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CyberWire DailyWhen GoAnywhere goes wrong.Fortra confirms an exploitation of the maximum-severity GoAnywhere flaw. Harvard investigates a claim of a breach. Banking Trojan targets Brazilian WhatsApp users. Reduction-in-force hits CISA. SimonMed says 1.2 million hit by Medusa ransomware. Netherlands invokes the Goods Availability Act against a Chinese company. We have our Business Breakdown. On today’s Industry Voices, we are joined by Mickey Bresman sharing insights on hybrid identity security. And, beware of the shuffler.
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2025-10-1426 min
AI & U: Tech for Your LifeAI Revolutionizes Daily Life: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Work, Health, and Personal Experiences in 2025AI & U: Tech for Your Life is reshaping our world in ways that listeners might have once considered science fiction. In 2025, artificial intelligence is not just powering big business; it’s becoming the invisible engine of everyday experiences, quietly enhancing how we live, work, and communicate. Across industries, AI is automating routine tasks, analyzing data faster than any human possibly could, and providing real-time personalization in everything from entertainment to home energy use. The World Economic Forum named artificial intelligence as the year’s most transformative tech shift, spotlighting how companies and consumers alike are relying on smarter, more adaptive syst...
2025-10-0203 min
The Algorithmic LifeAI Transforms Society: How Algorithms Are Reshaping Healthcare, Business, and Innovation in 2025The algorithmic life has become more than a metaphor—it is now the central operating system of our era, quietly shaping the way we work, create, heal, and even think. Over the past year, artificial intelligence has not merely seeped into daily routines but fundamentally retooled the infrastructure of society, from the clinic to the classroom to the corner office. At Google’s I/O 2025 event, the tech giant unleashed a new wave of AI-powered healthcare tools, promising medical copilots for physicians and advanced imaging interpretation that could soon reduce burnout among doctors while improving care quality. Google’s Gemini models...
2025-08-3003 minThe Algorithmic LifeAI Reshapes Society: How Algorithms Are Transforming Work, Commerce, and Decision Making in the Digital AgeThe algorithmic life is no longer a metaphor; it is the operating system of daily existence. Social platforms now mediate attention for more than 5.4 billion people, tuning each feed to maximize time, action, and spend, as SQ Magazine reports in its 2025 impact analysis. Those models don’t just rank cat videos; they steer political speech, retail trends, and the pace at which misinformation outruns fact, with false stories shown to spread many times faster than accurate ones on legacy Twitter-era data, according to the same analysis.In boardrooms this week, the World Economic Forum’s 2025 theme of agentic AI c...
2025-08-1204 minThe Algorithmic LifeAI Transforms Global Life in 2025: From Homes to Hospitals, Algorithms Reshape Work, Culture, and Human PotentialThe Algorithmic Life has become an inescapable reality in 2025, with artificial intelligence no longer a shadowy promise but a fundamental part of how people live, work, and interact. According to a recent feature from Clay Global, AI is now woven through homes, hospitals, schools, and small businesses, handling tasks ranging from the most mundane household scheduling to the most advanced medical diagnostics. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, remarked that AI is set to reshape the world—and indeed, that reshaping is happening before listeners' eyes.Agentic AI, the newest frontier this year, is changing what it means to make...
2025-07-1704 min
Instant Insights187. AI in retail banking: Its evolution, obstacles, and futureIn this episode, Douglas Blakey, GlobalData's Banking and Payments Group Editor, speaks to Celent's Zilvinas Bareisis, Curinos' Olly Downs, Synechon's Ryan Cox, and KPMG's Andrew Ellis about the current AI landscape in retail banking, barriers to adoption, and the future of the technology in the sector.GlobalData Generative AI in Banking report: globaldata.com/store/report/generative-ai-in-banking-theme-analysisFind us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligenceTo understand how to use our Themes product please contact us: customersuccess.strategic@globaldata.com / +44 (0) 207 406 6764Host: Douglas Blakey, Ba...
