Fintech Finance Podcasts: The FF Salon

FedNow: What Happens Next…? Mick Fennell from Temenos | FF Salon at Sibos 2023

From the FF Salon at Sibos 2023 we speak to Mick Fennell, Business Director for Payments at Temenos, who fills us in on the changes happening in the US payments space following the launch of FedNow. There is increased appetite in financial services to offer instant payments and of course embed it in third party products. The question Fennell offers for those organisations is, ‘where is the long term ROI coming from?’
We also hear about further changes on the horizon, particularly in the correspondent banking space and how at Temenos, they’re helping companies to migrate to the cloud and build exciting new features for the end user.

How Hawk:AI is fighting financial crime in an effort to be the world’s best. Chris Caruana | FF Salon at Sibos 2023

We speak to Chris Caruana from Hawk:AI at the FF Salon about what they’re doing in the areas of fraud detection and AML. Speaking at Sibos 2023 in Toronto, Caruana tells us how he got to this position and how working with Hawk AI is the perfect match up of his interests in technology and preventing fraud.
There’s a sense that this product can have a meaningful impact on real people, both consumers and organisations alike, who are continually under threat from fraud and money laundering. In this interview he also talks about the importance of networking and Hawk:AI’s goal to be the world’s best in the financial crime space.

It’s all about real-time payments with Form 3 | FF Salon at Sibos

We speak to Michael Mueller, CEO of Form 3 at the FF Salon at Sibos, where he explores the beginning of their cloud based Paytech company and how they’re scaling up.
According to Mueller, there is increasing focus on real time payments across the financial services industry, both in Europe, where it is almost the norm, and the US, which has recently made big strides in this area. You’ll also hear some wisdom on building a fintech company well and the slow pace of change in the finance world.

World’s First Commercial Lending AI Interface Revealed! Trade Ledger | FF Salon at Sibos

Join us at the FF Salon at Sibos with Martin McCann, CEO of Trade Ledger, as he unveils the world’s first generative AI interface in commercial lending! In this exclusive interview, Martin, probably with some of the longest hair of the FF Salon, discusses Trade Ledger’s groundbreaking technology, set to transform the way we interact with banks. Discover how this innovation, deployed through Microsoft Teams, is reshaping commercial bank business models and eliminating the need for traditional, time-consuming interactions. Through Trade Ledger banks’ Receivables Finance customers at the end journey have had their approvals cut from nearly two months to 48 hours!!!! Don’t miss out on the future of banking—watch now and stay ahead of the curve!

Inspiration in Fintech: Jaid – Unveiling the Power of Workflows | FF Salon At Sibos 2023

Join Dan Kramer from Jaid for an exhilarating episode of the FF Salon at Sibos 2023. Kramer, shares his unique journey from seeing Wall Street in the 1970’s as a child, to revolutionising workflows in a completely digital ecosystem.
In this captivating session, Dan discusses how Jaid addresses unmet workplace challenges, making the mundane meaningful for both clients and their customers.
Discover the significant impact Jaid has, improving lives and showcasing the immense potential fintech holds in transforming traditional industries. Dan emphasises the importance of culture, inclusive hiring practices, and fostering excellence.
Prepare to be inspired by this remarkable FF Salon conversation that underlines the all encompassing benefit that the fintech landscape can provide.

The Paytech Show 6.01: Payments in Africa – Financial Mobility In The Sub Sahara Smart Cities & Mobile Payments

