139 episodes

Unlock the business value of AI in financial services with in-depth interviews on trends, use-cases, and cutting-edge best practices.

In each episode, Emerj Founder Daniel Faggella interviews leaders at firms like HSBC, Citigroup, and Visa - as well as AI innovators from Silicon Valley and around the world.

Subscribe to Emerj's weekly AI newsletter by downloading our "AI in Financial Services Cheat Sheet" PDF guide: https://emerj.com/fin1

AI in Financial Services Podcast Daniel Faggella

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 18 Ratings

Unlock the business value of AI in financial services with in-depth interviews on trends, use-cases, and cutting-edge best practices.

In each episode, Emerj Founder Daniel Faggella interviews leaders at firms like HSBC, Citigroup, and Visa - as well as AI innovators from Silicon Valley and around the world.

Subscribe to Emerj's weekly AI newsletter by downloading our "AI in Financial Services Cheat Sheet" PDF guide: https://emerj.com/fin1

    Mitigating Cybersecurity Risk with AI-driven IT Systems - with Darren Humphries of Acora

    Mitigating Cybersecurity Risk with AI-driven IT Systems - with Darren Humphries of Acora

    Today’s guest is Darren Humphries, Group Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer Partner at Acora. Acora is a UK-based, award-winning provider of managed, consultancy, and professional services in information technology and security across many industrial sectors. Darren returns to the podcast to discuss the relationship between IT and cybersecurity enterprise functions at the heart of AI’s impact in the financial services space. Later, he explains what financial leaders, in particular, should keep in mind when driving to level-up their operations when it comes to cybersecurity and other anomaly-detection based functions (AML, fraud detection). If you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

    • 22 min
    Driving IT Development Across Financial Services Tech Stacks with AI - with Darren Humphries of Acora

    Driving IT Development Across Financial Services Tech Stacks with AI - with Darren Humphries of Acora

    Today’s guest is Darren Humphries, Group Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer Partner at Acora. Acora is a UK-based, award-winning provider of managed, consultancy, and professional services in information technology and security across many industrial sectors. Darren joins us on today’s show to discuss new opportunities for financial services leaders to drive the IT and infrastructure necessary to ensure the lowest possible risk, especially when it comes to AML, fraud, and cybersecurity workflows. If you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

    • 29 min
    Looking at the Future of FinServ IT - with Jason Walker of BigPanda

    Looking at the Future of FinServ IT - with Jason Walker of BigPanda

    Today’s guest is Jason Walker, Chief Innovation Officer at BigPanda. BigPanda is a California-based software developer whose AIOps-powered platform helps businesses improve their service support and incident management systems. Jason returns to the platform to talk about the future of IT for financial services, given the potential of new generative AI capabilities that are helping streamline data and hardware management workflows. Later, he and Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello examine what AIOps will mean for IT teams and initiatives going forward. To access Emerj’s frameworks for AI readiness, ROI, and strategy, visit Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.

    • 21 min
    Approaches to AI Infrastructure for Service Support and Incident Management for Financial Services - with Jason Walker of BigPanda

    Approaches to AI Infrastructure for Service Support and Incident Management for Financial Services - with Jason Walker of BigPanda

    Today’s guest is Jason Walker, Chief Innovation Officer at BigPanda. BigPanda is a California-based software developer whose AIOps-powered platform helps businesses improve their service support and incident management systems. Jason joins us on this week’s podcast to discuss what financial leaders need to know to drive the IT infrastructure necessary to take advantage of new, emerging, data-heavy use cases we’re seeing in generative AI. Later, he and Senior Editor Matthew DeMello discuss GenAI tools that can help streamline IT workflows. If you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

    • 21 min
    Leveraging Data Governance Strategies to Unlock GenAI Use Cases in Financial Services - with Andrew Sellers of Confluent

    Leveraging Data Governance Strategies to Unlock GenAI Use Cases in Financial Services - with Andrew Sellers of Confluent

    Today’s guest is Andrew Sellers, Head of Technology Strategy at Confluent. Previously, he served as Chief Technology Officer at QOMPLX, a high-growth startup in cyber-risk analytics, and as a Senior Cyberspace Operations Officer, CTO, and Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the United States Air Force. Andrew returns to the platform alongside Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello to delve into the upcoming democratization of data and what it means for AI adoption initiatives at financial institutions. Andrew shares strategic insights for business leaders seeking executive buy-in to capitalize on the burgeoning wealth of information. If you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

    • 15 min
    What Data Governance Means for Financial Services - with Andrew Sellers of Confluent

    What Data Governance Means for Financial Services - with Andrew Sellers of Confluent

    Today’s guest is Andrew Sellers, Head of Technology Strategy at Confluent. Previously, he served as Chief Technology Officer at QOMPLX, a high-growth startup in cyber-risk analytics, and as a Senior Cyberspace Operations Officer, CTO, and Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the United States Air Force. Andrew joins Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on today’s podcast to talk about the high costs and tight budgets of IT. Throughout his appearance, Andrew offers advice on balancing ROI goals with the typical pitfalls of false start pilot initiatives. To access Emerj’s frameworks for AI readiness, ROI, and strategy, visit Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.

    • 24 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

mc75random ,

One of the top 3 AI podcast shows actually worth listening to

As an AI consultant, I find Daniel’s podcasts amazing. He always has interesting guests who have practical experience to share. Daniel asks insightful questions and often uncovers new ways of thinking about AI that I had not thought about before.

Thank you Daniel for creating this show. It’s honestly one of the very few worth investing time in.

HPRI ,

Relevant and important

Banks and fintechs that leverage AI will thrive, those that don’t will struggle. This podcast discusses ideas and best practices that are critical for leaders at all levels to understand.

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Practical AI

Dan always provides practical easy to understand knowledge that bridges the gap between technical and business professionals

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