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In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Sumit Kumar, Founder and CEO at Sosuv, to explore how AI and automation are transforming FIX connectivity and some of the traditionally manual processes behind financial markets.
Sumit shares why slow FIX certification and onboarding isn’t simply a technology challenge, but a revenue problem, and explains how smarter automation can help firms accelerate processes, improve efficiency and unlock value faster.
They also discuss the future of FIX, the untapped potential of trading data, why AI should only be used where it adds genuine value, and the importance of human oversight in financial technology.
Plus, Sumit shares his approach to building and retaining high-performing technology teams, and why challenge, learning and growth are essential for attracting the best talen
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On this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Espen Skogen, CEO of RocketFin, to explore why successful digital transformation starts with people.
They discuss AI’s impact on technology teams, the importance of human judgement, why junior talent still matters, the problems hidden behind legacy technology and how smaller, highly skilled teams can achieve more.
From rethinking broken workflows to doing more with less through AI, this conversation asks whether financial services needs to stop focusing on the technology and start looking at the people behind it.
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What does modern investment management technology really look like?
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Mark Veveers and Frank Glock from MAIA Technology to explore how the technology underpinning investment management is evolving.
From the limitations of legacy systems to the rise of cloud-native, API-led and composable infrastructure, they discuss why firms are rethinking their technology strategies to become more flexible, scalable and efficient.
The conversation also explores operational alpha, the growing importance of data, AI beyond the hype, and why the future may not be about AI replacing people — but people using AI outperforming those who don’t.
They also share the story behind MAIA Technology, its approach to client success and what comes next as the business continues to grow.
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What does the future of work really look like in the age of AI?
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Thomas Kim, Chief Executive Officer at Zone, to explore the reality behind AI, automation and the agentic revolution.
Thomas challenges the idea that AI will either replace people entirely or fail to deliver on the hype. Instead, they discuss how AI can work alongside people to increase productivity, transform traditional SaaS businesses and reshape roles across finance, engineering and product.
From AI-powered forecasting to faster product development, they explore what practical AI adoption looks like and what the shift towards an agentic future could mean for businesses in 2026 and beyond.
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What if banks could focus on banking, rather than running the complex technology and operations behind it?
In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Macgregor Duncan and Di Challenor, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Constantinople to explore why the future of banking could be built around a platform model.
Drawing on their experience building and transforming banks, Macgregor and Di discuss why traditional digital transformation remains so complex and costly, and how Constantinople is approaching the challenge differently, bringing technology and operations together on a single platform.
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