Best UK Financial Intelligence Unit Podcasts (2024)

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EP729: A centralised hub to manage and access a range of financial services 9:00

1d ago9:00

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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 14:22

2d ago14:22

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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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Episode 19 - Legal Sector: Challenges and Opportunities 34:19

4d ago34:19

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In this episode our panel of legal experts discuss key considerations and challenges facing legal professionals when it comes to anti-money laundering (AML) and suspicious activity reporting. The legal sector covers everything from large global firms down to sole practitioners and our panellists discuss key money laundering threats, risk areas and …

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EP727: Can unsecured personal loans drive financial inclusion for millennials? 16:50

4d ago16:50

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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? 11:53

9d ago11:53

11:53

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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EP725: The challenges to instant payments adoption and why Europe lags 15:45

9d ago15:45

15:45

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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EP724: How financial institutions can get their AI strategy right 12:34

9d ago12:34

12:34

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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EP723: How traditional banks are embracing Open Banking in a digitally savvy era 7:43

12d ago7:43

7:43

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 15:23

17d ago15:23

15:23

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 12:29

17d ago12:29

12:29

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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EP720: What are the prospects for a borderless future for crossborder payments? 10:03

23d ago10:03

10:03

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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EP719: How SMEB aims to make it easier for UK SMEs to manage their business 10:37

23d ago10:37

10:37

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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EP718: The importance of following basic information security rules 11:11

26d ago11:11

11:11

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? 11:14

1M ago11:14

11:14

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? 21:08

1M ago21:08

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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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EP715: Design thinking and low code application solutions from Newgen Software 9:51

1M ago9:51

9:51

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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EP714: The challenges facing RegTech and RegTech providers 18:17

1M ago18:17

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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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EP712: Navigating the current and future trends in lending 12:09

1M ago12:09

12:09

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 13:51

1M ago13:51

13:51

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? 12:23

1M ago12:23

12:23

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 15:54

1M ago15:54

15:54

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 14:48

2M ago14:48

14:48

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 11:54

2M ago11:54

11:54

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 14:11

2M ago14:11

14:11

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 12:05

2M ago12:05

12:05

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 14:27

2M ago14:27

14:27

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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EP704: A platform for SMEs to manage their shareholder registers 13:21

2M ago13:21

13:21

Cees Vermaas, Chief Executive Officer, TISE Group TISE provides financial markets and securities services to public and private companies, its shareholder register platform is a way for SMEs to manage their shareholder base while shareholders have liquidity (in the original meaning of the word – the ability to buy or sell private company shares) wi…

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EP703: What are the top trends in payments for 2024/2025? 14:43

2M ago14:43

14:43

Romain Mazeries, Chief Executive Officer, Mangopay Payments business Mangopay was launched in 2013. Two years later it was acquired by French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and in 2022 was purchased by private equity firm Advent International. The takeover of Nethone followed, adding cybercrime protection to Mangopay's suite of services, and this was its…

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EP702: The current shape of the global CBDC landscape and what happens next 11:14

2M ago11:14

11:14

Nick Kerigan, MD, Head of Innovation, Swift For the last six months, Swift has been working with 38 global institutions on the second phase of sandbox testing on its central bank digital currency (CBDC) interlinking solution. Results from the sandbox include successfully demonstrating the use of CBDCs and other digital tokens across simulated digit…

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EP701: The tech solutions banks want, the tech solutions they need 15:33

2M ago15:33

15:33

Prema Varadhan, President Product & Chief Operating Officer, Temenos As President Product and Chief Operating Officer, Prema Varadhan is responsible for leading the Product and Technology organisations within Temenos, working directly with customers to identify their challenges and meet market demands. She also leads Temenos’ Global Services and Sa…

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EP700: How AI solutions are helping the countdown to T+1 in the US capital markets 12:31

2M ago12:31

12:31

Dianne O’Boyle, Co-Chair, Digital Assets Forum, ISITC ISITC is a US-based trade group focused on developing standards and best practices in financial services operations, brings together asset servicers, broker/dealers, asset managers/owners, solution providers and other industry professionals. Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a critical…

