IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Interviews

Jayakumar Venkataraman, Managing Partner Financial Services, Infosys ConsultingThe whole banking sector has had to innovate to become more digital. Corporate banking has turned to AI and to Zoom to help cope with the impact of Covid-19. What will be the impact of the ‘digital corporate bank’ for businesses, especially SMEs, in the UK? Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence discusses the prospects with Jayakumar Venkataraman of Infosys Consulting. 

Richard Hummel, Threat Research Manager, NETSCOUT’s Arbor NetworksAccording to NETSCOUT’s bi-annual Threat Intelligence Report, a record-setting 10,089,687 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks were observed during 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic was the clear catalyst for this unprecedented DDoS attack activity. Cybercriminals set multiple records in 2020, taking advantage of the shift towards remote work across the globe. As the pandemic continues, it is imperative for security professionals to remain vigilant to protect critical infrastructure. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence spoke to Richard Hummel, Threat Research Manager at NETSCOUT.

Anjali Joglekar, Specialist Sales Director, Broadridge Complex and disparate credit systems together with potentially inaccurate reporting make collateral management a minefield for banks, hobbling their competitive position and can have a direct impact on their corporate customers too. COLLATE from financial solutions service provider Broadridge can help generate a clear view of banking book collateral, improving lending practices and compliance reporting accuracy. Anjali Joglekar of Broadridge explains the importance of accurate banking book collateral management to Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence.

Adam Desmond, UK Country Lead, Mitek Systems The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on consumer financial behaviour around the world. Unfortunately, it has also inspired a major shift in how criminals approach fraud. Mitek Systems is one of the sponsors of the 2021 Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy & Research. The report suggests total combined fraud losses climbed to $56 billion, of which, identity fraud accounted for $43 billion. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence speaks to Adam Desmond of Mitek Systems about what’s being done and what banks and financial institutions need to do.

Peter Hazlehust, Co-Founder, SyncteraPeter Hazlehurst was previously head of Uber Money before leaving Uber in 2020 to set up Synctera. He reviews key trends in FinTech, including the surge in going public, with Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence. Hazlehurst also explains how Synctera’s partnership banking solution aims to play matchmaker between community banks and FinTechs

Ahmed F. Karsli, Founder, PaparaPapara is the market leading Turkish financial SuperApp, offering instant, free, multi-currency transfers to consumers as well as providing a one-stop-shop for paying bills, trading digital currencies, tracking spending habits and facilitating mass payments from businesses to employees. Specifically targeting the underbanked and underserved, Papara has grown since launching in Turkey in 2016 to become the country’s largest FinTech with a current customer base of over eight million registered users. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence spoke to Ahmed Karsli of Papara.

Cecily Mak, Chief Operating Officer, BlockdaemonDive into the future of the blockchain industry as institutional adoption of blockchain and digital assets accelerates. We look at how blockchain networks are scaling up with Cecily Mak of Blockdaemon, a leading blockchain node infrastructure provider. She tells Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence that 2021 is the most significant year yet for the industry.  

Amit Dua, President, Suntec; Likhit Wagle, General Manager, Global Banking & Financial Markets, IBMModernising traditional legacy systems offers a structured way for financial services institutions to switch to a customer-centric approach to their business rather than a product-centric view. This may be done through the establishment of a new ‘middle layer’. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence discusses the challenges with Amit Dua of Suntec and Likhit Wagle of IBM. 

Evgeny Likhoded, CEO, ClausematchRemote working in financial services has exacerbated governance issues over the past year. At the same time, regulators, notably the US Department of Justice (DoJ), are focusing more on conduct as opposed to fines for AML/KYC lapses. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence discusses compliance issues and solutions with Evgeny Likhoded of Clausematch.

Susanne Hannestad, Chair of the Advisory Board, FinTech Diversity Radar; Annette Evans, VP of People & Culture, GPSEarlier this year, Global Processing Services (GPS) announced its sponsorship of findexable’s FinTech Diversity Radar – the first global platform gathering data to understand women’s impact on and contribution to the digital economy. Women remain largely underserved by and underrepresented in the FinTech sector. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence speaks to Susanne Hannestad, Chair of the Advisory Board of the FinTech Diversity Radar and Annette Evans of GPS.