IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Stuart Neal, GM-Identity, BokuThe issue of onboarding is a significant barrier. One survey suggests up to 42% of millennials and Gen Z’s would abandon an onboarding process that required offline completion. But the tech behind our mobile networks already holds a potential solution to this. It could enable a ‘user-free’ identity verification factor allowing financial institutions to background check new customers via the mobile network operator. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Stuart Neal, General Manager-Identity with Boku.

Blake Kannady, Chief Product Officer, Intelliflo How has the pandemic affected the financial advisory business? Intelliflo offers open software architectures to financial advisers, providing its services to more than a third of all financial advisers in the UK. The company was acquired by Invesco in 2018 but operates independently. Its solutions support around 30,000 financial professionals worldwide, representing more than 3 million end-investors, with over $1 trillion advised across Intelliflo platforms. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Blake Kannady, Chief Product Officer of Intelliflo. 

Ola Oyetayo, CEO and Co-Founder, Verto FXAs emerging markets are increasingly joining the global marketplace, companies looking to pay suppliers abroad must transact in less liquid currencies. That can be a logistical challenge for businesses as international payments can be an expensive proposition where liquidity is scarce, and spreads and FX fees are high. VertoFX was founded to enable fairer access to a global financial system allowing small businesses to transact at FX rates 9x cheaper than high street banks, settle 3x faster, charging no transaction fee whilst enabling them manage their currency exposure through multi-currency business accounts.  IBS Intelligence Reporter Gaia Lamperti interviewed Ola Oyetayo, Verto FX’s CEO and Co-Founder for IBSI Views Podcast. 

L Guru Raghavendran, Senior Vice President, BFS Products, Azentio SoftwareAzentio Software topped two categories in IBSI’s latest Sales League Table: compliance management with Amlock; and Islamic lending (retail) with Kastle. The company offers core software to financial services providers and ERP solutions to mid-market enterprises across the Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, and India. Azentio has more than 800 customers in over 60 countries. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Guru Raghavendran, SVP, BFS Products for Azentio Software. In a career spanning 20+ years, Guru has also worked for HDFC, Standard Chartered and HSBC, as well as with a number of IT organisations and as an entrepreneur. 

Kathy Schneider, Chief Marketing Officer, FD TechnologiesNorthern Ireland-based FD Technologies has launched as a new brand to a business that’s been around for 25 years. The firm powers data analytics for 38 leading banks and is one of the world’s leading capital markets consultancies. So why the rebrand? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Kathy Schneider, Chief Marketing Officer of FD Technologies about the decisions and reasons behind the new brand identity.

Sundip Patel, CEO & Co-Founder, AvanaAvana established LendThrive to offer performance-based loans for small businesses. The aim is to empower diverse SMEs to create new jobs and build economic value in their communities, while rewarding business owners for timely repayments by reducing the interest rate charged over the course of the loan. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Sundip Patel, CEO and Co-Founder of Avana Companies. 

Oliver Werneyer, CEO & Co-founder, Imburse PaymentsThe use of fully integrated SaaS technology could reduce the costs and waiting times associated with global connectivity, enabling cross-border payments and expansion into new markets. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Oliver Werneyer, CEO & Co-founder, Imburse Payments, on the impact of integration-free access to any payment technology, regardless of the service provider. 

Kartik Swaminathan, author, 3F: Future FinTech FrameworkKartik Swaminathan is the author of 3F: Future FinTech Framework, a book that builds on his more than 2 decades of experience in innovative products, projects, processes, and solutions. He is Founder Consultant at Fintastech, where he coaches and consults on Product and Go-To-Market in FinTech. The book simplifies understanding across key trends and themes and proposes a framework for growth and innovation in FinTech and the digital space. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the book with author Kartik Swaminathan.

Sahar Salama, CEO and Founder of TPay Mobile  The percentage of women in executive roles across the Financial Technology space is still disproportionally lower than men. Sahar Salama, CEO and Founder of TPay Mobile is one of them. On the occasion of Women Equality’s Day, IBS Intelligence’s Reporter Gaia Lamperti interviewed Sahar to discuss how the industry can begin to move towards a more balanced gender demographic, the rise of female-focused FinTechs and the role of women leaders in championing aspiring female entrepreneurs. 

Kristian Gjerding, CEO & Head of Strategic Execution, Cellpoint DigitalAirlines have had a tough pandemic but even at the best of times they are managing a complex payments ecosystem, operating with multiple currencies, countries, financial regulators and consumer payment preferences. This is where a payment orchestration platform comes into its own. It’s a concept spreading to and being used by other sectors too – offering the prospect of better conversion rates and the ability to add new payment services quickly and easily. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Kristian Gjerding, CEO of Cellpoint Digital.