2025-05-0122 min
Data Analytics ChatHow To Get Right Data Prepared For Generative AIIn this episode of Data Analytics Chat, we welcome Swetha Devabhaktuni, Head of Data & Analytics at Synechron. Swetha shares her career journey and the pivotal moments that shaped it. In this episode, we discuss the hot topic of getting data ready for generative AI, the importance of data quality and governance, and how companies can overcome common pitfalls when preparing their data for advanced AI applications. Don't miss valuable insights on leveraging both structured and unstructured data, ensuring data privacy, and developing a data-first risk management strategy. 00:00 Intr...
2025-04-2328 min
The Greener WayEnvironmental impact of artificial intelligence with Prabhakar SrinivasanIt’s fair to stay that AI is officially here to stay – it’s everywhere, in our workplaces and even in our homes.However, the datacentres used in AI churns through energy and leaving behind a hefty carbon footprint, especially when we consider scope 3 emissions.Today, we’re thrilled to welcome Prabakar Shrinivasan, Director and Co-Lead of Artificial Intelligence at Synechron, the global consulting firm, to help us navigate the environmental impact of AI.With a strong presence in the financial space, including some of Australia’s largest banks, Synechron brings insights on how compan...
2024-11-1112 min
What's Up with Tech?Unlocking FinTech's Future: Synechron's AI-Driven Data Management, Federated Strategies, and Enterprise Innovations with Tim JenningsInterested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.comUnlock the potential of AI in FinTech data management as we feature a riveting conversation with Tim Jennings, the global data practice leader at Synechron. Discover how high-quality data is crucial for AI applications, requiring not just precision and accuracy, but also alignment with specific purposes. Tim sheds light on the pitfalls of data coverage and bias, drawing from examples like Amazon's CV sifter, while exploring the revolutionary role of generative AI in organizing and utilizing previously untapped data sources.Join us as we...
2024-10-2122 minWhat's Up with Tech?Harnessing AI in Financial Services: Synechron's Data Strategy, Overcoming Challenges, and Future InnovationsInterested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.comDiscover how AI is transforming the financial services industry with expert insights from Tim Jennings, who leads the global data practice at Synechron. We make a promise that you'll learn how high-quality, fit-for-purpose data is essential for AI applications, and how overcoming challenges like data bias can unlock new opportunities. Tim sheds light on the innovative potential of generative AI, which can access untapped data sources and pave the way for groundbreaking insights. Through real-world examples, such as Amazon's experience with biased AI systems, we explore...
2024-10-2122 min
IBS Intelligence Global FinTech InterviewsEP740: Artificial intelligence is resource intensive – what does that do to your ESG goals?Eklove Mohan, Senior Director of Technology, CTO Office, SynechronAI can certainly help with data collection and processing for ESG but we also need to find ways to reduce the carbon footprint of the likes of chatbots and back office technology. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence discusses AI and sustainability with Eklove Mohan, Senior Director of Technology at the CTO Office of Synechron.
2024-08-1412 min
Today in TechDoes AI need to be used by everyone? | Ep. 168As generative artificial intelligence continues to make strides and make mistakes, a growing number of experts and businesses are trying to figure out whether AI needs to be used by everyone within a company. Will this technology eventually fade into the background, or does it need to remain as “the great disruptor”? Keith chats with Ryan Cox, head of artificial intelligence at Synechron, about where AI heads over the next few years.
2024-07-1834 min
London Fintech PodcastLFP 10th Anniversary! The Future of the Global System, FS, Fintech and the LFP! w/Tony Clark CEO Next Wave
This is the 4th and final episode in the mini-series celebrating the LFP’s 10th anniversary. Having looked at the past decade in Fintech, dived into how an LLM really works and discussed what risks AI does or doesn’t pose to humanity in this episode we cover the macro picture right now as the setting for the outlook for FS and Fintech over the next decade as well as revealing the exciting plans for levelling-up the LFP to go even further and fresher into it’s next decade.
For sure it is the best of tim...
