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
531 episodes
Performance Starts With Culture | Inside SIX’s High-Performance Leadership | with Tamsin Hobley, Group Head of Partners and Alliances at SIX
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby sits down with Tamsin Hobley, Group Head of Partners and Alliances at SIX, to unpack what high performance culture really looks like inside a global financial market infrastructu...
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Tokenization as the New Rails
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at FinTech Connect 2025, Toby is joined by Sharif Bouktila (CEO)and Adam Bouktila (CSO) of RWA.io to explore how real-world asset tokenisation is quietly reshaping h...
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Clearing was Built for a Different Era - Time for Something New & Improved | George Davis, Co-Founder & CEO at Lorum (formerly Fuse)
Clearing was built for a different era. Is it time for a reset?On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby is joined by George Davis, Co-Founder & CEO at Lorum (formerly Fuse), to unpack what’s broken in global clearin...
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Why Regulation is the Turning Point for Digital Assets | Liliana Reasor, Chief Executive Officer at SupraFin
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Stavtar's Turbo Growth Story | Steven Petersen, Co-Founder of Stavtar Solutions Inc.
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby is joined by Steven Petersen, Co-Founder of Stavtar Solutions Inc., to explore the real operational challenges that emerge as financial services firms grow.Steven shares how a fail...
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Why Simplicity Wins in FinTech UX | Mike Vitez, Co-Founder of Saturnia Design
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, host Toby Babb is joined by Mike, a product and UX specialist with experience building, scaling, and exiting startups across FinTech and Web3.Recorded live at FinTech Connect i...
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Why Legacy FinTech Systems Are Killing Innovation in Capital Markets | Steve Grob, Founder, Vision57
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Steve Grob, Founder of Vision57, to explore why legacy technology continues to hold back innovation across FinTech and capital markets.Steve shares his perspective on why “rip a...
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How to Win The Deep Fake Arms Race | Omar Dapul, CEO of Deepfaic
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby sits down with Omar Dapul, CEO of Deepfaic, to explore one of the most urgent challenges facing financial services today: deepfake-driven fraud and the future of AI-powered identity protection...
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The Christmas Sandwich Special | Neil Weatherall and Sophonie Robichon, Boltzbit
We’re unwrapping something a little different this year… sandwiches, AI innovation, and two incredible guests who brings it all together.In this festive episode, Toby is joined by Sophonie Robichon, Head of Marketing & Communi...
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My Crusade Against Financial Crime | Alex Somervell, Co-Founder and CEO at Ask Silver
Scams are becoming more sophisticated than ever — and anyone can fall victim.In the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at the Payments Association’s Financial Crime 360 event, Toby sits down with Alex Somervell, Co-Founde...
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Compliance Re-Engineered for the Age of AI | Iain Armstrong, Executive Director, FCC Strategy at ComplyAdvantage
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded live at Financial Crime 360, Toby sits down with Iain Armstrong from ComplyAdvantage for a powerful conversation on the future of financial crime, global sanctions, AI-driven fraud, and why vulnerabi...
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The Future of KDB Developers: How DefconQ Built a Global KDB Learning Community | Alex Unterrainer, KDB Enthusiast and founder of DefconQ
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Lucia sits down with Alex Unterrainer, KDB Enthusiast and founder of DefconQ, to explore how he’s breaking down one of the most complex technologies in finance and m...
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Fixed Income: The Hidden Challenges of Systematising Bond Markets | Hamza Chaudhry, Fixed Income Quantitative Researcher at AllianceBernstein
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Oli sits down with Hamza Chaudhry, Fixed Income Quantitative Researcher at AllianceBernstein, to explore the rapid evolution of systematic strategies in fixed income.
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Catalysing Outcomes in Financial Technology | Glenn Lesko and Nilesh Nanavati from OPCO Advisory LLC
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV filmed in New York City, Toby is joined by Glenn Lesko and Nilesh Nanavati from OPCO Advisory LLC, a team redefining how capital markets organisations scale, innovate, and execute.From c...
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The Science Behind Custom LLM’s and Alpha Discovery | Yichuan Zhang, Co-Founder, CEO & Chief Research Officer at Boltzbit
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Oli Knight sits down with Yichuan Zhang, Co-Founder, CEO & Chief Research Officer at Boltzbiz. They dive into the reality of LLM adoptio...
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AI Won’t Replace Quant Research, It’ll Refine It | Federico Fontana, Chief Technology Officer at XAI Asset Management
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Lucia sits down with Federico Fontana, Chief Technology Officer at XAI Asset Management, for a look into the real impact of AI on quant research, trading infrastru...
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Making AI part of our DNA | Amjad Zoghbi, Head of Artificial Intelligence at TRG Screen
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby sits down with Amjad Zoghbi, Head of Artificial Intelligence at TRG Screen, as Amjad shares how TRG Screen is embedding AI into its long-established product suite, the realities of internal AI adoption,...
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How Multi-Manager Platforms Are Redefining Hedge Fund Strategy | Mathias Piardon, CEO, 1L Capital
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Oli Knight sits down with Mathias Piardon, CEO of 1L Capital, to explore how the firm is rethinking portfolio construction, manager selection, and alpha-only strategies.
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Integrating Climate Impact into Investment Models | Antonia Lim, Chief Investment Officer
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Lucia is joined by Antonia Lim, Chief Investment Officer at Impact Cubed, to explore how climate risk modelling is transforming investment decisions and reshaping the financial landscape.Fro...
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Trading Technology Development is Faster Than Ever Before | Rolf Anderson, Co-Founder and CEO and Himesh Soneji, Advisor at Sequitor Engineering
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby is joined by Himesh Soneji, Advisor and Rolf Andersson, Co-Founder & CEO at Sequitor Engineering, as they discuss one of the most urgent conversations in today’s financial markets: how firms can tru...
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