IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Interviews

Mathieu Gorge, Founder & CEO; Rowan Fogarty, Chief Operating Officer, VigitrustData security and compliance are just a couple of the issues that may get more complicated for UK and European firms in the wake of Brexit.  Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence discussed the potential stumbling blocks and how to address them with Mathieu Gorge and Rowan Fogarty of Vigitrust. Gorge is the author of The Cyber Elephant in the Boardroom: Cyber-Accountability With The Five Pillars Of Security Framework.  The book looks at cybersecurity through the lens of a simple, proven and industry-agnostic methodology that enables businesses of all sizes to map cybersecurity risks, implement a cybersecurity strategy, and demonstrate cyber accountability to regulators, government bodies and law enforcement agencies.

Justin Pike, Chairman, MYPINPADSoftware-based consumer authentication solutions enable businesses to define and create tailored, end-to-end customer experiences, shifting payments onto commercially available mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. But how secure is this? PCI DSS has introduced standards for both Software Payments on Consumer off the shelf devices (SPoC) and Contactless payments on Consumer off the shelf Devices (CPoC) but it has yet to do the same for CPoC+ PIN. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence discussed the importance of PCI compliance with Justin Pike of MYPINPAD.

Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director, FIDO AllianceThe FIDO Alliance is an open industry association whose members include the likes of Apple, Google, American Express, Samsung and Microsoft. Its aim is to develop authentication standards to help reduce our over-reliance on passwords. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence spoke with Andrew Shikiar of the FIDO Alliance about the progress being made towards open standards and an interoperable ecosystem for simpler, stronger user authentication.

Nick Jackson, President, CIMA, and Finance Transformation Leader, OracleA new global survey by Oracle claims that people now trust ‘robots’ more than themselves to manage their finances. The study included more than 9,000 consumers and business leaders in 14 countries. The role of finance teams and financial advisors is going to change and, the survey says, it is time to embrace AI to manage finance. Nick Jackson of Oracle discussed the report’s findings with Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence. 

Rob Shore, Chief Financial Officer, EML PaymentsEML Payments is based in Brisbane, Australia, providing back-end solutions to other FinTechs. Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence spoke with Rob Shore of EML Payments about being a white-labelled B2B service provider. Shore also outlines how the pandemic has accelerated business adoption in a disruptive time for payments.

Christian Reuss, Head, SIX Swiss ExchangeAfter initial volatility in, particularly, the first quarter of 2020, you could be hard-pressed to find signs of the economic downturn in the performance of the world’s capital markets with the latter part of 2020 seeing rising share prices and an increase in the number of IPOs around the world. Christian Reuss of SIX Swiss Exchange talked to Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence about what’s attracting investors into stock markets and why FinTechs are, perhaps strangely, among those companies that may be delaying an IPO.

Amber Ghaddar, Founder, AllianceBlockLate in January 2021, AllianceBlock signed an agreement to join the London Stock Exchange Group’s partner platform, providing institutional members with the ability to have direct market access to AllianceBlock. The firm is building the world’s first globally compliant decentralised capital market. But what does that actually mean? Amber Ghaddar of AllianceBlock explains the concept to Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence. 

Arik Shtilman, CEO and co-Founder, Rapyd2021 has begun with a bang in FinTech with 10 deals worth more than $100 million making headlines in a matter of weeks. How and where will newly deep-pocketed companies invest? Arik Shtilman of FinTech-as-a-service platform Rapyd discusses the changing nature of the digital payments space and the growth of eCommerce with Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence.

Daniel Carpenter, Head of Regulation at Meritsoft Trading activity and dividend arbitrage schemes are seeing increased scrutiny from authorities following the Cum-ex tax scandal. Sunniva Kolostyak speaks to Daniel Carpenter, Head of Regulation at Meritsoft, a Cognizant company, about what institutions can do to ensure compliance and in turn, build trust. 

Kasaye Eshetu, Director, Alternate Channels Department, Dashen BankYemiru Chanyalew, CEO, Moneta TechnologiesMeabh Maguire, Global Commercial Manager, CR2At the recent Global FinTech Innovation Awards, the Amole digital wallet from Dashen Bank was named Most Innovative Digital Wallet Deployment. Since the launch of the Amole Digital Wallet in Ethiopia in July 2018, spearheaded by Ethiopian based Fintech Moneta Technologies and Dashen Bank, underpinned by CR2’s Digital Banking Platform, Dashen Bank has transformed its digital customer base by a phenomenal 4,000%, accelerated customer acquisition, enhanced its liquidity position and are now deeply embedded in the daily spending habits of millions of Ethiopians every day.Robin Amlot of IBS Intelligence discusses the success of Amole with Meabh Maguire of CR2, Yemiru Chanyalew of Moneta Technologies and Kasaye Eshetu of Dashen Bank.