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FinTech Bytes by CMS is a podcast which gives listeners a ‘bite-sized’ overview of topics affecting the FinTech market and provides insights into some of the latest tech, regulatory, market trends and issues affecting innovation in financial services and how they are relevant to FinTechs.
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Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Episode #11 - Marketing Cryptoassets in the UK
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
In this podcast, Yasmin Johal, Associate and member of the Financial Services team and Bhavesh Panchal, Associate and member of the Financial Services team at CMS, explore the recent developments relating to the marketing of cryptocurrencies. We discuss the new rules which will bring qualifying cryptoassets within the scope of the financial promotions regime and explore the impact of these developments.
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
In this podcast, Shakeel Adli, Partner and Head of Islamic Finance at CMS, and Yasmin Johal, Associate and member of the Financial Services team at CMS, talk to Areeb Siddiqui, founder and CEO of CMS equIP members Kestrl - which is an award-winning finance app that makes it easy for Muslims to Budget, Save and Invest in line with their values. We explore the role that FinTech plays in Islamic finance, learn more out a bit more about Kestrl and how it is innovating this space and what we can expect in the future for the Islamic finance market and wider ESG markets.
Thursday May 12, 2022
Episode #9 - Cryptoassets - MLR Registration
Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
In this episode, Yasmin Johal, associate in our Finance Regulatory team and Matthew Nyman, Of Counsel in our Financial Services and FinTech team discuss registering a cryptoasset firm under the money laundering regulations in the UK – the process, what you need, and some top tips for an application, as well as developments in the next 12 months which you need to be aware of.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Episode #8 - DeFi
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
In this episode, Dil-Veer Kang, associate in our Finance Regulatory team, Yasmin Johal, associate in our Finance Regulatory team and Erika Federis, associate in our Corporate & Leveraged Finance team discuss DeFi, why its important and how it is likely to change in the next 12 months.
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Episode #7 - Akoni
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
In this episode, Mumuksha Singh, a senior associate in our Corporate team, interviews Felicia Meyerowitz-Singh, Founder and CEO of Akoni.
Akoni helps users manage personal or client accounts and earn increased interest across an array of highly-rated banks via their award-winning, data driven platform. We discuss Open Finance, how FinTech is challenging the future of finance for consumers and the impact Covid-19 has had on investments in this space.
At the time of recording Akoni were predicted to become one of the jumbo software providers to global banks and investment platforms – Akoni has since been acquired by Stubben Edge.
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Episode #6 - CBDC
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
In this episode, Dil-Veer Kang, associate in our Finance Regulatory team, Yasmin Johal, associate in our Finance Regulatory team and Susann Altkemper, Of Counsel in our Finance Regulatory team discuss Central Bank Digital Currencies which are booming across the world, and the UK is at the forefront. This podcast looks at what they are, what they can bring and how the world is developing CBDC innovation.
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Episode #5 - Interview with Liliana from Suprafin
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
In this episode, Vanessa Whitman, a Partner & Solicitor Advocate in our Finance Disputes team, interviews Liliana Reasor, CEO and Founder of Suprafin . We discuss how decentralized finance is impacting the future of financial services, how the digital assets space has changed during the pandemic and what the long-term impacts of these developments will be for the FinTech ecosystem.
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Episode #4 - Interview with Alan Ainsworth (OBIE) Part 2
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
In the fourth episode, Dil-Veer Kang, associate in our Finance Regulatory team, and Yasmin Johal, associate in our Finance Regulatory team, interview Alan Ainsworth, Head of Policy at the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), to explore the benefits of open banking and what the OBIE have been doing in this space. This is the second of a two part series exploring open banking.
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Episode #3 - Disputes
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
In this episode, Vanessa Whitman, a Partner & Solicitor Advocate in our Finance Disputes team, and Rachel Harrison, a Senior Associate & Solicitor Advocate in our Finance Disputes team, discuss key lessons they have learned from working on Fintech disputes and focus on the factors that a FinTech should consider when faced with a dispute.
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Episode #2 - Interview with Alan Ainsworth
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
This episode is the first of two parts exploring open banking. In this episode your hosts Dil-Veer Kang and Yasmin Johal interview guest Alan Ainsworth, who is head of policy at the OBIE and explore the benefits of open banking and what the OBIE have been doing in this space.