IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Hitesh Mittal, Chief Executive Officer, BestEx ResearchThe days of algo trading solutions provided by big banks and brokers may be numbered. Competitive trading technology is being created by companies that focus solely on developing trading solutions. These pure-play software providers may well provide more transparent, more effective solutions for institutions rather than those offered by the traditional leaders in the algo trading space. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the future of algorithmic trading with Hitesh Mittal, CEO of BestEx Research. 

Stephen Ferry, Managing Director, Pay360 by CapitaAn overwhelming majority of consumers around the world expect their reliance on digital services to at least stay the same as during the pandemic, if not increase further over the next 12 months. Digitalisation is no longer about having a competitive edge. It’s about business resilience. It also means merchants have an urgent need to choose secure payment solutions that offer seamless payment experiences across all payment channels. Payment can no longer be viewed as a standalone bolt-on to the customer journey. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the digitalisation of payments with Stephen Ferry, Managing Director of Pay 360 by Capita.

Jay Dubina, CFCI, CCCI, Fraud System Administrator Manager, Jack Henry & AssociatesTechnology can only go so far in protecting against fraud. We review the current trends in card fraud, including social engineering, card cracking and SIM swapping – in all cases the most powerful preventive tool that banks and financial services companies can employ is consumer education. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Jay Dubina, CFCI, CCCI, Fraud System Administrator Manager at Jack Henry & Associates.

Jan Gonnissen, Director Payments and Financial Messaging, BroadridgeFaced with a dynamically evolving payments industry, downward pressure on pricing and heightened client service expectations, European banks are turning to mutualised shared service models such as Payments as a Service and BPO to drive their transformation programmes. However, what are these challenges that Europe’s banks face in the payments market and what can they start to do to mitigate the impact of regulatory change and keep up with market developments? Robin Amlôt, Managing Editor of IBS Intelligence, analyses these key themes with Jan Gonnissen, Director Payments and Financial Messaging at Broadridge. Learn more by reading the white paper The European payments industry is in a state of flux.

Caleb Sheridan, Core Developer, Eden Network As ETH 2.0 is still in process, the Ethereum network upgrade will introduce a new set of considerations regarding how transactions are ordered and added to the blockchain. The upgrade will culminate into the transfer from proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake (PoS), making the network more scalable, secure, and sustainable. Caleb Sheridan, Core Developer at new priority transaction network Eden Network, delves into the topic with Gaia Lamperti, IBS Intelligence’s Reporter. 

Yusuf Ozdalga, Partner, QED InvestorsWhat makes a successful FinTech investment? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence asked Yusuf Ozdalga, London-based Partner at QED Investors with a focus on European financial technology and consumer finance companies. Ozdalga joined QED in 2017, and his career has spanned roles as an operator, advisor, entrepreneur and investor. His current portfolio of investments includes Wagestream, GetGround, Wayflyer, Fidel API and Weavr.

Billy Sebell, Head of Ecosystem Development, XDC NetworkTrade finance processes have been traditionally offline and myopic, precluding smaller business participants in remote locations who lack access to financial services. Fostering a decentralised, and peer-to-peer approach will expand accessibility to everyone, particularly SMEs who struggle to access the trade finance market. Billy Sebell, Head of Ecosystem Development at XDC Network, explains to IBSi’s Reporter Gaia Lamperti how the company executed one of the first NFT-based invoice financing trades, establishing a precedent for all future trade finance transactions.

Asheesh Chanda, Founder & CEO, Kristal.AIIndia’s emerging affluent young investors are looking to investment alternatives and international markets, desiring access to high-potential startups and private companies. Many seek opportunities to invest in private equity, pre-IPO deals, VC funds and multiple global stock markets. Their outlook is international in their own businesses, and they want an equally international outlook for their investments. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the opportunities for the emerging affluent with Asheesh Chanda, Founder and CEO of wealth platform Kristal.AI.

Pankaj Balani, CEO, Delta ExchangeInterest in crypto derivatives is surging as investors show an appetite to trade on the movement of Bitcoin prices without actually having to hold the cryptocurrency itself. Pankaj Balani, CEO of leading derivatives exchange Delta Exchange, discusses how crypto derivatives has evolved as an industry, the explosive growth of Bitcoin Future volumes, and some of the trends the exchange is expecting for the year to come. 

Martin Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Identity NetDigital identity hit the headlines in the UK towards the end of 2021 with a row over proposals for a Covid passport, raising concerns about data privacy. However, what many people fail to realise is that they have already given their identity data away with each of us having an estimated 200 digital identities online. What is needed is the ability to prove identity while retaining full control over identity data. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the challenge and the opportunity with Martin Wilson, CEO of Digital Identity Net.