Financial Markets iNSiGHTS

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, host Tina Kane speaks with Christian K. Schwarz, Head of Banking and Payment Services, about how Europe’s payments landscape is being reshaped as instant payments become mandatory and financial institutions face mounting pressure to modernise legacy infrastructure. They discuss the scale of regulatory change, the challenges of transitioning to real-ti...

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, host Tina Kane speaks to Kevin Formby, VP of Finance and Capital Markets Solutions at Keysight Technologies, about the growing importance of observability, precision measurement and time accuracy in modern trading infrastructure. They explore how, despite ever-increasing speed and shrinking latency, many firms still don’t have a full picture or unders...

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, host Tina Kane speaks with Emmanuel Ashirifi, founder and CEO of Sika Financial Group, about the challenges of FX liquidity - and efficient settlement - in emerging and frontier markets. They discuss how fragmented, manual settlement processes impact working capital liquidity, strain national foreign exchange reserves and impact cross-border trade flo...

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, host Clive Posselt speaks with Philip William, Chief Product Officer at AiMi, about how firms are rethinking this challenge through automation and agentic AI. They explore why manual interpretation still dominates despite decades of trading automation, how trust and auditability shape adoption, and why freeing specialists from low-value triage work is...

In Financial Markets, where technology moves fast and precision is critical, training is more than onboarding, it’s how firms build lasting capability. In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS , host Tina Kane speaks with Michael Clarke, CEO of Mallon Associates, about the evolving role of practitioner-led learning in shaping productive, resilient technology teams. Together, they explore why...

From retail execution to institutional connectivity, the evolution of trading and market data technology is reshaping how financial firms operate. In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, host David Berney sits down with Debbie Kaye, Head of UK Trading at Iress, to share her perspectives on how trading desks and market data platforms are adapting to meet evolving regulatory, technology and g...

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, host David Berney is joined by Melissa Watras and Rob Cope from Trillium Surveyors to explore how trade surveillance and best execution analytics are evolving from regulatory necessities into strategic tools for performance and alpha generation. Our guests share perspectives from both trading and compliance backgrounds to examine why legacy systems ar...

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, Tina Kane is joined by Stéphane Malrait—market structure expert and financial markets technology innovator—for a wide-ranging conversation on the evolution of financial trading, technology innovation and industry leadership. From the early days of electronic FX platforms to today’s fast-evolving AI, digital technologies and regulatory landscape, Stéph...

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, Tina Kane is joined by Stéphane Malrait—market structure expert and financial markets technology innovator—for a wide-ranging conversation on the evolution of financial trading, technology innovation and industry leadership. From the early days of electronic FX platforms to today’s fast-evolving AI, digital technologies and regulatory landscape, Stéph...

In this episode of Financial Markets Insights, we speak to Andrew Kaufmann, founder of Time to Give Network, a not-for-profit initiative transforming how the financial services community (and its ecosystem) interconnects for the dual benefit of business development and charitable causes. Andrew shares the inspiration behind TGN and how it works, in essence, an ‘exchange’ that matches senior level...

In this episode of Financial Markets Insights, we speak to Andrew Kaufmann, founder of Time to Give Network, a not-for-profit initiative transforming how the financial services community (and its ecosystem) interconnects for the dual benefit of business development and charitable causes. Andrew shares the inspiration behind TGN and how it works, in essence, an ‘exchange’ that matches senior level...

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, host Tina Kane sits down with industry experts Jeff Mezger, Vice President, Product Management at Transaction Network Services and Arnaud Derasse, Chief Technology Office at Exegy, to explore the evolving landscape of market data and trading infrastructure. With insights from these leaders in the field, the conversation delves into the shifting dynami...

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, host Tina Kane speaks with Mike Burton, Founder and CEO of Quorum15, about how a simple breakfast meeting grew into a global forum shaping the future of financial markets. Mike shares insights on Quorum15’s role in market structure reforms, the growing involvement of regulators, and the importance of diversity and inclusion. He also offers a glimpse i...

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, host Tina Kane is joined by Hirander Misra, Founder and CEO of ZERO13, an AI-enabled and blockchain-powered platform revolutionising carbon markets. Hirander shares insights into how traditional and decentralised technologies support greater innovation in, and alignment of, global capital markets and high integrity climate projects, the transformative...

In this episode of Financial Markets Insights , host David Berney speaks with Jen Nayar, President and CEO of Sterling Trading Tech. They discuss Sterling's evolution, from its trading platform origins to advancements in risk and margin systems and order management solutions. Jen shares insights into trends such as the rise in traded options, expanding global markets, and the increasing complexity...

In this episode of Financial Markets iNSiGHTS, host Clive Posselt talks with Ollie Cadman, CEO of AiMi, about the future of Capital Markets infrastructure. Ollie highlights how the ongoing stream of platform and interface changes combined with the lack of standardisation challenge the industry, and how AI and automation can streamline processes while staying ahead of mandatory changes to critical...

In this episode, FMi podcast host David Berney is joined by Andrew Douglas, Chair of the Accelerated Settlement T+1 Task Force Technical Group. They discuss the journey to T+1 settlement in the UK, background of the Task Force and establishment of the Technical Group to deliver T+1, and insights from the US market's transition in May 2024. Andrew outlines potential challenges, explores collaborati...

In this episode of our In Conversation With… series, host David Berney is joined by Tokenovate’s CEO and Founder, Richard Baker, to discuss the complexities and advancements in the carbon credit market. They delve into the structural challenges, the role of Tokenovate, the importance of standards, and the future of carbon trading.

In this episode of our In Conversation With.. series, David Calver, Chief Product Officer of FOW, discusses his extensive career in economic and macroeconomic data, and his current role at FOW. The conversation elaborates on the distinction between reference data and market data, emphasising its importance in front end discover and execution through to regulatory reporting, and the challenges of s...

In this episode, host David Berney is joined by Peter Lawrey, CEO and Founder of Chronicle Software to discuss the complexities and solutions of low latency trading. Peter shares his experiences from working with top investment banks, his transition to consulting, and the evolution of his company. He also explains the importance of reducing accidental complexity in software, provides tips for opti...

In our latest ‘In Conversation With…’ podcast episode, featuring Richard Baker, Founder and CEO of Tokenovate and host David Berney, they discuss the different types of blockchain technologies, focusing on the Bitcoin protocol and the Ethereum network, and their respective strengths and challenges.  They also explored the readiness of the financial services industry to embrace blockchain and token...

In our latest 'In conversation with' episode, host Carina Evison welcomes James Baugh, Head of European Market Structure at TD Cowen, to discuss the current challenges around liquidity in European markets, the practical effects of recent industry changes, and the impact of a European consolidated tape.

In this episode, Helen Disney interviews Tim Richards, CEO of Hoptroff, to discuss the state of engagement between financial institutions and FinTechs, and how both sides can collaborate better together to achieve meaningful innovation.

In this episode of Financial Markets Insights, Helen Disney, The Realization Group, and Sean Kiernan, CEO of Greengage, are joined by Théophane Ramé, CEO and Founder of Eldora, the first business metaverse. Their discussion focuses on how to define the metaverse and why financial institutions are becoming interested in having a presence there. They also discuss Greengage and Eldora’s partnership,...

As a follow-up to podcast 11, in this episode, our host Clive Posselt meets Chris Burke, CEO of Brickendon Consulting, to discuss the final phase of IBOR transition.