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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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What will define the next generation of capital markets technology?Recorded live at TradingTech Summit NYC 2026, this episode of FinTech Focus TV brings together four industry leaders to explore how trading technology is evolving, and what firms need to get right to keep pace.
Host Kaitlin Edwards is joined by Diane Levich, VP of Marketing at HPR (Hyannis Port Research); Joshua Carroll, CTO at Solace; Martyn Snook, Senior Account Executive at Genesis Global; and Michael Riebling, Head of Solution Sales at Adaptive.
From AI and automation to cloud infrastructure, 24/7 trading, data and the convergence of TradFi and DeFi, the conversation looks at the technologies reshaping capital markets, the challenges firms may be underestimating and the skills that will become increasingly valuable over the next five years.

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In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, Toby Babb is joined by Andy Ross, Head of Institutional at Kalshi, to explore the rapid rise of prediction markets and what their growth could mean for the future of finance.
Andy shares his journey from traditional finance into prediction markets, why institutional adoption is accelerating, and how regulation, technology and market infrastructure are helping bring this emerging asset class into the mainstream.
They also discuss the growing divide between financial innovation in the US, UK and Europe, Kalshi’s high-growth culture, and how AI is enabling a relatively lean team to operate at significant scale.
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