IBS Intelligence Podcasts

Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director, FIDO AllianceThe FIDO Alliance is an open industry association whose members include the likes of Apple, Google, American Express, Samsung and Microsoft. Its aim is to develop authentication standards to help reduce our over-reliance on passwords. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence spoke with Andrew Shikiar of the FIDO Alliance about the progress being made towards open standards and an interoperable ecosystem for simpler, stronger user authentication.

Christian Reuss, Head, SIX Swiss ExchangeAfter initial volatility in, particularly, the first quarter of 2020, you could be hard-pressed to find signs of the economic downturn in the performance of the world’s capital markets with the latter part of 2020 seeing rising share prices and an increase in the number of IPOs around the world. Christian Reuss of SIX Swiss Exchange talked to Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence about what’s attracting investors into stock markets and why FinTechs are, perhaps strangely, among those companies that may be delaying an IPO.

Amber Ghaddar, Founder, AllianceBlockLate in January 2021, AllianceBlock signed an agreement to join the London Stock Exchange Group’s partner platform, providing institutional members with the ability to have direct market access to AllianceBlock. The firm is building the world’s first globally compliant decentralised capital market. But what does that actually mean? Amber Ghaddar of AllianceBlock explains the concept to Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence. 

Arik Shtilman, CEO and co-Founder, Rapyd2021 has begun with a bang in FinTech with 10 deals worth more than $100 million making headlines in a matter of weeks. How and where will newly deep-pocketed companies invest? Arik Shtilman of FinTech-as-a-service platform Rapyd discusses the changing nature of the digital payments space and the growth of eCommerce with Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence.

Daniel Carpenter, Head of Regulation at Meritsoft Trading activity and dividend arbitrage schemes are seeing increased scrutiny from authorities following the Cum-ex tax scandal. Sunniva Kolostyak speaks to Daniel Carpenter, Head of Regulation at Meritsoft, a Cognizant company, about what institutions can do to ensure compliance and in turn, build trust. 

Kasaye Eshetu, Director, Alternate Channels Department, Dashen BankYemiru Chanyalew, CEO, Moneta TechnologiesMeabh Maguire, Global Commercial Manager, CR2At the recent Global FinTech Innovation Awards, the Amole digital wallet from Dashen Bank was named Most Innovative Digital Wallet Deployment. Since the launch of the Amole Digital Wallet in Ethiopia in July 2018, spearheaded by Ethiopian based Fintech Moneta Technologies and Dashen Bank, underpinned by CR2’s Digital Banking Platform, Dashen Bank has transformed its digital customer base by a phenomenal 4,000%, accelerated customer acquisition, enhanced its liquidity position and are now deeply embedded in the daily spending habits of millions of Ethiopians every day.Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence discusses the success of Amole with Meabh Maguire of CR2, Yemiru Chanyalew of Moneta Technologies and Kasaye Eshetu of Dashen Bank.

John Cragg, CEO, MYHSMMYHSM is the global provider of Payment Hardware Security Modules (HSM) as a Service. In January the business was acquired by Aachen, Germany-based Utimaco. MYHSM’s employees and customers will be integrated into Utimaco’s Information Security business. John Cragg of MYHSM tells Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence what the deal means for MYHSM now and for the future. 

 Ed Adshead-Grant, General Manager, Payments, Bottomline TechnologiesNew competitors such as FinTechs and challenger banks are leveraging customer data to provide value-added services. The pressure on banks to shift their focus to such services in transaction banking will only multiply. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence discussed how the integration of ISO 20022 in payment systems can help with Ed Adshead-Grant of Bottomline Technologies.

Christoph Gugelmann, Co-Founder and CEO, Tradeteq Tradeteq recently secured over $9 million in Series A funding. CEO Christoph Gugelmann tells Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence how making trade finance an investible asset class can make banks work their balance sheets harder and in turn support more SMEs and corporates. Tradeteq provides banks, credit insurers and asset managers with technology and services to streamline asset distribution and reduce friction costs through automation. 

Michael Whitt, Head of Partnerships, ApexEdgeApexEdge offers banks and financial institutions a ‘concierge’ service for their retail customers offering monthly bill and subscription management solutions to support their financial health. With the pandemic still raging and data suggesting that a significant majority of US consumers overpay on monthly bills, Michael Whitt of ApexEdge told Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence that banks and credit unions have a real opportunity to be advocates for their customers.