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Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEP 127: DEMYSTIFYING THE CURRENT STATE OF AI WITH DR CHARLEYNE BIONDI OF MOODY'SWelcome to another insightful episode of the Dave and Dharm Demystify podcast. In this week, Dave and Dharm take an in depth look into the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence with expert guest, Dr. Charleyne Biondi from Moody’s, who specialises in blockchain and AI developments.
Dr Biondi shares invaluable insights from Moody’s recent 2025 AI Outlook report, highlighting how AI is no longer just about enhancing productivity—it's now a critical strategic measure shaping the future competitiveness of companies and governments worldwide.
From discussing global regulatory fragmentation and the astonishing pace of AI innovation, to the geopolitical implications of Chi...2025-03-2750 min
Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEP 121: DEMYSTIFYING QUANTUM IN 2025 AND QUANTUM INDEX WITH STEVE SUAREZWelcome to the latest episode of the Dave and Dharm Demystified Podcast, where we dive deep into the world of innovation and emerging technologies.
Today, we’re thrilled to be joined by Steve Suarez, CEO of Horizon X and former Head of Innovation at HSBC, who is helping shape the future of quantum computing in financial services.
Steve brings unparalleled insight into the transformative power of quantum, sharing his work on cutting-edge initiatives like The Quantum Innovation Index, which ranks industries and institutions on their quantum readiness, and his collaboration with MIT on accessible quantum courses for business leaders.
In th...2025-02-0430 min
The HiveMind Interviews: Sharing the secrets of successful FintechsStarting a Fintech podcast, with Dharmesh Mistry
If you're a Fintech SaaS and have considered launching your own podcast, you need to listen to this first. Dharmesh Mistry's podcast 'Dave & Dharm' has over 30k views and is at 94 episodes and counting. We discuss everything from finding your voice, the tooling he uses to produce, how to promote, and much more.
2025-01-3129 min
DisContent - How complex industries sell with contentFind your podcast. Find your voice.Dave Wallace's venture into podcasting started as a personal project and a way to catch up with a long-time collaborator, Dharmesh Mistry. Their podcast, "Demystify," focuses on FinTech and allowed them to explore their interests while growing their audience and developing media opportunities, such as a partnership with Fintech Futures (a leading fintech publication, part of the Informa Group), or a recent invitation to record a series of interviews in Dubai. But for Dave, it was also a personal journey and an opportunity to “find his voice”, and pursue new opportunities.👇🏼Below you will find key lessons for brands...2024-12-0322 min
Provoke.fm MediaEpisode 561: Demystifying Fintech: Insights on Banking’s FutureIn This Episode
It’s a mashup between Breaking Banks and Dave and Dharm Demystify, a podcast that takes you on a journey through the ever evolving world of fintech and digital finance. In this episode triple hosts, Brett King, Dave Wallace and Dharmesh Mistry offer thought provoking discussion and insights, covering off the fintech movement and relevancy in this new state of banking. Integration is key in the new world order. Special shout out to JPMorgan Chase for all they are doing.
What will the banking experience look like in the future? When Q-Day comes...2024-09-1200 min
Breaking BanksEpisode 561: Demystifying Fintech: Insights on Banking’s FutureIn This Episode
It's a mashup between Breaking Banks and Dave and Dharm Demystify, a podcast that takes you on a journey through the ever evolving world of fintech and digital finance. In this episode triple hosts, Brett King, Dave Wallace and Dharmesh Mistry offer thought provoking discussion and insights, covering off the fintech movement and relevancy in this new state of banking. Integration is key in the new world order. Special shout out to JPMorgan Chase for all they are doing.
What will the banking experience look like in the future? When Q-Day comes there will be radical transparency, get...2024-09-1253 min
Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEP 103: Customer-Centric Innovation in Finance with Anette Brolos and Erin TaylorIn this podcast episode, hosts Dave and Dharmesh welcome authors Anette Brolos and Erin Taylor to discuss their new book "Customer-Centric Innovation in Finance".
Erin, an anthropologist, and Anette, an economist, share their journey into studying financial behaviours and founding Finthropology, a company that combines finance and anthropology.
In discussing their book, they emphasise the importance of qualitative research, such as interviews and observations, alongside quantitative data to understand customer behaviour deeply.
They also highlight how traditional financial services often fail to meet customer needs, especially women, and why it's crucial to incorporate customer-centric design in financial products. The book...2024-06-0633 min
Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEP 95: FINTECH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SAM EVERINGTON CEO OF ENGINE BY STARLING AND CARLTON HOPPER OF GFTIn this latest episode of the Demystify Podcast, Sam Everington, CEO of Engine by Starling and Carlton Hopper, UK Managing Director of GFT, discuss their partnership.
Sam outlines their strategy to scale by having partnerships like GFT implement their platform so that his team at Engine can focus on being the best banking platform company. He highlights that this not only accelerates their geographic reach but also allows them to address different markets.
Carlton explains that the partnership works on trust and a shared vision and that GFT's extensive experience in Financial Services means that they were adding value to...2024-03-2730 min
Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEP 90: GRIFFIN, A BRAND NEW UK BANK, WITH DAVID JARVIS CO-FOUNDER AND CEODavid Jarvis is the CEO and co-founder of Griffin. Griffin is the UK's only full-stack Banking-as-a-service bank. It is a very young organisation, receiving its license in March 2023.
David talks to us about his background working in development infrastructure for companies such as Airbnb in California, how he moved into the fintech space, and then how he jumped to founding a bank in the UK.
