IBSi podcasts for insights and discussions from the world of FinTech and Banking. Listen in to what’s trending in the ever-evolving financial industry.
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EP754: Where is India’s Wealth Management journey headed?
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Nitin Rao, CEO, InCred Wealth The wealth management sector has shifted from focusing solely on traditional offerings to prioritizing ‘alpha generation’—where the ability to deliver extra returns through innovative strategies is critical. With technology driving change and international trends influencing HNI investing in India, this conversation of…
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EP752: Digital transformation in payments for SMEs in Southeast Asia
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Christopher Yu, President & CFO, KPay Some 78% of SME merchants surveyed in Southeast Asia are seeking a single integrated payment solution but for more than 70% reality is currently cash-only. This disconnect represents a huge potential market. Closing the gap for underbanked and underserved Southeast Asian is key to unlocking the potential of the…
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EP753: The opportunities ahead in WealthTech and for wealth management
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John Wise, Chairman and CEO, Communify Fincentric (a JBI company) Data integration, personalisation and artificial intelligence need to be combined in order to deliver a better experience to investors. Communify, a Just Build It (JBI) company backed by Stellex Capital Management, has acquired Fincentric from S&P Global and aims to do just that. The…
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EP750: Is the private equity sector facing a ‘Blockbuster’ moment?
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Demetry Zilberg, Chief Technology Officer, Alter Domus Cloud computing, data analytics, automation and AI may be about to transform all aspects of how private markets managers run their businesses. The operative word is ‘may’ because while FinTech firms are changing the way financial services firms go about their business and hold out the promise o…
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EP751: FinTech solutions from India looking to set a global benchmark
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Tarun Nazare, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Neokred Neokred aims to be at the forefront of digital transformation, offering cutting-edge solutions that simplify and streamline KYC procedures. Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and blockchain Neokred is building a secure, efficient, and user-friendly KYC process. The c…
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EP749: Transforming Rural India: The Evolution of Last Mile Credit
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Aditi Singh, Chief Strategy Officer, Satin Creditcare Network Ltd. Providing accessible financial services to underserved communities in India is a formidable challenge. Puja Sharma of IBS intelligence speaks with Aditi Singh of Satin creditcare about the evolution of last mile credit access.By IBS Intelligence Podcasts | A Cedar Consulting Unit
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EP748: Navigating India's digital payment future with TechFini
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Atish Shelar, COO, TechFini Mumbai-based FinTech startup, TechFini has built a feature-rich infrastructure to shape the payment ecosystem in India. As one of the first platforms to secure UPI 2.0 certification, it is at the forefront of enabling frictionless transactions for enterprises across the country. Gloria Methri of IBS Intelligence speaks w…
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EP747: A data-driven platform that provides visualised information on banks in the US
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Brian Pillmore, Founder & CEO, Visbanking Visualized information on banks and credit unions in the US such as metrics, performance, and regulations can help consumers and stakeholders to make informed analyses and decisions by providing actionable insights. Just how significant this data is provides the topic for this conversation between Robin Aml…
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EP746: Bootstrapping a consumer credit and payments FinTech
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Greg Cox, Chief Executive Officer, Quint Group Quint Group has scaled its clutch of FinTech businesses without external venture capital for more than a decade. The acquisition of a minority stake in Quint’s Monevo in 2021 by Transunion was and is Quint’s first and only source of external investment. The Group has offices across the UK, USA, Austral…
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EP745: The challenges of APP fraud and the opportunities of open banking
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Roger Alexander, Advisor, Chargebacks911 Roger Alexander serves as a key advisor to Chargebacks911’s Advisory Board and its CEO, Monica Eaton, assisting the company with its expansion initiatives, including the launch of a dispute resolution solution that aims to address the record spike of authorised push payment (APP) fraud claims. With nearly 40…
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EP743: Can ONDC Bridge the Credit Gap for Small Merchants?
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Nilay Patel, founder and Managing Director, EasyPay Puja Sharma of IBS Intelligence speaks with Nilay Patel, about the integration of lenders onto the ONDC network, the rising demand for loans among small retailers, and the future of co-lending. Patel offers his perspective on how these trends are transforming financial services for SMBs.…
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EP744: What are the key issues in BankTech and what of the past, present and future of banking?
