IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Interviews

Vivek Bajaj, Co-Founder, Elearnmarkets and StockEdgeElearnmarkets is a dedicated financial learning portal in India with more than 1 million learners while StockEdge is one of the country’s leading stock analysis apps with over 2 million downloads. Both were established by 17-year veteran of India’s financial markets, Vivek Bajaj, with the aim of helping investors and stock traders make better decisions by providing them with a proper understanding of the financial markets. He talks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the impact of tech developments on the markets and business at large.

Guy Mettrick, Global Industry Lead – Financial Services, AppianAppian Europe was a 2-day conference held 14-15 September 2021. It was an opportunity for the firm to unveil the latest update to its Appian low-code automation platform. It was also the venue for revealing the results of survey of IT leaders which found that supporting remote workers (72%), integrating information and workflows across the organisation (69%), and changing systems and processes quickly (69%) were the top 3 areas for improvement. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Guy Mettrick, Global Industry Lead – Financial Services for Appian about the latest developments, including the acquisition of German process mining specialist Lana Labs. 

Tim Keith, Chief Strategist, Account Growth, Strategic Resource Management; Bob Koehler, EVP, Strategic Resource ManagementBoosting loan growth in the pandemic and in the face of increasing competition from new entrants into the market requires banks to use a series of data-driven programmes to deepen client relationships. At the same time, lenders need to acquire profitable new business from both new and existing customers. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses what banks and credit unions need to do with Tim Keith, Chief Strategist, Account Growth, and Bob Koehler, EVP, of Strategic Resource Management. 

Sameep Singhania, Founder, QuickSwapQuickSwap is the largest decentralised exchange on Polygon. Since launch in late 2020, QuickSwap has reached 24-hour trading volumes that have surpassed $100 million and the platform claims to have more daily active users than every Dapp (decentralised application) on Eth L1, including UniSwap. QuickSwap founder Sameep Singhania discusses some of the issues DeFi is facing around transaction speed and scaling with Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.

Pedro Monteiro de Barros, VP Finance, RemoteRemote working became a way of life in the face of the pandemic. New unicorn Remote offers tools to manage onboarding, payroll, benefits, and other services for global workforces. The company provides remote solutions and, indeed, itself works remotely. Pedro Monteiro de Barros, VP Finance at Remote explains how to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.

Brandon Spear, CEO, TreviPay B2C transactions are becoming increasingly seamless and invisible thanks to embedded payments, and now B2B customers want that same experience. To meet the expectations of the digital-first buyer, TreviPay, a FinTech leader in B2B digital commerce, is powering new trade credit solutions. IBS Intelligence Reporter Gaia Lamperti sit with TreviPay’s CEO, Brandon Spear, and talked about transformation in B2B marketplace transactions  

Michael Shaulov, CEO of FireblocksFireblocks’ recent integration with Revolut helped the neobank gain over 300,000 new cryptocurrency customers on its platform. In an interview with IBS Intelligence Reporter Gaia Lamperti, Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks, discussed in more details the importance of the platform's integration with Revolut and how it is helping financial institutions to become competitive with crypto-native platforms. 

Deepak Gupta, Global Head, Payments-as-a-Service, Partnerships and Strategic Alliances, Volante TechnologiesToo many banks around the world have payments systems that are barely fit for purpose. The increase in volume in B2B payments online and the introduction of new payment types are just two of the issues that financial institutions face. Deepak Gupta, Global Head of Payments-as-a-Service, Partnerships and Strategic Alliances with Volante Technologies discusses the challenges facing banks in the payments space now and in the future with Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.

Natalia Kaleta Schraa, Director of Growth Solutions, WorkivaESG is a ‘buzz’ acronym. It is no longer enough for corporates to make a profit – that profit has to be made in ways that satisfy ESG requirements, but those requirements can be wide-ranging, from environmental impacts, HR policies and boardroom antics. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Natalia Kaleta Schraa, Director of Growth Solutions at Workiva about how to make your ESG reporting requirements more manageable.

Duncan Sandys, CEO, Payments 20Payments 20, representing the global payments industry, alongside the UK National Cyber Security Centre, the New York State Department of Financial Services, and institutions including American Express, Elavon, Hogan Lovells and JP Morgan Chase, has published 20 Best Practice Recommendations for improved Cyber Security Protection. Duncan Sandys, CEO of Payments 20 explains to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence why the report is aimed at non-cyber professionals and how it emphasises the need to implement better cybersecurity frameworks.