IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Mike Kiser, Director of Strategy & Standards, SailPoint TechnologiesDeepfake videos featuring consumer finance expert Martin Lewis and BBC journalist Fiona Bruce have already been used in the UK for investment scams and were quickly spotted and taken down. However, this is likely only the tip of a very large deepfake iceberg heading our way! Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence talks to Mike Kiser, Director of Strategy & Standards at enterprise identity security specialist Sailpoint Technologies. 

Philip Straley, President, FNAIntra-day liquidity and adequate management control appear to be the required mantra for the banking industry in the wake of the banking failures in the US and the ‘rescue’ of Credit Suisse in Switzerland in the first quarter of 2023. What lessons are there for bankers and for regulators? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Philip Straley, President of network analytics firm FNA about the new pressures on banks and bankers. 

Marianne Oliver, Operations Director, InvestEngineIt’s been estimated that if women invested at the same rate as men, there would be a further $3.2 trillion in assets under management from private individuals. To put that figure in perspective, it is larger than the GDP of the UK. So, there is indeed a gender investment gap in the UK, and it is being targeted by a new venture between Female Invest, a financial education and community platform that aims to empower women investors, and InvestEngine, an ETF investment management platform. 

Raja Debnath, Managing Director, Veefin SolutionsIndia’s 12 public sector banks established the PSB Alliance in 2022. Now Veefin Solutions has been chosen to establish an all-in-one supply chain finance tech stack across all SCF products in a project that addresses the issues SMEs and MSMEs face in raising such finance. Raja Debnath, Managing Director of Veefin Solutions speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Stephen Marshall, Director of Advisory Services, FinScanWhat you need is a secure AML solution… and one that stays current because the landscape is changing and the regulatory regime is only getting more complex with the onus firmly on financial institutions to be responsible for defending against money laundering. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Stephen Marshall, Director of Advisory Services at FinScan 

Ron Atzmon, Active Chairman, AU10TIXHow do you merge and consolidate siloed data resources while bringing together financial institutions whose systems and culture may be significantly different? A clutch of bank rescues earlier this year in the US and Europe brought this issue to the fore. Ron Atzmon, Active Chairman of identity intelligence firm AU10TIX speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

Tim Carmody, Chief Technology Officer, IPC SystemsIPC has focused on providing connectivity, security and flexible trading solutions to the world’s financial markets since 1973. The firm has more than 7,000 customers around the globe. IPC Systems is an acknowledged leader in SaaS communications platforms and ultra-low latency electronic trading connectivity. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks with Tim Carmody, Chief Technology Officer at IPC Systems about the last 50 years and the next 50! 

Guy Mettrick, Industry Vice President of Financial Services, AppianNobody would argue that banks have an incentive, a competitive motivation, to protect their data. However, would a private AI solution do the job? If so, how could it be implemented by banks while ensuring the data involved remains secure and confidential? Guy Mettrick, Industry Vice President of Financial Services for Appian explains the options to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. 

John Hensel, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Executive Officer, MENA, SecurrencyThe UAE is ramping up its efforts to become a global blockchain hub. We investigate the experience of financial markets tech solutions provider Securrency, active in Abu Dhabi since 2017. John Hensel of Securrency tells Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence why the company chose to the jurisdiction and how its business of blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology has evolved. 

Vikas Srivastava, Chief Revenue Officer, Integral Development Corp.For many wealth management firms, the customer base is changing and that is forcing a change in business models. With the sector at last embracing technology, the focus is on the cloud and software-as-a-service solutions. Wealth managers and their clients face challenging times thanks to market volatility and inflation, but these aren’t the only risks to the business – it is past time that all wealth managers need to have a technology strategy in place. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Vikas Srivastava of SaaS provider Integral Development.