FinTech Focus TV – Powered by Harrington Starr
FinTech Focus TV is hosted by Harrington Starr’s CEO, Toby Babb. This celebrated podcast invites the industry’s foremost thought leaders to share their role in driving innovation, growth, and technological change. From the merge of TradFi and DeFi, to the current state of FinTech investment opportunities, FinTech Focus TV places the spotlight on the most pressing marketplace conversations.
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Episodes
556 episodes
Is Throwing Time More Important Than Throwing Money at AI? | Jon Freedman, Director at Quant Fin
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Jon Freedman, Director at Quant Fin, to unpack one of the biggest questions facing financial technology today: are firms approaching AI in the right way?Drawing on over two de...
The Liquidity Problem in European Markets | Laetitia Visconti, Head of Market Structure from Aquis Exchange
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026, Laetitia Visconti from Aquis Exchange shares a clear, practical view on the challenges shaping European markets today.From fragmented liquidity a...
The Future of Go To Market in Institutional Finance | Erik McBain, Chief Executive Officer at HedgeID
What does the future of go-to-market in institutional finance actually look like?In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby sits down with Erik McBain, Chief Executive Officer at HedgeID, to explore how AI, data, and precision targeting a...
Fixed Income Trading Is Changing Fast: Automation, AI & the Rise of Complexity | Steve Toland, Founder at TransFICC
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026, Steve Toland, Founder of TransFICC, joins us to unpack the forces reshaping the market.From new transparency regulations in bond trading to the g...
From Experimentation to Implementation: How Tokenisation Is Transforming Capital Markets | Roland Chai, President of European Markets and Head of Digital Assets, EVP, Nasdaq
Tokenisation is no longer a concept for the future; it’s becoming a real, scalable solution for capital markets today.In this episode of FinTech Focus TV filmed at the FIX EMEA conference 2026 in London, Toby Babb sits down with...
Project Sparrow: Why Now? | Haider Mannan, Founder & CEO at BIGTXN
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Haider Mannan, CEO and Founder of BigTXN, to explore how geopolitical fragmentation is reshaping financial services, risk, and sanctions.As uncertainty rises across global mar...
The Wingmans Special: What's next for markets? | David Perkins, EVP, Growth Strategy at Genesis Global
The world’s first FinTech podcast recorded over chicken wings!In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with David Perkins at Wingman’s in Soho for a conversation that blends market insight with real personality.Dav...
Babb talks to BABB. London & The Future of On Chain Finance | Kenneth Kinsella, Co-Founder & CEO of ReDeFi & BABB
What if the next wave of FinTech isn’t about disrupting banks—but rebuilding the system entirely?In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Kenneth Kinsella, Co-Founder & CEO of ReDeFi & BABB, joins Toby to unpack the shift towards on-...
Will Blockchain Replace Traditional Finance? The Future of Trading Explained | Tim Meggs, CEO and Co-Founder of LO:TECH
AI in Capital Markets London: Modular Technology & Trading Tech Trends | Niketta Postlethwaite-Williams, Director of Strategic Accounts at Genesis Global
Everyone is talking about AI in capital markets.Very few are explaining where it actually works.At TradingTech Summit 2026, Toby Babb sat down with Niketta Postlethwaite-Williams from Genesis Global to break down the reality behin...
The Evolution of Trust In Agentic AI | Kaja Verhoeven Zupanc, Duco's Head of Machine Learning
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Kaja, Head of AI at Duco, to explore how AI is moving beyond hype and into real, production-ready solutions within financial services. From transforming unstruct...
Institutional Tokenisation: How Real-World Assets Are Entering the Regulated Financial System | Vinay Anupindi, Co-Founder at Monee Financial Technologies
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at FinTech Connect 2025, Toby Babb speaks with Vinay from Monee Finance Technologies about the rise of tokenisation and real-world assets (RWA) in financial markets.They discuss what it ...
