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FinTech Focus TV – Powered by Harrington Starr

Harrington Starr

FinTech Focus TV is hosted by Harrington Starr’s CEO, Toby Babb. This celebrated podcast invites the industry’s foremost thought leaders to share their role in driving innovation, growth, and technological change. From the merge of TradFi and DeFi, to the current state of FinTech investment opportunities, FinTech Focus TV places the spotlight on the most pressing marketplace conversations.We are always looking for people from across the industry to join us on FinTech Focus TV? Keen to get involved

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8:54

The Truth About AI in Compliance | Kartik Dabbiru,...

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2026/03/02

AI is reshaping financial crime — but compliance teams still face fragmented systems, broken processes, and data silos. In this episode recorded at FinTech Connect 2025, Kartik Dabbiru, CEO & Founder at ComplyStream, explains why responsible AI in compliance must remain human-led, and why 2026 could mark a turning point for agent tech maturity. FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, pl...

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29:36

A First of its Kind in AI | Adam Hibbs, Vice...

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2026/02/25

AI dominated conversations in 2025. But what happens when the hype fades and real accountability begins? In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb speaks with Adam Hibbs, Vice President – Global AI Product Development at AICPA & CIMA, about the next phase of AI in financial services. This is a conversation about maturity. About moving beyond experimentation and into structured, governed, enterprise AI adoption. About why safeguards and curated data sets matter more than speed. And ab...

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The FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026: Markets Under...

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2026/02/23

In this episode, Toby sits down with Jim Kaye of the FIX Trading Community to discuss The FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026 and why finance is truly at the edge of change. They discuss: – Regulation across UK and EU – AI becoming operational in trading – Quantum and emerging technologies – Industry stress and leadership – The role of the next generation If you work in trading, market structure or financial technology, this conversation is essential viewing. FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harri...

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34:59

Capital Markets 2026: Asia Expansion, AI Augmentation...

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2026/02/18

Asia is becoming structurally easier to access. AI is becoming structurally embedded in trading desks. In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded in our studio, Toby Babb sits down with Rob Lane (LSEG), Himesh Soneji (Tech Advocates) and Asim Farooq (Proprietary Trading Firm) to unpack what global markets could look like in 2026. We explore the growing accessibility of Asian markets, the shift in liquidity across regions, the rise of zero-DTE options, cost discipline inside multi-strategy ...

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6:08

How Open Banking Is Solving the UK’s £89bn Dormant...

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2026/02/16

£89 billion is sitting in the UK, and families don’t even know it exists. In this episode, recorded live at FinTech Connect 2025, Carl Charlson speaks with Varun Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Know Your Dosh, about the structural problem behind dormant wealth and how Open Banking may offer a scalable solution. Varun shares the personal experience that led him to build Know Your Dosh, and explains why so many families lose visibility of financial information when one person manages everything. W...

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30:40

Why the Buy-Side Is Rebuilding Trading Platforms |...

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2026/02/11

FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

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11:01

What FinTech Gets Wrong About Digital Identity |...

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2026/02/09

What FinTech Gets Wrong About Digital IdentityIn this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at FinTech Connect, Toby Babb sits down with Chloe Coleman, CEO of Vouchsafe, to unpack what FinTech still gets wrong about digital identity. They explore why trust and regulation are now competitive advantages, how digital ID is already operating inside financial services, and why founders can’t afford to outsource customer understanding too early. If you’re building, scaling, or hiring in FinTec...

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39:31

How to Win the War for Fintech's Best AI Talent |...

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2026/02/04

Attracting AI talent in FinTech is no longer about who pays the most. In this episode, Toby sits down with two AI-native FinTech leaders, Cyrus Lyons, Head of Engineering at Tunic Pay, and Neal Lathia, Co-Founder and CTO at Gradient Labs, to explore how AI-native teams are rethinking hiring, retention, and engineering culture, and what leaders need to understand to compete in a rapidly evolving market. FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitme...

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10:49

The End of Rip-and-Replace: How Banks Can Innovate...

