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Converge — 143 episodes
Markets looking through the risks
Managing currency risk in an uncertain world
Geopolitics back in the spotlight
A decade after Brexit
Iran peace deal and the future of payments
Headline markets and a paralyzed FX tape
Markets Under Pressure: Yields, Tension, and the Dollar Surge
How to build onchain rails banks actually want to run, with Tesser
Market update: Q1 2026 market review - Volatile geopolitics, AI, and market uncertainty
Building Trust in Global Digital Infrastructure with The Hashgraph Group | Hedera
Market Update: AI-driven froth, middle east volatility shake up markets
A Career Crossing Borders: Female Leadership and the Future of Payments with Convera CCO Meaghan Riley.
Market Update: Fast-moving conflict roils markets, fueling oil-led macro risks
Market Update: AI's disruptive impact amidst ongoing tariff uncertainty
The Trust Factor: Solving the Cross-Border Verification Gap with IPID
Market Update: Jobs report surprises amidst AI boom and K-shaped recovery
Modernizing global rewards programs with Shareforce
FX market uncertainty as USD continues to dive
Deep Fakes, AI and International Education: Tech security in a high-risk era (The PIE re-broadcast))
Are markets mispricing a fractured world?
How Small Businesses Are Navigating Global Payments in 2026
Are you ready for 2026? USD on trial
Are You Ready For 2026? A new era of monetary policy
Navigating AI in financial services and risk management with Sara Madden and Tedd Huff
Are you ready for 2026? Understanding geopolitical risk today
Building AI-Driven Infrastructure to Accelerate Cross-Border Payments Innovation
Are you ready for 2026? Tariffs, liquidity and global growth
Lending in the AI Era with Brian Hamilton of Origence
The Future of Authentication: Biometrics in Focus with Anonybit CEO Frances Zelazny
Central bank frenzy amidst rate cuts, uncertainty
Compliance as a competitive advantage in payments Infrastructure
Political drama amidst market stability
Tariff ripple effects create tug-of-war between optimism and reality
AI governance in financial services with Dave Trier of ModelOp
Risk-on sentiments driving moody global markets
Building "rational privacy" on the blockchain with Fahmi Syed of Midnight
The evolution of payment systems with Tedd Huff of Fintech Confidential
Governance and security in the AI era with Prescient founder Sammy Chowdhury
The "One API" simplifying payments in Africa and beyond, with Sid Gautam of Flutterwave
Tariff turbulence, bond selloffs, US dollar safe haven no more?
This month in fintech: Consolidation, acquisitions, and trepidation as volatility goes mainstream
US fiscal concerns return to the fore
The "Visa of BNPL" that's transforming embedded payments
Historic Asian currency moves spark speculation of FX accord
Blockchain meets the real-world: Stablecoins, last-mile payments, and financial inclusion with Stellar's Raja Chakravorti
Market Update: Trump vs. Powell - the saga continues
The explosive growth of stablecoins with BlockFuel
Market Update: A week where decades happen
Tokenizing real estate and the future of fractionalized investing with Jack Land of MetaWealth
Market Update: Confusion abounds
AI Agents vs the 'Scamdemic' & Stablecoins as a Universal Payment Layer, with Simon Taylor of Fintech Brain Food
Market Update: Reversal of fortunes at play
Unlocking liquidity: The impact of DeFi on cross-border payments with Nkiru Uwaje of MANSA
Market Update: Trump 'tariff fatigue' at a turning point?
Democratizing financial advice for small businesses: The AI + human balance with Uprise's Jessica Chen Riolfi
Market Update: Inflation, tariffs & the Fed’s next move
Closing the visibility gap: Combating fraud with big data, AI and device intelligence
Market Update: Trump delivers uncertainty and unpredictability
The present and future of payments in Colombia, LatAm's 4th largest economy
Market Update: New year, similar challenges with volatility on the horizon
Brightwell on the future of global payroll, embedded payments, and new payment rails
Market Update: Outsized optimism meets tariffs, trade uncertainties in 2025
Apps, AI and speedy settlement: The future of real-time payments (RTP)
The case for a 'fraud czar'
Masters of Risk: Effective hedging strategies for modern enterprises
Market Update: Trump trade reverberating across global markets
Will digital dethrone cash? The payments conundrum in the Americas
Market Update: US election market predictions from 5 days out
Digital assets go institutional: Tackling custody, crypto crime, and compliance with Ari Redbord
Market Update: Hope for the best, prepare for the unpredictable in 2025
Market Update: Closest US election race in recent history driving uncertainty and risks
Banking on benevolence: The B Corp fintech making ethical investing easy
Market Update: World welcomes Fed’s green light to cut, but how will markets react to US election?
The road to interoperability: G20 targets, Project Nexus, and ASEAN innovation
Market Update: Is the Fed behind the curve?
