IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Interviews

Ram Iyer, Founder & CEO, VayanaAffordable 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. 

Vishal Gupta, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, HylobizProfits 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 your vendors, automate account receivables, payables, reconciliations, and more… 

Peter O’Halloran, Head of Enterprise and Digital Commerce EMEA, FiservAccess 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 Enterprise and Digital Commerce EMEA at Fiserv tells Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence, accelerating adoption of digital solutions is enabling increasing financial inclusion. 

Danielle Sesko, Director of Product Management, TruStageA 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 lender’s business strategy. How does DLI do this? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses this and other trends in digital lending with Danielle Sesko, Director of Product Management at US insurance group TruStage Financial Group. 

Nabeel Moosa, VP, Strategy & Value Creation, Group eCommerce, Nexi GroupThe 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 payments and digital currencies in Europe. Will a new European wallet succeed? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Nabeel Moosa of European PayTech Nexi Group. 

Cees Vermaas, Chief Executive Officer, TISE GroupTISE 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) without it being onerous, cumbersome, and time-consuming. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Cees Vermaas, CEO of Guernsey-based The International Stock Exchange, which operates TISE Private Markets, offering tailored electronic trading, settlement and registry solutions. 

Romain Mazeries, Chief Executive Officer, MangopayPayments 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 itself followed by the purchase of Irish payments startup WhenThen. Mangopay offers modular payments infrastructure for eCommerce platforms and online marketplaces. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Romain Mazeries, Chief Executive Officer of Mangopay about trends in payments for 2024 and 2025. 

Nick Kerigan, MD, Head of Innovation, SwiftFor 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 digital trade, tokenised asset and FX networks, and payments. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Nick Kerigan, MD and Head of Innovation at Swift. 

Prema Varadhan, President Product & Chief Operating Officer, TemenosAs 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 SaaS Engineering. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Prema Varadhan ahead of the annual Temenos Community Forum. 

Dianne O’Boyle, Co-Chair, Digital Assets Forum, ISITCISITC 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 solution for securities firms preparing their systems for the imminent T+1 trading deadline. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the coming transformation of the US capital markets with Dianne O’Boyle, Co-Chair of the Digital Assets Forum of ISITC.