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Shriram Bhashyam

Shriram Bhashyam COO at Sydecar

The resurgence - and evolution - of the venture secondaries market

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 ...

/startups /markets

Chris Poulios

Chris Poulios Product Marketing Manager at Moveo.AI

How Agentic AI is Redefining Banking and Financial Services

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...

/ai Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Stanislav Galandzovsky

Stanislav Galandzovsky Head of User Acquisition at NAGA

Don't Expect Fast Results from Fintech Paid Ads – Here’s Why

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...

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Laurent Descout

Laurent Descout CEO at NEO Capital Markets

The CFO’s Role Has Never Been More Vital

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...

/ai /payments Treasury Management

Ben O'Brien

Ben O'Brien Managing Director at Jaywing

CP10/25: How expectations on climate risk are developing

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...

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Aaron Holmes

Aaron Holmes CEO at Kani Payments

Why building a fintech in Newcastle is a canny decision (and one I’d make all over again)

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.

/regulation /startups Fintech

Joris Lochy

Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever

The Next Frontier for Financial Services: Life-Cycle Event Platforms

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

/retail /predictions Digital Bank Transformation

Mayuri Jain

Mayuri Jain CMO at Science4Data

How Transformative Technologies are Revolutionizing Business

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...

/ai Artificial Intelligence

Vijay Mayadas

Vijay Mayadas President, Capital Markets at Broadridge

Operational Alpha: How Agentic AI Will Rewrite Securities Operations

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...

Martin Bradbury

Martin Bradbury Regional Director, Financial Services UK&I at Dynatrace

Banking on resilience: How UK banks can strengthen their IT systems to avoid outages

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 ...

/regulation /retail Banking

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