In our latest episode of StreetsTalksTo we are joined by Philippe Morel and Marjan Delatinne of SETL, a London-based technology provider with a proven track record in delivering distributed ledger technology for financial markets, asset management and payments.

We discuss some of the transformative technologies of our time: we touch on blockchain, the world of payments, digital identity and digital transformation. We look at how central banks are assessing the feasibility of Central Bank Digital Currencies, dive into tokenisation and the securitisation of tokens and digital currencies. We also discover how SETL has successfully completed the world’s first CBDC live funds transaction in collaboration with the Banque de France using the SETL blockchain.

We kick off Series Three of StreetsTalksTo with a fascinating delve into the world of financial crime compliance with Alan Paterson and Kelly Burgess of Plenitude Consulting, the Financial Crime, Risk and Compliance consultancy.

We explore the high level challenges facing the industry as well as the important granular considerations as clients navigate their financial crime compliance obligations. We discover how RegSight – a cloud-based obligations register – is making an impact on the industry by allowing financial institutions to conduct a detailed and systematic gap analysis of their policies, procedures, and standards and address these in a highly efficient way. We discuss their favourite piece of regulation… and so much more!

In this episode of StreetsTalksTo we are joined by Alan Jones and Sarah Norford-Jones, Co-Founders of YEO Messaging. We discuss the rise in cyber breaches and the significant impact this has on organisations, particularly when many staff are working from home due to COVID-19, and how YEO has created a solution designed to allow teams to communicate quickly and efficiently in a truly secure way using facial recognition technology.

We start the conversation with a fascinating look into West Midlands’ rapidly emerging professional services technology which has seen a massive acceleration of tech trends in recent years. We talk about the impact of The Kalifa Review on the UK’s Fintech sector and what this means for the region, how time to market is a key priority for entrepreneurs and innovators, and how low code and no code are empowering startups.

In this episode of StreetsTalksTo Etrading Software we discuss two major industry developments: the consolidated tape and developments in crypto asset trading. We also discover Sassan and James’ fascinating views on regulation, or lack thereof, in the crypto asset trading world.

In this fascinating conversation we cover many topics including technology infrastructure, data, trading strategies and the ability to self permission. We touch upon the current geopolitical climate and of course we ask what is their favourite piece of regulation!

In this episode we discuss why outsourced trading models are in such high demand at the moment, the importance of operational resilience, as well as upcoming regulations industry participants need to pay attention to and much more.

In this episode we discuss why outsourced trading models are in such high demand at the moment, the importance of operational resilience, as well as upcoming regulations industry participants need to pay attention to and much more.

Messaging and data standards might at first appear dry, but together Emma and Malavika explain why the association and bureau exist and their roles in helping key regional market infrastructures.

In this episode we discuss the current environment of low growth and continued uncertainty in the face of Brexit and the pandemic, the effect of Covid on MMEs and how innovation is key to moving forward, how Open Banking and Open Finance are solving problems like data standardisation.

In 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.

In this episode we are joined by Paul Humphrey CEO and William L’Heveder COO of BMLL Technologies, the fintech scale up data and analytics firm offering access to granular order book data from exchanges and trading venues worldwide.

Focused on guiding and helping the UK fintech industry through these challenging times, Charlotte Crosswell (CEO) and Iana Vidal (Head of Policy and Government Affairs) at Innovate Finance explain what their members across the UK are most concerned about right now, and the challenges that lie ahead.