Camels vs. unicorns: Balancing purpose, profit, and sustainability in fintech
Market Update: Dollar losing it’s shine, near 2024 low
PayOps in the faster payments era: AI, the EPI, fraud recovery and dispute management with Rivero
Market Update: The largest volatility shock of the year
The future of payment cards, digital wallets and tokenization with Paymentology
Market Update: No summer lull for markets with rate cuts on the horizon
Fintech is Femme: The resilience and authenticity defining women in fintech
Market Update: Macro and politics in tug of war over FX markets
Taking fintechs global: Building finance without borders in 2024
Payment headwinds at 35k feet: The challenges and creative future of in-flight transactions
Market Update: Politics keeping the dollar bid alive
When doing good means good business: Empowering entrepreneurs in emerging markets with Matteo Rizzi
Web3 in financial services: Challenges of interoperability and governance with author Rita Martins
Market Update: Political risk in Europe and disinflation in the US
Tokenization in financial services: Is it the next big thing? With Citi's Ryan Rugg
Market Update: Key risks to watch in a year of geopolitical events
CBDCs vs. stablecoins: The future of digital money with Alisa DiCaprio, Chief Economist, R3
Open banking, open for business: The fintech boom in Latin America
Fintech2025+ | Trends, technology and transformation in global payments
Market Update: The Fed’s conundrum continues
Backseat bookkeeping: Scaling and automating financial operations with Sequence
Market Update: Neutral Fed, intervening Japan, recovering Europe
The AI CEO? How machine learning could drive C-suite level decisions with Siqi Chen
Market Update: Investors adjusting to a new world
The FTX effect on fintech: Building trust and strong governance in the crypto industry
Converge Market Update: FX in the Greenback’s shadow
A leap forward for humanitarian aid: Improving global disbursements through blockchain with Stellar
Converge Market Update: Low volatility amid policy ambiguity
The Fintech Effect: Plaid on the state of the industry, AI, Pay by Bank, financial inclusion and consumer confidence
Converge Market Update: A March towards disinflation, rate cuts and policy shifts?
1% built: Opportunities and challenges in building Africa's payment infrastructures
Converge Market Update: Resilient economic growth, stalled rate cuts, and geopolitical tail risks leading in to March
Tackling identity risk in finserv: Knowledge-based authentication and AI in the fight against fraud
Converge Market Update: Hot tip? Watch wages in 2024
The VC fintech environment in 2024: Pragmatism and the art of playing the long game
Converge Market Update: Watershed moment for China as US equities reach record highs
Can fintech replace the CFO? How AI & automation can revolutionize spend management
Converge Market Update: Monetary policy, geopolitics and slower growth kick off 2024
The ESG imperative: How policy & fintech can help heal the climate crisis with Nameer Khan
Converge Market Update: Macro data in focus with central bank meetings around the corner
A new era of open banking with John Pitts, Head of Policy at Plaid
Converge Market Update: A November to remember as the best month for risk assets of the year
Financial fairness: betting on fintech for an inclusive future with Nicole Casperson and Naré Vardanyan
How cloud-based ecosystems are driving B2B innovation in fintech
New rails to new worlds: Building inclusive, innovative infrastructures for global payments
Perception vs. reality: Who "wins" in the future of cross border payments?
Are You Ready for 2024? Convera's annual macroeconomic outlook
Bridging the way to a multi-CBDC world: Daniel Eidan of the Bank for International Settlements
When milliseconds matter: Preventing fraud in an instant payment world
The consumer sets the bar: How B2C innovation is pushing B2B finserv into the future
FinTech vs. banks: Who's eating whose lunch? With Sardine's Simon Taylor
Why DeFi Matters [Part 3]: CBDCs - opportunity or doom for DeFi? The challenges of building digital institutional trust
Why DeFi Matters [Part 2]: Tokenization and the 'financializing' of our lives, new forms of liquidity, and DLT privacy challenges
Why DeFi Matters [Part 1]: Bitcoin and DeFi's influence on the future of TradFi and FinServ
The seismic shifts in education finance: China's student decline, new dominant markets and payment methods
The European Payments Initiative (EPI): Bridging instant payments across the bloc
Fighting FinCrime with FinTech: Human controls vs. AI, automation, and scaling fraud prevention
From sticky inflation to soft landing? Convera's Q3 Economic Outlook with Naz Ali
The Ripple effect: Sendi Young on leading the way in B2B crypto-enabled payments
Is blockchain hiding in plain sight? Citi & Convera on tokenization, interoperability, and real-time payments
Progressive modernization: AI transactions, APIs, ISO20022 and instant cross-border payments
The "Super App", Inter's explosive growth in Brazil, and the fuel behind the LatAm payments revolution
Women in fintech: Forging a future without boundaries
Crypto's credibility conundrum: New lawsuits, MiCA, internet-enabled payments, and the evolving digital asset regulatory landscape
Embedded everything: Brands as banks, BNPL, digital identity and the future of frictionless finance
Building digital trust in an age of uncertainty, with Convera CEO Patrick Gauthier
Macroeconomic forecasting in "strange" times
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