

At the Forefront: Fintech Conversations
Forefront Communications
At Forefront Communications, the capital markets and institutional fintech are at the heart of our work. Our hope is that this podcast will help our followers stay informed, highlight key industry developments and delve into the people, companies and thought processes that keep the capital markets and fintech humming.
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Mar 8, 2024 • 34min
Episode 43: Celebrating Women's History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re shining a light on talented woman professionals in the capital markets, financial services and B2B fintech space. Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the privilege of speaking with some of the industry’s top female voices, who shared their perspectives, advice and lessons learned from throughout their careers. By using our platform to highlight these individuals and their accomplishments, we hope to inspire our listeners and help pave the way to a more inclusive industry. 0:49 – Who is a female leader who has mentored or inspired you in your career?11:11 – What career achievement or milestone are you most proud of? 19:37 – How can the fintech space foster inclusivity and equal opportunities for women?

Feb 29, 2024 • 14min
Episode 42: A Walk Down Hidden Road with Michael Higgins
In this episode of At the Forefront, Michael Higgins, Global Head of Business Development at Hidden Road Partners, sits down with Forefront SVP CJ Lengua to discuss the global institutional credit network's origin story, the debut of its Synthetic Prime Brokerage offering and more.

Feb 22, 2024 • 6min
Episode 41: 4 Essential Email Marketing Tips for Fintech CMOs
In this episode of At the Forefront, Senior Account Executive Victoria DaSilva discusses 4 essential marketing tips for B2B fintech CMOs looking to inspire a higher level of engagement with their firm's content.

Feb 8, 2024 • 15min
Episode 40: Content Strategy - 3 Crucial Tips for B2B Fintechs
In this episode, Forefront VP and Head of Content Sam Belden provides some top tips for institutional fintechs looking to get maximum mileage out of the content efforts.

Feb 1, 2024 • 5min
Episode 39: Does My B2B Fintech Need Marketing Automation?
In this episode, Forefront VP and Head of Digital Amanda Perrucci discusses how B2B fintechs can get the most value out of their marketing automation tools to improve their inbound marketing and lead generation capabilities.

Jan 25, 2024 • 26min
Episode 38: Putting the Future Into Words - Eric Jensen, Causality Link
In this episode, Eric Jensen, co-founder and CTO of Causality Link, discusses their AI-powered research platform's new alerts system, which detects and summarizes emerging trends, and offers his perspective on the current state of AI.

Jan 18, 2024 • 12min
Episode 37: Jonathan Birnbaum, OpenYield
In this episode, Jonathan Birnbaum, founder and CEO of OpenYield, a new fixed income marketplace making it easy for brokers, advisors and fintechs to offer attractive bond investing solutions to their clients discusses the state of today’s bond market, the vision behind OpenYield and the firm’s plans for an official launch in Q1 2024.

Jan 9, 2024 • 17min
Episode 36: Sameer Shalaby & Martin Garcia, VersiFi
In this episode of At the Forefront, Sameer Shalaby and Martin Garcia, co-CEOs of digital asset trading and lending firm VersiFi, join us on the heels of their Series A funding round to discuss what VersiFi brings to the table, how their experience working in both TradFi and digital assets has influenced their approach and their perspectives on the evolving crypto regulatory landscape.

Jan 4, 2024 • 15min
Episode 35: Ankit Mehta and Ishaan Narain, RDC
In this episode of At the Forefront, Ankit Mehta and Ishaan Narain of RDC discuss their launch of the first Bitcoin Depositary Receipt (BTC DR) and their vision for the future of DRs within digital and alternative assets.

Dec 14, 2023 • 32min
Episode 34: Brandon Mulvihill, Crossover Markets and Brendan Callan, Tradu
In this episode of At the Forefront, Crossover Markets Co-Founder and CEO Brandon Mulvihill and Tradu CEO Brendan Callan discuss their new partnership announcement and their efforts to bring institutional-grade crypto pricing to the retail community for a superior trading experience.