David provides incredible insight into what it takes to start a bank and the process Griffin had to go through to get a license. He does an incredible job of demystifying the Griffin proposition and...2024-01-0927 min
Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEPISODE 84: DEFI WITH U-ZYN CHUA OF CAKE GROUPU-Zyn Chua is the CTO and co-founder of Cake Group, a company focused on simplifying decentralised finance (DeFi) for retail users. He has been deeply involved in the cryptocurrency sector since 2009, starting with Bitcoin. His entry into the crypto world was motivated by his interest in cybersecurity and cryptography.
In the early days, he actively participated in Bitcoin forums, earning some Bitcoin and contributing to crypto-focused businesses. Notable among his achievements are the establishment of the first crypto exchange in Asia and serving as the architect for the world's first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the Bahamas.
In this...2023-10-1625 min
Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEP 83: CORE BANKING WITH PREMA VARADHAN OF TEMENOSPrema is The President of Product and COO of Temenos. She has a long history with Temenos, having started in the business in 1999 as an engineer before working her way up to a leadership position. She has had a ringside seat on the changes that have happened in digital banking.
In this exceptional podcast, Prema takes us straight to the heart of the matter and talks about that and how the core of core banking has changed over the last 25 years.2023-09-2129 min
The Galileo Financial Technologies PodcastCore Banking Modernisation: a Dave & Dharm Demystify PodcastTo shed some light on what banks and credit unions in the Americas should do with BaaS, Dharm from the Dave & Dharm Demystify Podcast has invited two esteemed guests from Galileo Financial Technologies – Miguel Santos, chief strategy officer, and Dave Feuer, chief product officer. Between them, Dave and Miguel give real-life examples of several innovations only made possible by a modern core. The key message is that there is no future for a monolithic core or large software suites; the future is granular banking capabilities consumed and paid for on demand. Miguel also shared his view...2023-08-0333 min
Bankadelic: The colorful side of financeLIVE FROM MONEY 20/20 EUROPE EPISODE 4: FINLAND'S FINTECH MAVERICK CUTS LOOSE IN A SAUNAFor the first time, Bankadelic airs an episode taped in a combo sauna-podcast booth. Leave it to Monika Liikamaa, co-founder and co-CEO at Finland-based Enfuce, to bring on the heat. Her company didn't become Europe's leading Cards-as-a-Service fully cloud-based provider by pussyfooting. Nor does Monikka mince words, including the f-bombs dropped during this taping. Many were edited, but quite a few remain, so listener discretion is advised. What else to expect from a contrarian maverick spotted on the floor of Money 20/20 wearing a t-shirt that says "Get shit done"? Special thanks to Dave Wallace of "Dave and Dharm Demystify" fo...2023-06-1932 min
Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEPISODE 74: DOCONOMY AND DREAMS MERGER WITH MATHIAS WIKSTRÖM AND HENRIK ROSVALLOur guests are Mathias Wikström, CEO Doconomy and Henrik Rosvall CEO of Dreams Technology. We chat about the recent acquisition of Dreams by Doconomy and why connecting Carbon Data with finance and behavioural science is critical to help achieve net zero goals.
>> Please note that Mathias was in an airport when we recorded the podcast, so there are occasional sound quality issues2023-03-2927 min
Bankadelic: The colorful side of financeEPISODE 83: WINNING THROUGH GAMING: HOW FIs DRIVE DIGITAL GROWTHDigital became a mighty buzzword during COVID, but sustained digital growth often got lost in the process. That was — and is —particularly true when it comes to the learning experience platforms that make experts out of employees, and delighted repeat customers out of consumers. John Findlay, CEO of LemonadeLXP, shares how game-based training and marketing holds the key to driving digital adoption, fluency and transformation.
This special episode comes by way of Bankadelic’s sister podcast, Dave & Dharm Demystify. Many thanks to Dave Wallace and Dharmesh Mistry.
LemonadeLXP is a proud sponsor of Bankadelic.2022-04-2826 min
Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEPISODE 51: WE REACHED 50! EPISODEIn this special episode, Dharm and I chat to Lou Carlozo from the Bankadelic podcast about what we think is important!2022-02-2126 min
Bankadelic: The colorful side of financeEPISODE 76: THE STATE OF FINTECH FROM THE CAPITAL OF FINTECH: TWO LONDON SUPERSTARS WEIGH INDave Wallace and Dharmesh Mistry, two rockstars in London's fintech scene, have just celebrated the 50th episode of their podcast, Dave and Dharm Demystify, Bankadelic's sister show. To mark that milestone, the Two Ds check in to talk about a powerful triangle that will shape (and shake) banking in the years ahead: hyperpersonalization, decentralization and inclusion. Be sure to check out check out Dave and Dharm Demystify on Soundcloud.2022-02-1730 min
Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEPISODE 48: DIGITAL TWINS WITH JOHN BLICQIn this week's podcast, Dharm and I chat with John Blicq. John is an Associate Director of Innovation for NAB, and also the author of the fascinating book ‘𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 (𝙍)𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣’ that explores the way the emergence of DigitalTwins and DigitalHumans will eclipse banks and insurance companies who are only equipped to service physical humans with physical assets. We discuss the book, Digital Twins and Johns view on the innovation horizon.2022-01-1222 min
Dave and Dharm DeMystifyEPISODE 7: BANKING ON SOCIALTwo guests join Dave and Dharm this week to discuss hows banks are using social media. Paul Loberman, who is ex HSBC and Santander, gives a banks eye view, and Tilly Wallace a student at UWE who discusses her thoughts from the perspective of a 20 something.
(Link to report discussed in the podcast - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/banking-social-dave-wallace/)2020-11-0518 min