Latest Financial inclusion Podcast Episodes
The innovation mindset: It’s not just about the tech
One Vision - February 01, 2022 07:10 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsWhen we talk about innovation, oftentimes we think about those in technology. But innovation goes beyond artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum computing. Beyond the bits and bytes, it is also about changing mindsets and thinking critically and differently. It is about being comfortable w...
Through the lens of the matchmaker of B2B influencer marketing: Everyone is influential!
One Vision - January 25, 2022 12:31 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsBy now, you have probably heard of influencer marketing. But what exactly does that entail in the B2B context? And what are the success factors and pitfalls that brands need to be aware of? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Tim Williams, CEO of Onalytica, on how different ...
Adapt, Evolve, Transform: Banking and finance re-invented
One Vision - January 18, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Alessandro Hatami, Managing Partner of Pacemakers, and co-author of Reinventing Banking, on bank innovation and the past, present, and future of financial services. In a world where everything is connected and innovation is everywhere, it ...
The trust advantage: Unlocking the hidden value in banking with platform economies
One Vision - January 11, 2022 12:52 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsDigitization doesn’t mean putting old wine into new bottles. Beyond simply digitizing products and reducing friction, to succeed in the outcome economies, fintechs must learn to build trust through transparency and engagement, and unlock hidden value in banking. In this episode of One Vision, The...
At the tip of the iceberg with financial technology
One Vision - January 04, 2022 12:45 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIf 2020 was the “New Normal”, what was 2021? What have we learned from the uncertainty and challenges from all aspects of our lives, and how will the financial services industry fare in this new year? Will we finally move out of the pilot villas and make banking better, not just for businesses an...
Adieu 2021. Hello 2022.
One Vision - December 21, 2021 15:53 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsAs we bid farewell to 2021, how would you remember the year that was the “new normal” or the “great resignation”? For some, this may have been a record year with funding and innovation. For some others, this may be a year for reflection and recalibration. Or perhaps changes and uncertainty are si...
Ushering in a new future of buy now, pay later
One Vision - December 14, 2021 13:38 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsThis episode is sponsored by PayPal. Learn more about PayPal Pay Later at paypal.com/trust. Consumer behavior has changed quite dramatically since the pandemic, with increased adoption of digital wallets, touch-free payments, and ecommerce solutions. The platform economy, along with innovation...
Re-shaping the future of finance with open banking, Canadian edition
One Vision - December 07, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsCanada fintech funding soars to a record $2.2B in 2021 YTD, according to CB Insights. With 90 percent of the market being dominated by six big banks, however, one would imagine the dynamics between incumbents and fintechs would play out a bit differently than what we may find in other markets. In...
Climate Finance: If not now, then when?
One Vision - November 30, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsHow do we move beyond the low hanging fruit and create something that brings about real change? How can we entice more incumbents to join the chorus of younger fintechs and insurtechs to tackle climate change, a challenge that extends beyond borders and across generations? In this episode of One ...
The double-edged sword of big fintechs
One Vision - November 23, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn a world where billionaires are planning space travel while millions are struggling with extreme poverty; in a society where it would take 268 years to close the Economic Participation and Opportunity Gap and women in 72 countries are not allowed to get a bank account, how can we improve the we...
In a field of data daisies: Data as a means, not an end
One Vision - November 16, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsCan an industry as old as banking adapt to a tsunami of disruption? From open banking to open finance, how do we ensure a better outcome for the end users we are supposed to serve? Whose data is it and how do we protect consumer rights while fostering innovation? In this episode of One Vision, Th...
A Utopian or Dystopian future? The choice is ours
One Vision - November 09, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsThe twenty-first century is going to be the most disruptive, contentious period humanity has ever lived through. It will challenge our most sacred ideologies around politics, economics and social constructs. It will force humanity to adapt in ways we can't yet imagine. We are now living in a diff...
2. Conversation with a sustainable finance thought leader
10x1000 Tech for Inclusion Podcast - November 08, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHelene Li is the General Manager of the Fintech Association of Hong Kong and Co-founder of GoImpact Capital Partners. A seasoned management consultant and finance industry professional, Helene has held various senior management positions in Strategic Planning, Marketing and Branding throughout h...
Can the journey to the American Dream be truly debt free?
One Vision - November 02, 2021 14:09 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsThe financial services ecosystem has been inundated with a tremendous amount of external capital aimed at disrupting the way people and businesses bank. From the most basic to the most complex, financial relationships are held together by the tenets of savings, investments, monetary exchanges, pr...
The complex web of our global supply chain
One Vision - October 26, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsHave you been thinking about the global supply chain a bit more lately? Perhaps back in the beginning of the pandemic, when you couldn’t find toilet paper, or maybe now when you are just starting your holiday shopping and realize you might already be a bit too late. But do we think enough about w...
