Archives: Podcasts

  • Converge – Perception vs. reality: Who “wins” in the future of cross border payments?

    Who will capture the most value in the cross-border payments ecosystem in the coming years? With new emphasis on instant payments and emerging rails, who stands to win the war for market share, and what models/protocols will be at the nexus of the new era? How do non-banks view this change and the opportunity ahead…

  • Converge – Are You Ready for 2024? Convera’s annual macroeconomic outlook

    Join Head of Market Insights Steve Dooley as he shares a taste of the 2024 edition of Convera’s annual flagship report to help businesses navigate what promises to be yet another uncertain and volatile year ahead, both geopolitically and macroeconomically.

  • Converge – Bridging the way to a multi-CBDC world: Daniel Eidan of the Bank for International Settlements

    Also known as “the central bank of banks,” the ⁠Bank for International Settlements (BIS)⁠ has been guiding and influencing the world’s largest financial institutions for decades. Their new innovation hub has taken a central role in exploring new technologies, #CBDCs among them, that bring “benefits that can lead to faster, cheaper and more transparent payments…

  • Converge – When milliseconds matter: Preventing fraud in an instant payment world

    Sardine, “a behavior-infused platform that offers fraud prevention, compliance (KYC/AML), and payments solutions for various industries,” is tackling fraud in progressive ways using their intuitive API that can detect nuances of fraudulent activity with advanced AI. And with the momentum fueling real-time payment growth, faster payments can equal faster fraud, requiring new tools to detect…

  • Converge – The consumer sets the bar: How B2C innovation is pushing B2B finserv into the future

    This special episode was co-produced with ⁠Tigerhall⁠ – a leading social learning platform. Commercial and retail clients have higher-than-ever expectations of banking as a service. How can financial institutions and banks stay ahead of the customer experience curve? How do we harness the latest applications in AI, including generative AI, to better serve customers? What…

  • Converge – FinTech vs. banks: Who’s eating whose lunch? With Sardine’s Simon Taylor

    Incumbent financial institutions pose both an opportunity and a barrier to the fintech boom. They’ve got the resources to acquire, emulate and dominate. But more legacy financial institutions are turning to fintechs and digital-first financial services providers as partners in the race to provide a better customer experience. Dig into the hungry-for-innovation FinServ environment with…