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In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Dirk Marzluf, Chief Operating and Technology Officer at Banco Santander, to learn more about the development and deployment of the bank’s self-built core banking solution Gravity.

Dirk and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle cover how the project came about, how the bank has gone about building Gravity and the steps involved in getting this project completed, the challenges involved in migrating to a new core, and the key benefits for both customers and the bank in having its own in-house core platform powering its operations.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Dirk wants to cast into our Fintech Jail!

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Gilbert Verdian, CEO of Quant, to learn more about blockchain technology and its evolving role in the financial services space.

Gilbert and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle take a look at some of the big emerging trends including tokenisation and its use cases within banking and capital markets, the rise and future of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and the potential benefits of programmable payments for consumers amid the rise in digital wallet usage and digital transactions.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Gilbert wants to cast away in our Fintech Jail!

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Pinar Alpay, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at identity solutions provider Signicat, to learn more about digital identity and its relationship with financial services, as well as the work that companies such as Signicat are doing in the space.

Pinar and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss the evolution of digital identity over the last few years, how banks and other financial services firms are looking to adopt the technology, the digital identity landscape across Europe in light of the EU’s digital identity wallet pilots, the importance of instilling trust among users, and of course the challenges around fraud given the increasing use of AI and deepfakes and what companies can do to combat this.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Pinar wants to cast into - and break out of - our Fintech Jail!

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Dr Philip Intallura, Head of Quantum Technologies at HSBC, to learn more about quantum computing and the impact the growth and maturation of the technology could have on financial services.

Phil and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle demystify how the technology works, dive into its key use cases and benefits in areas such as cybersecurity, and discuss what the wider industry needs to do to prepare for a quantum-enabled future. We also hear more about how HSBC has been experimenting with quantum computing and how it’s looking to utilise the technology in its operations.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Phil wants to cast into our Fintech Jail!

In the latest episode of the What the FinTech? podcast, we’re joined by Jack Pouderoyen, Innovation Manager at Swift, to chat about tokenisation and its potential use cases in financial services, as well as the importance of blockchain interoperability in removing hurdles to its adoption moving forward.

Jack and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss the proof of concept Swift conducted with Chainlink and a dozen other financial institutions and market infrastructures on blockchain interoperability, which involved leveraging the Swift network to transfer tokenised assets across public and private blockchains, as well as the key takeaways Swift has learned from its experiments and what’s next in the pipeline.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Jack wants to cast into our Fintech Jail!

In the first episode of season five of the What the Fintech? podcast, we’re joined by Hangwi Muambadzi, Principal and Head of Africa at CommerzVentures, to discuss the flourishing fintech scene in Africa, including the key trends and development areas being seen in different markets across the continent.

Hangwi and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss the technologies and verticals that are seeing the most investment activity, some key advice for founders when it comes to scaling a new start-up in Africa, the parallels between the European and African fintech ecosystems, and the areas of growth to keep an eye on looking forward.

And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Hangwi wants to lock away in our Fintech Jail!