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Couchonomics with Arjun — 179 episodes
What Happens When Trading Infrastructure Starts Changing the System
What Happens When Stablecoins Start Competing With Banks?
Can Stablecoins Scale Without Expanding Systemic Risk?
How AI Agents and Stablecoins Are Reshaping Modern Banking
How Tokenization and Stablecoins Will Change Money Movement
Why Japan’s Payments Are About to Change Fast
How Deep Payments Infrastructure Creates Real Fintech Advantage
What It Really Takes to Launch a Fintech in Qatar
What It Takes to Scale a Tech Company Like Snoonu From Qatar
Why Ecosystem Design Matters More Than Funding in Startup Growth
What the Data Actually Says About Venture Capital in MENA
What It Really Takes to Build World-Class Startups Outside Silicon Valley
How Allica Bank Is Rebuilding SME Banking From Scratch
What It Really Takes for Banks to Innovate Without Breaking Trust
How CBD Is Reshaping Banking in the UAE
How One Platform Went From 5,000 Cards to Powering Global Banks
How AI and Stablecoins Are Rewiring the Future of Fintech
Why Stablecoins Could Redefine Global Trade and Banking
The End of Bank Accounts: How Money Is Moving On-Chain
The Next Decade of FinTech: AI, Tokenization & Quantum Finance
How AI and Stablecoins Are Rewriting Payments
When AI Becomes the Banker: Inside Vietnam’s Cake Digital Bank
The Future of Wealth: AI, Trust & the Great $80 Trillion Shift
Latin America’s Fintech Giant: The Rise of PicPay with 60M Users
From Crowdfunded Startup to Europe’s Fastest-Growing Wealth Platform
Build Cashflow, Not Hype: Abhi’s Liquidity Playbook
Digital Wealth Platforms vs Robo-Advisors: What Investors Need to Know
Africa’s Fintech Boom: From Mobile Money to Purpose-Driven Lending
The New Rails of Money: Stablecoins, CBDCs & Tokenisation
Fraud-as-a-Service, Stablecoins & the Future of Financial Crime
How Finternet Labs Is Building the Internet Layer for Finance
Stablecoins, Wallets, and the Rise of Embedded Cross-Border Payments
Stablecoins, Tokenization & Regulation: Crypto’s Next Chapter
Scaling SME Lending Without Burning Capital
Neo Ventures, Tokenized Assets & the Future of Wholesale Banking
Fixing the Core: Why Legacy Banking Infrastructure Can’t Be Patched
What VCs Get Wrong About Building Durable Startups with Tim Levene
Why Most Digital Banks Fail - And How Engine by Starling Is Flipping the Script
Beyond the Buzz: Beehive’s Real Playbook for SME Lending
Conviction Over Hype: What Great VCs Look Like Now
Reinventing Banking: Tyme’s CEO on Scale, Strategy & Survival
From Bank to Builder: How SC Ventures Launches 30+ Startups
Couchonomics with Arjun is BACK!
Programmable Money, Real-Time Payments & What Comes Next
How Japanese Capital is Changing the Game in Microfinance
Japan’s VC Market: Navigating a New Era of Investment
Inside SMBC’s Asia Innovation Center: The Future of Corporate Banking
The Future of Financial Regulation: RegTech, AI & Innovation
Regulators, Reform & Bitcoin: Japan’s Crypto Future
Why Japan’s Startup Ecosystem Isn’t Scaling — Yet
Special Episode: Japan FinTech Week and GFTN Forum
Ep 110. Fintech Frontier: AI & Blockchain Leading the Future with Marwan Alzarouni
Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 7
Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 6
Ep 109. Billionaire's Blueprint: Wealth, AI & Investing in the UAE with Fahd Iqbal
Ep 108. Transforming Transactions: NETS CEO Lawrence Chan's Payments Vision
Ep 107. PropTech in Saudi Arabia: Redefining Real Estate with Razwa Alharthi
Ep 106. Reinventing Wealth Management With Malaa Technologies
Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 5
Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 4
Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 3
Ep 105. The new Head of Adyen’s Middle East
Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 2
Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 1
Ep. 104 How to launch a super app with Kaniyet Rayev
Ep 103. Shariah Finance Meets Blockchain: A New Era in Financial Services with Morrad Irsane and Sharene Lee
Ep 102. Hala’s ambitious vision to become the future bank of SMEs with Maher Loubieh
Ep 101. Optimizing cash returns with Walter De Oude
100 Episodes In Review
Ep 100 (part 3) Current changes in payments with Roelant Prins
Ep 100 (part 2) Cross border payments solutions and more with Ramana Kumar
Ep 100 (part 1) Leadership lessons with Sopnendu Mohanty
Ep 99. Time To Lead!!! with Sitoyo Lopokoiyit
Ep 97. Paving the future all the way from Georgia with Salim Dhanani
Ep 96. How NPCI became a dominant and credible network with Ritesh Shukla
Ep 95. Transforming Access And Trading Bonds To A New Era With Rahul Banerjee
Special Recap Episode
Ep 94. Wealth and Investments with Deepak Mehra
Ep. 93 How Kaspi is Revolutionizing Everyday Life: A Conversation with Mikhail Lomtadze
Ep. 92 Why is the UAE the perfect place for Roger Rouhana's vision?
