Edwin van Bommel, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at ABN AMRO discussed with Ramin Niroumand, Partner at Motive Partners and Head of Motive Ventures, on the recently announced strategic partnership, where Motive Ventures, the early-stage venture arm of Motive Partners, will manage the ABN AMRO Ventures Fund (AAV), consisting of 15 early-stage c…

Heather Bellini is an Industry Partner at Motive, and a President and Chief Financial Officer at InvestCloud, a global software-as-a-service (SaaS) leader in digital transformation for the wealth management industry and portfolio company of funds advised by Motive. Heather Bellini has previously served as a Partner and Managing Director at Goldman …

Motive has recently completed a majority investment, alongside ICG, in With Intelligence. With Intelligence is a leading provider of investment data and intelligence for allocating, fund-raising and business development in the public and private market. The investment is intended to serve as an accelerant for With Intelligence's growth, as the plat…

Nick Leopard and Richard Lumb discuss how Accordion thinks about the Office of the CFO, with the help of Motive. Nick Leopard is CEO at Accordion, and Richard Lumb is an Industry Partner at Motive Partners. Accordion is a private equity-focused financial and technology consulting firm. Working at the intersection of sponsors and management teams, A…

An investigation with Stephen Daffron into how Motive and BetaNXT are helping drive the industry transformation in Wealth and Asset Management. Stephen Daffron is Co-Founder and Industry Partner at Motive Partners. He also serves as the CEO, Chairman and Board member of BetaNXT. BetaNXT aims to create the interconnected wealth management experience…

Adrian Durham (Founder & CEO of FNZ) and Rob Heyvaert (Founder & Managing Partner of Motive Partners) discuss how FNZ is opening up wealth through the power of technology, empowering customers through innovative products, with an extraordinary growth trajectory. As an introduction, Corey Rainbow, Head of Due Diligence and Value Creation at Motive P…

Jouk Pleiter is the CEO & Founder at Backbase, a financial technology company on a mission to re-architect banking around the customer. We discuss how to service the customer holistically, by leveraging the power of a cloud-based engagement banking platform to create frictionless customer journeys, rather than stitching legacy applications together…

Rob Heyvaert, Founder & Managing Partner at Motive Partners, and Bob Brown, Founding Partner & Head of Investor Relations, discuss the successful final close of Motive Partners' second flagship fund, Motive Capital Fund 2, and the continuation of Motive's mission to build a leading fully integrated private equity firm focused on technology-enabled …

Blythe Masters, Founding Partner at Motive Partners, talks to Matt Brown, Founder and CEO at CAIS, following the recently announced investment from Motive Partners and Apollo Global Management into the company. CAIS is a leading alternative investment platform for financial advisors who seek improved access to, and education about, alternative inve…

After the recently announced investment from Motive Partners into Trumid, an electronic credit trading platform, we hear in a conversation with Jason Quinn, Chief Product Officer about the growing opportunity for digitizing credit trading. With the pandemic prompting a rapid shift into electronic trading, Trumid has seen an explosive growth in adop…

In an exclusive first interview, we hear in a conversation between Rob Heyvaert, Founder and Managing Partner at Motive Partners and newly appointed Jeff Yabuki, Chairman and Founding Partner at Motive Partners what the opportunity ahead for financial technology looks like and why Jeff is excited about joining Motive Partners. Jeff joins Motive hav…

Dan Globerson, Head of Open Banking at Natwest, joins the podcast to discuss the opportunity ahead in Open Finance and the role NatWest among other leading banks play to develop new digital banking services. Dan shares some unique insights on the development of open banking, where we are at on the innovation cycle and what is next for fintechs and …

Kelly Rodriques, CEO at Forge, joins the podcast after announcing the SPAC merger with Motive Capital Corp (“MOTV”) led by Blythe Masters, Industry Partner and CEO of MOTV. Forge is a leading global private securities marketplace. Kelly shares some unique insights on the high growth private markets, why companies choose to stay private longer and w…

Snejina Zacharia, Founder and CEO at Insurify, joins the podcast after announcing a $100 million Series B financing led by Motive Partners. Snejina shares her unique insights on the insurance industry after starting her company at MIT and what the next year of growth will look like with the new capital acceleration. Insurify is reimagining the way …

Tom Wipf, Vice Chair, Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Securities Group, and Chair of the New York Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rates Committee ("ARRC"), on the transition away from the LIBOR standard and the introduction of the new SOFR. The conversation touches upon the need for global cooperation from financial institutions and trade gr…

Mark Makepeace, Founder and Former Chief Executive, FTSE Russell and Former Group Director of Information Services, London Stock Exchange Group (LSE), talks about his new book, FTSE - The Inside Story — how a small start-up created by the Financial Times and the LSE launched in the mid-1990s to provide financial information, became a world leader a…

Alastair Lukies, CEO and Founder of Pollinate and Herman Spruit, CEO of Pollinate International talk about the state of the global SME landscape and Pollinate's recently announced partnership with Australia's NAB. Tune in to hear two industry titans' unique perspectives that among many things touch upon the history of innovation and disruption in t…

Simon Haslam, Group CEO of Network International, and our own Sam Tidswell-Norrish discuss the significant changes taking place in the payments industry, and the transformation of Network International through Africa's largest tech acquisition. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recom…