AI, Mega Rounds & Fintech Venture Capital in 2026 | Mark Beeston, Founder at Illuminate Financial
In this latest episode, Mark Beeston, Founder at Illuminate Financial, joins Toby to share his perspective on the forces shaping the future of financial technology.From the evolution of FinTech investing to the technologies transf...
RegTech 2026: The Control Year | PJ Di Giammarino, Founder and CEO of RegRisk Legal Solution
Artificial intelligence is reshaping financial regulation, and the implications for financial institutions are profound.In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with PJ Di Giammarino, Founder and CEO of RegRisk Legal Solu...
Building Future Skills in an AI World | Julia Streets, Founder and CEO of Streets Consulting
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Julia Streets, Founder and CEO of Streets Consulting and an MBE-recognised leader in financial services and technology.Together they explore how AI is reshaping the future of ...
The Truth About AI in Compliance | Kartik Dabbiru, CEO & Founder at ComplyStream
AI is reshaping financial crime — but compliance teams still face fragmented systems, broken processes, and data silos.In this episode recorded at FinTech Connect 2025, Kartik Dabbiru, CEO & Founder at ComplyStream, explains why resp...
A First of its Kind in AI | Adam Hibbs, Vice President – Global AI Product Development at AICPA & CIMA
AI dominated conversations in 2025. But what happens when the hype fades and real accountability begins?In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb speaks with Adam Hibbs, Vice President – Global AI Product Development at AICPA & ...
The FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026: Markets Under Pressure | with Jim Kaye, Executive Director of the FIX Trading Community
In this episode, Toby sits down with Jim Kaye of the FIX Trading Community to discuss The FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026 and why finance is truly at the edge of change.They discuss:– Regulation across UK and EU– AI becoming ope...
Capital Markets 2026: Asia Expansion, AI Augmentation and the Future of Trading Infrastructure | Rob Lane (LSEG), Himesh Soneji (Tech Advocates) and Asim Farooq (Proprietary Trading Firm)
Asia is becoming structurally easier to access. AI is becoming structurally embedded in trading desks.In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded in our studio, Toby Babb sits down with Rob Lane (LSEG), Himesh Soneji (Tech Advocates) a...
How Open Banking Is Solving the UK’s £89bn Dormant Asset Crisis | Varun Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Know Your Dosh
£89 billion is sitting in the UK, and families don’t even know it exists.In this episode, recorded live at FinTech Connect 2025, Carl Charlson speaks with Varun Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Know Your Dosh, about the structural problem be...
Why the Buy-Side Is Rebuilding Trading Platforms | Greg Azrak from Adroit Trading Technologies
What FinTech Gets Wrong About Digital Identity | Chloe Coleman, Chief Executive Officer at VouchSafe
What FinTech Gets Wrong About Digital IdentityIn this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at FinTech Connect, Toby Babb sits down with Chloe Coleman, CEO of Vouchsafe, to unpack what FinTech still gets wrong about digital identity.
How to Win the War for Fintech's Best AI Talent | Cyrus Lyons, Head of Engineering at Tunic Pay, and Neal Lathia, Co-Founder and CTO at Gradient LabsCyrus Lyons, Head of Engineering at Tunic Pay, and Neal Lathia, Co-Founder and CTO at Gradient Labs
Attracting AI talent in FinTech is no longer about who pays the most.In this episode, Toby sits down with two AI-native FinTech leaders, Cyrus Lyons, Head of Engineering at Tunic Pay, and Neal Lathia, Co-Founder and CTO at Gradient Labs,...
The End of Rip-and-Replace: How Banks Can Innovate Without Breaking Everything | Ohad Kotler, Co-Founder & CEO at Tweezr
What if legacy systems aren’t holding banks back, but actually giving them an edge?In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at FinTech Connect 2025, Carl Charlson sits down with Ohad Kotler, Co-Founder and CEO of Tweezr, t...