IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Interviews

Tarun Nazare, CEO and CO-Founder of NeokredNeokred is a Bangalore-based Open Banking Stack which provides curated versions of issuance and acquiring side in the payment ecosystem. The company empowers corporates and FinTech start-ups to pioneer their own banking services with the help of modified tools. In an interview with IBS Intelligence’s Reporter Gaia Lamperti CEO and Co-Founder Tarun Nazare explained Neokred’s vision of democratising the banking infrastructure by lubricating its interior processes through its new-age API banking account offerings.

Nikolai Hack, Head of Strategy & Partnerships, NucoroFor consumers, the process of managing their finances is simply a means to an end – a fact that banks too easily forget. The average consumer is not interested in the tech behind the process, they simply expect to have the flexibility they want between channels, products, and propositions. Banks must step up to provide multiple channels and options that allow consumers to take control of their finances. The right solution should be about the customer experience not about the bank’s experience. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Nikolai Hack, Head of Strategy & Partnerships at digital investment platform Nucoro.

Kanika Hope, Chief Strategy Officer, TemenosBanking-as-a-service (BaaS) is but one of three main platform business models that banks can follow, together with platform banking and open banking. These models are not mutually exclusive. Institutions around the world capable of adopting and adapting each to specific marketplaces and specific geographies where the best approach for the bank may be tailored to its ambitions and position in that market. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Kanika Hope, Chief Strategy Officer, Temenos, and author of a recent white paper entitled Open Banking and The Rise of Banking-as-a-Service. 

Milan Ganatra, Co-Founder & CEO, 1SilverBullet 1SilverBullet aims to democratise workflows through technology, building out technical infrastructure APIs to connect consumers, traditional financial institutions, and developers, building a secure and trusted layer of data flow using blockchain technologies for participation and scalability. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence spoke with Milan Ganatra, Co-Founder and CEO of 1SilverBullet.

David-Jan Janse, CEO and Co-founder, SurePayFounded in 2016, SurePay introduced the IBAN-Name Check, a Confirmation of Payee solution which is used in more than 90% of all online transactions in the Netherlands. In an interview with IBS Intelligence’s Reporter Gaia Lampert, the CEO and Co-founder David-Jan Janse explained in details how Confirmation of Payee technology is devised to safeguard consumers against Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams.

Adam Lieberman, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, FinastraIt is essential that financial services providers who are serious about financial inclusion prioritise fairness when it comes to decision-making algorithms. At the same time, they need to follow best practice to eliminate bias. Data science teams need to work closely with business/subject matter experts in what must be an ongoing process. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses the issues with Adam Lieberman, Head of AI/ML for Finastra.

Liam Healy, SVP & Managing Director, DiligentDiligent, a digital provider of modern governance is helping companies dealing with increasing complex issues and evolving governance practices offering them the right technologies to run more inspired, equitable, sustainable, and successful processes. Gaia Lamperti, Reporter at IBSi, interviews Liam Healy, Diligent’s SVP & Managing Director. 

Armen Najarian, CMO & Chief Identity Officer, OutseerUK Finance’s latest report on financial fraud in the UK describes the level of fraudulent activity, which cost some £753.9 million in H1 2021, as ‘a national security threat’. What does this actually mean for the payments industry, and will the increasing take up of the 3-D Secure 2.0 protocol provide a panacea? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Armen Najarian, CMO and Chief Identity Officer at fraud prevention company Outseer. 

Pierre Lahbabi, CEO, GalittWhat will payments look like in future and how do we get there from here? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Pierre Lahbabi, CEO of Galitt, a Sopra Steria group company, that specialises in providing advice and services in payment systems and secure electronic transactions. You can hear more from Pierre Lahbabi at the Sopra Banking Summit, which takes place 18-22 October 2021. The summit is tackling the biggest issues in the financial sector.

Raman Khanduja, Co-Founder & CEO, MintoakBanks with legacy infrastructure can still be competitive in a modern financial ecosystem by taking advantage of white label services. The key advantage established banks have over new entrants is existing scale and customer trust. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Raman Khanduja, Co-Founder & CEO, Mintoak about how digital payments can be a ‘door opener’.