StreetTalksTo: Droit
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In this episode of #StreetsTalksTo we speak with Brock Arnason, Founder and Chief Executive Officer and Somerset Pheasant Chief Strategy Officer for Droit. We delve into the intricate world of financial regulation and the technological solutions offered by Droit. The core theme revolves around the wave of regulatory changes that financial institutions face globally, stemming from the post-2008 financial crisis. These regulations, including Dodd-Frank and MiFID, necessitate rapid, accurate, and defensible decision-making, a challenge Droit addresses through its Adept platform. Droit's...
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StreetsTalksTo TradeHeader
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In this episode of #StreetsTalksTo we speak with Marc Gratacos, Founder and Managing Partner, and Aleix Revilla, Head of Consulting Services, from TradeHeader—one of the 2025 RegTech100 leaders. In this episode we discuss: Navigating Regulatory Complexity: TradeHeader's expertise in digital regulatory reporting (DRR) simplifies compliance by digitising, standardising, and automating processes, offering significant cost reduction and risk mitigation for firms. Reusability Across Jurisdictions: Discover how TradeHeader helps clients leverage 80% of reporting fields across regulations,...
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Series Six, Episode Five: Scaling UK Regional FinTech
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In this episode of #StreetsTalksTo we are joined by the partners and authors of .This groundbreaking research, conducted by Whitecap Consulting and co-published with Streets Consulting and Innovate Finance, explores how to successfully scale fintech firms in the UK. Key points discussed include: Importance of Regional Growth: The report analyses 250 regional fintech scale-ups, highlighting the significance of growth outside London and the unique challenges and opportunities these regions face. Diversity and Leadership: Findings reveal that firms with female founders achieved over 30%...
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StreetsTalksTo SuperTech West Midlands
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In this episode of StreetsTalksTo we are joined by Hilary Smyth-Allen, Executive Director of SuperTech, the UK’s first and only tech supercluster, based in the West Midlands. The supercluster is leading the charge in accelerating technological adoption across professional services through ProfTech which includes FinTech, PropTech, LegalTech and InsurTech. In our conversation, Hilary shares invaluable insights into the intersection of innovation and professional services. We discuss: Roadmap for the Future: Hilary unveils SuperTech’s strategic Research and Innovation...
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StreetsTalksTo WealthOS: Anton Padmasiri, Founder and CEO and Shri Krishnansen, Chief Commercial Officer
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In this episode of #StreetsTalksTo, we are joined by Anton Padmasiri, founder and CEO and Shri Krishnansen, Chief Commercial Officer of WealthOS. We explore the future of wealth management and delve into how WealthOS is driving innovation and reshaping the financial services landscape. We also discuss: Legacy Infrastructure Challenges: The frustrations and limitations posed by outdated legacy infrastructure in the financial services industry, particularly in wealth management. This legacy technology impedes the delivery of modern, user-centric experiences and hampers firms' ability to...
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StreetsTalksTo The Investment Association
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In this episode of #StreetsTalksTo we talk to Gillian Painter, Head of Membership and Engine, The Investment Association. We talk about the journey of Engine, the IA's Innovation Hub and FinTech Accelerator, and explore the transformative power of technology in investment management. Our discussion also covers : Innovative Programs: Gillian sheds light on the evolution of Engine, from its inception in response to regulatory changes to becoming a global hub for FinTech innovation. With programmes including the IA Engine Innovator, Sparks, and Advanced Access, Engine caters to firms at different...
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StreetsTalksTo FinTech Scotland
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In this episode of #StreetsTalksTo we talk to Nicola Anderson, CEO of Fintech Scotland. In this conversation we learn more about FinTech Scotland, their key objectives to help the community of fintech entrepreneurs, the ambition of the economic contribution, strategic relationships, and the development of an inclusive environment to enable FinTech innovation to really thrive. We outline the opportunities that fintech collaboration and innovation bring to us all, with an update on the FinTech Research and Innovation Roadmap, one year on since it was launched. The Roadmap was...
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StreetsTalksTo TMX Group
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In this episode of #StreetsTalksTo we are joined by Dani Lipkin, Delilah Panio from the TMX Group. We delve into the global listings landscape, the TSX and the TSX Venture exchanges and their support for earlier stage firms and established companies in their journey to going public. We touch on Canada’s history of supporting innovative, early stage companies and discuss TSX Venture’s unique value proposition in helping scale-ups access growth capital, reduce the burden and cost of going public. We look at lessons we can learn from Canada as the UK and other jurisdictions are...
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StreetsTalksTo DataBP
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In this episode of #StreetsTalksTo we are joined by Mark Schaedel, CEO and Brandon Baker, Principle of DataBP. We discuss the fascinating world of market data and how the impact of innovation and technology can be used to help make sense of the huge amounts of data and harvest unique insights. We talk about the genuine common goal across the industry for ultimate compliance, the importance of using The Cloud and how DataBP are empowering and connecting the community of data providers to gain efficiencies, reinvent how they manage their market data and ultimately realise and commercialise...
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StreetsTalksTo Opensee
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In this episode of #StreetsTalksTo we are joined by Stéphane Rio, CEO & Founder of Opensee, and Senior Sales Executive, Julie Louvrier. We discover the challenges of big data, the increased demand for more granular information and how Opensee is transforming this data into a competitive advantage. We talk about different regulations, how ESG is bringing a new dimension to finance and how Opensee is helping its clients to unlock the full potential of their data by removing complexity. Opensee is a Paris-based FinTech that is helping financial institutions turn their big data challenges into a...
info_outlineIn this episode we are joined by Adam Toms, CEO Europe and Tim Dinsdale, CTO of OpenFin, the operating system of finance. OpenFin brings the application interoperability we have all come to love on our mobile devices onto the financial desktop, essentially delivering to the financial desktop what Apple and Android have delivered for mobile. A successful scale up fintech firm, OpenFin is used to deploy over 1,200 applications across more than 225,000 desktops in some 1,500 institutions, in more than 60 countries.
We discuss the challenges of remote working as trading floors and capital markets firms tackle the downsizing of desktop real estate from multiple monitors to home PCs and laptops. We talk about the challenges of working with legacy infrastructures and the acceleration of web technology. Exploring how Openfin’s clients and the industry as a whole have navigated lockdown, we discuss the re-entry path ahead and delve into industry engagement with FDC3, the financial desktop interoperability standards. There are mutual benefits on offer from collaboration, and we consider the priorities in play as firms deliver their digital transformation programmes. Turning to regulation, we focus on the benefits and challenges of SMR (The Senior Managers Regime) compliance exploring the responsibility that this places firmly on the shoulders of industry leaders… and so much more, including how both Adam and Tim have kept physically and mentally strong throughout lockdown.