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Converge — 140 episodes

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A decade after Brexit

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Iran peace deal and the future of payments

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Headline markets and a paralyzed FX tape

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Markets Under Pressure: Yields, Tension, and the Dollar Surge 

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How to build onchain rails banks actually want to run, with Tesser

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Market update: Q1 2026 market review - Volatile geopolitics, AI, and market uncertainty

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Building Trust in Global Digital Infrastructure with The Hashgraph Group | Hedera

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Market Update: AI-driven froth, middle east volatility shake up markets

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A Career Crossing Borders: Female Leadership and the Future of Payments with Convera CCO Meaghan Riley.

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Market Update: Fast-moving conflict roils markets, fueling oil-led macro risks

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Market Update: AI's disruptive impact amidst ongoing tariff uncertainty

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The Trust Factor: Solving the Cross-Border Verification Gap with IPID

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Market Update: Jobs report surprises amidst AI boom and K-shaped recovery

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Modernizing global rewards programs with Shareforce

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FX market uncertainty as USD continues to dive

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Deep Fakes, AI and International Education: Tech security in a high-risk era (The PIE re-broadcast))

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Are markets mispricing a fractured world?

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How Small Businesses Are Navigating Global Payments in 2026

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Are you ready for 2026? USD on trial

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Are You Ready For 2026? A new era of monetary policy

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Navigating AI in financial services and risk management with Sara Madden and Tedd Huff

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Are you ready for 2026? Understanding geopolitical risk today

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Building AI-Driven Infrastructure to Accelerate Cross-Border Payments Innovation

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Are you ready for 2026? Tariffs, liquidity and global growth

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Lending in the AI Era with Brian Hamilton of Origence

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The Future of Authentication: Biometrics in Focus with Anonybit CEO Frances Zelazny

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Central bank frenzy amidst rate cuts, uncertainty

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Compliance as a competitive advantage in payments Infrastructure

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Political drama amidst market stability

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Tariff ripple effects create tug-of-war between optimism and reality

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AI governance in financial services with Dave Trier of ModelOp

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Risk-on sentiments driving moody global markets

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Building "rational privacy" on the blockchain with Fahmi Syed of Midnight

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The evolution of payment systems with Tedd Huff of Fintech Confidential

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Governance and security in the AI era with Prescient founder Sammy Chowdhury

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The "One API" simplifying payments in Africa and beyond, with Sid Gautam of Flutterwave

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Tariff turbulence, bond selloffs, US dollar safe haven no more?

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This month in fintech: Consolidation, acquisitions, and trepidation as volatility goes mainstream

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US fiscal concerns return to the fore

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The "Visa of BNPL" that's transforming embedded payments

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Historic Asian currency moves spark speculation of FX accord

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Blockchain meets the real-world: Stablecoins, last-mile payments, and financial inclusion with Stellar's Raja Chakravorti

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Market Update: Trump vs. Powell - the saga continues

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The explosive growth of stablecoins with BlockFuel

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Market Update: A week where decades happen

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Tokenizing real estate and the future of fractionalized investing with Jack Land of MetaWealth

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Market Update: Confusion abounds

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AI Agents vs the 'Scamdemic' & Stablecoins as a Universal Payment Layer, with Simon Taylor of Fintech Brain Food

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Market Update: Reversal of fortunes at play

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Unlocking liquidity: The impact of DeFi on cross-border payments with Nkiru Uwaje of MANSA

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Market Update: Trump 'tariff fatigue' at a turning point?

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Democratizing financial advice for small businesses: The AI + human balance with Uprise's Jessica Chen Riolfi

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Market Update: Inflation, tariffs & the Fed’s next move

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Closing the visibility gap: Combating fraud with big data, AI and device intelligence

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Market Update: Trump delivers uncertainty and unpredictability

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The present and future of payments in Colombia, LatAm's 4th largest economy

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Market Update: New year, similar challenges with volatility on the horizon

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Brightwell on the future of global payroll, embedded payments, and new payment rails

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Market Update: Outsized optimism meets tariffs, trade uncertainties in 2025

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Apps, AI and speedy settlement: The future of real-time payments (RTP)

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The case for a 'fraud czar'

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Masters of Risk: Effective hedging strategies for modern enterprises

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Market Update: Trump trade reverberating across global markets

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Will digital dethrone cash? The payments conundrum in the Americas

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Market Update: US election market predictions from 5 days out

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Digital assets go institutional: Tackling custody, crypto crime, and compliance with Ari Redbord

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Market Update: Hope for the best, prepare for the unpredictable in 2025

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Market Update: Closest US election race in recent history driving uncertainty and risks

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Banking on benevolence: The B Corp fintech making ethical investing easy

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Market Update: World welcomes Fed’s green light to cut, but how will markets react to US election?

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The road to interoperability: G20 targets, Project Nexus, and ASEAN innovation

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Market Update: Is the Fed behind the curve?

