Category : Podcast

News & Views Podcast: Three Things Every First Time Fund Manager Needs Before Raising Capital

The Fintech Times
If you’re thinking about launching an institutional investment platform, the legal structure is only one part of the equation. The bigger question is whether you have the mindset, systems, and resilience to build something investors will trust for the long term. In a conversation with Gary Anderson, partner in Seward...

News & Views Podcast: Stablecoins Are Solving a Bigger Problem Than Crypto Ever Did

The Fintech Times
Stablecoins are no longer just a crypto trading tool—in markets like Turkey, they are becoming a practical financial lifeline. In this conversation with Vugar Usi, CEO of MEXC, we explore why stablecoin adoption in Turkey is rising so quickly, how inflation and foreign exchange pressure are shaping demand, and what...

News & Views Podcast: The Dangerous Myth That Technology Alone Can Fix a Bank

The Fintech Times
When most people think about turning around a distressed bank, they picture cuts, closures, and quick fixes. But according to Gada ElKenani, founder of Xeper Strategic Partners and Building Better Banks, that approach misses the bigger picture. In this conversation with FinTech Times, she explains how community banks can be...

News & Views Podcast: How Uzbekistan Built Open Banking Before the West

The Fintech Times
If you work in fintech, you’ve probably heard a lot about the same familiar markets. But Uzbekistan is still flying under the radar—and that may be exactly why it matters. In a recent conversation with Oliver Hughes, head of international business at TBC Group, we explored why this fast-changing Central...

News & Views Podcast: The next stablecoin explosion will come from enterprises not fintechs

The Fintech Times
Stablecoins have spent years as a niche tool for exchanges and settlement, but that’s changing fast. In this conversation with Marc Boiron, CEO at Polygon Labs, we unpack why stablecoins are starting to move from the back office into real payment experiences—and why the biggest shift may come from enterprises,...

Middle East Data Centres Pivot to Liquid Cooling Amid AI Surge

The Fintech Times
Milan Radia, CEO of Connected Compute and partner at Taranis Capital, joined Mark Walker to discuss the fundamental shift in digital infrastructure as AI workloads transform data centre requirements. The Middle East has emerged as a primary destination for these high-density projects, supported by a combination of strategic connectivity and...

Kimberly Waldron on Global FinTech Scaling and AI Application

The Fintech Times
Kimberly Waldron, managing director of Started PR, joined Mark Walker to explore the shifting landscape of international fintech investment and the move towards tangible AI implementation. Following a presence at major global tech summits, Waldron noted a sense of renewed energy in emerging regions where investment and regulatory frameworks are...

Neo4j CTO Highlights Graph Technology as Foundation for Reliable AI

The Fintech Times
Philip Rathle, CTO of Neo4j, joined Mark Walker to explore how graph databases are transforming the way financial institutions handle complex data and deploy generative AI. While traditional databases store information in rigid tables, Neo4j treats data as a network of nodes and relationships, a method that mirrors the interconnected...