FinTech Focus TV – Powered by Harrington Starr
FinTech Focus TV is hosted by Harrington Starr’s CEO, Toby Babb. This celebrated podcast invites the industry’s foremost thought leaders to share their role in driving innovation, growth, and technological change. From the merge of TradFi and DeFi, to the current state of FinTech investment opportunities, FinTech Focus TV places the spotlight on the most pressing marketplace conversations.
We are always looking for people from across the industry to join us on FinTech Focus TV? Keen to get involved? Or know someone ideal for the show?
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Episodes
389 episodes
The Blueprint for a Bootstrapped FinTech Startup | Itay Desau, CEO and Kirill Egorov, Head of Quantative Analytics at SilverTide
On the latest episode of FinTechFocusTV, Toby Babb sits down with the innovative minds behind SilverTide Financial—Itay and Kirill— to explore how they're revolutionizing trade analytics with cutting-edge technology. From leaving b...
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Innovating Investment Management | Polina Kyriushko, Founder and CEO at Edge Connect AI
Exciting new episode of #FinTechFocusTV! Join Toby as he sits down with Polina from EdgeConnect AI to dive into the future of portfolio data management. From the challenges of launching a startup in the FinTech space to ...
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Digital Assets - The New Dawn | Duncan Trenholme, Global Co-Head of Digital Assets at TP ICAP
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, host Toby Babb interviews Duncan Trenholme, Global Co-Head of Digital Assets at TP ICAP. Duncan discusses the company’s strategic approach to digital assets, focusing on the development of their crypto deriv...
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Keeping the Human in the AI Loop | Andrew Simpson and Rachel Przybylski at SIGMA Financial AI
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, host Toby Babb interviews Andrew Simpson, CEO, and Rachel Przybylski, Chief Product Officer of SIGMA Financial AI. They discuss SIGMA's innovative use of real-time data analytics and AI, particu...
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AI's Capital Markets Breakthrough | FinTech Focus TV with Usman Khan, Founder of APEX:E3
In this engaging episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb interviews Usman Khan, the Founder of APEX, to discuss the transformative power of AI in the financial in...
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How to Build Culture on a Trading Floor | Caroline Serdarevic, Millennium Advisors, LLC
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, host Toby Babb interviews Caroline Serdarevic, Head of International and Global Head of Sales at Millennium Advisors, LLC. Caroline discusses the firm's focus on electronic trading and its growth across vari...
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30 Years of FIX Honored at the Americas Conference | Scott Govoni, the Regional Director for the Americas at FIX Trading Community
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby is joined by Scott Govoni, the Regional Director for the Americas at FIX Trading Community. The pair discuss the upcoming Americas Trading Conference on October 16th in New York, highlightin...
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The Evolution of Payments | Andrew Riabchuk, Founder of Akurateco
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb interviews Andrew Riabchuk, the Founder of Akurateco, about his extensive experience in the payments industry and the development of his payment orchestration platform. Andrew explains...
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Financial Services are Missing Out on Tech Innovation | Chris Lees, Founder of FixSpec
In this episode of Fintech Focus TV, Chris Lees, Founder of FixSpec, discusses the inefficiencies in financial services connectivity, particularly the outdated use of the FIX protocol and PDFs. Chris highlights the indust...
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How a Strong Brand Builds Value for your FinTech | Eric Soderberg, Forefront Communications Group Inc.
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb interviews Eric Soderberg, Managing Partner of Forefront Communications Group Inc., about the critical role of branding in fintech. Eric emphasises that strong, consistent br...
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Solving the Access Problem with the Time to Give Network | Andrew Kaufmann, Founder of Time to Give Network
In this FinTech Focus TV episode, Toby Babb interviews Andrew Kaufmann about his nonprofit venture, the Time to Give Network.Andrew explains how his extensive career in institutional sales and fintech led him to identify ineff...
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The Personalisation of Digital Hospitality in Fintech | Matt Ryan, CRO of Totem
In the latest episode of Fintech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Totem’s CRO, Matt Ryan to discuss Totem's evolution, highlighting their integration of technology to enhance user-generated content and support virtual and hybrid events. ...
