Rate of Flow

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Rate of Flow explores the hidden levers behind financial systems and digital economies. From liquidity and latency to trust and tokenization, we unpack the variables that make - or break - financial flow. Join us for sharp interviews, grounded analysis, and stories from the edge of monetary innovation. Whether it’s CBDCs, real-time payments, or regulatory bottlenecks, we track the flow, and what factors shift it. Brought to you by GL Insight.

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Episode Six: Faster, Cheaper, Safer: The New Cross-Border Payment Playbook 12.12.2025 46:34

Real-time rails, QR interoperability, stablecoins, and verification APIs are reshaping cross-border payments — but fraud, fragmentation, and failed transactions still cost billions. Hiro Kiga from Antler and Damien Dugauquier from iPiD unpack where the industry is winning, where it’s still broken, and what it will take to make cross-border as seamless as domestic.

Episode Five: From Alpha Dreams to Ops Nightmares with Jon Hodges 04.11.2025 35:10

Hedge funds spend millions chasing alpha — yet lose $11M a year to outdated, unintegrated operations. In our latest episode, Jon Hodges (SVP & Head of Trading & Asset Services, APAC @ FIS ) breaks down why Ops alpha might matter more than strategy alpha and how firms can turn risk, regulation, and rework into their next competitive edge.💡 From fat-finger errors costing millions to the $98...

Episode Four: The Evolution of Commercial Lending with Reda Aouami from FIS 08.10.2025 34:42

Banks are bleeding deposits to FinTechs and facing increasing competition from fast-growing alternative lenders. In our next Episode of Rate of Flow we talk to Reda Aouami from FIS about the Evolution of Commercial Lending. We cover why commercial lending is undergoing a transformation point, the challenges faced by banks with legacy systems, and how AI and real-time technology can help change the...

Episode Three: Democratizing wealth with Ceasar Sengupta, Co-founder and CEO, Arta Finance 24.09.2025 38:09

Asia-Pacific households are on the brink of transferring US$6 trillion to the next generation—a shift that will redefine wealth management. Yet access to the tools that truly compound capital has long been reserved for the ultra-wealthy. In this episode of Rate of Flow , Zennon Kapron speaks with Ceasar Sengupta , former Google Pay architect and now CEO of Arta Finance , about how AI is breaking t...

Episode Two: AI on the trading Floor, From Treasury GPT to Smart Liquidity 09.09.2025 32:48

Capital markets love a good algorithm but most firms still cite cost (73%) and expertise (64%) as major roadblocks to deeper AI adoption. In this episode of Rate of Flow, Francois Denimal joins host Zennon Kapron to decode what’s real and what’s still hype. From smart liquidity engines to natural-language treasury tools, we’re unpacking the future of intelligent trading. #RateOfFlow #FintechPodcas...

Episode One: Bridging the Harmony Gap 27.08.2025 34:31

$100 million. That’s the average annual leak global firms report—lost to cyber threats, fraud, regulatory snags, and system friction. In our inaugural episode of Rate of Flow, we sit down with Andrew Murray from FIS to explore "money in motion"—why it’s still the noisiest part of the financial lifecycle, and how bold fintech plays could finally close the Harmony Gap. #RateOfFlow #Fintech...

Rate of Flow - Introduction 12.08.2025 2:36

Why another podcast on fintech and more specifically fintech in Asia? Well, because none of the others really peel back the layers enough to really understand what's happening. In this Intro episode, your host Zennon Kapron talks about what we're going to be covering on this season of Rate of Flow and what to expect in the future.