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On this special episode of The Fintech Focus Podcast, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Sajindra Jayasena, Group CTO at Amphora.  Sajindra shares with us the fascinating and transformative work Amphora is engaged in, as well as detailing the responsibilities, highlights and challenges of his current role. We also get to explore the growing field of ComTech and how Sajindra and his team are at the...

We are delighted to share with you the third instalment of The Fintech Focus TV Debate Series! Featuring James Maxfield, Managing Director at Ascendant Strategy, and Alex Knight, Head of EMEA at Baton Systems, this Debate provides a plethora of fascinating opinions on the state of the market. Discussing everything from Blockchain in Capital Markets, to the friction associated with digital transfor...

We're delighted to bring you the latest episode of The Recruitment Round-Up with Toby and Nadia! With a renewed optimism for the months ahead, we take a look at the agenda of firms as lockdown eases and the state of the job market as firms continue to invest in their growth and people. Toby and Nadia also share their thoughts on how companies can ensure they adopt an onboarding process that t...

Welcome back to The Recruitment Round-Up with Toby and Nadia! This weeks discussions focuses on the crucial employee value proposition, and talent acquisition and progression in the marketplace. The demands and priorities of this industry are constantly evolving and so Toby and Nadia offer their attuned insights into how firms can ensure they are attracting, retaining and supporting the best talen...

We're delighted to bring you the latest episode of our weekly podcast series: The Recruitment Round-Up with Toby and Nadia.  Taking a look at the dynamic FinTech space, Toby shares the key traits and attitudes that are ensuring businesses continue to thrive in very uncertain times. Nadia also gives her insights into the marketplace, looking a recent conversations around authentic inclusion. T...

On this Fintech Focus Podcast Special, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Avtar Singh Sehra, CEO and Chief Product Architect at Nivaura. Avtar gives us a fascinating look at the innovative work Nivaura is doing around digitisation, and how he and his team are providing a simplistic, accessible solution to big industry-wide problems. We also explore the challenges Avtar has faced in business, from...

Welcome back to a new episode of The Recruitment Round-Up with Toby and Nadia! This week the conversation is all about the big questions around innovation, change and culture. Toby and Nadia discuss the incredible progress the FinTech space has made during immensely challenging times, but that we need to shift our focus from solely product and service, and look internally at company culture. How h...

Welcome back to a new episode of The Recruitment Round-Up with Toby and Nadia of Harrington Starr! This week's episode is driven by a critical theme that is truly beginning to transform the industry: Diversity of Thought, Diversity of Background.  Having a dynamic, complimentary team, that allows for diversity of thought to thrive, should be a top priority for all firm's wanting to expan...

On this episode of The Fintech Focus Podcast, Toby is delighted to be joined by David Prince, Cyber Security Consulting Lead at Baringa Partners. The major focus for this episode is cyber security: an area of the market that has truly gained momentum over the past couple of years. David provides us with attuned insights into this sector, sharing current trends and the outlook you need to be a succ...

On this episode of The Fintech Focus Podcast, Toby welcomes Daniel Shepherd, CEO at BTON Financial, to the show. BTON Financial launched in 2018 and since then they have tackled countless unexpected challenges that have hit the market. Daniel reflects on this journey, highlighting the factors that have driven the business through uncertainty, and how they are now preparing to be at the forefront o...

On this episode of The Fintech Focus Podcast, Toby is delighted to welcome a member of the team from this years Ultimate Fintech Workplace Award winners: Adrienne Muir, COO at VoxSmart. Adrienne gives us an in-depth look at the values and practices that have truly made VoxSmart an exceptional place to work. We explore how the firm consistently attracts the best technologists in the industry, and h...

Welcome back to another episode of The Recruitment Round-Up with Toby and Nadia! Toby and Nadia reflect on the fascinating conversations they have had this week on both Fintech Focus TV and the DEI Discussions; which included the exclusive Market Insights Series featuring attuned analyses from the team at Harrington Starr. Growth is the dominant point of discussion in this week's episodes, ex...

For this instalment of our exclusive Market Insights series, Toby is joined by a member of the Harrington Starr team in the US, James Campbell, Head of the Product and Change team.  James gives us an in-depth look at the state of the market in the United States, sharing the driving forces behind recent growth, and an insightful assessment of what employers are currently seeking from potential cand...

