IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Dianne O’Boyle, Co-Chair, Digital Assets Forum, ISITCISITC is a US-based trade group focused on developing standards and best practices in financial services operations, brings together asset servicers, broker/dealers, asset managers/owners, solution providers and other industry professionals. Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a critical solution for securities firms preparing their systems for the imminent T+1 trading deadline. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the coming transformation of the US capital markets with Dianne O’Boyle, Co-Chair of the Digital Assets Forum of ISITC. 

Nelson Wootton, CEO & Co-Founder, SaaScadaSaaScada, together with Allica Bank, won 2 Global FinTech Innovation Awards for the bank’s digital wallet deployment. It is great example of the way a project can and, indeed, should evolve in reaction to customer response and in the paths it opened up for Allica. Nelson Wootton, CEO and Co-Founder of SaaScada, explains the story to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence, and outlines the trends he sees in BankTech for the rest of the year. 

Jim Kwiatkowski, Chief Executive Officer, LTXLTX, the bond trading platform from Broadridge, recently announced 4 new patents covering innovations in the fixed income trading life cycle. So, what are these patented tech solutions and how do they address issues on both the buyside and the sellside in the US bond market – probably the least digitised of the US financial markets. LTX CEO Jim Kwiatkowski speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Jon Horddal, Group Chief Product Officer, emerchantpayWhat role does payments data have in personalisation and merchant protection? What benefits do Payment Service Providers (PSPs) confer on merchants who use them? How can businesses optimise their in-store, in-app and online payments? These issues and others are addressed in this conversation between Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence and Jon Horddal, Group Chief Product Officer at emerchantpay. 

Priya Konsam, Head of Partnerships at Kiwi  Kiwi is India-based Credit on the UPI platform. It offers “credit cards with UPI” facility by issuing virtual RuPay Credit Cards in collaboration with banks. Their mobile app, as a TPAP license holder, ensures secure payments via credit cards or bank accounts." Puja Sharma of IBS Intelligence speaks to Priya Konsam, Head of Partnerships at Kiwi 

Therese Stowell, Vice President Product, OnfidoThere has been a massive increase in deepfakes and in digital identity fraud attacks. Less sophisticated social engineering is also a concern. So, how do you create trust at onboarding and beyond? Automation allows you to acquire new customers and reduce costs while meeting global KYC and AML compliance requirements. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Therese Stowell, Vice President Product at Onfido. 

Ava Kelly, Chief Product Officer, ThreddKey developments in the FinTech sector have been focusing on payments but within that is the increasing need to combat fraud and ensure speedy, accurate and secure identity verification, allowing firms to combat fraud across both enrolment and transactions while also protecting the bottom line. Digital ID is key in the face of tightening regulatory requirements – these issues and more in this discussion. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Ava Kelly, Chief Product Officer at digital payments issuer processor Thredd. 

Rich Cooper, Head of Financial Services Go to Market, Fusion Risk ManagementThe countdown to DORA is ticking away. Unlike existing regulations, the coming Digital Operational Resilience Act establishes technical standards that extend to third party tech service providers to identify, assess and mitigate risks that could affect financial services firms’ core business. Final details of the new DORA regime are expected in H2 but the compliance deadline looms – 17 January 2025 – if it is not already marked in your diary… it should be! Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Rich Cooper of Fusion Risk Management. 

Arun Jain, Chairman & Managing Director, Intellect Design ArenaTechnology has brought five waves of transformation in the banking industry, with each wave highlighting new opportunities. Now a fifth wave is upon us – what is BankTech Wave 5 and what does it mean for banks? Arun Jain, Chairman and Managing Director of Intellect Design Arena speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence on why it is imperative that banks embrace the challenge. We also review the importance of first principles and the evolution of Intellect’s eMACH.ai, which has developed into a country-ready solution, based on the specific requirements of specific markets. 

Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director, Diligent InstituteThere has been a politicised backlash against ESG but companies are not putting ESG initiatives on the backburner. Instead, they are just not talking about it as much! And that’s not necessarily a bad thing as legislation is being put in place, including the likes of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and an anti-greenwashing rule that applies to all UK FCA-authorised firms who make sustainability-related claims about their products and services. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director of Diligent Institute