Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI with Stan Altshuller

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI , Stan Altshuller sits down with Pouya Taaghol , founder and CEO of Big Data Federation , to explore how AI and alternative data are changing the way investment firms forecast company performance. From satellite imagery and geolocation data to AI-powered financial models, Pouya explains how investors can identify market signals long before tradit...

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI , Stan Altshuller sits down with Ashutosh Agarwal , CEO of Matterfact , to explore how AI is transforming hedge fund research, workflows, and the pursuit of alpha. Drawing from his experience at Millennium and Google, Ashutosh explains why the real power of AI is not just automation - it’s uncovering insights that investment teams would otherwise...

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI , Stan Altshuller sits down with Monel Amin , founder of DiligenceVault , to explore how AI is reshaping operational due diligence for institutional investors. From managing overwhelming amounts of data to streamlining workflows between allocators and asset managers, Monel explains how technology is transforming one of the most time-intensive are...

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI , host Stan Altshuller sits down with Kirk McKeown, CEO and Founder of CarbonArc, to explore how AI is reshaping the economics of data access—and redefining where alpha comes from. For years, alternative data was expensive, fragmented, and largely reserved for hedge funds and institutional investors with deep pockets. Kirk built CarbonArc to chal...

Resource Mentioned  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15RN0Aee72Y In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI, Stan Altshuller sits down with Ben Tannenbaum, founder and CEO of AISO , to break down how brands can win visibility in the age of AI search. They explore why SEO isn’t dead but evolving, how ChatGPT actually selects brands, and what “fan-out search” means for your marketing strat...

In this episode Stan Altshuller sits down with Sarah McKenna to explore how AI and alternative data are reshaping decision-making across finance and enterprise. From Google Trends to web data extraction, they discuss how modern data sources are helping organizations uncover signals, track market shifts, and gain a competitive edge. They also break down the challenges behind data collection, includ...

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI, Stan Altshuller is joined by Danny Dias and Dean Schaffer from Lightkeeper to explore how AI is reshaping portfolio intelligence for modern investment firms. They discuss the growing complexity of investment data, rising LP expectations, and why traditional tools like spreadsheets are no longer enough. The conversation breaks down how AI-driven...

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI , Stan Altshuller speaks with Jack Killea , Head of Data Strategy and Sourcing at Maiden Century , about how AI is changing the way hedge funds discover and use alternative data. They explore how the rapid growth of data sources and AI-powered tools is making sophisticated data strategies accessible not just to large quant funds, but also to smal...

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI , Stan Altshuller sits down with Sandeep Varma and Benjamin Lieblich from Equity Data Science to explore how AI is transforming hedge fund research, portfolio construction, and risk management. They break down how modern funds are moving beyond spreadsheets to integrated data platforms that combine quantitative models with qualitative research. F...

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI , Stan Altshuller sits down with Stephanie Mazzone , SVP of Marketing at Vikar Technologies , to explore how community banks and credit unions are modernizing onboarding without replacing their core systems. Stephanie shares real-world examples of how Vikar helps smaller institutions eliminate manual processes and move from days-long onboarding t...

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI , Stan Altshuller sits down with Leonid Flek , Head of Commercial at Stream OS , to unpack how agentic AI is finally solving the most painful part of financial operations - everything that happens after a contract is signed and before revenue is realized. They explore real-world use cases from data-driven companies, why traditional tools fail to...

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI , Stan Altshuller sits down with Shea Malcolmson , Director of Sales at Apaylo , to unpack how technology is reshaping access to banking and payments across Canada. From newcomers and high-risk businesses to emerging markets, Shea shares how FinTech innovation and AI are breaking long-standing barriers in one of the world’s most conservative fina...

In this episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI , Stan Altshuller talks with Quentin Packard , SVP at Conductor , about how real-time data and AI are transforming the FinTech landscape. From modern fraud prevention to personalized customer experiences, Quentin shares how streaming technologies like Kafka are enabling financial institutions to innovate faster, reduce operational costs, and enha...

In this episode, Stan Altshuller sits down with Michael Muniz , Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Canoe Intelligence , to discuss how AI is reshaping private fund data management. Together, they unpack the real-world challenges asset allocators and institutional investors face when dealing with scattered PDFs, manual data entry, and fragmented post-investment workflows - and how Canoe’s aut...

In the debut episode of Momentum: Where FinTech Meets AI, host Stan Altshuller sits down with AI engineer Ady Ngom to explore how hedge funds and investment managers can finally turn data chaos into clarity. Together, they reveal how AI-driven workflows are helping small teams cut through noise, extract meaningful signals, and make faster, more confident investment decisions. From automating resea...