On this episode of our exclusive Market Insights Series, Toby is joined by one of Harrington Starr's Senior Consultants, Catherine O'Beirne.  The Sales sector was particularly hard-hit in 2020, but Catherine shares her optimism for this year, revealing the latest market trends that she believes will elevate Sales back to its leading position in FinTech. Looking at everything from digital...

For the second episode of our Market Insights series with the team at Harrington Starr, Toby is delighted to be joined by Nadia Edwards-Dashti, whom has recently been promoted to the integral position of Chief Customer Officer. Nadia shares with us the origins of her new role, the fascinating work she will be doing, as well as the crucial pillars that will underpin the way she will engage with the...

Welcome back to The Recruitment Round-Up with Toby and Nadia! We celebrate the insightful discussions that Toby and Nadia have had during the week and reflect on the key learns they have taken from them.  Whilst the UK remains in the midst of lockdown, we explore the work firms are doing to remain agile during this period, and what they are doing to support their people and how they're contin...

The Fintech Focus Podcast is thrilled to share with you a new exclusive series: Market Insights. We will explore the latest trends in the FinTech space with the team at Harrington Starr. For the series premiere, Toby is delighted to be joined by Ian Bailey, Partner in the Leadership and Development Team.  Ian shares with us his attuned insights into the Development sector, revealing his optimism f...

On this episode of The Fintech Focus Podcast, Toby is delighted to be joined by Sara Green Brodersen, Co-Founder and CEO at Canaree.  Sara shares with us the key traits that are essential to forming a resilient start-up, and those that have been crucial to the recent growth seen by Canaree. We also explore how Sara and her team have ensured they stay connected and continue to develop a team that i...

Toby is delighted to be joined by Ludre Stevens, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at iNBOTiQA, for this episode of The Fintech Focus Podcast. We explore the recent acceleration of iNBOTiQA, taking a look at everything from new investments to the importance of customer relations. Ludre also shares with us his predictions for the future of the market and of working practices following the mass d...

Welcome back to The Recruitment Round-Up with Toby and Nadia. For the first episode of 2021, Toby and Nadia reflect on the incredible conversations they had in the final month of 2020, and the key learns they have taken from them that will guide their ethos this coming year.  As the UK enters another phase of lockdown, we explore how we can best approach the coming months, and the strategies that...

On this episode of The Fintech Focus Podcast, Toby is delighted to welcome Jane Loginova, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Radar Payments, and CCO at BPC Banking Technologies, to the show. We explore the fascinating work Jane does across both roles, and how her work with both firms is truly disrupting the marketplace. 2020 undoubtedly saw the acceleration of digital adoption but Jane provides us with a fa...

Toby is delighted to welcome two members of the Commcise team to this episode of The Fintech Focus Podcast: Amrish Ganatra, CEO, and Allan Goldstein, Managing Director.  We trace the incredible journey Commcise has been on since its founding days, and how it has pivoted and adapted to suit the demands of the market. This episode also explores the growing importance of interoperability, company cul...

For the first episode of The Fintech Focus Podcast of 2021, Toby is delighted to be joined by Keren Goshen, Co-Founder and COO at Metechi.  Keren shares her incredible market insights, tracking how economic and political changes will affect the industry and how we can best prepare ourselves for any potential turbulence. We also learn how Keren defied the odds and crafted a highly successful start-...

FINTECH FOCUS REVIEW: Revisiting our top episodes of 2020 and tracing the incredible journey FinTech has been on! Our next episode of our special series of interview welcomes Carrie Osman to the show. Carrie is a friend of the business dating back to when both Harrington Starr and Cruxy & Co were in their infancy. What follows is an incredible discussion of the market, the impact the pandemic...

FINTECH FOCUS REVIEW: Revisiting our top episodes of 2020 and tracing the incredible journey FinTech has been on! This week, Toby is joined over Zoom by Allan Syms, Chief Operating Officer at MYPINPAD, to talk about their revolutionary business. Focussing on security and tech, MYPINPAD is looking to change the way we shop. Allan delves into the origins in the business from a small pub in Wales, to...