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Bridgewise's $21M Series A and Driving Innovation Through AI | Adedamola Adetola the General Manager of Europe and Africa at Bridgewise
In the latest episode of Fintech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with Adedamola Adetola the General Manager of Europe and Africa at Bridgewise.Adedamola discusses Bridgewise’s $21 million Series A funding round and its innovative use of A...
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Maple's Secret Sauce and DeFi's iPhone Moment | FinTech Focus TV with Martin de Rijke at Maple
In the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby sits down with Martin de Rijke, Business Operations Manager at Maple Finance. Martin shares his fascinating journey from discovering Bitcoin in high school to leading growth at Maple Finan...
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Creating True Partnership and Peak Performance in Financial Services | Thomas Ungi, Co-Founder & CEO of True Partnership
In the latest episode of Fintech Focus TV, Toby Babb sits down with True Partnership’s Co-Founder & CEO, Thomas Ungi, about how his transformative experience with coaching led him to co-found True Partnership.We discover how the firm...
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A Story that Simply Can't be Ignored - Why Sustainable Trading is the Future | Duncan Higgins, CEO of Sustainable Trading
Joining Toby on the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV is Duncan Higgins, CEO of Sustainable Trading where he discusses his initiative to make the trading industry more environmentally and socially responsible.With a 25-year c...
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Navigating 25 Years of FinTech Innovation | Peter Theunis, Senior Vice President of Sales at BPC Banking Technologies
Joining Ian Bailey on this special Pay360 episode of FinTech Focus TV is Peter Theunis, Senior Vice President of Sales at BPC Banking Technologies. With over 25 years in payments and banking, Peter shares BPC's journey from a tradi...
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The Future of Marketing in FinTech
On this special episode of FinTech Focus TV, Ian is joined by marketing legends within the space at Payal Raina’s FinTech B2B Marketing Conference in April. Ian spoke with Payal Raina, Rashee Pandey, Emmy Granström, Mered...
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Making Payments Better with AI & Blockchain | Ross Kolodyazhnyi, CEO of DCM and CTPO at Calyptus
Joining Toby on the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV is Ross Kolodyazhnyi, CEO of DCM and CTPO at Calyptus. Ross shares his journey from digitalising banks in Eastern Europe to leading fintech innovations at Wirex and now as CEO of DCM. ...
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TNS, West Highland a bold new future! | FinTech Focus TV with Tom Lazenga and Steve Roe, TNS
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, host Toby Babb welcomes Tom Lazenga and Steve Roe from TNS. Tom, head of the financial markets business, and Steve, the founder of West Highland, discuss the recent acquisition of West Highland ...
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The New Age of Marketing Innovation | Katerina Rabava, Marketing Head at Tata Consultancy Services
In this special episode of FinTech Focus TV, host Ian welcomes Katerina Rabava, Marketing Head at Tata Consultancy Services, to the show at the Harrington Starr booth at the FinTech B2B Marketing Conference event.Katerina emphasises how ...
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Breaking Barriers in Fintech with Finkr | FinTech Focus TV with Ion Fratiloiu, Founder & CEO of Finkr
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, host Ian welcomes Ion Fratiloiu, Founder & CEO of Finkr to the show.Ion discusses Finkr’s role in assisting fintech companies, lenders, and technology firms to scale up or enter the UK ...
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63% of Employees are Constantly Financially Stressed - But There is a Solution! | FinTech Focus TV with Rukayyat Kolawole, Founder and CEO of PaceUp Invest
Joining Toby on the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV is Rukayyat Kolawole, Founder and CEO of PaceUp Invest. Rukayyat shares her journey from investment banking to launching her own fintech company, inspired by personal experiences and cultur...
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Community and Innovation: The Future of FinTech | FinTech Focus TV with Lord Chris Holmes, Member UK, House of Lords
Join us for a special episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at the FinTech B2B Marketing Conference in London. Host Ian Bailey sits down with Lord Chris Holmes, who has spent over a decade in the House of Lords championing technolo...
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Ozone API, 3 Years On: Growth, Expansion and an £8.5M Investment | FinTech Focus TV with Huw Davies, Co-Founder & CEO of Ozone API
In the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb welcomes Huw Davies, Co-Founder & CEO of Ozone API. In this episode, Huw discusses Ozone API’s growth and the global expansion of open banking and open finance. He ...
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