Navigating the present and preparing for tomorrow – with intelligent data
One Vision - October 19, 2021 11:31 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsFinancial institutions are sitting on top of a lot of data, and so much of that goes unused, whether it is because the data is sitting in disparate systems that do not play well together, or because of the lack of expertise or resources to truly benefit from the power of it. In this episode of...
When music and fintech collide
One Vision - October 12, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsCould you imagine life without music? Plato said that ‘music gives a soul to the universe’. And there does seem to be a soundtrack to each change of cadence in our lives, as ‘music is the wine that fills the cup of silence’ according to Robert Fripp. There is also a melody to the way money flows ...
Real-Time Payments: The new wave of payments innovation is here
One Vision - October 05, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsWe have seen a tectonic shift across industries and business models during the pandemic. How businesses adapted to the changes on the ground was a stress test in real time. As customer behavior changed, payments changed along with them, seeing a rapid rise in contactless at point of sale and new ...
The community impact of our economic first responders
One Vision - September 28, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsHow can the financial services ecosystem play a bigger role in creating a more equitable future? Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are economic first responders that help remove barriers to economic equity and help improve the lives of people in our most underserved communities...
1: Insights from a rising star in Pakistan's fintech scene
10x1000 Tech for Inclusion Podcast - September 23, 2021 01:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPalwasha Faizan is the Head of Digital Products and Platform Development at Habib Bank Limited (HBL) in Pakistan. Her team is responsible for developing digital solutions to address the financial inclusion challenges in Pakistan, with a focus on empowering women and the rural population. She is ...
With data, comes power. But what about responsibility?
One Vision - September 21, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsThose who have the data hold the power. But who owns the data? And how could we better leverage the benefits of financial data and technology to ensure that financial services are delivered in a fair, ethical, compliant, and more evenly competitive landscape? It will require more of the financial...
It’s the fintech groundhog day
One Vision - September 14, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsHave we truly fulfilled the promise of fintech? How do you look beyond what is easy and serve communities who have long been ignored by traditional financial services, such as migrants? What is best for the greater good? How do we create change at scale? Perhaps the only way to unbake systemic ...
Welcome to the age of embedded finance, where the financial services battlefield has moved from branches to point-of-sale
One Vision - September 07, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsCan we make embedding finance into apps and customer journeys as simple as drag and drop? While no one would go to Ikea for the sole purpose of opening a bank account, they might need payment installment services during checkout. The new breed of technology platform players (BaaS) has made offeri...
It’s a good time for a restart
One Vision - August 31, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsThe old adage says to make hay when the Sun shines, but what do you do when the skies are grey? With this ongoing pandemic and the spectre of uncertainty surrounding it, being a startup founder has never been more challenging. How can startups look at these moments of uncertainty as moments of op...
Connecting wealth, health, and everything in between
One Vision - August 24, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsWhen it comes to planning for your finances, who do you turn to? Friends? Family? Colleagues? Or the Internet? With global fintech investment reaching US$98 billion across 2,456 deals in the first half of 2021 alone, one would have thought that planning for longevity wouldn’t be such a shot in th...
The fintech party is just getting started
One Vision - August 17, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsWhile the promise of flying cars might not have materialized, plenty has transpired in the startup space, at least in fintech. From investing to payments and super apps, from Asia to Latam and Africa, startups have raised record-level of funds. While it might seem consumers have a myriad of choic...
Mental health is a privilege
One Vision - August 10, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsEntrepreneurship is a stressful journey - and often, a lonely one; and oftentimes it might seem nearly impossible to balance the demands of the business and your own well-being. As an industry, we put a lot of emphasis on grit and celebrate sky high valuations and hockey stick growth, without pau...
One size doesn’t fit all — even in the days of digital banking
One Vision - August 03, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsWhen was the last time you actually spoke with a customer and asked how you could help them? No — we don't mean a survey or through a video chat, but actually meeting and talking to one of your customers. Even in the days of digital banking, there is always going to be a need for physical space a...
Never a dull moment in fintech
One Vision - July 27, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsFrom payments and embedded finance to wealthtech and crypto, there is never a dull moment in the land of fintech. And there is no sign that the activity is waning. According to CB Insights, Q2 FinTech startups picked up $30.8B, growing 30% quarter-to-quarter. Year-to-date funding exceeded 2020’s...
Innovation is value neutral; it’s our collective responsibility to build technology that works for all
One Vision - July 20, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsAs the saying goes, “I have not failed 1,000 times, I have successfully found 1,000 ways that will not make a light bulb.” This — or some version of it — is often credited to Thomas Edison, on his quest to come up with an efficient incandescent lamp. As we look back at past innovations, and ma...
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