Banking, payments, and commerce, represent the bedrock of a nation’s economy. Daily payments and transactions are now fundamental to the way we live now, and the introduction of digital payment platforms and mobile apps has instigated that. This is no more true than in the financial evolution of Payments in Africa.
In this episode of the Paytech Show, we are joined by Frank Molla, the Managing Director & Head of Sub Sahara Africa at BPC Banking Technologies. Here, we discuss the extent to which digital payments have changed the financial landscape of the West Africa region, and the continued growth it aspires to with the concept of smart cities and super apps.
“Where is the future? We’re talking about biometrics, we’re talking about artificial intelligence,” said Molla. “Think of connecting a village to a city, a city to a region, a region to other regions, and then the whole world. This is the beauty of smart cities.
“From what we see as BPC and from what smart cities are concerned, leveraging sensors, leveraging data and analytics, it’s all making it easier for every other person.”
BPC’s vision is one of interconnectedness. Through the use of technology in payments, underserved communities across the Sub Sahara, and the world, will not be shut out from accessing the financial services they need to live.
We also caught up withVodacom Groups Chief Officer International Markets, Diego Gutierrez. Speaking on Vodacoms flagship product, M-Pesa, Gutierrez tells us “M-Pesa is the biggest fintech in Africa, we have over 50 million customers on the continent”. On what M-Pesa has enabled in an ecosystem where payments access to banking was historically difficult, Gutierrez tells us “It’s allowed them to be part of the banking system, before M-pesa arrived to these markets only around 10-15% of the people were banked; today almost 60-70% are inside the financial system”
“Now they cannot only do payments, they can send peer-to-peer payments to each other, they can pay for services, they can get loans, they can save money and have accesss to buy products through a network of merchants who take payments in M-Pesa, so, M-Pesa has become at the centre of their lives”

FF Virtual Arena: Deploying agile SaaS banking with Temenos and Nagarro

Very soon, SaaS based banking systems will be universal and strategic partnerships are playing a key role in their delivery. In this episode of the FF Virtual Arena we host Stéphane Meslet and Holger Lehmann from Temenos as well as Surya Vedula from software specialists Nagarro to find out how they’re providing banks with the tools they need.
Of course, banks large and small require standardised levels of compliance, security and capability but they also need solutions that are tailored to the demands of their specific consumer base. Lehmann and Meslet will explain how their Infinity product is able to offer this and how partners such as Nagarro can use the building blocks it provides to deliver localised systems.
Vedula can also provide some insight into that partnership and together our speakers explore how they’re approaching the evolving needs of the banking sector, as an increased dataset plays a central role and agility and adaptation is essential to stay competitive.

Why Ohio could be the destination of choice for European businesses | FF Salon at Money20/20 Europe

In this video from the FF Salon at Money20/20 Europe this year, we spoke to Alina Harastasanu from JobsOhio. She heads up Business Development in Europe and was able to give us some insights into what JobsOhio are doing, to promote the state’s enviable qualities.
Alina is originally from Romania but has been in Ohio ever since she studied there and settled down. She’s ideally placed to talk about businesses in Europe making the leap to a state with a booming financial sector and a highly ranked ecosystem for multiple sectors. She’s also taken a very typical route and one that JobsOhio champion as advocates of the area.

The Paytech Show 6.16: Colombia – The New World, of Cross Border Payments

Joining us in this episode of The Paytech Show, we have Sonia Gómez from ACI Worldwide and Laura Gómez at Banco Davivienda. We’re diving deep into the Colombian cross border payments ecosystem to shed light on the latest trends and insights. Discover how ACI Worldwide is actively aiding businesses and institutions across Colombia in harnessing the potential of the burgeoning cross border payments.
Ana Maria Gutiérrez from Gobenanas spoke with Laura Gómez whose insights were equally enlightening as she delved into recent economic growth in Colombia and the concurrent advancements in the payments sphere.

The Fintech Show 6.12: How AI is unlocking the potential of data for banks

On this episode of The Fintech Show we’re going on an AI deep dive. It’s the topic everyone is talking about, so we gathered some voices from across the industry to get their thoughts on how this technology is changing banking, payments and more.
We spoke to Haytham Kaddoura from SmartStream about how they’re using AI to help banks analyse data more efficiently than ever before. Ranil Boteju from Lloyds and Jesus Renero from BBVA‘s dedicated ‘AI Factory’ share their expertise around data analytics and let us know how their organisations are working on using AI for good.
We’ve also got excellent insights from Nick Kerigan at Swift who is well placed to discuss AI innovation in the payments space. If you’ve wondered where this technology is taking us, make sure to watch this exciting episode for an optimistic and detailed overview of the opportunities that await the sector.