2024-07-1849 min
The Founders Peak PodcastWhen the only thing that matters is staying alive: The Unbreakable Spirit of a Founder - Season 5 (Singapore Nov 2023)This episode is just too special. We’d like to say Pauline and Simon are the ‘first couple’ of The Founders Peak stage. No, we’ve never had a couple take stage as one team. And with what Pauline experienced recently as she was getting off a plane, this story is gut-wrenching as it is inspiring and as it is a story of love and belief and hope and resilience.
Pauline is a Board Advisor at Viridios Capital and Head of New Ventures at Stealth. Her husband, Simon is a Director at Synechron Technologies.
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2024-01-1216 min
OUTBOUNDEp. 7 David Mussan-Levy - Research your prospectsIn this episode of Outbound, Joseph Lewin interviews David Mussan-Levy, a 15-year sales veteran currently the Director of Sales at Synechron. They discuss David's approach to building deeper relationships with customers through personalization, persistence, and bringing value. Listeners can expect to gain tangible tips for researching and understanding their ideal customers.Guest Bio: David Mussan-Levy has over 15 years of sales experience. He is the Director of Sales at Synechron, a professional services company focused on IT consulting for the financial services industry. Key Discussion Points:...
2023-12-1319 min
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Since the announcement of Inflation by the Federal Reserve Board on 12th Jan. Cryptocurrencies that are linked to Metaverse have increased substantially. Decentraland has been up by over 150% & The Sandbox is up by over 90%. Since the interest rate hike on 1st Feb, the p...
2023-02-0331 min
The Disruptive Mindset PodcastDigitalisation of The Working World - Episode 1 - John Gaunt, Board Member at SynechronWe are excited to speak to John Gaunt as our first guest on The Disruptive Podcast!
Growing up, his homeland of South Africa was still in the midst of apartheid so he followed what some would describe as, a rather unconventional career path. After being conscripted into two years of military national service, he went on a global hitchhike for 1 year, followed by attending university.
From this early experience, John enjoyed what he describes as an early gap year on his hitch-hike. He gained an appreciation for a disciplined attitude and a profound inner strength...
2022-09-2642 min
FINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastCompliant Financial Infrastructure & Eddie Knight - Managing Consultant, SynechronIn this episode of the of the podcast, James McLeod, FINOS Director of Community sits down with Eddie Knight, Managing Consultant at Synechron, and one of the leads on the FINOS Compliant Financial Infrastructure (CFI) Project. Eddie recently spoke at our Open Source in Finance Meetup in New York a couple of weeks ago. We talk about some of his developer and contributor journey, Synechron's role in open source, and the CFI project as well.
Compliant Financial Infrastructure Repo - https://github.com/finos/compliant-financial-infrastructure
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2022-04-0146 min
London Fintech PodcastLFP192 – From Startup To Global Without Raising Equity w/Ben Richmond CEO CUBE
Creating a global firm without raising equity is rare but possible and an important route with many advantages for certain types of business. which many young entrepreneurs are relatively unfamiliar with. Ben Richmond founder and CEO of RegTech CUBE certainly knows this path intimately and shares with us his insiders experiences having built CUBE from inception in 2011 to today a global business with offices around the world, clients using their products in 150 countries, some 250 staff and seven-figure monthly revenues based on that most oldskool of concepts organic cashflow alongside debt.
It is a topic we...
2021-11-1846 min
FinSights from FinLabsLGBTQ+ Inclusion: Creating Safe Spaces in College, the Workplace, and BeyondIn this special episode of our podcast, we explore a key Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or 'DEI' topic, that as you might already know, is a core part of our company culture here at Synechron. We'll discuss how to banish unintended biases and understand, respect, and incorporate members of the LGBTQ+ community into the workforce while really celebrating their unique talents, skills and individuality.
We're very pleased to have Frank Ojeda, a Senior Associate with the visa and immigration team here at Synechron, Charlotte for this episode. Frank is also one of our regional DEI champions as...
