The OMFIF Podcast

Fintech series: Cybersecurity

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Fintech series: ‘Cybersecurity’. Nausicaa Delfas, acting chief operating officer and executive director at the UK Financial Conduct Authority, joins Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF.  The conversation examines the cyber threat landscape and how it has evolved over the past few years, the practical steps that financial sector institutions can take to improve their resilience and security, as well as the importance of national and international co-operation.

Fintech series: Digital Single Market

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Fintech series: ‘Digital single market’. Pēteris Zilgalvis, head of the start-up and innovation unit in the European Commission’s digital single market directorate, and Wim Mijs, chief executive officer of the European Banking Federation, join Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF. They discuss the impact of the digital single market on the European banking sector and wider economy, the role of fintech, and the steps being taken to enhance regulation and co-operation across the continent.

Fintech series: Financial inclusion in Kenya

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Fintech series: ‘Financial inclusion in Kenya’. Wohoro Ndohho, director general of public debt management at Kenya’s National Treasury, joins Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF. The conversation examines the role that technology has played to improve financial inclusion in Kenya, and explores topics including mobile money, blockchain technology and M-Akiba, the world’s first mobile-only government bond.

Fintech series: Fintech and financial inclusion

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Fintech series: ‘Fintech and financial inclusion’. Matthew Saal, head of digital finance in the financial institutions group at the IFC, and Edward George, country head for the UK and head of group research at Ecobank, join Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF. They examine the role and impact of fintech on financial inclusion, including the rise of mobile money, improvements in consumer data and credit history, and the need for increased co-operation between regulators.

 

Fintech series: Regtech

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Fintech series: ‘Regtech’. Diana Paredes, co-founder and chief executive officer of Suade Labs, a technology company focused on helping financial institutions comply with regulatory issues, joins Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF. The conversation examines the development of regulation technology or regtech, including the potential to reduce compliance costs and improve efficiency throughout the financial services industry.

In Conversation: Perry Warjiyo, Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia

In Conversation: Deputy Governor Perry Warjiyo, Bank Indonesia speaks to Sarah Holmes, Head of Meetings, OMFIF, on Bank Indonesia’s promotion of stability, economic collaboration in the south pacific region, financial inclusion, Islamic finance, digital currencies and fintech.

Fintech series: Cryptocurrencies and decentralised ledger technology

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Fintech series: ‘Cryptocurrencies and decentralised ledger technology’. Charley Cooper, managing director of enterprise software firm R3, and Jeff Bandman, founder of Bandman Advisors and former fintech adviser at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, join Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF. The conversation examines the potential impact of decentralised ledger technology and cryptocurrencies for the global financial system, and the policy and regulatory issues surrounding their development.

Fintech series: Central banks and digital currencies pt. 2

OMFIF Focus Podcast - Fintech series: 'Central banks and digital currencies pt. 2'.  Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF, is joined by Mojmir Hampl, Vice Governor, Czech National Bank. The conversation examines the issues surrounding the development of central bank digital currencies, including potential risks and benefits for the global financial system.

Fintech series: Central banks and digital currencies pt.1

OMFIF Focus podcast – Fintech series: ‘Central banks and digital currencies’. Hiromi Yamaoka, director general of the payments and settlements systems department at the Bank of Japan, joins Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF . The conversation examines the issues surrounding the development of central bank digital currencies, including potential risks and benefits for the global financial system.

Green Finance series: Greening up infrastructure

OMFIF Focus podcast - Green Finance series: 'Greening up infrastructure'. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative, joins Marcin Stepan, programmes manager for Europe at OMFIF to discuss issues connected with infrastructure in the sphere of green finance.