Shriram Bhashyam COO at Sydecar
After a COVID and economic policy-induced coma, the secondary market for venture has bounced back. Interestingly, this cycle of venture secondaries (or pre-IPO secondaries), has seen the rise of a new feature–the special purpose vehicle (SPV). How did we get here? Monetary and fiscal policies in response to COVID supercharged an asset bubble ...
3 hours /startups /markets
Chris Poulios Product Marketing Manager at Moveo.AI
The banking and financial industry is entering a pivotal era. Over the past decade, banks and fintechs have invested heavily in automating repetitive tasks, but a more profound transformation is underway. What comes next is not simply faster service or cheaper operations. According to McKinsey, Agentic AI represents the next evolution in financia...
8 hours /ai Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Stanislav Galandzovsky Head of User Acquisition at NAGA
Can paid advertising deliver high-quality leads in fintech? Yes, but not nearly as quickly as many hope Many fintech companies — either in banking, trading, SaaS solutions, B2B services or crypto projects — hope performance marketing will do all the work in such a competitive niche. But, in my experience, it never goes in isolation. Trust and bran...
10 hours /identity
Laurent Descout CEO at NEO Capital Markets
In a year defined by economic shocks and geopolitical instability, from proposed tariffs to inflationary pressures, one executive stands increasingly at the centre of strategic decision-making: the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). No longer just a financial gatekeeper, today’s CFO is a central architect of business resilience, growth, and operational...
11 hours /ai /payments Treasury Management
Ben O'Brien Managing Director at Jaywing
CP10/25 doesn’t introduce new climate risk rules — but it does raise the bar. The paper builds on existing guidance and reflects a clear push for firms to go beyond policy statements and start demonstrating how climate risk is integrated into real-world decision-making. The emphasis now is on depth. Firms are expected to show how climate factors a...
12 hours /regulation
Aaron Holmes CEO at Kani Payments
I recently had the pleasure of speaking at Mastercard’s FinTech 2.0 panel event, where we discussed the challenges and opportunities of scaling a fintech company outside of London. The final question stuck with me: “If you had to do it all over again, would you still build your business in Newcastle?” The answer? A resounding yes.
15 hours /regulation /startups Fintech
Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever
Worldwide, there is a clear trend towards embedding various services into a single digital customer journey. This has led to the emergence of embedded platforms, product and service marketplaces, and even super-apps that combine multiple offerings into one cohesive app experience. While these embedded journeys are increasingly comprehensive, they
19 May 2025 /retail /predictions Digital Bank Transformation
Mayuri Jain CMO at Science4Data
Today’s digital revolution has transformed the nature of business, requiring leaders to rethink strategies and embrace innovation not merely as a competitive advantage but as a necessity for sustainable growth. At the heart of this revolution are transformative technologies that power new approaches to problem-solving and continuous improvement. A...
19 May 2025 /ai Artificial Intelligence
Vijay Mayadas President, Capital Markets at Broadridge
Since ChatGPT's 2022 debut, the financial services industry has keenly anticipated AI's transformative impact. That era of speculation is over; its practical application is here. Advanced Generative AI (GenAI) models, particularly when deployed through agentic workflows, are not just reshaping but fundamentally rewriting how broker-dealers, invest...
19 May 2025
Martin Bradbury Regional Director, Financial Services UK&I at Dynatrace
In February 2025, the UK Parliament’s Treasury Committee launched an inquiry into IT failures across major banks. The inquiry uncovered over 803 hours – equivalent to more than 33 days – of unplanned system outages in just two years. This unusual government intervention into the affairs of private enterprises reinforces the urgency for financial ...
19 May 2025 /regulation /retail Banking
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