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Karthikeyan Raman, Chief Innovation Officer, Clayfin Technologies The BFSI sector has gone through a series of transformations over the last couple of decades with yet more to come. Present for and involved in these changes, Karthik Raman, Chief Innovation Officer at Clayfin Techologies, a provider of omnichannel digital systems, looks back with Ro…
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EP742: Banks are increasingly under pressure to offer a true omnichannel solution to customers
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Mark Aldred, Vice President, Sales International, Auriga – the banking evolution Banks need to invest to innovate and meet users’ needs. Recent service outages have also shown that banks must act to improve the resilience of their infrastructure in terms of both hardware and software. Further, legacy institutions in the UK appear to be rethinking t…
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EP741: Fraud is not just a nuisance but a significant economic threat!
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Liran Amrany, Partner, Team8 Fraud is projected to exceed $250 billion by 2031. The FinTech sector faces a crucial challenge in advancing its fraud prevention strategies. Evolving market dynamics offer fertile ground for emerging fraud tech unicorns. Liran Amrany, a Partner at Team8’s FinTech foundry, helps portfolio companies launch new products a…
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EP740: Artificial intelligence is resource intensive – what does that do to your ESG goals?
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Eklove Mohan, Senior Director of Technology, CTO Office, Synechron AI can certainly help with data collection and processing for ESG but we also need to find ways to reduce the carbon footprint of the likes of chatbots and back office technology. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses AI and sustainability with Eklove Mohan, Senior Director of T…
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EP739: How is LeRemitt transforming cross-border payments for Indian MSMEs?
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Sheetal Jain, CEO & Co-founder of LeRemitt Sheetal Jain, CEO & Co-founder of LeRemitt, discusses with Gloria Mathias of IBS Intelligence how the evolving financial landscape is transforming MSMEs, India’s second-largest employer. Learn how the creation of digital platforms is driving significant benefits for MSMEs in international trade.…
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EP737: The evolving landscape of automation in banking
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Joe Myers, EVP Global Banking, Diebold Nixdorf The integration of automation solutions is indispensable for banks, large and small alike. The right balance must be struck, allowing financial institutions to leverage technology for seamless customer experiences. What strategies are banks following to optimise their software and hardware offerings to…
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EP738: What is the real value of payment orchestration?
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Thomas Gillan, Chief Executive Officer, Br-dge Bringing together multiple payment technology solutions in one place, payment orchestrators like Br-dge work as independent, trusted partners for the broader ecosystem. These firms work behind the scenes to offer acquirers, platforms and gateways access to the latest technology, allowing merchants to g…
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EP736: The challenges of managing AML and KYC compliance in the UK
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Phil Cotter, Chief Executive Officer, Smartsearch Earlier this year, the UK’s HM Treasury published its consultation on improving the effectiveness of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations. New rules will inevitably follow – the clock is ticking on that. While we may welcome improved clarity, it will also mean …
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EP735: How Open Banking is transforming the luxury shopping experience
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Donal McGuinness, CEO, Prommt A luxury purchase demands a luxury experience from start to end and this should extend to the checkout process. Now what can help you achieve this? The answer is open banking and the ease of digital payments. Gloria Methri of IBS Intelligence speaks to Donal McGuinness, CEO at Prommt, on the impact of digital payment t…
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EP734: What happens if your smartphone with all your banking apps is stolen?
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James O’Sullivan, CEO & Founder, Nuke from Orbit Theft of a smartphone used to be about the value of the device. Now it is about the value of the data on the device. What is needed is a simple 'kill switch' solution to protect your data and accounts, a FinTech security platform designed to mitigate the impact of security breaches. Founded in 2023, …
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EP733: How an open infrastructure can unify the payments ecosystem
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Gabriel Le Roux, Co-Founder & CEO, Primer Global enterprise merchants are increasingly recognising the role of payments in creating new commerce experiences, streamlining costs, and accelerating growth. However, the payments ecosystem has become too fragmented, opaque, and complex for businesses to manage, creating unnecessary costs and stifling th…
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EP732: How Griffin is banking on embedded finance
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Sameer Dubey, Chief Product Officer, Griffin Griffin is one of the UK’s neobanks. In the last year it has received its full banking licence, raised funds and begun onboarding customers. Sameer Dubey, Chief Product Officer of Griffin speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the bank’s product set and its ambitions for its embedded finance and…
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EP730: The evolution of FinTechs in Canada
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Alana Levine, Chief Revenue Officer, Fintel Connect FinTechs in Canada are making waves in a financial services scene that has been traditionally dominated by just 5 big banks. How? As a result of a new approach to partnerships and affiliate marketing. For example, Neo Financial grew customer acquisition by 511% and boosted its credibility through …
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EP731: How one WealthTech aims to help millennials invest for the future
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Avion Gray, Co-Founder & CEO, Belong Former investment banker Avion Gray together with behavioural economist Samantha Rosenberg have launched wealth-building platform Belong in response to inertia in the wealth management sector and among millennials – the FinTech’s target demographic. The new WealthTech platform secured the largest-ever pre-seed r…
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EP729: A centralised hub to manage and access a range of financial services
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Shay Merary, Chief Development Officer, Flyfish A new category of FinTech? Maybe… Flyfish aims to develop a comprehensive marketplace for financial services, hoping to mirror the impact of the likes of Airbnb but doing so in the financial sector. The company wants to be a disruptor and is on a mission to explain to potential clients and partners wh…
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EP728: Bank's AI makeover is harnessing enhanced security, compliance, and personalisation capabilities
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Ermes Dajko, Senior Cloud Solutions Architect at Temenos Ermes Dajko, is an expert in the field of generative artificial intelligence and its impact on banking. Puja Sharma of IBS intelligence speaks with Ermes about his insights on the potential of generative AI to enhance customer experiences and the future of AI-driven banking.…
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EP727: Can unsecured personal loans drive financial inclusion for millennials?