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EP699: The importance of customer feedback in savings and lending products 10:18

3M ago10:18

10:18

Nelson Wootton, CEO & Co-Founder, SaaScada SaaScada, together with Allica Bank, won 2 Global FinTech Innovation Awards for the bank’s digital wallet deployment. It is great example of the way a project can and, indeed, should evolve in reaction to customer response and in the paths it opened up for Allica. Nelson Wootton, CEO and Co-Founder of SaaS…

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EP698: Tech solutions to make US bond trading easier and cheaper 10:55

3M ago10:55

10:55

Jim Kwiatkowski, Chief Executive Officer, LTX LTX, the bond trading platform from Broadridge, recently announced 4 new patents covering innovations in the fixed income trading life cycle. So, what are these patented tech solutions and how do they address issues on both the buyside and the sellside in the US bond market – probably the least digitise…

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EP697: Trends shaping the payments industry through 2024 12:00

3M ago12:00

12:00

Jon Horddal, Group Chief Product Officer, emerchantpay What role does payments data have in personalisation and merchant protection? What benefits do Payment Service Providers (PSPs) confer on merchants who use them? How can businesses optimise their in-store, in-app and online payments? These issues and others are addressed in this conversation be…

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EP696: Empowering Women in FinTech: Addressing Unique Financial Needs 14:42

3M ago14:42

14:42

Priya Konsam, Head of Partnerships at Kiwi Kiwi is India-based Credit on the UPI platform. It offers “credit cards with UPI” facility by issuing virtual RuPay Credit Cards in collaboration with banks. Their mobile app, as a TPAP license holder, ensures secure payments via credit cards or bank accounts." Puja Sharma of IBS Intelligence speaks to Pri…

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EP695: Using AI to catch AI – how to stay ahead of the deepfake fraudsters 6:45

3M ago6:45

6:45

Therese Stowell, Vice President Product, Onfido There has been a massive increase in deepfakes and in digital identity fraud attacks. Less sophisticated social engineering is also a concern. So, how do you create trust at onboarding and beyond? Automation allows you to acquire new customers and reduce costs while meeting global KYC and AML complian…

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EP693: DORA will transform third party risk management in EU financial services 12:31

3M ago12:31

12:31

Rich Cooper, Head of Financial Services Go to Market, Fusion Risk Management The countdown to DORA is ticking away. Unlike existing regulations, the coming Digital Operational Resilience Act establishes technical standards that extend to third party tech service providers to identify, assess and mitigate risks that could affect financial services f…

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EP694: Emerging trends in the payments ecosystem 10:04

3M ago10:04

10:04

Ava Kelly, Chief Product Officer, Thredd Key developments in the FinTech sector have been focusing on payments but within that is the increasing need to combat fraud and ensure speedy, accurate and secure identity verification, allowing firms to combat fraud across both enrolment and transactions while also protecting the bottom line. Digital ID is…

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EP691: Surf’s up! Is your bank ready to embrace BankTech Wave 5? 12:42

3M ago12:42

12:42

Arun Jain, Chairman & Managing Director, Intellect Design Arena Technology has brought five waves of transformation in the banking industry, with each wave highlighting new opportunities. Now a fifth wave is upon us – what is BankTech Wave 5 and what does it mean for banks? Arun Jain, Chairman and Managing Director of Intellect Design Arena speaks …

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EP692: Ignore the backlash, just don’t ignore ESG! 12:04

3M ago12:04

12:04

Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director, Diligent Institute There has been a politicised backlash against ESG but companies are not putting ESG initiatives on the backburner. Instead, they are just not talking about it as much! And that’s not necessarily a bad thing as legislation is being put in place, including the likes of the EU’s Corporate Sus…

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EP690: Helping US small businesses to manage their cash flow through alternative credit scoring 12:59

