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Finastra is a podcast series that explores how financial services is opening up to collaboration, innovation and society. Each episode focuses on a critical question as open APIs, platforms and technology make the industry accessible to customers, fintechs and big tech like never before.


Produced by Finastra, each episode brings guests with diverse viewpoints together to discuss the changes needed to make the future of finance open.

Join in the conversation on twitter at @FinastraFS with the hashtag #OpenFinance.

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Finastra Open Finance

Finastra
Technology
15 episodes
S1 Ep15: What does embedded finance mean for the future of banks?
Banking as a Service (BaaS) is set to have a significant impact on financial services. While there is no doubt that it will change the face of the industry, putting contextual banking in the hands of consumers, is it too soon to tell who the winners will be? And how can banks seize the opportunity? 
25m • Mar 21, 2022
25m
S1 Ep14: How can the financial services industry tackle climate change?
Following COP26, and with so many eco-friendly fintechs making their mark on the world, this episode looks at why it’s time for banks to join the conversation around environmental sustainability, explore cloud opportunities, and also help their customers deliver a net positive environmental impact. 
24m • Mar 17, 2022
24m
S1 Ep13: What are we doing to stamp out AI bias in financial services?
Unconscious bias in algorithms, AI and machine learning could be a significant driver for inequality. Financial services providers and technology vendors must address the problem to ensure a level playing field for everyone – when it comes to borrowing money, for example. This episode highlights why the industry must check if the biases that exist in society are being repeated through the desig...
22m • Mar 14, 2022
22m
S1 Ep12: What role can fintechs play in tackling the wealth gap and inequality?
 This episode continues our discussion around financial inclusion. While wealth gaps and inequality are dividers when it comes to income and financial stability, it is sometimes harder to see change when looking at these problems in developed countries. This episode explores key areas of inequality, including bias based on gender and ethnic background, and looks at how fintech can help tackle t...
29m • Mar 01, 2021
29m
S1 Ep11: What are the benefits of international fintech collaboration and what role do regulators play?
Collaboration and partnerships have long been part of the soul of many fintech companies, such as Finastra, but what are the benefits of collaboration between countries, how can these be strengthened, and what role do regulators play? 
25m • Feb 22, 2021
25m
S1 Ep10: How has COVID-19 impacted the fintech ecosystem?
 COVID-19 has changed the world forever, and the business sector has felt the impact acutely. Payments, funding, investment and development have all been affected. This episode will delve into the impact on the financial services sector, covering innovation and Banking-as-a-Service in the new environment. 
28m • Feb 08, 2021
28m
S1 Ep9: How can technology tackle financial exclusion?
Financial exclusion is an issue facing close to a third of adults globally - mainly affecting women, poorer households and the unemployed. Yet technology could be the answer. With those in remote areas still often able to access the internet and a mobile phone, we discuss how financial technology can help redefine finance for good. 
22m • Feb 01, 2021
22m
S1 Ep8: Can we close the trade finance gap?
Can fintechs, banks and regulators work together to close the trade finance gap? Dr. Rebecca Harding, CEO Coriolis Technologies joins Finastra CEO, Simon Paris and Emily Nicolle, Technology Editor, City AM to discuss in our latest Open Finance podcast episode.   This episode was recorded prior to the Coronavirus outbreak. 
13m • Apr 27, 2020
13m
S1 Ep7: Who is responsible when AI goes wrong?
 AI use cases and applications in financial services continue to grow. Data, transparency and education around implementing AI are essential, but ultimately who is responsible for the AI’s decisions and actions – the machine or the person? Huy Nguyen Trieu, Co-Founder of the Centre for Finance Technology and Entrepreneurship and Finastra’s Chirine BenZaied, Director Innovation discuss in our la...
17m • Apr 13, 2020
17m
S1 Ep6: How can fintechs promote intersectionality?
How can fintech businesses work to acknowledge, reflect on and improve intersectional diversity policies? Longstanding colleagues, Karina Govindji, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director for Google EMEA and Finastra’s Chief People Officer, Sharon Doherty discuss.
18m • Mar 30, 2020
18m
S1 Ep5: Where next for fintech disruption?
Fintech has immense power to disrupt the industry. But what does the future of this disruption look like and how can organizations embrace and encourage it? Mark Shayler, Founder of Ape, joins Akber Jaffer, Chief Strategy Officer at Finastra, to discuss. 
20m • Mar 11, 2020
20m
S1 Ep4: What do big banks have to gain from Open Banking?
Financial services has long been a closed industry – what benefits could trigger major banks to open the floodgates to data and collaboration? Amiran Sherozia is leading implementation of open banking at Georgia’s TBC bank, Emily and Eli Rosner discuss why. 
13m • Sep 17, 2019
13m
S1 Ep3: Are Western fintechs falling behind Asia on collaboration?
How can UK fintechs compete with the scale of Chinese tech giants such as Tencent and Alipay? What differentiates UK and US approaches vs the likes of Singapore? Fintech Circle CEO Susanne Chishti joins Emily and Simon Paris to discuss how Western fintechs can scale. 
19m • Sep 17, 2019
19m
S1 Ep2: Is banking innovation more than a cost cutting exercise?
Post the 2008 financial crash radical change had to be made to control cost at big banks – is innovation still over-focused on reducing cost over developing new revenue streams? Charlotte Crosswell, CEO of Innovate Finance joins Emily and Simon Paris to discuss.
17m • Sep 17, 2019
17m
S1 Ep1: Is regulation hampering innovation in banking?
Is it right for regulators to take an active role in disrupting markets? Is the UK a hostile environment for innovators? Former Minister for DCMS, Ed Vaizey MP, joins Emily and Eli Rosner to debate the role that regulators have taken in catalysing Open Banking. Recorded May 2019
17m • Sep 17, 2019
17m

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