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Akshay Mehrotra, Co-Founder & CEO at Fibe Fibe's Co-Founder and CEO, Akshay Mehrotra, launched “EarlySalary” in 2015 to address the financial needs of young professionals facing end-of-month fund shortages. Puja Sharma of IBS Intelligence speaks with Akshay about the evolving patterns of borrowing among millennials, highlighting the significant imp…
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EP726: With a focus on the customer, what comes next in digital banking?
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Ben Goldin Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Plumery How have established financial institutions and challenger banks adapted to changing customer expectations and composable banking? Digital banking solutions can be built quickly but fast doesn’t necessarily mean attractive to customers. We are now entering the third generation of digital banking…
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EP724: How financial institutions can get their AI strategy right
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Connor Heaton, Director AI, Strategic Resource Management Artificial intelligence is one of the most compelling tools that banks can implement but it is just that – a tool, addressing questions that begin with ‘how’ – it also comes with inherent risks that could leave financial institutions and their customers vulnerable. However, AI is in your org…
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EP725: The challenges to instant payments adoption and why Europe lags
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Thomas Warsop, President & CEO, ACI Worldwide The new EU Instant Payments Regulation came into force in April 2024 and apply in two phases. PSPs will have 9 months to comply for receiving instant payments, and 18 months for sending them. ACI Worldwide’s 2024 Prime Time for Real-Time report, says by 2028, instant payments are forecast to account for…
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EP723: How traditional banks are embracing Open Banking in a digitally savvy era
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Mathias Faure, Chief Technology Officer of audax Tune in for an enlightening discussion to uncover how audax is revolutionizing traditional banking infrastructure. Gloria Mathias of IBS Intelligence speaks with Chief Technology Officer, Mathias Faure on the adaptation of Open Banking by traditional banks and financial institutions in an era of grow…
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EP722: Modernising insurance through an InsurTech ecosystem
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Ritesh Varma, VP Business Solutions Consulting, Newgen Software Insurance as a sector has been a latecomer to the tech party. Banks have been embracing FinTech solutions but only recently have insurers come to realise the potential benefits of InsurTech to improve the quality of their products and policies. The reason why should be obvious to all, …
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EP721: The increasing importance of getting your operational resilience right
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John Santhosh, Chief Executive Officer, GIEOM Business Solutions Founded in 2012, GIEOM is an enterprise productivity company, enabling financial institutions to adopt an operational resilience framework. The company recently revealed that investing platform, Singapore-based Xcelerate had taken a strategic equity stake in GIEOM through a combinatio…
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EP719: How SMEB aims to make it easier for UK SMEs to manage their business
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Andrew Martin, Chairman & CEO, SMEB SMEB Is a new community banking service that aims to revolutionise banking in rural locations in UK, Europe, USA and beyond. The SME FinTech is an authorised payment institution, a principal member with Visa and Mastercard, and is licenced for open banking services. As a first step, SMEB [‘smeeb’] aims to address…
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EP720: What are the prospects for a borderless future for crossborder payments?
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Michael Carbonara, CEO, Ibanera Digital payments are taking off but already, according to the World Economic Forum, 75% of businesses are apparently struggling with financial performance in dealing with the different regulatory frameworks around the world. While it may be a touch utopian to hope for global standards, there is an answer, and it come…
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EP718: The importance of following basic information security rules
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Scott Metro, Chief Information Security Officer, Hazeltree If a deepfake scam succeeds, it is clear that a breakdown in the organisation has occurred – as UK multinational design and engineering company Arup discovered to its multi-million-dollar cost in Hong Kong. The advent of generative AI has brought new risks. What needs to be done to protect …
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EP717: How is FinTech driving climate action in the UK?