2021-10-0744 min
FinSights from FinLabsApplying Data Science to solve real world problemsIn this episode, we dive into a very interesting conversation with our award-winning Data Science expert, Anantha Sharma, and hear from him on how Applying Data Science to solve real-world problems. Anantha has been a part of the Synechron Financial Innovation (FinLabs) team and has contributed to several award-winning Synechron accelerator programs. In this podcast, we will explore different types of use cases within the financial services industry and beyond, for which various data science models and proofs of concept can be developed into valuable tools and solutions for dealing with real-life business issues.
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2021-08-2022 min
IBS Intelligence Global FinTech InterviewsEp251: What does a hybrid approach to working mean for financial institutions, their tech, and their security?Eklove Mohan, Senior Director – Technology, SynechronMany financial services institutions have publicly announced a post-pandemic return to work policy with a majority offering a hybrid work scheme marrying remote WFH with some office presence. Goldman Sachs is a notable exception to this but for those going hybrid, what steps do they need to take to ensure secure working? Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Eklove Mohan, Senior Director – Technology, Synechron.
2021-07-0910 min
FinSights from FinLabsThe Future of Insights for the Financial Services IndustryIn this special episode, we sit down to talk with Mark Westgate, who is a Managing Consultant at Synechron's Singapore office, and Moritz Muller, General Manager of Asia and Head of Product at Squirro. Together we
discussed the future of insights for Financial Services and the insurance industry. We also looked at the key trends to watch out for, how insights have accelerated the pace of change in financial services so far, and what we can expect in the coming years, including the business value insights that can provide.
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2021-06-2436 min
FinSights from FinLabsThe WHY behind DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace.After a successful series on various tech topics ranging from Asset Management, Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) to Banking & Innovation to ESG, we present you our first podcast on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Synechron’s own DEI campaign, SAME DIFFERENCE. In this episode, we’ll be discussing the latest trends, news, and strategies focused on these themes across the full recruitment lifecycle, from hiring, to retention, to advancing hired employees and most importantly the WHY behind DEI programs. To kick off our first episode, Joyce Pogge, Senior Associate from our NY Marketing team has two really special guests – May Ya...
2021-03-0418 min
FinSights from FinLabsThe Quest for Seamless Onboarding: CLM within the Buy-SideNatalia Zurowski, Marketing Lead for UK & APAC at Synechron, sits down to talk with Phil Sturmer, Director and Head of Business Consulting at Synechron London, about Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) within the buy-side industry and how asset managers and investment managers are looking at how they can achieve seamless onboarding for their end-customers, who in the market is doing this well and should buy-side firms look at building or buying their solutions?
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2021-03-0127 min
FinSights from FinLabsESG- no longer a buzzword but how far away is global adoptionNatalia Zurowski, Marketing Lead UK & APAC at Synechron is joined by Rajul Mittal, Head of Sustainable Finance at Synechron Amsterdam, and Bermet Dordoeva, Senior Consultant at Synechron Amsterdam, to discuss all things ESG. In this episode, our guests look at ESG’s increasingly important role within financial services, what investors want, the development of global metrics and standards, and is the E in ESG in a league of its own?
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2020-12-1427 min
FinSights from FinLabsApplying Innovation in Asset Management – is the buy-side finally catching up?Synechron Marketing Associate Joyce Pogge from New York, sits downs with Sandeep Kumar, Managing Director at Synechron and Head of Synechron’s InvestTech Accelerators, to discuss how asset management firms are accelerating and applying innovation, how the buy-side can gear up to ‘catch up’ to the sell-side and how they’re looking to take advantage of various emerging technologies to accelerate their transformation.
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2020-11-2021 min
FinSights from FinLabsInnovation in Banking-A look at commoditizationIn our inaugural episode, Synechron’s Marketing Lead for UK & APAC, Natalia Zurowski, talks to Tim Coates, Synechron’s Head of Digital in APAC, about innovation in financial services, digital strategies and paths taken for differentiation, the commoditization of banking, and what it means for the industry and so much more.
