At the Forefront Podcast

Forefront Communications

Launched in 2020, At the Forefront: Fintech Conversations is meant to help you stay informed as we highlight key industry developments and delve into the people, companies and thought processes that keep the capital markets and fintech industries humming.

  1. 1D AGO

    Episode 92: Modernizing Private Market Infrastructure ft. Corastone

    In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Rashad Kurbanov, CEO of Corastone. Together, they explore the operational and infrastructure challenges surrounding the rapid growth of private markets, with a focus on scalability, investor access, distributed ledger technology and the future of private market infrastructure.

  2. APR 30

    Episode 91: The Evolution of Trading Infrastructure ft. Pico

    In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Ian McIntyre, Managing Director and Global Head of Market Data at Pico. Together, they explore how evolving market structure and shifting client demands are reshaping trading infrastructure, with a focus on low latency technology, cross-asset expansion and the role of Pico’s Redline platform.

    21 min

  3. APR 23

    Episode 90: An Introduction to Open Finance ft. FDATA

    In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Steve Boms, Executive Director of FDATA, the Financial Data and Technology Association. FDATA is a trade organization advocating for consumer-permissioned access to financial data. Together, they unpack the evolving landscape of open finance, consumer-permissioned data access and the policy frameworks shaping the future of financial services.

    23 min

  4. APR 16

    Episode 89: From Raw Data to Actionable Insights – Data Differentiation in ECM ft. CMG

    In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with William Wilson, Senior Securities Analyst at CMG, to explore what truly differentiated data looks like in equity capital markets and how firms can move from raw information to decision-ready intelligence.

    18 min

  5. 12/10/2025

    Episode 88: Preparing For the Next Era of Oversight: Unifying Trade Surveillance and Best Execution Analytics ft. Trillium Surveyor & Tickrs Clearing

    In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Melissa Watras, Director of Product at Trillium Surveyor, and Ann Cendejas, Chief Compliance Officer at Tickrs Clearing, to discuss how firms are preparing for the next stage of market oversight as surveillance and best execution analytics come under increasing regulatory and operational scrutiny. The conversation explores what is driving this shift, how expectations have evolved, and why many firms are rethinking long-standing assumptions about their oversight workflows.

    19 min

  6. 11/13/2025

    Episode 87: The Front Ends That Power Finance featuring Sebastian Good, Expero

    In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Sebastian Good, CEO and Co-Founder of Expero, to discuss how the firm is helping financial institutions transform complex workflows into intuitive, decision-driven experiences. The conversation covers Expero’s recent pivot to focus exclusively on finance, its collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to product design and the growing role of predictive UX and generative AI in shaping the next generation of financial interfaces.

    37 min

  7. 11/07/2025

    Episode 86: Turning Access into Impact with Andrew Kaufmann, Time to Give

    In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Andrew Kaufman, Founder and CEO of Time to Give Network, to explore how his not-for-profit platform is reshaping professional access by connecting financial services leaders and innovators in ways that generate real social good.

    24 min

  8. 10/16/2025

    Episode 85: Smarter Finance Through Agentic AI

    In this episode, Forefront Managing Partner Eric Soderberg sits down with Bin Ren, Founder and CEO of SigTech, to discuss how artificial intelligence and human expertise are coming together to transform capital markets. SigTech’s mission is to help financial institutions harness AI responsibly – using specialized, goal-driven agents to accelerate complex workflows while keeping people at the center of the process.

    28 min
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Launched in 2020, At the Forefront: Fintech Conversations is meant to help you stay informed as we highlight key industry developments and delve into the people, companies and thought processes that keep the capital markets and fintech industries humming.

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  • Creator
    Forefront Communications
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    92
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 Forefront Communications
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