IBS Intelligence Podcasts

James O’Sullivan, CEO & Founder, Nuke from OrbitTheft of a smartphone used to be about the value of the device. Now it is about the value of the data on the device. What is needed is a simple 'kill switch' solution to protect your data and accounts, a FinTech security platform designed to mitigate the impact of security breaches. Founded in 2023, Nuke From Orbit is currently operating in beta but aims to enable a user to block access to multiple services and accounts simultaneously, avoiding account compromise issues and monetary loss when their smartphone gets stolen. James O’Sullivan of Nuke from Orbit speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Gabriel Le Roux, Co-Founder & CEO, Primer Global enterprise merchants are increasingly recognising the role of payments in creating new commerce experiences, streamlining costs, and accelerating growth. However, the payments ecosystem has become too fragmented, opaque, and complex for businesses to manage, creating unnecessary costs and stifling that growth potential. A fragmented marketplace creates complexity, increasing costs when the whole idea should be to reduce them, allowing merchants to focus on growing their business and not on managing their payments infrastructure. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Gabriel Le Roux, Co-Founder and CEO of Primer. 

Sameer Dubey, Chief Product Officer, GriffinGriffin is one of the UK’s neobanks. In the last year it has received its full banking licence, raised funds and begun onboarding customers. Sameer Dubey, Chief Product Officer of Griffin speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the bank’s product set and its ambitions for its embedded finance and white labelled banking solutions. He has over 20 years’ experience in product, payments, marketing, cryptocurrency, and banking. He was Chief Operating Officer at Bitstamp, led UK operations for N26, and spent more than a decade at Barclays leading its payments business. The conversation begins with a review of current trends in UK banking. 

Alana Levine, Chief Revenue Officer, Fintel ConnectFinTechs in Canada are making waves in a financial services scene that has been traditionally dominated by just 5 big banks. How? As a result of a new approach to partnerships and affiliate marketing. For example, Neo Financial grew customer acquisition by 511% and boosted its credibility through the implementation of performance marketing strategies. Alana Levine, Chief Revenue Officer at Fintel Connect, an affiliate and influencer marketing solution for financial services, speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Avion Gray, Co-Founder & CEO, BelongFormer investment banker Avion Gray together with behavioural economist Samantha Rosenberg have launched wealth-building platform Belong in response to inertia in the wealth management sector and among millennials – the FinTech’s target demographic. The new WealthTech  platform secured the largest-ever pre-seed round by a female-led FinTech in Europe. A unique feature of the new offering is a ‘boost loan’ that offers investors the option of a low-cost loan that would double their starting investment. Avion Gray, Co-Founder and CEO of Belong speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Shay Merary, Chief Development Officer, FlyfishA new category of FinTech? Maybe… Flyfish aims to develop a comprehensive marketplace for financial services, hoping to mirror the impact of the likes of Airbnb but doing so in the financial sector. The company wants to be a disruptor and is on a mission to explain to potential clients and partners why that disruption makes sense, integrating diverse financial services into one platform and making it easier for businesses to manage their financial operations. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Shay Merary, Chief Development Officer at Cyprus-based Flyfish. 

Ermes Dajko, Senior Cloud Solutions Architect at TemenosErmes Dajko, is an expert in the field of generative artificial intelligence and its impact on banking. Puja Sharma of IBS intelligence speaks with Ermes about his insights on the potential of generative AI to enhance customer experiences and the future of AI-driven banking.

Akshay Mehrotra, Co-Founder & CEO at Fibe Fibe's Co-Founder and CEO, Akshay Mehrotra, launched “EarlySalary” in 2015 to address the financial needs of young professionals facing end-of-month fund shortages. Puja Sharma of IBS Intelligence speaks with Akshay about the evolving patterns of borrowing among millennials, highlighting the significant impact of unsecured personal loans. 

Ben Goldin Founder & Chief Executive Officer, PlumeryHow have established financial institutions and challenger banks adapted to changing customer expectations and composable banking? Digital banking solutions can be built quickly but fast doesn’t necessarily mean attractive to customers. We are now entering the third generation of digital banking, moving from basic banking functionality to more sophisticated digital experiences and on to hyper-personalised, AI-driven, and contextually aware banking services. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to FinTech veteran Ben Goldin, Founder and CEO of digital banking platform Plumery.

Connor Heaton, Director AI, Strategic Resource ManagementArtificial intelligence is one of the most compelling tools that banks can implement but it is just that – a tool, addressing questions that begin with ‘how’ – it also comes with inherent risks that could leave financial institutions and their customers vulnerable. However, AI is in your organisation now – whether you are aware of it or not – and this is the time to begin setting policy development strategically to ensure compliance, reduce risk and increase efficiency. A long-term AI strategy will assist in the successful implementation of next-gen automation and tools. Connor Heaton, Director AI at Strategic Resource Management, speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.