
Top insider stories behind global Fintech & Web3 start-ups.
Hosted by Gaurav Dhar and Ronit Ghose
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Episodes

Crypto & Blockchain: Compliance, Security & Investigative Tools | (with Ari Redbord, TRM Labs) | Web3
Have you ever wondered how organisations can protect against cyber threats such as ransomware attacks? In our latest podcast episode, we had the pleasure of hosting Ari Redbord, Head of Legal & Government Affairs at TRM Labs, to discuss why it’s essential to protect against security threats when working with

Inside African FinTech: Markets, Challenges & Opportunities | (with Wiza Jalakasi, Emerging Markets Fintech Expert) | Fintech
Are you curious about the fintech industry in Africa? Do you want to know how mobile money services have transformed financial services on the continent? Are you an entrepreneur looking to secure investment in the competitive landscape of Africa’s fintech industry? In this episode, we hosted Wiza Jalakasi, Emerging Markets

Beyond Profits: Utilising APIs for a Greater Purpose in Digital Banking | (with Omar Mansur, Managing Director APAC of Codebase Technologies) | Fintech
What are the most important tips when it comes to achieving success in the tech industry? Omar Mansur, Managing Director APAC of Codebase Technologies will be taking us through the journey of Codebase Technologies and sharing their Eureka moment. We’ll also be exploring the phases of building a business in

ISO 20022 – The New Age of Payments | (with Troy S. Wood, CEO and Founder of Impel) | Fintech
How to leverage blockchain technology to deliver financial messaging and provide a seamless cross-border payments experience? In this episode, we sit down with Troy S. Wood, CEO and Founder of Impel to discuss the power of APIs in financial services, and how banks and corporates can leverage of this cutting-edge

The Foundation of Transformative AI | (with Shameek Kundu & Anupam Datta, Truera) | Fintech
Why is everyone talking about ChatGPT & AI revolution now? In this episode, we sit down with Anupam Datta and Shameek Kundu from Truera to discuss the AI implications for society, business and economy, and explore the founding story of Truera. Anupam and Shameek share the importance of critical thinking

Setting up a Challenger Bank from Scratch | (with Anne Boden, Founder & CEO of Starling Bank) | Fintech
Would you leave your current job to set up a new challenger bank from scratch? This week, our dynamic duo in Fintech Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar will be sitting down with Anne Boden, the founder of Starling Bank, to talk about her entrepreneurial journey in establishing one of the

Crypto & Blockchain: Compliance, Security & Investigative Tools | (with Ari Redbord, TRM Labs) | Web3
Have you ever wondered how organisations can protect against cyber threats such as ransomware attacks? In our latest podcast episode,

Inside African FinTech: Markets, Challenges & Opportunities | (with Wiza Jalakasi, Emerging Markets Fintech Expert) | Fintech
Are you curious about the fintech industry in Africa? Do you want to know how mobile money services have transformed

Beyond Profits: Utilising APIs for a Greater Purpose in Digital Banking | (with Omar Mansur, Managing Director APAC of Codebase Technologies) | Fintech
What are the most important tips when it comes to achieving success in the tech industry? Omar Mansur, Managing Director

ISO 20022 – The New Age of Payments | (with Troy S. Wood, CEO and Founder of Impel) | Fintech
How to leverage blockchain technology to deliver financial messaging and provide a seamless cross-border payments experience? In this episode, we

The Foundation of Transformative AI | (with Shameek Kundu & Anupam Datta, Truera) | Fintech
Why is everyone talking about ChatGPT & AI revolution now? In this episode, we sit down with Anupam Datta and

Setting up a Challenger Bank from Scratch | (with Anne Boden, Founder & CEO of Starling Bank) | Fintech
Would you leave your current job to set up a new challenger bank from scratch? This week, our dynamic duo
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Podcast hosts

Ronit Ghose
Ronit Ghose is the lead author of Citi’s GPS Bank of the Future and FinTech report series – the first edition has had more than 250,000 downloads making it the most read report ever published by Citi, and one of the most read FinTech reports ever published. Since joining Citi in 1997, Ronit has covered banks in the Americas, Asia and EMEA. He is the Global Head of Future of Finance in Citi Research. He is also an Advisory Board Member at the Centre for Finance, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. Ronit previously worked at the British Bankers’ Association and as a research assistant in Parliament. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford, a postgraduate diploma from the University of London and is a CFA charter holder.
Gaurav Dhar
Gaurav Dhar is the CEO of the Payments Solution Provider Marshal in Dubai. Gaurav has been working at Marshal for over 19 years now He strives to continually be on the frontier of building FinTech ecosystems and solutions. His personal time is spent on working with and investing directly in innovators, with a view to the future of Fintech both locally and globally via his cache of relationships which include VCs, incubators, accelerators, and start-ups and Angel Syndicates. In his position as a board member of the MENA FinTech Association and several advisory positions to international family offices, start-ups, and funds, he looks to grow the relationships within the FinTech and start-up ecosystem to contribute towards the education of budding disruptors and eventually the growth of economies and the job market where possible in the MEA Region and abroad.