Ep 91. The Transformation of Emirates NBD with Pedro Sousa Cardoso
Ep 90. How is Ahmed Wadi Founder and CEO of Money Fellows digitizing Egypt's Money Circles
Ep 89. Solving the most critical challenges for businesses in 2024 with Vikram Suri
Ep 88. The launch of modern Islamic community bank Ruya with Christoph Koster
Ep 87. How can AI navigate the risks and stay ahead in real estate investments with Ranime El Skaff
Ep 86. Building a career in CVC with Kushal Shah, Managing Director at e& capital
Ep. 85 The Truth About The Impact Of eSIMs On Telecom Sector With Dina Tsybulskaya
Couchonomics with Arjun│Season 03 - Official Trailer
Ep 84. The biggest challenges banks face today when selling to existing customers with Jouk Pleiter
Ep 83. Kabeer Naqvi a true prominent figure in the microfinance industry
Ep 82. Digital Banking explained with Kelvin Tan
Ep 81. The matchmaker approach to Fintech partnership with Karan Jain
Ep 80. The expansion of Egypt's e-payment Fawry with Ashraf Sabry
Ep 79. Is Crypto investment actually complicated? Nick Philpott
Ep 78. Behind the scenes of the Bitcoins industry with Stefan Kimmel
Ep 77. The new shift in The private equity scene with Elias Yazbeck
Ep 76: The evolution of financial technology in the region with Abdulla Almoayed
Ep 75: Unhappy at work? How to find meaning and maintain your mental health with Scott Armstrong
Ep 74: The story of the most recognizable fintechs in the MENA region with Mounir Nakhla
Ep 73: How to access multiple markets & invest successfully with Khaled Talhouni
Ep 72: StartAd new vision with Ramesh Jagannathan
Ep 71: The dynamic relationship between fintech and banks with Raheel Ahmed
Ep 70: The latest news in payments with JK Khalil
EP 69: Better Than Money: David Chaum On Architecting The Financial System Of The Future
EP 68: State of the Nation: Venture Capital and Fintech Startups in KSA
EP 67: Fintech: Friend, Foe or Frenemy?
EP 66: Wealth Management Gets An AI Makeover: Mehdi Fichtali of FinaMaze
EP 65: Powering The Payments That Make The UAE Thrive with Jan Pilbauer
EP 64: Reimagining the 9 to 5: Diego Carrete's Quest for Corporate Wellness in a Digital Age
Special Episode: A Glimpse into SFF 2023 with Pat Patel
EP 63: Reimagining Retirement: Aurem's Global Vision with Michael Watkins
EP 62: Investment Realities in MENA: Analyzing Trends and Predictions with MAGNiTT's Philip Bahoshy
EP 61: Future-Proof Wealth Management with Joseph El Am: A StashAway Perspective
Ep 60: The Age of Content: Unveiling TikTok’s Master Plan with VP Shant Oknayan
EP 59: From Pearl Trading to Digital Wallets with Hasan Al Fardan
Innovation, Customer Obsession, and Partnership: The Three Pillars of Mashreq Bank with Radu Topliceanu
EP 57: Money, Tech, and Trust: A Deep Dive into Payments with Telr's CEO Khalil Alami
EP 56: Solving The Gulf's Financial Puzzle with Nabil Ismail: Fintech, Consolidation, and The Cash Game
EP 55: The New Kid on the Block(chain): A Dive into Web 3.0 with Prakash Somosundram
EP 54: Unravelling Digital Disruptions with Khalifa AlShamsi
AI Revolution: Insights from the Frontlines of Finance and Technology - Special Edition of Couchonomics
Ep 53: Mastering the Art of Ultra Platforms: A Conversation with Abdallah Abu-Sheikh
Ep 52: All Twigged Out: The MENA Start-Up Rocking the Financial Boat
Ep 51: Inclusive Future in Blockchain & Web 3.0: Insights from Amna Usman Chaudhry
Rwanda Special | In the Heart of Africa: The Evolution of Fintech and its Global Impact
Ep 50: Navigating the “MENA Fintech Landscape” with Renier Lemmens, CEO of Geidea
Couchonomics Special: From Singapore to Africa: Charting the FinTech Course with Pat Patel
EP 49: Tapping into the Future of Payments: Ali Abulhasan's Fintech Revolution
EP48: The FinTech Frontier: Insider’s View Into the Egypt’s Digital Payments Revolution | Dr. Waleed Sadek
EP 47: Navigating the Crypto Oasis: Blockchain Innovation and the Future of Decentralized Architecture with Saqr Ereiqat
EP 46: Unleashing Financial Freedom: Wael Fakharany on Empowering the Underbanked and Redefining Fintech in the Middle East
