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In the latest episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Bert van der Zwan, CEO of Bizzdesign, to explore what the next generation of enterprise technology could look like.

Bert shares why he believes we could be approaching the end of SaaS as we know it, as AI makes increasingly tailored and personalised software possible. But with that opportunity comes a new challenge, how do businesses embrace rapid innovation without creating the next generation of complex, unmanageable technology?

They explore the growing role of AI agents, the risks of AI and vibe coding within large enterprises, and why AI should remain a tool rather than become the objective itself.

The conversation also looks at the future of enterprise architecture, with Bert predicting a convergence between enterprise architecture, application portfolio management, business process management and governance, risk and compliance.

And through it all, one principle remains central,  the future should be human-led and AI-executed, with people continuing to validate and shape the decisions technology helps us make.
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In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Scott Govoni, Regional Director - Americas at FIX Trading Community, ahead of the Americas Trading Conference in New York.

Scott shares what to expect from this year’s event and why engagement across the FIX Trading Community is growing. They look at some of the biggest themes on the agenda, including 24-hour trading, tokenisation and digital assets, prediction markets, ETFs, AI and the future of market connectivity.

They also discuss the importance of collaboration across capital markets, the growing FIX community across the Americas, and why bringing together the buy side, sell side, vendors and exchanges is so important as electronic trading continues to evolve.

With the industry moving from asking whether developments such as tokenisation will happen to considering how they will actually be supported, this conversation offers a look at the discussions helping to shape the future of trading.
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In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Manuel Grenacher, CEO of Unique AI, to explore the shift from AI assistants to AI teammates and what this could mean for the future of financial services.

Manuel shares why he believes the real opportunity lies in building specialised AI agents that can take on meaningful work, rather than simply helping people complete individual tasks.

They discuss how AI is already changing wealth management, why successful adoption depends on quality and industry expertise, and the importance of moving AI projects beyond experimentation and into production.

The conversation also looks at the impact on people. Rather than simply replacing roles, Manuel discusses how AI could change where businesses invest their talent, reduce the burden of administrative work and allow relationship managers to spend more time with clients.

From AI workforces and forward deployed engineers to productivity, growth and the future of banking, this episode explores what happens when AI becomes more than just a tool.
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In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Steve Grob, Founder at Vision57, to explore how technology platforms age and why the ability to repair, modernise and adapt could be more important than the technical debt itself.
Using the ageing process as a lens for understanding capital markets technology, Steve explores how complexity compounds over time and why short-term fixes can make it increasingly difficult for established platforms to keep pace with a rapidly changing market.
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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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