tell.talks
tell.talks is the podcast for people who work in fintech, payments and financial services. We have honest, direct conversations with the founders, leaders and operators shaping the industry.
Each episode runs under 15 minutes. No fluff, no jargon for the sake of it. Just real conversations about what's working, what isn't, and where embedded finance, open banking, payments infrastructure and the future of money are actually heading.
Guests have included executives from TSB Bank, Railsr, SaaScada, Moorwand, Andaria and more. Covering everything from legacy core banking systems, Confirmation of Payee, BaaS regulation, to leadership, M&A and building without funding.
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9 - Banks are running on systems that were built before the internet existed. Nelson Wootton on the ticking clock
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In this episode of tell.talks, we sit down with Nelson Wootton, CEO and Co-Founder of SaaScada, to unpack why banks still struggle to move at pace, and what needs to change.
Nelson shares why many banks operate weeks behind reality, how legacy core banking systems slow innovation, and why replacing them can feel like “open-heart surgery while the patient walks around.”
We also explore what true product agility looks like, why coexistence is key to modernisation, and how leadership, empowerment, and trust play a critical role in driving change.
A candid conversation on the realities of banking transformation, what’s broken, what’s fixable, and why modernisation isn’t just a technology problem.