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Converge is where the financial markets and the fintech makers meet. We break down the latest global macroeconomic news and trends, while sparking conversations with the sharpest minds in finance and technology. Hear from leaders representing institutions such as the Bank for International Settlements and Bank of America together with disruptors from top fintech companies — including Plaid, Ripple, and many more. Plus, get insights into today’s macroeconomic landscape, with FX currency analysis and the latest market news.
Episodes
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Guest: Erica Dorfman
In the past, finance teams didn’t always benefit from innovation in software like sales and marketing teams did. Now, a group of fintechs are bringing new technologies to market for CFOs and their teams – leveraging the disruptive power of AI. As we see …
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Guest: Boris Kovacevic
It’s been a year already! Join Convera Macro Analyst Boris Kovacevic for the first episode of the year as we re-cap 2023 and deep-dive into potential market and macro risks for the year ahead, covering geopolitics, inflation, central banking, Germany, Chi…
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Guest: Nameer Khan
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and the concept of Environmental, Social & Governance investing (or ESG) is at the heart of corporate efforts to reduce it. But why do many businesses find ESG implementation to be such a chal…
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Guest: Boris Kovacevic
This week, in a window of ~60 hours, policy will be set for 60% of the global economy. Gear up for the last important week of the year when the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England set policy on Wednesday and Thursday. Convera global…
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Guest: John Pitts
In October, the CFPB proposed a rule that would accelerate a shift toward open banking, giving consumers more control over their data and bolstering competition for banks and fintechs to up their game. Plaid, the open banking pioneer that seamlessly conne…
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Guest: Boris Kovacevic
We’re kicking off our new bi-weekly market and macroeconomic update series with a bang. Hear from Global Macro Analyst Boris Kovacevic on why November is shaping up to be the best month for risk assets this year as investors have priced in expectations fo…
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Guests: Naré Vardanyan, Nicole Casperson
Many often say inclusivity is hard, inclusivity isn’t profitable, but in reality, it’s one of the strongest core pillars around which to build a business and drive growth. Automation and AI are casting a more inclusive, wider net through technology in fin…
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Guests: Dharmesh Syal, Mick Fennel, Nilesh Dusane
B2B financial services are at an inflection point; business infrastructure is moving to the cloud, but financial services are lagging: they are fragmented, run on legacy tech, and lack scale and resiliency. At the nexus of driving this necessary change ar…
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Guests: Kalyani Bhatia, Ryan Rugg, Pegah Soltani
A panel of exceptional female leaders discuss what is being done on the ground in some of the most systemically important institutions and emerging fintechs (Swift, Convera, Ripple and Citi) to shape and implement next gen cross-border payments infrastruc…
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Guests: Jody Visser, Rich Clow, Pankaj Sharma, Tom Dye
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…