EP 45: Digital Banking vs Traditional Branch-Based Banking: The Tinkoff Story with Oliver Hughes
EP 44: Building a Super App: The Journey of Careem Pay with Madiha Sattar, VP of Careem Pay
Ep 43: Building a Fintech Ecosystem | Gabrielle Inzirillo, Head of Ecosystem Development at Abu Dhabi Global Market's Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA)
EP 42: Building a World-Class FinTech Hub | Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
EP 41 Solving Cross-Border Payments with Ripple and the Future of Blockchain | Navin Gupta, the Managing Director, Ripple
EP 40 Closing the Gap: How CFTE is Revolutionizing Fintech Education | Tram Anh Nguyen, Co-Founder of CFTE
EP 39 Enabling Cross-Border Payments | Peter De Caluwe, CEO of Thunes
Ep 38 Exploring MENA Region's Venture Capital Potential | Noor Sweid, Managing Partner at Global Ventures
EP37 The Future of Open Banking and Open Finance in the MENA Region
EP36 New Banks for a New World | Wio Bank CEO, Jayesh Patel
EP35 Into the Future with Dr Noah Raford
EP34 Weathering the Crypto Winter with Binance - Part Two │ Dominic Longman and Nadeem Ladki
EP34 Weathering the Crypto Winter with Binance - Part One │ Dominic Longman and Nadeem Ladki
EP33 The Evolution of Motorsports | Amna Al Qubaisi, Emirati motorsports racing driver
EP32 Understanding Decentralized Autonomous Organizations & The Metaverse | Leila Hurstel, Chief Metaverse Officer at Verse Estate
EP31 Lending 3.0: The Role of Buy Now, Pay Later in Embedded Finance | Hosam Arab, Co-Founder and CEO of Tabby
Couchonomics x Adyen: Special Episode with Roelant Prins
EP30 Digital Innovation Drives Transformation in Banking Worldwide | Dr Bernd van Linder, Commercial Bank of Dubai
EP29 Surviving as a Fintech In The Current Market | Madhu and Prabhu, M2P
EP28 How Facial Recognition will Sculpt the Future of Finance | Mihai Draghici, PayByFace
EP27 P2P Payments Solutions - And Why This One Actually Works | Co-Founders of Ziina
EP26 Building Wealth-Tech in MENA | Feras Jalbout, Baraka
EP25 The Future of Fintech | Abdullah Al-Othman, Founder & Chairman of Geidea
EP24 Exploring Egypt’s Fintech Expansion | Walid Hassouna, ValU
EP23 Unlocking New Revenue Streams with NFTs | Kristel Bechara, NFT Artist
EP22 The Future of Corporate Spending | with Mohammed Aziz, Pluto
EP21 Fintech in MENA: A macro perspective | with Nameer Khan, MENA Fintech Association
EP20 How to teach teenagers about money? | with Smeetha Ghosh-Jorgensen, Cashee
EP19 MENA Region – A heaven for angel investors? | with Gaurav Dhar, Marshal
EP18 Invest in The Future | with Tammer Qaddumi, VentureSouq
EP17 Disruption in the insurance industry | with Ambareen Musa, Souqalmal.com
EP16 Introducing Innovation to InsurTech | with Tanja Magas, Democrance
EP15 The Future of digital payments | with Kartik Taneja, Mashreq Bank
EP14 Work now, get paid now | with Omair Ansari, ABHI
EP13 Is Buy Now, Pay Later here to stay? | with Ibtissam Ouassif, Cashew Payments
EP12 Is the “Fintech Party” over? | with Dr. Saeeda Jaffar, Visa
EP11 Don't build a bank, build a platform | with Olivier Crespin, Zand
EP10 Driving the Economy Forward with Alternative Payments Solutions | with Nandan Mer, Network International
EP09 The Future of Banking and Financial Services | with Philippe De Backer, Arthur D. Little
EP08 Crypto markets in free fall: What is happening? | with Anas Bhurtun & Danosch Zahedi, Arts DAO
EP07 Streaming Platforms: The Battle of Content | with Maaz Sheikh, Starz Play
EP06 Neobanks and the Future of Digital Banking | with Amir Nooriala, Callsign
EP05 How to Equip Youth with Smart Money Skills | with Co-Founders of Verity
EP04 The Future Of BNPL In The MENA Region | with Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Tamara
EP03 Disruption, Open Finance and Commerce in the Metaverse | with Ramana Kumar, Magnati
EP02 Metaverse and Money: Decrypting the Future | with Ronit Ghose, Citi Global Insights
EP01 Empowering startup ecosystem in MENA region | with Roberto Croci, Microsoft for Startups
Couchonomics with Arjun Singh | Official Trailer