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In this episode of FinTech Focus TV , host Toby Babb is joined by Mike , a product and UX specialist with experience building, scaling, and exiting startups across FinTech and Web3. Recorded live at FinTech Connect in London , the conversation explores why simplicity has become one of the most important success factors in user experience , and why many digital products struggle not because of tech...

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Steve Grob, Founder of Vision57, to explore why legacy technology continues to hold back innovation across FinTech and capital markets. Steve shares his perspective on why “rip and replace” strategies rarely work, how legacy systems are as much a mindset problem as a technology one, and why incremental change through ecosystems and intero...

FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr , global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby sits down with Omar Dapul, CEO of Deepfaic, to explore one of the most urgent challenges facing financial services today: deepfake-driven fraud and the future of AI-powered identity protection. From multi-million–dollar fraud cases to the growing risks in EKYC, onboarding, call centres, and even recruitment, Omar breaks down why trust is becoming the new b...

We’re unwrapping something a little different this year… sandwiches, AI innovation, and two incredible guests who brings it all together. In this festive episode, Toby is joined by Sophonie Robichon , Head of Marketing & Communications and Neil Weatherall, Business Development EMEA at Boltzbit , one of the most exciting AI companies transforming how financial services unlock the value of their...

Scams are becoming more sophisticated than ever — and anyone can fall victim. In the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at the Payments Association’s Financial Crime 360 event, Toby sits down with Alex Somervell, Co-Founder & CEO of Ask Silver, to explore how AI is transforming scam prevention for consumers. From personal stories to the rise of deepfake impersonation scams, Alex...

FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr , global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr , global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded live at Financial Crime 360, Toby sits down with Iain Armstrong from ComplyAdvantage for a powerful conversation on the future of financial crime, global sanctions, AI-driven fraud, and why vulnerability is everyone’s business. From provocative panel topics (“How could you be so stupid?”) to the launch of ComplyAdvantage’s new AI-powered platform Mesh,...

FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr , global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Lucia sits down with Alex Unterrainer, KDB Enthusiast and founder of DefconQ , to explore how he’s breaking down one of the most complex technologies in finance and making it accessible to everyone. From learning KDB without a consultancy background, to building hands-on masterclasses that turn theory into production-ready sys...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Oli sits down with Hamza Chaudhry, Fixed Income Quantitative Researcher at AllianceBernstein, to explore the rapid evolution of systematic strategies in fixed income. From factor-based modelling to the liquidity realities of credit markets, Hamza breaks down why fixed income is becoming one of the most exciting frontiers in qu...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV filmed in New York City, Toby is joined by Glenn Lesko and Nilesh Nanavati from OPCO Advisory LLC, a team redefining how capital markets organisations scale, innovate, and execute. From consortium models and fintech scaling to tokenisation, asset electrification, and navigating procurement cycles, Glenn and Nilesh share decades of experience in delivering outcom...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV , recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Oli Knight sits down with Yichuan Zhang, Co-Founder, CEO & Chief Research Officer at Boltzbiz.  They dive into the reality of LLM adoption in quant finance, how AI is reshaping research workflows, and why human supervision remains central to cutting-edge trading innovation. FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Lucia sits down with Federico Fontana, Chief Technology Officer at XAI Asset Management, for a look into the real impact of AI on quant research, trading infrastructure, and alpha generation. From incremental innovation vs. disruption, to smarter data, reinforcement learning, and the future of systematic strategies, this is a...

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby sits down with Amjad Zoghbi, Head of Artificial Intelligence at TRG Screen, as Amjad shares how TRG Screen is embedding AI into its long-established product suite, the realities of internal AI adoption, and why true innovation goes far beyond simply rebranding automation as “AI.” They explore how agentic workflows could transform operational efficiency, ho...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Oli Knight sits down with Mathias Piardon, CEO of 1L Capital, to explore how the firm is rethinking portfolio construction, manager selection, and alpha-only strategies. They discuss transparent risk frameworks, prop-style payouts, the shift away from traditional multi-manager constraints, and how genuine long-term partnershi...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Lucia is joined by Antonia Lim, Chief Investment Officer at Impact Cubed, to explore how climate risk modelling is transforming investment decisions and reshaping the financial landscape. From understanding the real impact of climate data on asset valuation to uncovering the opportunities hidden within transition risk, Antonia breaks down complex models into ac...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby is joined by Himesh Soneji, Advisor and Rolf Andersson, Co-Founder & CEO at Sequitor Engineering, as they discuss one of the most urgent conversations in today’s financial markets: how firms can truly test, scale, and future-proof their trading technology. Rolf shares the journey behind building full-scale, high-fidelity exchange simulations, something...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded at Quant Strats 2025, host Lucia and Bruce Beckloff, CEO of YellowDog, explore how quant teams are pushing the boundaries of cloud, AI, and high-performance computing, scaling to tens of thousands of machines to accelerate research, backtesting, and alpha generation.  Bruce also discusses the launch of RayDog and why seamless access to massive compute...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at Quant Strats 2025, Lucia sits down with Anya van den Berg,  Global Head of Sales – Analytics at Deutsche Börse . From the launch of Eurex Dynamics to the evolution of analytics across global markets, Anya shares an insider look at how Deutsche Börse is transforming market transparency, data accessibility, and trading insights for quant teams, h...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby sits down with Nick Reed, Chief Strategy Officer at Bizzdesign, for a fascinating discussion on how organisations can transform faster and more effectively in an age defined by complexity, AI, and constant change. Nick shares his insights on bridging the gap between strategy and execution, breaking down silos, and ensuring transformation projects deliver r...

On this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded at Quant Strats 2025, Oli Knight, AVP at Harrington Starr, sits down with Robert Martinez, Chief Revenue Officer at Code Willing, to explore how the company is transforming data infrastructure and backtesting for quant and systematic trading firms. From the origins of Code Willing with QuantBot Technologies to its client-driven innovations and multi-ass...

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded live at the Future of Capital Markets Tech Summit: Buy AND Build Event 2025, Toby sits down with Paul Humphrey, CEO and Elliot Banks, CPO of BMLL to discuss how historical market data is reshaping trading technology. From the shift from build vs buy to build on trust , to why data quality is the foundation of every successful AI and machine learning app...