IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Nicky Senyard, Founder & CEO, Fintel ConnectFintel Connect is a performance marketing company based in Vancouver, Canada, dedicated to serving financial services providers and FinTechs. The aim is to help banks and FinTechs leverage affiliate marketing to grow their acquisition of new customers in a scalable, cost-efficient way. But to do that, the message being promoted has to be right and has to be compliant with the appropriate regulations. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence talks content compliance with Nicky Senyard, Chief Executive Officer of Fintel Connect. 

Stuart MacKinnon, Chief Operating Officer, NCR AtleosAs the traditional banking industry continues to evolve, the efficiency needs of financial institutions and the continuing preference among many bank customers for cash access and self-directed banking is driving growth for NCR Atleos. The ‘new’ company sees a bright future for both its hardware and software BankTech solutions. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Stuart MacKinnon, Chief Operating Officer of NCR Atleos. 

Funmi Dele-Giwa, General Counsel and Head, GRC, OnafriqMFS Africa has a new identity: Onafriq. The inspiration behind the new name stems from "Ona", the Yoruba word for pathways and the French word for Africa, Afrique - plus a nod to IQ, signalling a commitment to being the smartest game in African FinTech. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Funmi Dele-Giwa, General Counsel and Head, GRC, Onafriq. 

Raj Bakhru, CEO & Co-Founder, BlueFlame AIBlueflame AI offers a generative AI platform purpose-built for alternative investment managers. The aim is to allow clients to be able to search structured, unstructured, and external data sources with a single natural language prompt, including CRMs, research and deal management tools, data rooms and more. Raj Bakhru, CEO and Co-Founder of BlueFlame discusses use cases with Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Vineet Sukumar, Founder and MD, Vivriti Capital Viviti Capital, is a FinTech NBFC with a mission of providing debt financing to hundreds of mid-market businesses nationwide. Puja Sharma speaks with Vineet Sukumar about Vivriti’s deep focus on investment in technology, underwriting and distribution. 

Jonathan Bell, President and Head of Client Relationships, RedCompass LabsIndia achieved its financial inclusion goals in 6 years – 41 years early. The country’s UPI scheme allows instant payments across bank, card, mobile and ATM rails. In Brazil, 50 million people have used the country’s Pix payment system this year. So is this a new golden age of instant payments? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Jonathan Bell, President and Head of Client Relationships at RedCompass Labs, specialists in secure end-to-end digital payments. 

Matt Smith, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, SteelEyeGlobal regulators are continuing to fine investment banks and investment managers for failing to monitor employee business communications. Offering a potential solution, Steeleye’s new Compliance CoPilot uses the capabilities of advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) to accelerate the communication Surveillance Alert Review process. The bottom line is compliance is getting more complex and an AI-enabled assistant could offer significant cost-savings while boosting analyst efficiency and the scalability of the compliance function. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Matt Smith, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of SteelEye. 

Domenico Scaffidi, Vice President, Global Payments Industry Lead, Yethi ConsultingPayments are being disrupted by the globalisation of payment standards, FinTechs, and a rising expectation of superior user experience. Financial institutions are hard at work to curate new business models in this increasingly dynamic operating environment. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Domenico Scaffidi, Vice President and Global Payments Industry Lead, Yethi Consulting about what’s changed and what’s changing in the world of payments. 

Charles Damen, Chief Product Officer, Token.ioToken.io reaches 567 million bank accounts in 20 countries through a single API and interface. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Charles Damen, Chief Product Officer of Token.io about variable recurring payments. Notably, a survey by the company suggests that a majority of merchants in the UK would like to migrate customers from card payments to VRPs. 

Simon Axon, EMEA Industry Consulting Director, TeradataThe cloud can help transform back-end systems, process transactions and banking operations. At the same time banks can leverage cloud-based architecture for stronger data-mining capabilities and a seamless customer journey, using AI and machine learning. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Simon Axon, EMEA Industry Consulting Director of cloud database and analytics solutions provider Teradata.