IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Julien Traversini, Head of Financial Services, ValtechHaving shown interest in payments, lending, and insurance, BigTech companies appear to have financial services providers firmly in their sights. In response, banks should act to embrace digital technologies more quickly, shifting their focus from being simply providers of financial services to being customer-driven, client-care-focused hubs. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Julien Traversini, Head of Financial Services at transformation agency Valtech.

Andres Korin, Co-Founder & CFO, DebiteGetting early-stage financing for a FinTech startup can be a challenging and expensive prospect. Funding is a key hurdle for any new business – much of the focus in SME funding schemes has been on the ‘M’ of SMEs. But now there could be a useful option available for helping to turn your bright idea into a business. Tailored to early-stage and high-growth startups in the UK, Debite’s corporate card with built-in installments has up to 20x higher credit limits than those offered by traditional banks. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Andres Korin, Co-Founder and CFO of Debite.

Shelby Austin, CEO & Co-Founder, Arteria AIInformation is important but information in the wrong format, the wrong silo or even gathering dust in a filing cabinet is worse than useless! However, with an AI-driven, data first approach, financial institutions may digitise their legacy documentation processes and contract lifecycle management (CLM). This ‘forgotten transformation’ can provide a powerful tool to financial services players, saving costs, time and resources while also actually creating new business opportunities. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Shelby Austin, CEO and Co-Founder of Arteria AI.

Richard Southey, Chief Digital & Experience Officer, Absa CIBThe adoption of FinTech in Africa has been widespread – in 2021 FinTechs in Africa overshadowed all other startups in funding gained and mobile money transactions across Sub Saharan Africa were greater than the GDP of Nigeria. Increasing mobile phone and internet penetration will see further increases in FinTech activity, facilitating financial inclusion and a move away from cash payments.

Gustavo Ruiz, SVP & CEO Latin America, Global Head of Open Banking, PaysafeRecent research by Paysafe highlights how consumer payment preferences are changing in Latin America, specifically in Brazil, Peru, and Chile. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence and Gustavo Ruiz, SVP & CEO Latin America, and Global Head of Open Banking for Paysafe, discuss financial inclusion, payment security, hypergrowth in eCommerce and how smartphone adoption is affecting payments, together with the development of Alternative Payment Methods (APMs).

Ranjan R Reddy, founder and CEO Bureau.  Automation, fraud prevention, and powerful seamless user experiences have now become a norm for the customers and online businesses. By providing an accurate and comprehensive picture of individual customers, Bureau helps businesses confidently transact without fear of fraud. Its no-code identity orchestration platform powers seamless customer onboarding and fraud-free customer interactions for any business.

Martijn Groot, VP Marketing & Strategy, AlveoIn a series of interviews carried out for Sibos 2022, we focus on what’s hot in banking, banking technology and FinTech. The shift to Data as a Service is key for the integration, mastering and cleansing of market and reference data. What’s more it can help address the task of managing data and help create a standard framework for ESG analysis and reporting. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Martijn Groot, VP Marketing & Strategy for cloud-based market data integration, analytics, and Data-as-a-Service solutions provider Alveo.

Mike Walters, Chief Product Officer, Form3In a series of interviews carried out for Sibos 2022, we focus on what’s hot in banking, banking technology, and fintech. In this interview focusing on cloud-native technology Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Mike Walters, Chief Product Officer of cloud payments fintech Form3 about multi-cloud solutions and how to prevent fraud in real-time payments 

Michael Vrontamitis, Trade Finance and Banking Leader, Finastra & Joshua Kroeker, Chief Product Officer, ContourIn a series of interviews carried out at Sibos 2022, we focus on what’s hot in banking, banking technology and fintech. During Sibos, Finastra announced a strategic collaboration to integrate its Fusion Trade Innovation software with digital trade finance network Contour, providing banks and corporates with a streamlined end-to-end back-office workflow. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Michael Vrontamitis, Trade Finance and Banking Leader at Finastra, and Joshua Kroeker (pictured), Chief Product Officer of Contour.

Amit Dua, President, SunTec Business SolutionsIn a series of interviews carried out at Sibos 2022, we focus on what’s hot in banking, banking technology and fintech. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Amit Dua, President of SunTec Business Solutions.