IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Rajesh Mirjankar, Managing Director, CEO & Co-Founder, Kiya.aiThe biggest challenge facing regulatory technology (RegTech) and the tech firms that provide it to the financial services sector is at once highly complex and yet may framed very simply. In the latter instance, it is simply a matter of keeping up with fast-evolving regulations and doing so across borders. The question is this – is RegTech fit for purpose in the face of the AI revolution? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Kiya.ai’s Managing Director and CEO, Rajesh Mirjankar 

Sireesh Patnaik, Product Engineering Head, Pennant TechnologiesThe key factors in evolving the lending ecosystem of the future are the proper management of data and the increasing impact of artificial intelligence-based solutions. Getting data right means solid ground for accurate risk management and credit decisioning. Getting AI right means significant cost savings and faster decisions – good for the institution and good for the customer. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the current trends in lending with Sireesh Patnaik, Product Engineering Head of Pennant Technologies.

Raj Bakhru, Chief Executive Officer, Blueflame AIThe LLM (large language model) is the encyclopaedia or library of its time and your AI program bringing together data from that repository of knowledge is your very own assistant librarian. But are you using the most suitable for your business? An LLM agnostic approach may be the way to get the best out of AI with different AI programs offering unique strengths. Being LLM agnostic allows enterprises to choose the best model for specific tasks, optimising performance and efficiency. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Raj Bakhru, CEO of Blueflame AI, which claims to bring financial services focused AI functionality to the alternatives space. 

Deepak Chand Thakur, Co-founder, and CEO of NPSTCompleting a decade in the Payments ecosystem, NPST aims to be closer to banks and scale-up its value chain to FinTechs and merchants and cater to the end users. Gloria Mathias of IBS Intelligence speaks to Deepak Chand Thakur of NPST as he shares insights on the future trends of UPI in India and globally. 

Paul Mountford, Chief Executive Officer, ProtegrityIntegration and accessibility, quality and compliance, and strategic governance – all issues around the security and management of your enterprise’s data. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Paul Mountford, CEO of data protection specialist Protegrity about how businesses are harnessing their data and reviews the key trends in data modernisation, optimisation and monetisation. 

Ram Iyer, Founder & CEO, VayanaAffordable financing is not just a necessity but a catalyst for growth for businesses. Ram Iyer, Founder & CEO of Vayana shares with Gloria Methri of IBS Intelligence, how easy access to low-cost finance enables MSMEs to manage their working capital and grow business, thereby positively impacting India's GDP. 

Vishal Gupta, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, HylobizProfits alone won’t keep you in business! What you need to stay on top of, is your cashflow. Vishal Gupta, Founder and CEO of Hylobiz discusses the cashflow challenge with Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence, and explains how the firm’s solution allows you to accept instant payments and pay to your vendors, automate account receivables, payables, reconciliations, and more… 

Peter O’Halloran, Head of Enterprise and Digital Commerce EMEA, FiservAccess to financial services remains challenging for billions of people around the world, leaving them unable to access savings, credit, loans and insurance – in other words all the financial products that can help developing economic activity. But as Peter O’Halloran, Head of Enterprise and Digital Commerce EMEA at Fiserv tells Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence, accelerating adoption of digital solutions is enabling increasing financial inclusion. 

Danielle Sesko, Director of Product Management, TruStageA projected $46 billion US digital lending platform value by 2032 reflects the prospects for lending growth but it is growth that harbours risk. One way to reduce the risks of delinquency and default while still growing a loan portfolio is by making digital lending insurance (DLI) part of the lender’s business strategy. How does DLI do this? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses this and other trends in digital lending with Danielle Sesko, Director of Product Management at US insurance group TruStage Financial Group. 

Nabeel Moosa, VP, Strategy & Value Creation, Group eCommerce, Nexi GroupThe payments space is crowded and competitive, so the question is: can Europe create a viable retail payments solution that operates across national borders? The European Payments Initiative and the wero brand are a step forward in the creation of a standard platform for payments and digital currencies in Europe. Will a new European wallet succeed? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Nabeel Moosa of European PayTech Nexi Group.