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IBS Intelligence Podcasts | A Cedar Consulting Unit
IBSi podcasts for insights and discussions from the world of FinTech and Banking. Listen in to what’s trending in the ever-evolving financial industry.
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Sep 5, 2024 • 11min
EP750: Is the private equity sector facing a ‘Blockbuster’ moment?
Demetry Zilberg, Chief Technology Officer, Alter DomusCloud computing, data analytics, automation and AI may be about to transform all aspects of how private markets managers run their businesses. The operative word is ‘may’ because while FinTech firms are changing the way financial services firms go about their business and hold out the promise of great potential, private capital firms risk obsolescence themselves by not embracing technology in their own activities. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Demetry Zilberg of Alter Domus.

Aug 30, 2024 • 18min
EP749: Transforming Rural India: The Evolution of Last Mile Credit
Aditi Singh, Chief Strategy Officer, Satin Creditcare Network Ltd.Providing accessible financial services to underserved communities in India is a formidable challenge. Puja Sharma of IBS intelligence speaks with Aditi Singh of Satin creditcare about the evolution of last mile credit access.

Aug 28, 2024 • 10min
EP748: Navigating India's digital payment future with TechFini
Atish Shelar, COO, TechFini Mumbai-based FinTech startup, TechFini has built a feature-rich infrastructure to shape the payment ecosystem in India. As one of the first platforms to secure UPI 2.0 certification, it is at the forefront of enabling frictionless transactions for enterprises across the country. Gloria Methri of IBS Intelligence speaks with TechFini's COO, Atish Shelar, about how the company is empowering banks and financial services with advanced payment solutions and contributing to the growth of a financially inclusive economy.

Aug 22, 2024 • 16min
EP747: A data-driven platform that provides visualised information on banks in the US
Brian Pillmore, Founder & CEO, VisbankingVisualized information on banks and credit unions in the US such as metrics, performance, and regulations can help consumers and stakeholders to make informed analyses and decisions by providing actionable insights. Just how significant this data is provides the topic for this conversation between Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence and Brian Pillmore, Founder and CEO of Visbanking,.

Aug 20, 2024 • 11min
EP746: Bootstrapping a consumer credit and payments FinTech
Greg Cox, Chief Executive Officer, Quint GroupQuint Group has scaled its clutch of FinTech businesses without external venture capital for more than a decade. The acquisition of a minority stake in Quint’s Monevo in 2021 by Transunion was and is Quint’s first and only source of external investment. The Group has offices across the UK, USA, Australia, and South Africa, and its businesses provide services to over 200 customers globally, including the likes of Confused.com, Santander, TransUnion, LexisNexis, and Zopa. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Quint Group CEO Greg Cox about the state of FinTech, the need for social diversity in the sector and the equally pressing need for greater financial inclusion.

Aug 19, 2024 • 9min
EP745: The challenges of APP fraud and the opportunities of open banking
Roger Alexander, Advisor, Chargebacks911Roger Alexander serves as a key advisor to Chargebacks911’s Advisory Board and its CEO, Monica Eaton, assisting the company with its expansion initiatives, including the launch of a dispute resolution solution that aims to address the record spike of authorised push payment (APP) fraud claims. With nearly 40 years of payments experience, Alexander previously served in several leadership roles within the payments and financial services sectors, including more than 20 years in directorial roles at Barclays and as the CEO of Switch (the UK’s debit card). Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Roger Alexander about the key challenges now facing FinTech providers.

Aug 19, 2024 • 17min
EP744: What are the key issues in BankTech and what of the past, present and future of banking?
Karthikeyan Raman, Chief Innovation Officer, Clayfin TechnologiesThe BFSI sector has gone through a series of transformations over the last couple of decades with yet more to come. Present for and involved in these changes, Karthik Raman, Chief Innovation Officer at Clayfin Techologies, a provider of omnichannel digital systems, looks back with Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence at the evolution of the financial sector’s technological changes, and forward to the challenges and opportunities of the future.

Aug 19, 2024 • 12min
EP743: Can ONDC Bridge the Credit Gap for Small Merchants?
Nilay Patel, founder and Managing Director, EasyPay Puja Sharma of IBS Intelligence speaks with Nilay Patel, about the integration of lenders onto the ONDC network, the rising demand for loans among small retailers, and the future of co-lending. Patel offers his perspective on how these trends are transforming financial services for SMBs.

Aug 16, 2024 • 13min
EP742: Banks are increasingly under pressure to offer a true omnichannel solution to customers
Mark Aldred, Vice President, Sales International, Auriga – the banking evolutionBanks need to invest to innovate and meet users’ needs. Recent service outages have also shown that banks must act to improve the resilience of their infrastructure in terms of both hardware and software. Further, legacy institutions in the UK appear to be rethinking their branch closure programmes, potentially opting instead to make the branch experience one of the building blocks of an omnichannel service offering. Where next for the banks – the topic of this discussion between Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence and Mark Aldred, Vice President, Sales International at Auriga.

Aug 15, 2024 • 8min
EP741: Fraud is not just a nuisance but a significant economic threat!
Liran Amrany, Partner, Team8Fraud is projected to exceed $250 billion by 2031. The FinTech sector faces a crucial challenge in advancing its fraud prevention strategies. Evolving market dynamics offer fertile ground for emerging fraud tech unicorns. Liran Amrany, a Partner at Team8’s FinTech foundry, helps portfolio companies launch new products and businesses. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to him about the challenges posed by fraud in financial services.