IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Omar Mansur, Enterprise Lead – Global Projects, Codebase Technologies & Adrian Desouza, Senior Consultant, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalThe twin challenges of digital literacy and financial literacy come under the spotlight in this discussion about how technology vendors, financial institutions and regulators need to work together. A concerted effort is needed to drive financial inclusion and ensure that consumers and businesses are able to set and achieve their financial goals. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the issues with Omar Mansur, Enterprise Lead – Global Projects of Codebase Technologies (pictured) and Adrian Desouza, Senior Consultant with Cedar Management Consulting International.

James Butland, Vice President of Financial Services, AirwallexEstablishing an ecommerce platform is one step forward for a business. Gaining the ability to accept local payments in a global marketplace opens even greater prospects for growth, allowing companies to do business around the world, in the markets that your customers want to use and giving them familiar ways in which to pay for your goods and services. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the opportunities with James Butland of Airwallex.

Bhairav Trivedi, CEO, Crown Agents BankCrown Agents Bank was originally established by the British Crown and has been providing banking services from its London base since 1833. Mostly operating in developing markets including Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Asia Pacific, the bank is now on a journey pursuing considerable digital transformation to streamline operations. CEO Bhairav Trivedi spoke to IBSi’s Reporter Gaia Lamperti about the expansion of its technology offering to deliver traditional banking services more efficiently and meet the needs of those who have struggled to access financial services.

Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, CEO, iBanFirstBelgium-based payment institution iBanFirst announced the takeover of UK FX provider Cornhill International Payments late in June. The acquisition builds on iBanFirst’s long-term funding partnership with private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners and represented an opportunity for the financial services provider to expand its international footprint and extend its European PSP licence to the UK. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the deal with iBanFirst CEO Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier.

Marc Hauser, Head of Europe, F10 This year, the global metaverse market is expected to rise to $47.48 billion and, according to research from Gartner, a quarter of people will most likely spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse by 2026. Marc Hauser, Head of F10 Europe, discusses how the rise of the metaverse will shape the future of financial services, from the legacy banks to the FinTech start-ups, by shifting organisational structures, changing the nature of customer interactions, and creating innovative business models. 

Rajesh Narasimha, CEO, Clayfin TechnologiesDigital 2.0 is the next step in digital banking, according to Rajesh Narasimha, CEO of Clayfin Technologies. With Digital 1.0 seeing the establishment of internet, mobile and omnichannel banking, Narasimha believes Digital 2.0 solutions look beyond the bank to offer a comprehensive view of the customer and the creation of partnerships, ecosystems, and alternate channels. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Rajesh Narasimha about the opportunities Digital 2.0 represents.

Raf de Kimpe, CEO, FinTech Week LondonFinTech Week London has launched an investigation into FinTech valuations and funding. Record levels of investment in 2021 have been followed by sharp declines in 2022 with firms struggling to raise fresh funding. This has led to reports of falling valuations, fire sales, layoffs and recruitment freezes. What’s truly going on and what will it mean for the evolution of FinTech? Robin Amlôt spoke with Raf de Kimpe, CEO of FinTech Week London on day one of the week’s flagship conference event.

Dharmarajan S, Chief Executive Officer, Director and co-Founder, Impactsure TechnologiesImpactsure Technologies has been recognised in the IBSi Sales League Table 2022 for ‘Star Performance’ in Transaction Banking (Trade Finance). The company’s focus on leveraging the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning to create a trade finance solution has resulted in significant deals in India and the APAC region. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Dharmarajan S, Chief Executive, Director and co-Founder of Impactsure Technologies. 

Blair McPherson, Head, Capital Introductions & Managing Director, Profilir (Apex Group)Capital introduction is modernising with the emergence of ‘digital capital introduction’, virtual marketing, capital raising, and investor relations capabilities fit for the 21st century. Investors expect to supplement in-person meetings with digital platform solutions. Private equity and the private markets require a combination greater access and connectivity. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Blair McPherson, Head, Capital Introductions & Managing Director of Profilir (Apex Group).

Joost van Houten, Chief Executive Officer, SentinelsFenergo, which supplies digital KYC and CLM solutions recently acquired transaction monitoring platform Sentinels, which aims to streamline AML and transaction monitoring workflows for financial institutions, with the aim of increasing fraud protection and reducing false positives. Robin Amlôt of IBS intelligence speaks to Joost van Houten, CEO of Sentinels about how smart transaction monitoring can relieve the compliance burden and the need to aggregate historical transaction data across multiple financial institutions.