IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Interviews
Go one-on-one with the innovators, disruptors, leaders, and decision-makers driving change in FinTech and financial services. IBS Intelligence delivers exclusive global interviews that uncover strategies, challenges, and the ideas powering the next wave of financial technology.
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961 episodes
EP963: The outlook for M&A in US financial services and the influence of technology
Mac Thompson, Founder & President, White ClayConsolidation in the banking and finance sector is set to continue. Around 180 bank deals were announced in 2025 and there are going to be more to co...
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Episode 963
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11:52
EP962: How better understanding of risk leads to better decision making
Rajiv Bhat, CEO,
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Episode 962
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8:01
EP961: Rethinking Banking: The Future of AI in Financial Services
As artificial intelligence continues to make waves in the banking sector, this episode dives into how it’s reshaping working capital management. We discuss how AI, APIs, and automation are unlocking new efficiencies in liquidity, supply chain r...
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Episode 961
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14:39
EP960: Unlocking the Power of AI in Working Capital Solutions
In this episode of The Big Interview, Raja Debnath, MD, and Chairperson of Veefin Group, discusses the evolving future of working capital management, where AI and automation are becoming central to financial stability. He highlights how Veefin ...
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Episode 960
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24:27
EP959: Banks Recalibrate as Resilience Becomes the New Technology Mandate
Navigating Bank Partnerships - A West Asia FinTech Guide: The latest from IBSi Perspectives, offers a strategic view of how FinTechs must navigate geopolitical uncertainty while strengthening their relationships with Banks in the region....
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Episode 959
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20:00
EP958: Rewriting the Rules of Regulatory Resilience
Bhavana Mallesh, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Gieom Business Solutions Private Ltd. As regulatory expectations shift from periodic compliance to continuous supervision, financial in...
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Episode 958
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18:00
EP957: Reprogramming Transaction Banking with Programmable Finance
Vaibhav Tambe, Co-founder & CEO, TransBnkWhat happens when money becomes programmable? In this edition of The Big Interview, we spotlight how TransBnk is re-engineering transaction banking from the ground up.Speaking with Co-f...
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Episode 957
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17:55
Ep956: Where Cloud Meets AI: Redefining the Future of Digital Lending
Hari Padmanabhan, Founder – Chairman, UnciaThe discussion moves beyond buzzwords like AI and cloud-native, arguing that most institutions are still in early transformation stages. True AI-driven lending, he suggests, will emerge only whe...
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Episode 956
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20:13
EP955: AI Powers Next Phase of SME and Agri Finance
Brajesh Khandelwal, EVP and Head – Lending Intellect Consumer Banking, Intellect Design Arena LimitedAs artificial intelligence reshapes the future of lending, financial institutions are ret...
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Episode 955
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11:56
EP954: Transforming Digital Banking: The Predictive AI & Low-Code Revolution
Sundararajan S., Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of i-exceed technology solutionsi-exceed explores the future of digital banking through three key pillars: AI-powered personal financial management, real-time risk mitigation, and u...
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Episode 954
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20:29
EP953: Agentic AI: Revolutionizing Credit & Collections in the Age of Automation
Raj MKK, CEO of CreditNirvana.ai, discusses how agentic AI is reshaping the credit and collections cycle by replacing manual, fragmented workflows with autonomous, hyper-personalised recovery processes. Focusing on India and Southeast Asia, he ...
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Episode 953
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19:39
EP952: Smarter Rewards, Better Credit: The Rise of Intelligent Financial Optimisation
Ashish Lath, Founder & CEO, SaveSageLoyalty programmes and credit card rewards promise value, but for many consumers, the reality is complexity, fragmentation, and missed opportunities. As digital finance evolves, technology is begin...
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Episode 952
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16:14
EP951: The Pipes Behind India’s Digital Money Machine
Debiprasad Sarangi, Founder and CEO, iServeUFrom soundboxes in small-town kirana stores to APIs running national banks, India’s FinTech stack is quietly rewriting how participation scales. Puja Sharma sp...
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Episode 951
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15:00
EP950: How Salary Is Powering the Next Inclusion Wave
Piyush Bagaria, Co-founder, SalarySe Salary-linked finance is reshaping how Indian employers think about retention, responsibility, and financial wellbeing. Puja Sharma speaks with Piyu...
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Episode 950
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9:19
EP949: The coming of the agent-to-agent conversation economy
Kevin Flood, Director of Payments Ecosystem Strategy, FISFor years, banks have been pouring money into app development, yet the next revolution in customer interaction may not happen in an app at ...
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Episode 949
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13:55
EP948: Beyond the Hype: Making Blockchain Secure, Compliant, and Enterprise-Ready
Siddharth Ugrankar, CEO & Co-Founder, Qila.ioBlockchain has long been associated with hype and experimentation, but its real value is now emerging in highly regulated environments like banking, insurance, and financial services. As i...
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Episode 948
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13:33
EP947: A perfect storm – trade finance compliance at a turning point
Anar Qasem, Vice President of MENA, Cleareye.aiTrade-based money laundering is how criminals move dirty money across borders disguised as legitimate trade. Banks are spending millions but are still miss...
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Episode 947
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19:10
EP946: From Insight to Impact: How AI Is Reshaping Financial Services
Jeeja Gopinath, Managing Director, Zentis AI & Techvantage.aiArtificial Intelligence is moving beyond experimentation to become a core driver of transformation across banking, financial services, and FinTech. But as institutions grap...
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Episode 946
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8:06
EP945: Meeting compliance and consumer trust goals with biometric ID frameworks
Veena Nair, Head of Content, Humanity ProtocolHumanity Protocol aims to verify people, not passwords through palm biometrics converted into zero-knowledge proofs so platforms can block bots and fra...
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Episode 945
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10:29
EP944: An all-in-one payments platform for emerging markets
Pedro Arnt, Chief Executive Officer, dLocaldLocal simplifies cross-border transactions in emerging markets, connecting global enterprise merchants with billions of emerging market consumers across AP...
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Episode 944
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14:06
EP943: Enabling near-instant settlement of cross-border transactions
Prabhakar Reddy, Founder & CEO, OpenFXOpenFX is building a real-time, open and transparent FX network, aiming to solve the last-mile problem in international money movement by using stablecoins a...
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Episode 943
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8:47
EP942: The business cases for large language models in trade finance
Chandrasekhar Somasekhar, Chief Technology Officer, cleareye.aiThe business of trade finance is traditionally exhaustively documented but mix in a large language model (LLM) and that business can sudden...
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Episode 942
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12:11
EP941: How New-Age Lending Aims to Outrun the NPA Trap
Mahesh Shukla, Founder & CEO, PayMeIndia’s digital lending space is shifting toward trust, compliance, and responsible growth. Puja Sharma speaks with Mahesh Shukla, Founder and CEO of PayMe, on bu...
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Episode 941
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13:57
EP940: Securing Bharat’s Financial Future: Digital Inclusion in Life Insurance
Casparus Kromhout, Managing Director & CEO, Shriram Life InsuranceLife insurance in India is undergoing a pivotal shift from traditional, agent-driven models to digitally enabled, inclusion-led experiences. Rural and emerging India, ...
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Episode 940
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