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2026/02/02

What if legacy systems aren’t holding banks back, but actually giving them an edge? In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at FinTech Connect 2025, Carl Charlson sits down with Ohad Kotler, Co-Founder and CEO of Tweezr, to challenge some of the biggest assumptions in bank modernisation. From why rip-and-replace programmes fail, to how AI is making it possible to evolve even the most complex legacy environments, this conversation explores what it really takes for large financi...

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39:57

Performance Starts With Culture | Inside SIX’s...

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2026/01/28

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby sits down with Tamsin Hobley, Group Head of Partners and Alliances at SIX, to unpack what high performance culture really looks like inside a global financial market infrastructure leader. They explore psychological safety, leadership accountability, goal-setting, learning through failure, and how SIX maintains engagement and performance through growth, transformation, and acquisition, without losing its people along the way. FinTech Fo...

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9:24

Tokenization as the New Rails

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2026/01/26

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at FinTech Connect 2025, Toby is joined by Sharif Bouktila (CEO)and Adam Bouktila (CSO) of RWA.io to explore how real-world asset tokenisation is quietly reshaping how capital moves, trades, and settles. They dig into why the debate is shifting beyond TradFi vs DeFi, how institutions are already using stablecoins at real scale, and why we may be closer to a tipping point than most people realise. If you want to understand where financia...

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35:58

Clearing was Built for a Different Era - Time for...

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2026/01/21

Clearing was built for a different era. Is it time for a reset? On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby is joined by George Davis, Co-Founder & CEO at Lorum (formerly Fuse), to unpack what’s broken in global clearing, and what modern infrastructure should look like instead. From correspondent banking bottlenecks to scaling clearing across the Middle East, US, Europe and Asia, this conversation goes deep on: · Why legacy clearing models are holding Fin...

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Why Regulation is the Turning Point for Digital...

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2026/01/16

FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

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Stavtar's Turbo Growth Story | Steven Petersen,...

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2026/01/14

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby is joined by Steven Petersen, Co-Founder of Stavtar Solutions Inc., to explore the real operational challenges that emerge as financial services firms grow. Steven shares how a failed internal pitch became the catalyst for building a platform that sits above every other system, giving leaders a clear, real-time view of spend, complexity, and ROI. Drawing on years inside hedge funds and private equity firms, this conversation dives into ...

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11:26

Accessing the Nordics | Nanna Bergmann, Managing...

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2026/01/12

FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

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Why Simplicity Wins in FinTech UX | Mike Vitez,...

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2026/01/09

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, host Toby Babb is joined by Mike, a product and UX specialist with experience building, scaling, and exiting startups across FinTech and Web3. Recorded live at FinTech Connect in London, the conversation explores why simplicity has become one of the most important success factors in user experience, and why many digital products struggle not because of technology, but because they overlook real user needs. Mike shares insights from his journey transitionin...

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35:01

Why Legacy FinTech Systems Are Killing Innovation in...

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2026/01/07

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Steve Grob, Founder of Vision57, to explore why legacy technology continues to hold back innovation across FinTech and capital markets. Steve shares his perspective on why “rip and replace” strategies rarely work, how legacy systems are as much a mindset problem as a technology one, and why incremental change through ecosystems and interoperability is a more realistic path forward. They discuss transformation ROI, short-term wins ver...

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14:35

Sanctions, Risk and Keeping the Human in the Loop |...

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2025/12/19

FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

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36:45

How to Win The Deep Fake Arms Race | Omar Dapul, CEO...

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2025/12/17

FinTech Focus TV is powered by Harrington Starr, global leaders in Financial Tech Recruitment. For more episodes or FinTech recruitment advice, please visit our website: www.harringtonstarr.com

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37:32

The Christmas Sandwich Special | Neil Weatherall and...

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2025/12/15

We’re unwrapping something a little different this year… sandwiches, AI innovation, and two incredible guests who brings it all together. In this festive episode, Toby is joined by Sophonie Robichon, Head of Marketing & Communications and Neil Weatherall, Business Development EMEA at Boltzbit, one of the most exciting AI companies transforming how financial services unlock the value of their data. From explosive growth and breakthrough AI applications to the ultimate Christmas sandwich ta...

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