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How and why has ‘customer-centricity’ become so synonymous with fintech, and have we yet reached the sweet spot between technology and personalisation? We sit down with Chief of Staff to Mambu’s CEO Sabrina Dar, and innovation specialist Pete Trainor as we dig into the intersection of health & wealth.

In this one-on-one conversation we’ll hear from Xavier De Pauw, Founder and Co-CEO of kennek, a connected and scalable lending infrastructure - which just launched a new plug and play lending offering. What is the seed that planted the idea for the company? And what sparked its rapid growth since 2021? 

SMEs are the backbone of our economy, making up 90% of businesses worldwide and employing more than half of the global workforce. Yet despite their huge input, their path to success is rarely easy. Join us as we delve into SME’s evolving landscape and the barriers they face with New10 leadership team member Astrid Joosten and Richard Lim, CEO of Retail Economics.

With so many changes to the way we work, people are asking what employers are doing to ensure they’re moving with the times. As employees get bolder in their demands for support and flexibility, host Emma Lindley chats with Mambu’s Chief of People Charlie Johnston and Biba Binotti CEO and Founder of Global Warriors about how companies need to pivot.

What would you do differently ten years ago if you had understood your finances the way you do now? Budgeting has such a big impact on people’s lives, yet we rarely talk about it and it is still not part of the school curriculum. In this episode, host Nina Mohanty chats with CEO of P.F.C., Sweden’s first neo bank, Kevin Albrecht and Conversation of Money founder and financial expert Peter Komolafe about the value of budgeting, saving, and investing.

What does the future of banking look like? What role will AI play? We answer these questions and so many more in this podcast episode. Our host Emma Lindley delves into ubiquitous banking, and explores the battle between traditional and challenger banks with Ben Snowman, VP Partnerships & Advisory at Mambu and Google Cloud’s Director of EMEA Financial Services Solutions, Georgina Bulkeley, while also touching on the recent Mambu and GCP report; ‘The Bank of the Future’.

With new competitors arising daily – from fintechs and neobanks to embedded solutions, it’s getting harder to predict the future of banking. But one thing’s for sure, digital transformation is the key to our financial evolution. Join host Nina Mohanty as she chats with Harry Seip, Partner at McKinsey & Company Bangkok and Abhishek Chakravarty, Mambu APAC Regional Director about a new IDC whitepaper highlighting the benefits of a ‘multicore’ approach for Southeast Asian banks seeking rapid digital transformation.

Fintech is no fairy tale, but it is life changing. Hear all about this from Carolina Brochado from EQT Growth and Mambu’s VP of Marketing Laurel Wolfe in our latest podcast episode hosted by Nina Mohanty. Together they delve into the latest market trends, investment booms and busts and discuss why diversity will become a reality as the growth of female-focussed fintechs continues. 

As COP26 comes to a close, governments around the world have pledged to do more to limit climate catastrophe. But what role does the global finance sector play in reaching the global goal of keeping global heating below 1.5℃? In this episode, Nina sits down with Mambu’s own Director of Sustainability Anna Krotova; Siobhan Cleary, Senior Specialist from the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative; and Marianne Haahr, Executive Director of the Green Digital Finance Alliance to discuss sustainability in finance. Together, they discuss whether finance is doing enough and how tech-enabled solutions might add a helping hand to getting us closer to net zero.

From banker, to consultant to author, Meaghan discusses the book launches of former bankers and consultants, Alessandro Hatami, Theodora Lau and Duncan Knowles. 

In this timely episode, we explore one of the hottest topics in digital finance - the regulation of cryptocurrencies. Meaghan sits down with Radhika Lipton, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Mambu and Matt Homer, Deputy Executive in Residence at NYCA Partners to discuss perspectives and approaches for traditional finance companies to compliance, consumer education and DeFi. The potential of the underlying infrastructure of DeFi and blockcains is talked through, with thoughts on how cryptocurrencies can play out as an investment vehicle.

Peter Drucker famously wrote, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” In this episode, Nina sits down with Sofia Nunes, Head of Culture at Mambu and Sophie Theen, Chief People & Customer Operations Officer at Oakam to discuss if Mr. Drucker was right. Together, they explore the ins and outs of how culture at a startup begins and where things go wrong. They delve into advice for budding entrepreneurs and best practices for building truly inclusive, diverse cultures.