IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Brian Kaas, President & Managing Director, CMFG VenturesCMFG Ventures is the venture capital arm of CUNA Mutual Group, a credit union partner since 1935. More than 95% of US credit unions count on CUNA Mutual Group for a range of financial products and services. The VC unit has some 27 portfolio companies and has invested $240 million. Brian Kaas, President and Managing Director of CMFG Ventures speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the state of the VC marketplace and what financial institutions need to know when partnering with a new FinTech.

Sendi Young, Managing Director Europe, Ripple The European FinTech space has seen a boom in recent years, with the UK in particular, fuelling huge growth in the sector. In the first half of 2021 alone, FinTech investment in the region reached $39 billion according to KPMG. In conversation with Sendi Young, MD Europe at Ripple, IBSi’s Reporter Gaia Lamperti discussed how this momentum translated in the crypto world and how the company is set to continue its upward trajectory with no signs of slowing down soon.  

Tamer Al Mauge, Managing Director MENA, Codebase Technologies; Pankul Verma, Principal, Cedar Management Consulting International Why are there so few standalone neobanks in the MENA region and why have so many traditional banks there launched neobank subsidiaries? Is the region overbanked as many have claimed and what does it take for a neobank in MENA to be regarded as a success? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the issues with Tamer Al Mauge (pictured), Managing Director MENA for Codebase Technologies and Pankul Verma, Principal at Cedar Management Consulting International.

Landon Glenn, Founder & CEO, ASA TechnologiesFinTechs are very good at leveraging data to serve affinity groups, but they are, by and large, not bankers and nor do most of them want to be bankers. Collaborative banking is a concept being promoted as a solution that removes any compliance and regulatory burden from FinTechs, allowing them to focus on their core competencies while creating a role and opportunity for financial institutions. Landon Glenn, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ASA Technologies, talks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.

Omar Shaikh, Founder & CEO, Cocoa Invest Several regulators around the world operate sandbox environments. What benefits does going through this process bring for the FinTechs involved? Cocoa Invest is an Islamic digital wealth manager and recently completed its time in the Central Bank of Bahrain’s sandbox. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses what the FinTech gained from the experience with Omar Shaikh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cocoa Invest.

Pete Cherecwich, President of Asset Servicing, Northern TrustFounded over 130 years ago, a global financial institution with $16 trillion in assets under custody and more than 20,000 employees, Northern Trust has quickly incorporated digital innovation in its strategy to speed up internal processes and enhance the client experience. Gaia Lamperti, Reporter at IBSi, sat down with Pete Cherecwich, President of Asset Servicing at Northern Trust, to comment on this and what it will take for the entire ecosystem to pick up the pace. 

Brian McKenney, Chief Innovation Officer, HSBC; Angus Ross, Chief Growth & Revenue Officer BaaS, FinastraResearch canvassing the opinions of 1,600 senior industry executives reveals the true extent of the appetite for BaaS (Banking as a Service), with almost 85% of respondents already implementing or planning to implement BaaS over the next 12-18 months. More than 80% of regulated financial services providers expect the overall BaaS market to grow. BaaS is said to represent a $7 trillion opportunity. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Brian McKenney, Chief Innovation Officer, HSBC (pictured) and Angus Ross, Chief Growth & Revenue Officer, BaaS, Finastra. And you can read more about Finastra’s analysis of the BaaS opportunity in Banking as a Service Outlook 2022 | Paving the way for Embedded finance.

Josh Rogers, Founder & CEO, MinterestSince highs in November 2021 Bitcoin, the poster child for digital assets, has more than halved in value, exacerbated by the slump in crypto value in the wake of the crash of Terra. So, has the froth and speculation been driven out of digital assets – were they just a balloon looking for a pin? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Josh Rogers, Founder and Chief Executive of DeFi protocol Minterest.

George Ioannou, Managing Partner, Foolproof – a Zensar companySurvey after survey shows consumers don’t know where to turn for financial advice and in many cases are relying on friends and family rather than take expert opinion. George Ioannou, Managing Partner of Foolproof discusses with Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence the importance of IFAs embracing digital and explores why IFAs should pay attention to the needs they may currently be failing to meet.

Carrie Goodman, Director of Financial Institution Management, Compliance SystemsConsumerisation is permeating every aspect of digital banking, including compliance. However, compliance, the last step in the consumer journey, is often overlooked. That means no matter how slick the rest of the customer journey has been, it will all be forgotten by those irritated by a clunky compliance journey just as they reach the end of whatever process, account opening, loan, card application, etc., that they have just undertaken. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence talks compliance consumerisation with Carrie Goodman, Director of Financial Institution Management at Compliance Systems.