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2020-11-0928 min
iCANVoiceEp 10. Building ERG’s and the Importance of cross-industry collaborationIn this episode of iCANVoice, your iCAN hosts, Maxine Goddard, External Relationships Director at iCAN and Head of Strategic Delivery at Zurich and Natalia Zurowski, Head of Marketing at iCAN and Head of Marketing UK & APAC at Synechron speak to Jonathan (Jonny) Briggs – Group Head, Talent Acquisition, Aviva and Jennifer (Jenny) Bruce – Origins (Aviva's ERG) Co-Chair and Corporate Team Leader, about the role and importance of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), should ERGs have a larger role or influence within our organisations, how can they become more strategic to delivering a company’s objectives, best practices and much more.
2020-09-2433 miniCANVoiceEp 8. A View from the Top: Leadership During COVID-19 & the Importance of Diversity & InclusionKishan Mangat, Senior Associate at DWF Law and iCAN Co-Chair and Natalia Zurowski, Head of Marketing UK/APAC at Synechron and Head of Marketing at iCAN, talk to Nick Line, Chief Actuary at Markel, about authentic leadership, compassion, the next generation within insurance and the importance of diversity and inclusion.
2020-07-0724 miniCANVoiceEp 6. Resilience & Protecting the Vulnerable during COVID-19Maxine Goddard, Commercial Operations Business Partner at Zurich and iCAN External Relationships Director and Natalia Zurowski, Head of Marketing at Synechron UK & APAC and iCAN Head of Marketing, talk to Rose St. Louis, Insurance Director at KPMG about financial resilience and protecting the vulnerable during COVID-19 as well as customer protection, cybersecurity and much more.
2020-06-1218 miniCANVoiceEp 2. Recruitment in Insurance: What happens now?Ajay Mistry, Partnerships Director at Brokerbility/iCAN Co-Chair and Natalia Zurowski, Head of Marketing UK & APAC at Synechron/Marketing Lead at iCAN, talk to Richard Jones, Director - Insurance, at Aston Charles about what the recruitment landscape looks like now during COVID-19, how to safeguard the existing numbers and progress made with talent entering the insurance sector, what job opportunities will look like for young BAME talent looking to enter the insurance market and more.
2020-05-1225 miniCANVoiceEp 1. Navigating COVID-19 as a BAME Entrepreneur in InsurTech with Janthana KaenprakhamroyAjay Mistry, Partnerships Director at Brokerbility/iCAN Co-Chair and Natalia Zurowski, Head of Marketing UK & APAC at Synechron/Marketing Lead at iCAN, talk to Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, CEO & Founder of Tapoly and one of Forbes Women Tech Founders to watch, about advice for small businesses and start-ups during the pandemic, thinking digitally, mentoring, diversity and promoting BAME in the insurance industry.
2020-05-0624 min
London Fintech PodcastLFP071 – Going Beyond Startup & Scaleup – A Growth Master Class with Faisal Husain CEO SynechronMany Fintechs have successfully gone from Startup to Scaleup. But none have gone to true Growth company yet. Today we are joined for a Master Class by a man with a phenomenal growth story to tell. Faisal Husain has taken Synechron from an idea to 7,000 people in 18 countries worldwide and generates over $400m […]
2017-02-2339 min
State ChangeState Change #35 — Delivering Big: The Synechron PartnershipIn Brief: ConsnenSys and enterprise software giant Synechron have joined forces to take the blockchain solution world by storm.
Synechron is a global financial services software delivery firm. Seeing an opportunity to improve back and middle office efficiency and revolutionize multi-party payments, the software giant is moving into the permissioned Ethereum space. ConsenSys and Synechron have formed a partnership to fill demand for a range of new software solutions.
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2016-12-1211 min
Onalytica Influencer Marketing PodcastsUnder the Influence - Panel Discussion with Philip Trippenbach, Ross Breadmore and Lucy HallA discussion on influencer marketing with members of the panel for our Under the Influence networking event. We spoke to Ross Breadmore - Associate Director Innovation at Synechron, Philip Trippenbach - Head of Influencer at Edelman and Lucy Hall - Director at Avviso Media, and founder of Social Day.
2016-10-1832 min
Middle Market Thought Leader | Priorities for Growth046: Faisal Husain, CEO, Synechron Faisal Husein, CEO, Synechron
2015-12-0932 min