3M ago12:59

12:59

Solomon Lax, Chief Executive Officer, Revenued It’s always been a challenge for small businesses to manage their finances but there’s a way to do it with help from lenders that are leveraging machine learning and underwriting to provide flexible terms and fast response times. Short-term commercial credit eases cash flow and keeps small business in …

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EP689: In the future you won’t think about money, money will do the thinking for you 14:29

3M ago14:29

14:29

Chris Skinner, Author, Intelligent Money Digital money will make money personal; individualise currency and its usage; secure it; enable it to automatically grow to meet our personal goals; manage risk automatically; and make life simpler and easier for all – that’s the thesis of Chris Skinner’s latest book, Intelligent Money. Recipient of a Lifeti…

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EP688: The business opportunities in financial services being created by AI 10:01

3M ago10:01

10:01

Pavan Bachwal, Sales Manager Financial Services, Ericsson Artificial intelligence is having a growing impact on financial services in general, on open banking and in new service opportunities, including AI-driven customer service agents and advanced fraud management systems. At MWC Barcelona earlier this year Ericsson demonstrated its own solutions…

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EP687: SMEs prioritize tech partnerships: what are they seeking? 17:31

3M ago17:31

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Prashant Muddu, MD and CEO Jocata Jocata, a subsidiary of BillDesk, is a digital transformation partner for the BFSI industry, specializing in digital lending and offering AI/ML-powered Credit Intelligence Suites for MSME and Retail borrowers. Puja Sharma of IBS Intelligence speaks to Prashant Muddu, MD, and CEO of Jocata.…

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EP686: What are the FinTech opportunities in Europe 13:09

4M ago13:09

13:09

Phoebe Kitchen, VP of Growth Equity, Inovia What are the hot opportunities in FinTech in Europe? Changes to the role of the CFO are providing one set of growth prospects while B2B open banking solutions offers another. Canada-based Inovia is a VC firm looking to support founders to build global sustainable tech companies. From the firm’s London off…

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EP685: What’s the recipe for a successful FinTech startup in today’s environment? 11:11

4M ago11:11

11:11

Robert Kraal, Co-Founder & CBDO, Silverflow Silverflow is a Netherlands-based cloud platform for card processing, offering a modern tech solution that addresses the issues of legacy systems within payment processing. Robert Kraal, Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Officer of Silverflow, explains how the company’s platform helps brands remai…

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EP683: The evolution of self-directed investing through online broking 11:04

4M ago11:04

11:04

Gerald Perez, CEO, Interactive Brokers (UK) Investment opportunities are now global but no further away than your online platform. As but one example, Interactive Brokers allows clients to trade stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, funds and more on 150 global markets from a single unified platform. Gerald Perez, CEO of Interactive Brokers …

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EP684: The PE/VC outlook for Fintech, why should someone give you money! 12:58

4M ago12:58

12:58

Yash Patel, General Partner, Testra Ventures The last 18 months have been a tough time especially for late stage FinTechs looking to raise money. There was a clutch of disappointing downrounds but while money was tighter, startups looking for seed funding or Series A/Series B funds were able to tell their stories. Now as we look already towards Q2 …

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EP682: Navigating the Dynamic Intersection of FinTech Innovation and Fraud Prevention 16:38

4M ago16:38

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Virender Bisht, Co-founder & CTO at Niyo In the rapidly evolving realm of FinTech, maintaining robust fraud prevention measures is paramount. Puja Sharma from IBS Intelligence engages in a conversation with Virender Bisht, Co-founder & CTO at Niyo, to delve deeper into this critical aspect.By IBS Intelligence Podcasts | A Cedar Consulting Unit

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Ep681: Solving the problem of accurate risk assessment in ‘high risk’ markets 10:48

4M ago10:48

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Ola Oyetayo, Co-Founder & CEO, Verto Underserved, fragmented and expensive – the high cost of doing business in high-risk markets was thrown into sharp relief a year ago as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) saw nearly 250 FinTechs in Africa and the MENA region left in the lurch. Payments’ platform Verto focuses on emerging markets and is ai…

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