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Camels vs. unicorns: Balancing purpose, profit, and sustainability in fintech

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Market Update: Dollar losing it’s shine, near 2024 low

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PayOps in the faster payments era: AI, the EPI, fraud recovery and dispute management with Rivero

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Market Update: The largest volatility shock of the year

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The future of payment cards, digital wallets and tokenization with Paymentology

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Market Update: No summer lull for markets with rate cuts on the horizon

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Fintech is Femme: The resilience and authenticity defining women in fintech

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Market Update: Macro and politics in tug of war over FX markets

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Taking fintechs global: Building finance without borders in 2024

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Payment headwinds at 35k feet: The challenges and creative future of in-flight transactions

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Market Update: Politics keeping the dollar bid alive

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When doing good means good business: Empowering entrepreneurs in emerging markets with Matteo Rizzi

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Web3 in financial services: Challenges of interoperability and governance with author Rita Martins

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Market Update: Political risk in Europe and disinflation in the US

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Tokenization in financial services: Is it the next big thing? With Citi's Ryan Rugg

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Market Update: Key risks to watch in a year of geopolitical events

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CBDCs vs. stablecoins: The future of digital money with Alisa DiCaprio, Chief Economist, R3

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Open banking, open for business: The fintech boom in Latin America

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Fintech2025+ | Trends, technology and transformation in global payments

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Market Update: The Fed’s conundrum continues

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Backseat bookkeeping: Scaling and automating financial operations with Sequence

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Market Update: Neutral Fed, intervening Japan, recovering Europe

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The AI CEO? How machine learning could drive C-suite level decisions with Siqi Chen

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Market Update: Investors adjusting to a new world

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The FTX effect on fintech: Building trust and strong governance in the crypto industry

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Converge Market Update: FX in the Greenback’s shadow

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A leap forward for humanitarian aid: Improving global disbursements through blockchain with Stellar

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Converge Market Update: Low volatility amid policy ambiguity

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The Fintech Effect: Plaid on the state of the industry, AI, Pay by Bank, financial inclusion and consumer confidence

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Converge Market Update: A March towards disinflation, rate cuts and policy shifts?

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1% built: Opportunities and challenges in building Africa's payment infrastructures

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Converge Market Update: Resilient economic growth, stalled rate cuts, and geopolitical tail risks leading in to March

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Tackling identity risk in finserv: Knowledge-based authentication and AI in the fight against fraud

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Converge Market Update: Hot tip? Watch wages in 2024

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The VC fintech environment in 2024: Pragmatism and the art of playing the long game

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Converge Market Update: Watershed moment for China as US equities reach record highs

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Can fintech replace the CFO? How AI & automation can revolutionize spend management

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Converge Market Update: Monetary policy, geopolitics and slower growth kick off 2024

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The ESG imperative: How policy & fintech can help heal the climate crisis with Nameer Khan

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Converge Market Update: Macro data in focus with central bank meetings around the corner

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A new era of open banking with John Pitts, Head of Policy at Plaid

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Converge Market Update: A November to remember as the best month for risk assets of the year

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Financial fairness: betting on fintech for an inclusive future with Nicole Casperson and Naré Vardanyan⁠

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How cloud-based ecosystems are driving B2B innovation in fintech

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New rails to new worlds: Building inclusive, innovative infrastructures for global payments

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Perception vs. reality: Who "wins" in the future of cross border payments?

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Are You Ready for 2024? Convera's annual macroeconomic outlook

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Bridging the way to a multi-CBDC world: Daniel Eidan of the Bank for International Settlements

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When milliseconds matter: Preventing fraud in an instant payment world

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The consumer sets the bar: How B2C innovation is pushing B2B finserv into the future

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FinTech vs. banks: Who's eating whose lunch? With Sardine's Simon Taylor

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Why DeFi Matters [Part 3]: CBDCs - opportunity or doom for DeFi? The challenges of building digital institutional trust

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Why DeFi Matters [Part 2]: Tokenization and the 'financializing' of our lives, new forms of liquidity, and DLT privacy challenges

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Why DeFi Matters [Part 1]: Bitcoin and DeFi's influence on the future of TradFi and FinServ

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The seismic shifts in education finance: China's student decline, new dominant markets and payment methods

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The European Payments Initiative (EPI): Bridging instant payments across the bloc

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Fighting FinCrime with FinTech: Human controls vs. AI, automation, and scaling fraud prevention

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From sticky inflation to soft landing? Convera's Q3 Economic Outlook with Naz Ali

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The Ripple effect: Sendi Young on leading the way in B2B crypto-enabled payments

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Is blockchain hiding in plain sight? Citi & Convera on tokenization, interoperability, and real-time payments

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Progressive modernization: AI transactions, APIs, ISO20022 and instant cross-border payments

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The "Super App", Inter's explosive growth in Brazil, and the fuel behind the LatAm payments revolution

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Women in fintech: Forging a future without boundaries

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Crypto's credibility conundrum: New lawsuits, MiCA, internet-enabled payments, and the evolving digital asset regulatory landscape

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Embedded everything: Brands as banks, BNPL, digital identity and the future of frictionless finance

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Building digital trust in an age of uncertainty, with Convera CEO Patrick Gauthier

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Macroeconomic forecasting in "strange" times

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