IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Phoebe Kitchen, VP of Growth Equity, InoviaWhat are the hot opportunities in FinTech in Europe? Changes to the role of the CFO are providing one set of growth prospects while B2B open banking solutions offers another. Canada-based Inovia is a VC firm looking to support founders to build global sustainable tech companies. From the firm’s London office, Phoebe Kitchen, Vice President of Growth Equity at Inovia, speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the opportunities she identifies. 

Robert Kraal, Co-Founder & CBDO, SilverflowSilverflow is a Netherlands-based cloud platform for card processing, offering a modern tech solution that addresses the issues of legacy systems within payment processing. Robert Kraal, Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Officer of Silverflow, explains how the company’s platform helps brands remain competitive. But first, Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence asked him about the current environment for FinTech and how to succeed as a startup. 

Gerald Perez, CEO, Interactive Brokers (UK)Investment opportunities are now global but no further away than your online platform. As but one example, Interactive Brokers allows clients to trade stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, funds and more on 150 global markets from a single unified platform. Gerald Perez, CEO of Interactive Brokers (UK) speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the rise of self-directed investing and trading, as well as the trends in online broking. 

Yash Patel, General Partner, Testra VenturesThe last 18 months have been a tough time especially for late stage FinTechs looking to raise money. There was a clutch of disappointing downrounds but while money was tighter, startups looking for seed funding or Series A/Series B funds were able to tell their stories. Now as we look already towards Q2 2024, interest rates remain on the high side, but funds do seem easier to come by for the right business plans. Yash Patel, General Partner of San Francisco-based VC firm Telstra Ventures speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Virender Bisht, Co-founder & CTO at NiyoIn the rapidly evolving realm of FinTech, maintaining robust fraud prevention measures is paramount. Puja Sharma from IBS Intelligence engages in a conversation with Virender Bisht, Co-founder & CTO at Niyo, to delve deeper into this critical aspect. 

Ola Oyetayo, Co-Founder & CEO, VertoUnderserved, fragmented and expensive – the high cost of doing business in high-risk markets was thrown into sharp relief a year ago as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) saw nearly 250 FinTechs in Africa and the MENA region left in the lurch. Payments’ platform Verto focuses on emerging markets and is aiming for more accurate risk assessment methods than old school arbitrary risk lists. Co-Founder and CEO of Verto, Ola Oyetayo speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Pav Gill, Founder & CEO, ConfideWirecard went down in 2020 with a $2.1 billion hole in its accounts. One of Europe’s biggest corporate frauds and one that is still rumbling on. Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek remains on the run, allegedly in Russia or Belarus. Would it all have come light without Pav Gill? He is a Singaporean lawyer who was in-house Head of Legal for Asia-Pacific for Wirecard. He it was who blew the whistle on the shenanigans at Wirecard. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence talks to Pav Gill, Founder and CEO of Confide, about his career, what comes next and what companies should be doing to address their governance requirements. 

Richard Graham, Director of KYC and Financial Crime, Moody’s AnalyticsAccording to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), some $2.6 billion was taken in ‘pig butchering’ crypto scams. These financial grooming schemes build trust with targets over months before persuading victims to ‘invest’ savings in fake platforms. How can we spot this and how can we stop it? Richard Graham, Director of KYC and Financial Crime at Moody’s Analytics speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.

Richard Holden, Author, Money in the 21st Century: Cheap, Mobile and DigitalRichard Holden is Professor of Economics at UNSW Business School (Sydney) and author of Money in the 21st Century – a new book that delves into the micro and macroeconomic impacts of the way money and finances are changing and will continue to evolve in the decades to come. What does it mean for your wallet, the money in your wallet and for blockchain and for economies. How will the race for control of new currencies play out, how it will change how banks and governments operate? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence talks to author Richard Holden. 

Virraj Jatania, Co-Founder & CEO, PockitFinTech Pockit operates under an e-money licence in the UK. That means there are certain things Pockit can’t do because it doesn’t have a full banking licence. However, with the goal of boosting financial inclusion, the mobile-first service targets those excluded from or underserved by mainstream financial institutions. It highlights the challenges certain demographics face in accessing financial services and payments. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Pockit CEO Virraj Jatania.