IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Ryan Moore, CEO, Mode Global HoldingsMost FinTechs launch payment cards, tying themselves to the interchange fees and limitations imposed by card schemes. Mode built its own payments solution using open banking, bypassing interchange fees and card schemes entirely. The company came to the London Stock Exchange main market in October 2020 and is one of the only FCA-registered and LSE-listed crypto firms in the UK. It operates open banking and QR code payment services via an app that offers Bitcoin rewards to consumers and provides business with an alternative to card payments.  Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Ryan Moore, CEO of Mode Global Holdings.

Paul Nilsen, Commercial Director/Managing Director Africa, CIS & Global SaaS, Codebase TechnologiesAfrica’s adoption of feature phone-based mobile money led the world but now the question is whether the continent’s traditional institutions and neobanks can rise to the challenge and opportunity being presented by the pandemic. The answer may, again, be governed by communications with increasing smartphone penetration making eKYC solutions practicable for financial institutions. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the outlook for neobanks and challenger banks in Africa with Paul Nilsen, Commercial Director/Managing Director Africa, CIS & Global SaaS for Codebase Technologies.

Georg Ludviksson, CEO & Co-Founder, MenigaCarbon Insight is a new green banking solution offered by digital banking tools provider Meniga. It allows users to estimate and track the carbon footprint stemming from their spending patterns, allowing customers to alter their consumption habits and take steps to offset their emissions where such schemes are available. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the pivotal role banks could hold in the fight against climate change with Georg Ludviksson, CEO and Co-Founder of Meniga.  

Chirag Shah, CEO, Nucleus Commercial FinanceWhile the most visible impact of open banking has been in the retail banking space, it is also transforming the way small businesses access finance as well. Using the power of open banking and a clutch of APIs, SME lenders can speed up their processes and be more effective and more consistent in the deployment of their funds. Chirag Shah, CEO of UK FinTech SME lender Nucleus Commercial Finance, speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.

Fabien Oliveira, Chief Product Officer, Specialized Finance, Sopra Banking SoftwareThe Sopra Banking Summit, which takes place 18-22 October 2021, will bring together nearly 1,500 financial institutions and more than 100 FinTech companies from 80 countries. Over 45 sessions will be divided into 5 streams: digital banking, payments, automotive lending, digital lending, and a general stream covering other market topics including cloud, financial inclusion, and security. Registration is free and open to all. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence previews the summit with Fabien Oliveira, Chief Product Officer, Specialized Finance, for Sopra Banking Software.

Vivek Bajaj, Co-Founder, Elearnmarkets and StockEdgeElearnmarkets is a dedicated financial learning portal in India with more than 1 million learners while StockEdge is one of the country’s leading stock analysis apps with over 2 million downloads. Both were established by 17-year veteran of India’s financial markets, Vivek Bajaj, with the aim of helping investors and stock traders make better decisions by providing them with a proper understanding of the financial markets. He talks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the impact of tech developments on the markets and business at large.

Guy Mettrick, Global Industry Lead – Financial Services, AppianAppian Europe was a 2-day conference held 14-15 September 2021. It was an opportunity for the firm to unveil the latest update to its Appian low-code automation platform. It was also the venue for revealing the results of survey of IT leaders which found that supporting remote workers (72%), integrating information and workflows across the organisation (69%), and changing systems and processes quickly (69%) were the top 3 areas for improvement. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Guy Mettrick, Global Industry Lead – Financial Services for Appian about the latest developments, including the acquisition of German process mining specialist Lana Labs. 

Tim Keith, Chief Strategist, Account Growth, Strategic Resource Management; Bob Koehler, EVP, Strategic Resource ManagementBoosting loan growth in the pandemic and in the face of increasing competition from new entrants into the market requires banks to use a series of data-driven programmes to deepen client relationships. At the same time, lenders need to acquire profitable new business from both new and existing customers. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses what banks and credit unions need to do with Tim Keith, Chief Strategist, Account Growth, and Bob Koehler, EVP, of Strategic Resource Management. 

Sameep Singhania, Founder, QuickSwapQuickSwap is the largest decentralised exchange on Polygon. Since launch in late 2020, QuickSwap has reached 24-hour trading volumes that have surpassed $100 million and the platform claims to have more daily active users than every Dapp (decentralised application) on Eth L1, including UniSwap. QuickSwap founder Sameep Singhania discusses some of the issues DeFi is facing around transaction speed and scaling with Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.

Pedro Monteiro de Barros, VP Finance, RemoteRemote working became a way of life in the face of the pandemic. New unicorn Remote offers tools to manage onboarding, payroll, benefits, and other services for global workforces. The company provides remote solutions and, indeed, itself works remotely. Pedro Monteiro de Barros, VP Finance at Remote explains how to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.