IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Interviews

Phani Tangirala, Senior Director, Delivery, Operations & Solutions, Expleo SolutionsHyper-automation is a business-driven approach that should allow you to identify and automate many of your manual business processes and IT processes. It is a way of bringing together a multiplicity of technologies, tools and platforms that will improve your efficiency and speed of delivery. It is also likely to be unavoidable if you want to stay in business for the long term! Phani Tangirala, Senior Director, Delivery, Operations & Solutions of Expleo Solutions talks hyper-automation with Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.

Ron Benegbi, Founder and CEO, UplinqUplinq is building solutions for small business lenders that support the underserved, unbanked, minority and immigrant small business owner, while providing insights on all other SMBs that no other company globally can offer. Ron Benegbi, Uplinq’s Founder and CEO discuss how the start-up is helping SMBs become financially viable with IBSi’s Reporter Gaia Lamperti. 

Mike Yesudas, CTO, Suntec Business Solutions2022 may be the year that highlights just how much banks still have to learn about the deployment and use of artificial intelligence. Many financial institutions have a wealth of data but huge technology gaps. They need to be able to leverage this data without jeopardising its security. The bottom line is that too often banks don’t quite have the technology to use their data intelligently. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the issues with Mike Yesudas, Chief Technology Officer of Suntec.

Abhijit Prasad, SVP Working Capital Finance, KyribaThe trade financing gap has hit new heights during Covid-19, and SMEs are the hardest hit globally. Kyriba, an enterprise liquidity management platform, has recently launched its Working Capital Solutions, an attempt to close that gap. IBS’s Reporter Gaia Lamperti asked Abhijit Prasad, SVP Working Capital Finance at Kyriba more insights into this new product and the current state of supply chain finance. 

Jonathan Libby, Founder of Steady State FinanceThe technology side of cryptocurrency is getting more sophisticated, with DeFi, in particular, making revolutionary bounds in the financial sector. But price-protection is necessary to guard against asset volatility, giving retail and institutional investors a chance to put their assets to work earning a yield. Steady State, a comprehensive insurance protocol funded by the people, can help negate these risks and Founder Jonathan Libby explained how to IBSi’s reporter Gaia Lamperti. 

Tim Hamilton, CEO and Co-Founder, PraxentWhat makes you stand out from the crowd? If you don’t know the right answer(s) to that basic question, your bank or financial services business is likely to struggle as we head into an increase complex and competitive future. Getting the customer experience right is key – beware of the pitfalls that your past system-centric approach may create. Embedded finance is on the rise – do you have a choice whether to engage or not? These questions and others are covered in this discussion between Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence and Tim Hamilton, CEO and Co-Founder of Praxent.

Prof. Adam Putz, Director of Research, AumniThe median amount raised at Series A clocked in at around $14 million in the last six months, with the top decile at more than $30 million. Contrast these figures with previous bullish number such as those raised by Uber ($11 million) and Instagram ($7 million). What’s more, the valuations of the current crop of startups are accelerating even faster. What is going on? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Adam Putz, Director of Research at private capital investment analytics platform Aumni.

John Waupsh, Co-Founder, NerveHistorically, banks offered services tailored to their local geographies. Today’s banking communities aren’t defined by rivers and railroads but by the shared experience and goals of their customers. Nerve is a mobile app that merges data from streaming revenue sources, aiming to meet the unique business needs of music professionals. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to John Waupsh, Co-Founder of Nerve. 

Neil Chapman, Chief Executive Officer, ExabelData and analytics platform Exabel recently signed a deal under which APG, the largest pension provider in the Netherlands with some EUR 610 billion under management, will use Exabel to integrate alternative data into its investment strategy. Alternative data represents a huge opportunity for professional investors and fund managers but modelling this information in house could be an excessive drain on resources for all but the very largest investment firms. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses alternatives with Neil Chapman, CEO of Exabel.

Gary Lewis, Managing Director, Jack Henry LendingWhether it is for asset diversification or the reallocation of credit risk, Jack Henry Lending’s Loan Marketplace centralises communications and transactions related to the purchase, sale, and trade of loans through the full spectrum of geographies, asset sizes and institution types. It creates a broad community of lenders that, together, may diversify commercial assets and better manage loan portfolio risk. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Gary Lewis, Managing Director of Jack Henry Lending.