Cheryl Nash, CEO at Tegra118, and our own Miguel Tejeda discuss the changes impacting wealth management through the Great Wealth Transfer as well as Cheryl's successful efforts in creating a diverse and inclusive Tegra118. Apart from catalysing internal objectives to reach diversity goals, Cheryl has also mentored many women on early-career buildin…

Christine M. Ciriani, CEO at Finantix and Industry Partner at Motive Partners gives her insights on the digital transformation in the wealth management industry. Emma Glyn also discusses how Christine has been a driving force behind Finantix’s evolution, creating a diverse culture, geographic expansions and recent acquisitions. --- The information …

Caroline Atkinson, Senior Advisor at the RockCreek Group, joins Sam Tidswell-Norrish to talk about the state of the global economy. She discusses how countries and governments should handle the inflexion point of multiple global crises and how, today, Big Tech companies have grown into global data behemoths. Caroline's perspective was built over a …

Blythe Masters, Industry Partner at Motive Partners and former CEO of Digital Asset Holdings, describes her journey through 27 years at JP Morgan and shares her observations on the digital transformation over the last decade. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, o…

Afsaneh M. Beschloss, Founder and CEO of RockCreek, with Rob Heyvaert, Founder & Managing Partner of Motive Partners, on the power of sustainable investing, the importance of diversity, entrepreneurialism, and the big question: to re-open or not to re-open? --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It i…

Paul Busby, Former CEO of Enso Financial, on the future of capital markets and distributed ledger technologies, and overcoming Excel to foster the future of financial utilities tools --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale o…

Damian Sutcliffe, Former EMEA CIO, Head of Regulatory Architecture and Global Head of Enterprise Data, Goldman Sachs, on how size, scale, speed, and technology resiliency are driving financial institutions and became the front house for banking. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a reco…

Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of Astana International Financial Centre, on the global agenda collaboration from Central Asia, a hub of financial best practices, key in those times of the 4th industrial revolution. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitati…

Dan Garrett, CEO of Farewill, on how his company provides a unique financial and legal services platform for dealing with death. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All i…

Bob Brown, Partner at Motive Partners, recorded when he was still Managing Director, Global Co-Head Private Funds Group, at Houlihan Lokey. Bob demystifying private equity and capital raising. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase…

The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves risk and there is no guarantee that past performance will be indicative of future results. The views and opinions e…

The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves risk and there is no guarantee that past performance will be indicative of future results. The views and opinions e…

The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves risk and there is no guarantee that past performance will be indicative of future results. The views and opinions e…

The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves risk and there is no guarantee that past performance will be indicative of future results. The views and opinions e…

The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves risk and there is no guarantee that past performance will be indicative of future results. The views and opinions e…

The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves risk and there is no guarantee that past performance will be indicative of future results. The views and opinions e…

The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves risk and there is no guarantee that past performance will be indicative of future results. The views and opinions e…

The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves risk and there is no guarantee that past performance will be indicative of future results. The views and opinions e…

The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves risk and there is no guarantee that past performance will be indicative of future results. The views and opinions e…

Karen Kerrigan, Chief Operating Officer at Seedrs, on equity crowdfunding, the new breed of investors, and creating promising secondary market tools. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of M…

Duncan Sandys, Executive Director of the P20 on demystifying the body that prepares the payment industry for the future. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing…

Adrian Jones, Head of Strategy & Development, responsible for P&C Ventures at SCOR, on what changes and what stays with (re)insurance. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners.…

Simon McNamara, CAO of RBS, on the world of the possible, and reinventing a bank through innovation at RBS --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves risk…

Imran Gulamhuseinwala, Open Banking Implementation Trustee, on engineering the fourth industrial revolution and the state of open banking, in the UK and worldwide. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any…

Sheikh Bilal Khan, Chief Islamic Finance Officer at AIFC, and Arbitrator at AIFC International Arbitration Center, narrates what Islamic finance is today, and its tremendous opportunities. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or …

Xiaochen Zhang, President at Fintech4Good, on the use of blockchain for impact investing, in light of the UN sustainable development goals. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Part…

Special double episode: first, Uzy Zwebner, Founder & CEO at Innovation BaseCamp, on innovation in Israel and the power of high tech parks, then, Sam Wan, Deputy CEO at AIX (Astana International Exchange) on the importance of Central Asia as a channel to China. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. …

Christoph Kanneberger, Founding Partner, APEX Ventures, fostering early stage novel deep financial technologies --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All investing involves…

Jochen Biedermann, Founder & CEO at Blockchain Asia, Managing director t World Alliance of International Financial Centers, on the Central Asia opportunity, and enabling trust via both the blockchain and the collaboration of financial centers. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recomm…

Assylbek Davletov, Chief FinTech officer, AFSA (Astana Financial Services Authority), on the Fintech framework and regulatory sandbox, fostering innovation from Nursultan to the world. Recorded at the Astana Finance Days, in Nur-Sultan. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendatio…

Guy Harrington, CEO & Founder, Glenhawk, on a new approach to the lender market, based on fairness, efficiency, and transparency. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any services of Motive Partners. All …

The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of the City of London, on what makes London and the UK unique, its creative energy as a connector for a re-energized world. --- The information contained in this podcast is intended for discussion purposes only. It is not a recommendation, offer, or a solicitation for the purchase or sale of a security or any ser…