfolio dashboards to full-service, AI-powered advisory platforms that are democratising private market access as a mainstream investment category. This increasing inclusivity is benefitting the world’s HENRYs (high income not rich yet).  A mass_affluent audience is being offered solutions that give personalised investment recommendations and onboarding through data-driven platforms. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to digital wealth management platform Vennre’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ziad Mabsout. 

Melissa Watras, Director of Product, Trillium SurveyorTrillium Surveyor, a provider of trade surveillance software, signed a deal in May with Blue Ocean Technologies to provide 24/5 trade surveillance to cover overnight trading sessions. Melissa Watras of Trillium Surveyor speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the tech and regulatory challenges as financial markets move toward 24/7. What are the implications for back-office operations, compliance teams and more. 

Rainer Vorwerk, Business Development Manager DACH & Head of Profinit Germany; Philipp Söchtig, Head of Corporate Development & Operations, Deputy Head of IT, Berenberg; Marcel Pochert, Head of Digital Transformation, BerenbergBerenberg is one of Europe’s oldest privately owned banks. The bank chose Profinit to automate contract reviews, reduce costs and support the register of information in line with DORA – the Digital Operational Resilience Act. AI-driven Compliance as a Service (CaaS) has boosted processing speed, reduced manual effort and increased accuracy. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Marcel Pochert and Philipp Söchtig of Berenberg, but we hear first from Rainer Vorwerk of tech supplier Profinit. 

Nitin Pulyani, Head of Products, Cashfree PaymentsCross-border payments have long been plagued by high fees, unpredictable exchange rates, and slow settlement times. But with FinTech innovation, real-time rails, and compliance-led product design, the landscape is changing rapidly. In this episode, Vriti Gothi sits down with Nitin Pulyani, Head of Products at Cashfree Payments, to discuss how Indian FinTechs are reimagining global money movement. They explore India’s opportunity to lead in cross-border innovation, why compliance can be a catalyst rather than a constraint, and what it takes to design truly borderless financial infrastructure from India for the world. 

Rivi Varghese, CEO, Clari5 – a Perfios CompanyThe menace of fraud in the financial ecosystem is no longer a static problem that can be tackled with static solutions. Periodic updates are artifacts of the past. What is needed now is a living defence that is capable of evolving as fast, if not faster, than the cyberthreat it faces. Rivi Varghese, CEO of Clari5 explains the company’s Living Anti-Fraud Operating System to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Andrew Dalton, VP Sales Europe, Cleareye.aiBanks’ trade operations are evolving and are under greater pressure than ever before. Documentation is more complex and regulatory scrutiny more intense. Andrew Dalton, VP Sales Europe for Cleareye.ai joins Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence to discuss the role being played by AI and automation in helping financial institutions not only to cope with these pressures but actually to improve the speed and efficiency of their trade ops. 

Varun Dudeja, Head of Business Development APAC, PismoIndia’s credit ecosystem is undergoing a digital-first transformation, with issuers navigating modernisation, compliance, and scalability as embedded finance and platforms like Pismo redefine the future of credit. Puja Sharma speaks with Varun Dudeja, Head of Business Development APAC, Pismo, on how India’s credit card market is evolving and what the future holds in the digital-first economy.

Will Ashford-Brown, Director Strategic Insights, Heligan GroupIt has been suggested that more than a third of businesses globally are affected every year by insider threats – it is the cybersecurity issue that not enough companies are focusing on! Organisations are implementing increasingly sophisticated defences against external cyberattacks but that just makes the dangers of malicious and even unintentional insider threats more acute. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Will Ashford-Brown, Director Strategic Insights at Heligan Group.