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Oli Cook, Co-Founder & CEO, ekko Investment trends say that the UK has been paying more attention to greener businesses. The narrative is evolving from viewing sustainability as a niche to recognizing it as a "fundamental necessity" in financial services. Gloria Methri of IBS Intelligence speaks to Oli Cook, CEO & Co-Founder of ekko on the intersec…
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EP716: What does the future hold for finance and banks?
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Rajesh Mirjankar, Managing Director, CEO & Co-Founder, Kiya.ai From digital currencies to digital wallets, and financial inclusion to fractional ownership… just some of the glimpses we already have of the shape of the future of finance. Then we must take account of the impact of artificial intelligence on the way we do business, and the way financi…
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EP714: The challenges facing RegTech and RegTech providers
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Rajesh Mirjankar, Managing Director, CEO & Co-Founder, Kiya.ai The biggest challenge facing regulatory technology (RegTech) and the tech firms that provide it to the financial services sector is at once highly complex and yet may framed very simply. In the latter instance, it is simply a matter of keeping up with fast-evolving regulations and doing…
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EP715: Design thinking and low code application solutions from Newgen Software
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Ritesh Varma, VP Business Solutions Consulting, Newgen Software Using a low code platform to develop business applications on the cloud allows for improved responsiveness to customer needs, from onboarding to service requests, lending to underwriting, and use cases across industries. Newgen Software offers a unified digital transformation platform …
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EP712: Navigating the current and future trends in lending
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Sireesh Patnaik, Product Engineering Head, Pennant Technologies The key factors in evolving the lending ecosystem of the future are the proper management of data and the increasing impact of artificial intelligence-based solutions. Getting data right means solid ground for accurate risk management and credit decisioning. Getting AI right means sign…
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EP713: What you need to know about LLMs and AI solutions
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Raj Bakhru, Chief Executive Officer, Blueflame AI The LLM (large language model) is the encyclopaedia or library of its time and your AI program bringing together data from that repository of knowledge is your very own assistant librarian. But are you using the most suitable for your business? An LLM agnostic approach may be the way to get the best…
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EP711: How did UPI transition from a payment channel to the backbone of India's digital economy?
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Deepak Chand Thakur, Co-founder, and CEO of NPST Completing a decade in the Payments ecosystem, NPST aims to be closer to banks and scale-up its value chain to FinTechs and merchants and cater to the end users. Gloria Mathias of IBS Intelligence speaks to Deepak Chand Thakur of NPST as he shares insights on the future trends of UPI in India and glo…
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EP710: How you need to look after your data
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Paul Mountford, Chief Executive Officer, Protegrity Integration and accessibility, quality and compliance, and strategic governance – all issues around the security and management of your enterprise’s data. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Paul Mountford, CEO of data protection specialist Protegrity about how businesses are harnessing thei…
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EP709: How digital supply chain finance is a game-changer for MSMEs
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Ram Iyer, Founder & CEO, Vayana Affordable financing is not just a necessity but a catalyst for growth for businesses. Ram Iyer, Founder & CEO of Vayana shares with Gloria Methri of IBS Intelligence, how easy access to low-cost finance enables MSMEs to manage their working capital and grow business, thereby positively impacting India's GDP.…
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EP707: The current state of financial inclusion and how tech solutions are helping
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Peter O’Halloran, Head of Enterprise and Digital Commerce EMEA, Fiserv Access to financial services remains challenging for billions of people around the world, leaving them unable to access savings, credit, loans and insurance – in other words all the financial products that can help developing economic activity. But as Peter O’Halloran, Head of E…
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EP708: How to manage your cashflow more efficiently
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Vishal Gupta, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Hylobiz Profits alone won’t keep you in business! What you need to stay on top of, is your cashflow. Vishal Gupta, Founder and CEO of Hylobiz discusses the cashflow challenge with Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence, and explains how the firm’s solution allows you to accept instant payments and pay to yo…
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EP706: Insuring the democratisation of capital in US consumer lending
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Danielle Sesko, Director of Product Management, TruStage A projected $46 billion US digital lending platform value by 2032 reflects the prospects for lending growth but it is growth that harbours risk. One way to reduce the risks of delinquency and default while still growing a loan portfolio is by making digital lending insurance (DLI) part of the…
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EP705: The challenges faced by a pan-European payments solution
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Nabeel Moosa, VP, Strategy & Value Creation, Group eCommerce, Nexi Group The payments space is crowded and competitive, so the question is: can Europe create a viable retail payments solution that operates across national borders? The European Payments Initiative and the wero brand are a step forward in the creation of a standard platform for payme…
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