Fintech Files: Insights on TECH by BCG Platinion
by BCG Platinion
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About this podcast
In Season 5 of Fintech Files, our three hosts are traveling across the global fintech landscape, uncovering the most exciting stories from the world’s leading innovation hubs. From embedded payments to crypto, from financial inclusion to the future of millennial finance, they’re diving into the breakthroughs, bold ideas, and unexpected questions defining what comes next.
We’ll be talking to founders and experts behind some of the brightest minds in the industry, exploring how financial technology is becoming ever more invisible, intelligent, and impactful. As financial services touch every aspect of our lives, the opportunity to transform the way the world moves money has never been greater.
About Fintech Files:
Join us on Fintech Files from BCG Platinion as we explore the cutting-edge trends disrupting Fintech today. From NeoBanks to cryptocurrency, we delve into the dynamic landscape of financial technology through insightful conversations with global disruptors. We’ll uncover the most groundbreaking trends shaping the future of Fintech and examine their impact on the financial world. We focus on real-world examples, making financial technology relatable and accessible to both Fintech enthusiasts and professionals alike: https://www.bcgplatinion.com/insights/fintech-files-insights-on-tech-by-bcg-platinion
Hosted by Annika Melchert, a Principal currently based at BCG Platinion in the Middle East, and Nora Hocke, a Principal currently based at BCG Platinion in Sydney, our hosts bring expertise in tech transformations, platform architecture, and digital innovation. Annika and Nora work with Fintechs and incumbent banks, and together they offer unique insights into the evolving financial landscape, drawing on their wealth of experience with leading organizations. Bianca Lopes is an entrepreneur and economist from Brazil with a background in digital identity and biometrics. Having supported over 40 financial institutions and eight governments, Bianca’s work reshapes technology, reimagines identity, and drives innovation.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 71 episodes
- Fintech Files Finale: Five Years of Tech, Transformation, and Career Growth · 23 min · Season 5 Episode 16How much has fintech changed in just five years? From neobanks to AI-powered banking, the transformation of financial services has been amazing to be part of. After five years…
- Money, Rebuilt: ZeroHash’s Edward Woodford on Stablecoins and Digital Money Movement · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 15Stablecoins were once a footnote in the crypto conversation. Now they’re becoming the plumbing. For financial institutions, brokerages, and two-sided marketplaces, the question…
- Market Infrastructure, Modernised: Nasdaq’s Valerie Bannert-Thurner on the Future of Finance · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 14The financial system was built for a world with office hours. Today, markets run around the clock, assets are being tokenised, regulations are tightening, and institutions of…
- Finance in the Age of AI: A System in Transition with Kirsten Rulf and Dr. Akram Awad · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 13In just a few years, artificial intelligence has gone from novelty to necessity. Boardrooms are racing to adopt it. Teams are learning to work alongside it. And across financial…
- Next-Gen Banking: How ABN AMRO is Rewriting the Playbook · 23 min · Season 5 Episode 12How does a bank that has been around for over two centuries build with the speed of a startup? In this episode of Fintech Files from BCG Platinion, we’re joined by Annerie…
- The ROI of Inclusion: How Representation Drives Results · 21 min · Season 5 Episode 11What do we gain when we invest in others? In this special International Women’s Day episode, we explore this year’s theme of “give to gain” with four women shaping the future of…
- We'll Be Back Soon · 1 min · Season 5 Episode 10We're taking a short break this week, but we'll be back soon with regularly scheduled episodes, including a special International Women's Day episode that you won't want to miss…
- Democratizing Finance: Throwback Episode with Akin Soysal from BCG X · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 9This week we’re throwing it back to a conversation from Season 4 with Akin Soysal, a global expert on digital investing and part of our BCG X leadership team in Europe, the…
- Empowering SMEs in Brazil: Throwback Episode with Suzy Ferreira · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 8This week we’re bringing back our episode with Suzy Ferreira from Season 4. Suzie is the co-founder of Dinie, and is on a mission to transform credit access for small businesses…
- Unlocking Agentic AI: Building Enterprise AI Agents with Salesforce’s Patrick Heinen · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 7AI is accelerating across every industry, but how do you turn this hype into real operational value? In this episode, we’re joined by Patrick Heinen, Vice President of Solution…
- Holiday Throwback: Eyal Sivan on Data, Innovation and Financial Inclusion · 31 min · Season 5 Episode 6Happy Holidays Fintech Files listeners! As we look ahead to the new year, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from Season 4 with Eyal Sivan, Mr. Open Banking. Eyal…
- Leapfrogging Into the Future: Central Asia Goes Digital-First with Nika Kurdiani · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 5How does a region skip the traditional path of banking entirely and jump straight into a digital future? Central Asia has become one of the fastest-moving digital banking regions…
- Disrupting Traditional Payments: Abdulaziz Al Jouf on the Future of Fintech in the Middle East · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 4What does it take to create payment infrastructure from the ground up in one of the world’s fastest-growing fintech regions? Recorded at Money 20/20 in Riyadh, PayTabs CEO and…
- The Future of Money Movement: Crypto Security and Payments with Michael Shaulov · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 3Money moves digitally across invisible networks every day — but what actually carries it from one place to another? Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov joins us to unpack the…
- Redefining Wealth Management in Asia-Pacific: How Syfe Is Building Trust and Access with Dhruv Arora · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 2How can wealth management become more intuitive, transparent, and accessible? Dhruv Arora, Founder & CEO at Syfe, a leading wealth management platform based in Singapore, shares…
- Money Made Personal: Adrianna Adams on Financial Planning for Millennials and Gen Z · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 1How can financial planning evolve from numbers on a spreadsheet to a tool for shaping life goals? Adrianna Adams, Head of Financial Planning at Domain Money, joins Fintech Files…
- How is Fintech reshaping the future of money? · 2 min · Season 5In Season 5 of Fintech Files, our three hosts are traveling across the global fintech landscape, uncovering the most exciting stories from the world’s leading innovation hubs…
- The Future of Fintech | Fintech Files Season 4 Finale · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 14We’re wrapping up Season 4 of Fintech Files with a special episode reflecting on the past season, while also looking ahead to the future of fintech. Hosts Bianca, Nora and Annika…
- Interoperability in African Fintech: Throwback Episode with Alfred Mukudu from Amazon · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 13We’re bringing back one of our favourite episodes from Season 3! We dive into the complexities and opportunities within Africa's financial services sector with Alfred Mukudu…
- Open Banking for Good: Eyal Sivan on Data, Innovation and Financial Inclusion · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 12How can allowing customers to “own” their data reshape finance for everyone’s benefit? Mr. Open Banking himself, Eyal Sivan, joins Fintech Files to discuss how open banking rose…
