IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Interviews

Gopal Sharma, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Clari5Increasing adoption of digital payments solutions by banks and financial institutions has, inevitably led to rising levels of attempted fraudulent behaviour. We review the precautions necessary – both on the part of the banks and by customers as the threat surface expands. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Gopal Sharma, Chief Product and Technology Officer at  financial crime management solutions provider Clari5. 

Jason Thompson, CEO, PartiorHarnessing the blockchain and smart contracts technology, Partior has created an open platform that enables banks around the world to provide real-time cross-border multi-currency payments, trade finance, foreign exchange and DVP securities settlements. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Partior’s Chief Executive Officer Jason Thompson.

Nick Drewett, Chief Commercial Officer, Engine by StarlingStarling Bank leads the digital pack among the UK’s challenger banks. Now it is marketing its homegrown tech solution, giving banks, building societies, FinTechs and corporates the ability to build banking products on the SaaS platform. The bank has more than 3.6 million customers and is now taking the Engine technology global, aiming to power the banks of the future. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Nick Drewett, Chief Commercial Officer, Engine by Starling.

Gulanor Atobek, Chief Executive Officer, Alif BankAlif, an Islamic FinTech and neobank based in Central Asia, recorded over 121% year-on-year growth in 2022. Owned by UK-based investment vehicle Jefferson Capital Holdings, Alif operates a fully licensed bank in Tajikistan. Gulanor Atobek was appointed CEO of the bank in November 2022. She speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence and about the bank’s plans for financial inclusion, Islamic banking, and digitalisation. 

Baiju Panicker, Global CTO & Practice Head – Banking, Insurance & Financial Services with Bheem Adavikolanu, Chief Transformation Officer, AltimetrikIn today’s ‘tech-celerated’ world keeping pace with changing trends and technologies is essential. Banks and FinTechs need modular solutions that are flexible, scalable and that offer continuity. But the first step in digital transformation is to understand what needs to transform and why. At Money 20/20, Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Bheem Adavikolanu, Chief Transformation Officer (pictured) and Baiju Panicker, Global CTO & Practice Head – Banking, Insurance & Financial Services, of Altimetrik. 

Brian Hanrahan, CEO, NuapayNuapay is a pioneer of open banking. It’s payments platform offers customers across Europe a comprehensive, integrated solution that covers account-2-account based payment needs and supports credit transfers and direct debit transactions in both euros and sterling including real time mechanisms SEPA Instant and Faster Payments. Brian Hanrahan, CEO, Nuapay speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the future…

Alex Mifsud, CEO & Founder, WeavrWeavr’s Embedded Finance Cloud offers banks and e-money institutions the means to create financial products that are embeddable by design, with risk and compliance intrinsic components. This allows financial institutions to unlock significant new revenue streams from embedded finance faster and in a safe manner. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Alex Mifsud of Weavr about the new tech stack and his views on FinTech Mergers and acquisitions.

Stella Clarke, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, FenergoAnnounced at Money 20/20, Fenergo has launched KYC & Transaction Compliance, a new offering for FinTechs that combines its KYC and transaction monitoring solutions and enables continuous monitoring of customer profiles in a single, integrated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution. Stella Clarke, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at Fenergo, speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the change in the company’s strategy that’s behind the new product.

Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly, SVP Head of EMEA Corporates & International Banking, FISFIS has signed a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in its Worldpay Merchant Solutions business. Their marriage back in 2019 was never a comfortable fit. But what happens now for FIS? Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly, SVP Head of EMEA Corporates & International Banking at FIS talks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence at FinTech Week London about the firm’s move to the cloud, establishing itself as a platform business and the key strategy drivers behind its next steps.

Nika Naghavi, Group Head of Growth, MFS AfricaMobile money is popular in Africa – the number of mobile money accounts rose to 1.6 billion in 2022. but the missing piece of the puzzle used to be the lack of interoperability – payments could be made within national borders but not on a crossborder basis. MFS Africa is the continent’s largest digital payments network. The firm is working to make payments borderless for individuals, SMEs and larger enterprises. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence spoke to Nika Naghavi, Group Head of Growth, MFS Africa, at Money 20/20.