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Recorded live at Pay360 2026, this episode of FinTech Focus TV sees host Ian Bailey joined by Jeewan Sagu, Co-Founder of easyPay, for a conversation on how AI, payments and merchant technology are reshaping the way businesses operate. From the evolution of the Easy brand into financial technology to the growing role of AI in websites, marketing, payments and point-of-sale solutions, Jeewan shares...

How do financial institutions move from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption? In this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded at TradingTech Summit 2026 ,  host Ian Bailey is joined by Andre Nedelcoux, Global VP Technology, Financial Services and Insurance at Intellias, to explore how capital markets firms are scaling AI across their organisations. From embedding AI into trading workflows a...

What does it actually take to make AI work in capital markets? In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Vijay Mayadas, CEO of Rimes, for a discussion on trusted data, AI governance and the infrastructure challenges shaping the future of financial markets. As firms accelerate investment into generative AI and agentic workflows, Vijay explains why the real challenge is not the mod...

Recorded live at Future Alpha 2026 in New York City, Oli Knight sits down with Alan Parry, CTO at YellowDog, to discuss the growing role of compute power in quantitative trading. From accelerating simulations and research to helping firms reach alpha faster, Alan explains why infrastructure is becoming a key competitive advantage in financial markets.  The conversation explores cloud computing, AI...

What does the future of AI in financial services really look like? In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Shelby Austin, Chief Executive Officer at Arteria AI, for a fascinating conversation on the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, the rise of agentic systems, and why we're living through one of the most transformative periods in technology history. Shelby share...

In this special episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at PAY360 2026, Ian Bailey is joined by three leaders helping to shape the future of financial services from very different perspectives. Rodrigo Faria, Head of Technology at Bitso, discusses how stablecoins, payments infrastructure and cross-border financial connectivity are transforming the way businesses move money around the world. Ren...

What does great sales leadership look like in today’s FinTech and capital markets landscape? In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Sapna Swaly, Independent Consultant and experienced sales leader, for a fascinating discussion on the evolution of sales, leadership, AI, and growth in financial technology. Drawing on her experience across trading technology, capital markets, a...

India has become one of the most talked-about markets in global finance, but what is really driving its rapid growth? Recorded live at Future Alpha in New York, Oli Knight sits down with Dhiraj Papnai, Head US Sales at Nuvama Financial Services Inc., to explore the transformation of India's trading landscape and why global trading firms are paying close attention. Dhiraj explains how options...

AI is transforming financial technology faster than ever before, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the market data industry. In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Tim Baker, Co-Founder and CEO at Blue-Sky Nexus Inc and viaNexus, to discuss the structural shift taking place across market data, capital markets technology and financial services. Drawing on experience f...

Recorded live at the FIX EMEA Conference 2026, Toby Babb is joined by Jonny Huntington, a former British Army Officer, stroke survivor and the first-ever disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole. Drawing on his experiences in extreme environments, Jonny explores the parallels between polar exploration, military leadership and the challenges facing modern financial services org...

The future of financial markets will be shaped by the next generation, and this episode explores exactly how that change is already happening. In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Jack Hill, Rugiyya Gahramanli, and Rick Mehangra from the FIX NextGen Steering Committee to discuss how the industry is creating stronger pathways for emerging talent across trading, market structu...

Recorded live at Pay360 2026, this episode of FinTech Focus TV sees host Ian Bailey joined by Iana Dimitrova, Chief Executive at OpenPayd, for a conversation on the future of financial infrastructure, digital assets, stablecoins, and the growing importance of payments sovereignty. As global markets evolve and regulation accelerates, Iana shares why financial infrastructure is no longer just about...

Why is one of finance’s biggest markets still running on spreadsheets and IM chats? In the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Neil Arora, CEO at BondXN, to explore why the securitised products market has remained one of the last major areas of finance yet to fully modernise, and what finally changing that could mean for fixed income trading. From electronic trading and AI...

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What separates top-performing investors from the rest? It’s not being right more often. In this episode of FinTech Focus TV , Toby Babb is joined by Clare Flynn Levy, Founder & CEO at Essentia Analytics and co-author of Stock Market Maestros , to explore what truly drives success in the stock market. Drawing on data from some of the world’s leading fund managers, Clare reveals a powerful and o...

Recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference, this episode of FinTech Focus TV sees host Toby Babb joined by Adam Sherlock and Scott Bradley from OneChronos to unpack one of the most important shifts happening in market structure today. From the rise of periodic auctions to the growing debate around innovation versus evolution, Adam and Scott share how OneChronos is challenging traditional tra...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV , Toby Babb is joined by Simon Gallagher, CEO and Head of Sales at Euronext, to explore the fundamental shifts reshaping liquidity, trading, and price formation across European markets. From the rise of bilateral trading and non-transparent venues to the growing concerns around price discovery, Simon shares a clear, insider perspective on where market structure...

AI is transforming software engineering at speed, but what does that really mean for financial services? In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Krzysztof Grajek, Principal Software Engineer at SoftwareMill, shares how AI is reshaping the software development lifecycle, from code generation to the growing challenge of trust, traceability, and governance. As AI takes on more of the development process...

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, co-host Oli Knight speaks with Federico Fontana, Chief Technology Officer at XAI Asset Management, about the reality of building and scaling a systematic trading firm. Recorded at Future Alpha New York 2026, Federico shares how technology, strategy, and efficiency come together when launching a quant fund from day one. From avoiding overengineering to making sm...

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby is joined by Christian Schwarz, Managing Director at valantic FSA, to explore what’s really driving transformation across the global payments landscape. From regulation-led innovation and the reality behind instant payments, to the growing impact of stablecoins and digital assets, this conversation breaks down why legacy banking infrastructure is being pus...

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Jon Freedman, Director at Quant Fin, to unpack one of the biggest questions facing financial technology today: are firms approaching AI in the right way? Drawing on over two decades of experience across hedge funds and capital markets, Jon shares a candid view of how AI is actually being adopted across the buy side, and where many firms...

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026, Laetitia Visconti from Aquis Exchange shares a clear, practical view on the challenges shaping European markets today. From fragmented liquidity and market visibility to the balance between regulation and innovation, this conversation explores why understanding the full picture of market structure is critic...

What does the future of go-to-market in institutional finance actually look like? In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby sits down with Erik McBain, Chief Executive Officer at HedgeID, to explore how AI, data, and precision targeting are reshaping sales across capital markets. From the reality of broken CRM systems to the rise of AI-driven workflows, this conversation goes deep into how firms c...

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026, Steve Toland, Founder of TransFICC, joins us to unpack the forces reshaping the market. From new transparency regulations in bond trading to the growing demand for automation, firms are under pressure to trade faster, handle greater volumes, and adapt to increasingly complex workflows.  Portfolio trading, i...

Tokenisation is no longer a concept for the future; it’s becoming a real, scalable solution for capital markets today. In this episode of FinTech Focus TV filmed at the FIX EMEA conference 2026 in London, Toby Babb sits down with Roland of Nasdaq to explore how digital assets are moving beyond experimentation and into live institutional use cases. From unlocking liquidity and improving collateral...