Fintech Finance Podcasts: The FF Salon
FF News | Fintech Finance presents... well.. what is turning into a selection of creative, innovative spins on B2B podcasts! Kicking off with the ”FF Salon”, we interview some of the best and brightest in Fintech... while at the same time, cutting, styling & ”zhuzh”ing their hair; giving us much more intimate and deeper insight into what makes these executives and companies tick Coming up... - Carpool Conversations @ITC - The FF Salon @Sibos
Episodes

Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Welcome back to The Insurtech Show. In today’s episode, we’ll be exploring the exciting world of artificial intelligence and its impact on customer experience in the insurance industry. Today, we’re joined by a fantastic suite of experts to discuss the latest developments and innovations in this exciting area of the industry.
Joining us for today’s episode, we have:
Bastiaan de Goei, Insurance Industry Leader at Instabase
Simon Pink, UK Head of Emerging Technology at QBE Ventures
Danilo Raponi, Group Head of Innovation at Generali

Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Today, on The Paytech Show, Join Martin Herlinghaus from Aevi, Emily Fallon, Head of Customer Experience at Tyl by NatWest and Steven Stewart from myPOS as our guest stars today! We’ll be discussing how the integration of Paytech in-store is revolutionising high-street payments and boosting local businesses. We’ll also be taking a closer look at how independent software vendors (ISVs) can navigate their payment partner relationships to ensure they’re getting the most out of their Paytech solutions.

Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Join us on the Virtual Arena “Embracing Sustainability: Navigating the Shift to Authentic Green Payments,” where we will delve into the critical aspects of sustainability in the financial industry. Our panel of experts will confront the issue of greenwashing in the payment industry, shedding light on how banks and fintechs can create and implement sustainability strategies that are truly green, while ensuring an authentic digital and physical payment journey for their customers.
We will explore some of the biggest challenges faced in establishing and maintaining green credentials and discuss the roles that banks and fintechs play in enabling the adoption of authentic sustainable approaches. G+D’s Chitua Kalio is hosting this webinar with Netcetera, Patch, and Doconomy to explore the most effective strategies for financial institutions to establish green credentials and adopt sustainable practices that cater to the needs of eco-conscious customers.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from industry experts about the future of sustainable finance and how to foster authenticity in green payment solutions.

Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
Welcome back to another episode of The Insurtech Show where we explore the fascinating world of insurance technology. In today’s episode, we’ll be focusing on parametric insurance, an innovative form of insurance that’s changing the game for policyholders.
For this show, we’re joined by a suite of guests at the heart of the insurance industry such as Adam Rimmer, Co-Founder & CEO of FloodFlash. Dan Andrews, Insurance Director at Vitesse PSP Limited and Stefano Bison, Group Head of Business Development & Innovation at Generali.

Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Welcome back to another insightful Virtual Arena from FF News! In today’s episode, we’ll be taking a deep dive into the payments industry. As alternative payment methods and technologies continue to rise in prominence all over the world, the challenge of verifying the legitimacy of those payments only continues to grow. Today, we’ll be facing that challenge head-on with an in-depth discussion about authentication in the world of payments.
For this conversation, FF News’ Douglas Mackenzie is joined by Quentin Stephen of Giesecke + Devirent, Linda Weston of Barclaycard Payments and Andrew Shikiar of FIDO Alliance.

Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Welcome back to another exciting episode of The Paytech Show. In this episode, we are fortunate enough to have 2 experts with us who will share their insights and experiences on how the shift in real-time payments is transforming the banking industry around the world.
We’re joined by Christian Luckow, SVP – Tribe Lead for Core Payments Platform and Payments CoE at Danske Bank who shares his experience on how Danske Bank has been adapting to real-time payments and the challenges they’ve faced along the way. We’ll also be speaking to Simon Wilson, MD of Transaction Automation at valantic FSA. Simon will be giving us an overview on how valantic FSA is empowering banks to keep up with the speed and innovation in the industry.

Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Welcome to another exciting Virtual Arena from the team here at FF News. In this episode, we’ll be talking about the world of open banking and the path to success for the industry in the coming years. With certain conversations and speculation casting doubts over the success of the open banking ecosystem, our guests give their insights on how the industry can thrive for the foreseeable future.
For this Virtual Arena, FF News’ Ali Paterson is joined by Nikolaj Hartvig, Director of International Business Development at Neonomics and Tom Wijnen, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Worldline.

Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Welcome back to another insightful virtual arena from FF News. In this episode, we’ll be focusing on the climate crisis and the fight against climate change. We’ll be looking at ways that banks and corporations can cooperate to help us move toward a more sustainable future and help turn the tide of the climate crisis.
For this conversation, FF News’ Ali Paterson is joined by Martin Richards from HSBC Ventures, Alex Garkov from Ecovadis and Clinton Abbott from Suntec Business Solutions

Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Welcome back to another exciting episode of the Fintech Show. In today’s episode, we’ll be focusing on the implementation of artificial intelligence in the banking and insurance industries, and the key challenges faced by these institutions.
To get a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with AI in banking, we’ve travelled across the globe to speak with some of the industry’s leading experts. From New York, to London & Switzerland. We caught up with Roque Martinez from SmartStream Technologies, Ericson Chan from the Zurich Insurance Group and Ash Booth from HSBC.

Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Welcome back to another exciting Virtual Arena from FF News. In this episode, we’ll be looking at the fight against fraud & organized crime. We’ll be looking at the cost of compliance and identifying where the real costs really lie. Are they wrapped up in Tech? Or does it cost more to get the right talent?
For this conversation, FF News’ Doug Mackenzie is joined by Jim Winters of Nationwide Building Society, Eddie Vaughan of LexisNexis Risk Solutions and David Callington of HSBC.