What are the benefits of international fintech collaboration and what role do regulators play?

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Collaboration and partnerships have long been part of the soul of many fintech companies, such as Finastra, but what are the benefits of collaboration between countries, how can these be strengthened, and what role do regulators play?

Participants

Helen Driver

Founder, Moneyready (Podcast Host)

Helen is the Founder of Moneyready, an online financial education platform for children, and former Equity Fund Manager.

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Tony Craddock

Director General, Emerging Payments Association

Tony launched the Emerging Payments Association (EPA) in 2012. The EPA promotes the UK as global hub for payments innovation and the interests of the EPA’s 150+ members, which include banks, card schemes, PSPs, issuers, processors and acquirers who all collaborate to drive change. Tony also leads the communities of EPA Asia and EPA EU. In 2019 he set up The Inclusion Foundation, a Not-for-Profit Community Interest Company promoting products that help address financial exclusion. He also co-authored The PAYTECH Book, published in 2020.

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Alla Gil

Co-founder and CEO, Straterix

Alla Gil is co-founder and CEO of Straterix, which provides unique scenario tools for strategic planning and risk management. Prior to forming Straterix, Gil was the global head of Strategic Advisory at Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Nomura, where she advised financial institutions and corporations on stress testing, economic capital, ALM, long-term risk projections and optimal capital allocation.

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About the show

Open Finance is a podcast series that explores how financial services is opening up to collaboration, innovation and society. Each episode focuses on a critical question as open APIs, platforms and technology make the industry accessible to customers, fintechs and big tech like never before.

Produced by Finastra, each episode brings guests with diverse viewpoints together to discuss the changes needed to make the future of finance open.

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