Tech Behind Fintech

In this episode, we will explore the serious and often overlooked threat of insider attacks, particularly those carried out by disgruntled employees. From stealing sensitive information to sabotage, insider threats can have devastating consequences for organizations. We will also review case studies and dive into best practices for detecting and mitigating insider threats.

This week’s main topic is "How Can ChatGPT Help the FinTech Industry?” ChatGPT is a prototype artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI that specializes in dialogue.

oin us for another live (12 PM EDT) episode of the Tech Behind FinTech where we will discuss fintech technology news for the week ending Friday, December 2nd, 2022. This week’s main topic is "The Story of Two Challenger Banks: Greenwood Bank vs GloriFi". Additional news topics include the following: · Big Tech Layoffs Updates (DoorDash, Happy Money, Kraken ) · FIS reportedly looking to cut thousan...

Blockchain financing startup PowerDFI recently acquired Naijacrypto. Join us for another live (Friday, September 23rd - 12 PM EDT) episode of the Tech Behind FinTech where Naijacrypto CEO, Chiagozie Iwu, will discuss the acquisition and next steps for Naijacrypto.

The collapse of FTX has triggered a slide in cryptocurrency prices that wiped out $183 billion of value from digital assets this month. The total market capitalization of digital assets has fallen below $800 billion, a level not seen since early 2021. Joining us live (Friday - 12 PM EDT) to help us understand "What Happened to FTX?? " is Manny V, Co-Founder of MTLLSM (pronounced metallism), a Digi...

About 17,000 workers from more than 70 tech startups globally were laid off in May, a 350% jump from April. This is the most significant number of lost jobs in the sector since May 2020, at the height of the pandemic. More than 1,700 crypto job cuts have been announced so far in June. Joining us live (Friday - 12 PM EDT) to discuss how to “Recession-Proof Your Career in FinTech” is Renee Small (ak...

Join us live (Friday, November 4th - 12 PM EDT) on the Tech Behind FinTech for our 100th episode where we will be discussing the “State of Cybersecurity in FinTech” with an AMAZING panel of experts from different domains. Panelists: Dan Faltyn Tech Project Manager, Cloud CISO @ Google (TBF Guest: EP 3) Renee Small Cybersecurity Super Recruiter, CEO @ Cyber Human Capital (TBF Guest: EP 5) Joyce Meh...

Nigeria has become the first country in Africa to introduce a digital currency (eNaira). The eNaira and the physical naira will have the same value. Since the launch of the eNaira platform, it’s received more than 2.5 million daily visits, with 33 banks integrated on the platform, 500 million ($1.2 million) successfully minted, and more than 2,000 customers onboarded. Joining us live (Friday - 12P...

A smart contract is an automated agreement, written in code, that tracks, verifies, and executes the binding transactions of a contract between various parties. Billions of dollars flow through smart contracts, and they are susceptible to hacks with recent compromises costing in the hundreds of millions. Joining us live (Friday - 12PM EST) to dive into smart contract security is Security Researche...

The FinTech sector attracts about $50 billion in investment every year and is projected to reach a market size of $310 billion by 2022. Joining us live (Friday - 12 PM EDT) to dive into strategies for deploying safer and faster FinTech projects is Senior Cloud Security Solution Architect /SecDevOps Engineer, Devon Artis.

The crypto markets have been extremely volatile over the first quarter of 2022. We saw a market cap of $3 trillion USD in November 2021 drop 40% in January 2022 to $1.8 trillion USD. The current global crypto market cap is $2 trillion USD. Joining us live (Friday - 12 PM EDT) to dive into "The State of Crypto" is Chiagozie Iwu, Founder and CEO of CI Cryptosolutions (subsidiaries include Naijacrypt...

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is regarded as one of the top cyber security certifications with approximately 150,000 holders globally across 170 countries. Joining us live on this Friday’s (12 PM EST) episode of The Tech Behind FinTech is Dan Faltyn, CIO of BlueMatrix. Dan will be discussing how attaining the CISSP has impacted his role as CIO.

More than ever, banking customers are using mobile apps and online platforms to handle financial transactions. This increased use of digital tools has created a wealth of valuable data that banks can leverage to pursue customer intelligence initiatives. Customer intelligence involves gathering and analyzing customer data to get a better understanding of their behaviors and activities to strengthen...

The fintech market size is projected to reach $310 billion by 2022. Banks have been partnering with fintech companies to quickly implement digital capabilities in comparison to building in-house solutions. Over 70% of fintech companies admit to being frustrated by process barriers to establishing a bank partnership. Joining us live (Friday - 12 PM EST) to break down the steps of establishing a fin...

The Decentralized Finance or DeFi market has grown 6,400% from 2020 to 2021 to 128 billion and is poised to keep rapidly growing. DeFi refers to financial services that are built on top of distributed networks with no central intermediaries. Joining us live (Friday - 12 PM EDT) to help us understand DeFi is the Founder/CEO of Chainhaus and Blockchain Expert, Professor Jamiel Sheikh. This is an epi...

The crypto market's value slumped under $1 trillion for the first time since January 2021. The vast majority of cryptocurrencies have dipped more than 90% from their all-time highs. Joining us live (Friday - 12 PM EDT) to answer "Crypto Investing – Where Do We Go From Here? " is Manny V, Co-Founder of MTLLSM (pronounced metallism), a Digital Asset Research Platform.

Imagine a company with no human managers or staff. Is it even possible? Join us on this week’s live (Friday July 23rd – 12PM EST) episode of The Tech Behind FinTech where we will be diving into Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) with Chiagozie Iwu, Founder and CEO of CI Cryptosolutions (subsidiaries include Naijacrypto.com and Naijapay.io).

By now, you have heard of Cryptocurrency Exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, etc. Ever wondered how they are built? Join us on this week’s (Friday, Sept 24th – 12PM EST) LIVE episode of The Tech Behind FinTech where we will be learning how to build a Cryptocurrency Exchange from the ground up using NaijaCrypto as a case study. Chiagozie Iwu, Founder and CEO of CI Cryptosolutions (subsidiarie...

Buying real estate with crypto was novel in 2014. Since then, new use cases have emerged, examples include tokenizing real estate holdings for multiple investors, leveraging blockchain technology to reduce real estate transaction costs, and placing property ownership in NFTs via an LLC. Joining us live (Friday - 12 PM EDT) on this week’s episode of The Tech Behind Fintech: “Brick & Mortar - Re...

To say that Kubernetes is the leading container orchestration platform is an understatement. It’s the only container orchestration platform that counts. However, to say that Kubernetes is complex is also an understatement. The learning curve is both steep and long. Security is paramount. Joining us live (Friday, Oct 22nd – 12 PM EDT) on our next episode of the Tech Behind FinTech is Thomas McGonag...

A smart legal contract is a legally binding agreement that is digital and able to connect its terms and the performance of its obligations to external sources of data and software systems. Joining us live (Friday, Oct 29th – 12 PM EDT) for a deep dive into smart legal contracts is the COO of Pinnacle Cart and Co-Founder of the Global Blockchain Summit, John Carpenter.