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
569 episodes
Why India Is Attracting Global HFT Firms | Dhiraj Papnai, Head US Sales at Nuvama Financial Services Inc.
India has become one of the most talked-about markets in global finance, but what is really driving its rapid growth?Recorded live at Future Alpha in New York, Oli Knight sits down with Dhiraj Papnai, Head US Sales at Nuvama Financial Se...
The Structural Shift in Market Data | Tim Baker, Co-Founder and CEO at Blue-Sky Nexus Inc and viaNexus
AI is transforming financial technology faster than ever before, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the market data industry.In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Tim Baker, Co-Founder and CEO at Blue-Sky ...
What FinTechs can Learn from Polar Exploration | Jonny Huntington, Keynote Speaker
Recorded live at the FIX EMEA Conference 2026, Toby Babb is joined by Jonny Huntington, a former British Army Officer, stroke survivor and the first-ever disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole.Drawing on his experi...
The Next Gen of FIX - The Future is Bright | Jack Hill, Rugiyya Gahramanli, Rick Mehangra
The future of financial markets will be shaped by the next generation, and this episode explores exactly how that change is already happening.In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Jack Hill, Rugiyya Gahramanli, and ...
Why Financial Infastructure Now Matters More Than Ever | Iana Dimitrova, Chief Executive at OpenPayd
Recorded live at Pay360 2026, this episode of FinTech Focus TV sees host Ian Bailey joined by Iana Dimitrova, Chief Executive at OpenPayd, for a conversation on the future of financial infrastructure, digital assets, stablecoins, and the growin...
Breaching Fintech's Last Bastion: Modernising the Securitised Product Space | Neil Arora, Founder at BondXN
Why is one of finance’s biggest markets still running on spreadsheets and IM chats?In the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Neil Arora, CEO at BondXN, to explore why the securitised products market has remained...
The Future of Payments: Scale, Stablecoins, & The Reality Behind Growth | James Johansen, Antonio Soares and Luc Gueriane
What We Can Learn From Stock Market Maestros | Clare Flynn Levy, Founder & CEO at Essentia Analytics
What separates top-performing investors from the rest? It’s not being right more often.In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Clare Flynn Levy, Founder & CEO at Essentia Analytics and co-author of St...
From Speed to Quality: How OneChronos Is Redefining Trading in Europe | Adam Sherlock and Scott Bradley, OneChronos Markets
Recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference, this episode of FinTech Focus TV sees host Toby Babb joined by Adam Sherlock and Scott Bradley from OneChronos to unpack one of the most important shifts happening in market structure today....
What's Keeping People Awake at Night in Market Structure? | Simon Gallagher, CEO and Head of Sales at Euronext
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Simon Gallagher, CEO and Head of Sales at Euronext, to explore the fundamental shifts reshaping liquidity, trading, and price formation across European markets.From the...
How AI is Transforming Software Engineering in FinTech | Krzysztof Grajek, Principal Software Engineer at SoftwareMill
AI is transforming software engineering at speed, but what does that really mean for financial services?In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Krzysztof Grajek, Principal Software Engineer at SoftwareMill, shares how AI is reshaping the so...
Technology, Strategy & Scaling in Systematic Trading | Federico Fontana, Chief Technology Officer at XAI Asset Management
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, co-host Oli Knight speaks with Federico Fontana, Chief Technology Officer at XAI Asset Management, about the reality of building and scaling a systematic trading firm.Recorded at Future Alpha New York...
A Moment of Change in Payments | Christian Schwarz, Managing Director at valantic FSA
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby is joined by Christian Schwarz, Managing Director at valantic FSA, to explore what’s really driving transformation across the global payments landscape.From regulation-led innovation and the real...
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...