Software crosses borders effortlessly. The globalization of money, however, is considerably more challenging. This is especially true for multinational businesses, which grapple with managing multiple accounts in diverse currencies, navigating costly foreign exchange rates, and unpredictable money transfers.
As businesses increasingly embrace a global defau ... Show More
Mar 20
Inside Palantir: Building Software That Matters with Shyam Sankar
In this conversation, Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer at Palantir Technologies, discusses his new book Mobilize, his commission in the U.S. Army, and why he believes the most important thing America can do right now is inspire its latent heretics to step forward. He also b ... Show More
54m 51s
Mar 19
AI Just Gave You Superpowers — Now What?
A new paper, “Some Simple Economics of AGI,” is making the rounds—Web3 with a16z we sat down with author Christian Catalini (MIT Crypto Economics Lab) and Eddy Lazzarin (CTO of a16z crypto), in conversation with Robert Hackett, to unpack what AGI could mean for work and markets. ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 18
AI, Supply Chains, and the Future of Economic Power
Erik Torenberg sits down with Jacob Helberg to discuss AI, manufacturing, supply chains, and the new geopolitics of technology. Drawing on themes from Helberg’s book The Wires of War, they explore why hardware, industrial capacity, and secure supply chains have become central to ... Show More
37 m
May 2021
526. News: A great time to be a fintech investor
Our expert hosts, David Brear and Melissa Stringer, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
Livia Benisty, Global Head of Business AML at Banking Circle
Natasha ... Show More
1h 3m
Feb 2023
708. News: Is Buy Now Pay Later regulation finally happening?
Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Amy Gavin, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
US fintech unicorn A ... Show More
1h 1m
Mar 2021
512. News: Are Stripe the technokings of payments?
Our expert hosts, David Brear and Mel Stringer are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
Oscar Williams-Grut, Senior City Correspondent at Yahoo Finance
Miguel Ar ... Show More
1h 10m
May 2024
852. News: The first American bank failure of 2024, as Visa launch US open banking
Our expert host Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including Ramp's recent $150m funding, which it will use to enhance its AI capabilities, and Goldman Sachs selling its Mar ... Show More
1h 3m
Sep 2022
EP24 Exploring Egypt’s Fintech Expansion | Walid Hassouna, ValU
<p>In terms of fintech adoption, Egypt has been a little slow on the take compared to other nations. However, companies like ValU are changing that.</p><p>As innovative companies and dynamic leaders forge a path to the future, Egypt emerges as one of the most exciting regions on ... Show More
38m 9s
Sep 2023
781. Focus: Creating end to end access to finance in APAC with Vrutika Mody, Head of GoPay Global Partnerships
In this episode, we're looking at the rise of embedded finance, and its specific use cases in the APAC market.
Visa is predicting the sector to be worth $242 billion US dollars in opportunities for financial providers by 2025 – it’s safe to say lots of people across Asia Pacific ... Show More
42m 14s
Apr 2022
616. News: UK's open banking regulator faces shake-up, ArK Kapital creates 'ageing filter' for startups
Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
This week's guests include:
Alan Ainsworth, Head of Policy, OBIE
Axel Bruzelius, Founder and COO, A ... Show More
51m 42s