EP1 "Winter Is Coming" | Arjun Singh On The Must-Know Trends Shaping The Fintech & Financial Services Sectors

The Change Officer: Future of Financial Services

The financial services sector is one of the most rapidly evolving spaces in the financial world right now. As global business leader Arvind Sankaran said, "We are witnessing the creative destruction of financial services, rearranging itself around the consumer. Whoever does this in the most relevant, exciting way using data and digital wins."
In this first episode of The Future of Financial Services series, we wanted to dive into the trends shaping how this "creative destruction" is taking place. There is no one better for tackling this topic than Arjun Singh. Not only is he Partner with Arthur D. Little's Financial Services Practice and a Board Member of the MENA Fintech Association, but Arjun is also an established and respected commentator in the fintech and startup ecosystem across the MENA Region and beyond. His wildly popular podcast, “Couchonomics with Arjun” and influential LinkedIn newsletter, “Fintech Crunch with Arjun V Singh” both provide unparalleled insight into the evolution of the fintech and financial services sector locally and internationally.
Arjun shared his valuable perspective on:

• The need for regulators to take action when it comes to open banking and open finance
• The continuing acceleration of contactless payments and the introduction of biometrics
• The long-term trend of decentralised finance and digital currencies and crypto becoming mainstream
• Why SMEs have been underserved in the past and how we can solve the problems they face

Host: Vuk Zlatarov
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✨ They say that change is the only constant. If this is true, we want to know what is the change ahead. To get the answers, our hosts Ivan Zeljkovic and Vuk Zlatarov are talking to the change-makers themselves. We invite you to join us on the journey of getting the answer ✨
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