IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Jouk Pleiter, CEO, BackbaseBackbase’s Engagement Platform will serve as the engagement layer of Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services for banks which adopt Microsoft’s industry cloud solution. What’s the significance of this collaboration and, more broadly, what are the current trends in banking technology? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the issues and how customer requirements are forcing banks to re-think historically product-centric ways of doing business with Jouk Pleiter, CEO of Backbase

Jessie Danyi, Head of People, Pleo Lack of transparency in company spending can lead to employees’ financial stress and frustration due to paying out of their pockets. Danish FinTech unicorn Pleo aims to ensure transparency, automation and autonomy through the giving of both company cards and spending independence at all levels. IBSi’s Reporter Gaia Lamperti discussed Pleo’s mission to combat employee financial stress and create efficient systems to help finance teams gain back time with the company’s Head of People, Jessie Danyi.

Pranav Sood, VP Small Business at GoCardless, discusses the challenges faced by SMEs in collecting payments, including discomfort and revenue loss. He explores how automation and payment intelligence tools can reduce failed payments and shares success stories of small businesses benefitting from the system. The podcast also delves into the accelerated adoption of payment automation due to the pandemic, emphasizing the value of software and cloud-based tools for SMEs.

Ran Goldi, CEO, First - Digital Assets GroupFirst DAG is developing the first global digital payment platform for PSPs and Acquirers, providing developers with the tools they need to make it safe and simple for merchants to accept digital payments, such as Diem. In fact the company is the principal payment rail for the soon-to-be-launched Diem Association-backed stablecoin. Since establishment, First DAG has raised more than $21 million from super-angel investors and leading VCs such as TargetGlobal, Yariv Gilat, and Sir Ronald Cohen. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the future of payments with Ran Goldi, CEO of First – Digital Assets Group.

Corey Gross, CEO, SensibillThe Barcode Report aims to deliver insights on everyday consumer spending, breaking down spend data into actionable insights and trends thanks to a database of receipts and transactions from 220,000 merchants worldwide, including 96% of the top 100 in the US. Understanding how and on what consumers and businesses are spending their money are key factors in being able to tailor and personalise your products to your customers. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the importance of customer data with Corey Gross, CEO of Sensibill.

Kiran Kumar, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Profinch SolutionsToo much data across banking systems is still being left unused. This leaves institutions reliant on slow manual processes to produce required reports while, at the same time, missing out on potential profitable business and product developments that can improve and expand customer experience. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the issues with Kiran Kumar, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Profinch Solutions. 

Torben Sauer, CEO, ConpendConsulting firm CGI and AI for trade finance solutions provider Conpend collaborated on a pilot programme of intelligent process automation for trade finance documents with 2 Canadian banks, Bank of Montreal and National Bank of Canada. The aim was to assist the banks with the automation of document flows to improve their trade finance operations, compliance and relationship management. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Torben Sauer, CEO of Conpend about what the pilot project could mean for trade finance around the world.

Aaron Tilton, CEO, SmartFiUS firm SmartFi offers crypto collateralised loans to business, a product that has proved popular in the crypto mining community around the world. The firm claims to be a unique monetary system that combines monetary policy with the freedoms of cryptocurrency to create a self-sustaining open-lending platform. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Aaron Tilton, CEO of Utah-based SmartFi. 

Rohit Arora, CEO and Co-Founder, Biz2XA key component of Biz2X's ability to improve process efficiency for loan applications is its use of artificial intelligence to digitise and analyse customer information. Its proprietary AI/ML model powers small business lending at brands like HSBC and Popular Bank, among others. IBSi’s Reporter Gaia Lamperti asked Rohit Arora, Biz2X’s CEO and Co-Founder, about the company’s enhanced loan management system and how to balance automated processes with human intervention. 

Phil Flood, Global Business Development Director, Regulatory & STP Services, Gresham TechnologiesIn a global landscape characterised by regulatory complexity and scrutiny, poor data management practices, manual processes and a lack of quality control all mean that data integrity is often compromised. Add in regulatory divergence between the UK and the EU and the issue of data quality is a bigger problem now than ever before. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Phil Flood, Global Business Development Director, Regulatory & STP Services at Gresham Technologies.