Mark Andreev, Chief Operating Officer, Exactly.com
Mark Andreev discusses transparent pricing, human-first support, and why fair payment solutions shouldn't be a privilege reserved for enterprise clients.
FinTech
Rupert Lyle, Investment Director & Fund Principal, Future Planet Capital Regional
Rupert Lyle discusses regional venture capital, founder wellbeing, and why the West Midlands needs more than two VC firms to unlock its startup potential.
Jelle van Schaick, VP Marketing, Lorum
Jelle van Schaick discusses how Lorum is unbundling clearing from traditional banking and why specialist correspondents are the future of global payments infrastructure.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Symmie Swil of Upvest
Symmie Swil, UK General Manager at Upvest, shares practical advice for bank executives on AI strategy, infrastructure modernisation, and delivering better customer outcomes.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Meryem Habibi of Bitpace
Bitpace's CRO shares why banks must treat AI as infrastructure, not features, and the hard decisions executives are avoiding on legacy transformation.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Dr Seena Rejal of NetMind.AI
NetMind.AI's Chief Commercial Officer shares practical guidance for bank executives on AI strategy, governance, and where banks are getting it wrong.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Robert Cooke of 3forge
Robert Cooke, CEO of 3forge, shares practical advice for bank executives on AI strategy, warning against architectural inconsistency and highlighting the need for governed runtimes.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Nick Perrett of Prosper
Practical advice on AI implementation, data governance, and regulatory compliance for banks from the CEO of an FCA-authorised AI-powered wealth management platform.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Rob Rooney of Hyperlayer
Hyperlayer CEO Rob Rooney on helping banks innovate at fintech speed while maintaining resilience, moving from AI insight to safe action, and why governance is the hardest conversation executives avoid.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Ciaran Cosgrave of Nearform
Nearform CEO Ciaran Cosgrave shares his advice for bank executives on avoiding the 'field of dreams' fallacy and delivering real AI value in weeks, not years.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Dmitry Borodin of Creditinfo
Dmitry Borodin, Head of Decision Analytics at Creditinfo, shares practical advice for bank executives on avoiding common AI pitfalls and prioritising high-impact use cases.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Philipp Buschmann of AAZZUR
AAZZUR's CEO shares candid advice on where banks are getting AI wrong, what they should prioritise, and why the shift has already happened.