Financial services beyond the bank
Embedded finance is one of the fastest-growing areas of financial services and e-commerce globally, yet it is still a nascent concept. In this episode McKinsey payments sector leader Roshan Varadarajan speaks with Pedro Silva, CEO and cofounder of the embedded-finance platform company Alviere about…
Transforming mindsets: Nathan Bostock on banking transformations
Throughout his 40-year career, Nathan Bostock has seen the financial services industry change in big ways—and has used these changes to his advantage to usher in the next era of banking. He has led multiple full-scale transformations across several companies, including during his tenure CFO and CEO…
After the surge: Tien-Tsin Huang on the future of payments
The payments sector equity analyst discusses the industry’s evolution in the context of dwindling cash-to-card conversion, technological advances, and tighter credit markets.
A question of identity: Talking with Socure’s Johnny Ayers
The founder and CEO of digital identity verification and fraud prevention platform Socure describes the challenges and opportunities of AML, KYC, and identity fraud prevention.
Build it and they will come: Talking with Marqeta’s Jason Gardner
The payments company founder shares how he built an industry-disrupting company, why he handed off to a successor, and how he sees the industry’s future.
The journey of building a neobank from the ground up
Neobank founder and technologist Anne Boden talks about the changes in the banking landscape that prompted her to start a new institution from the ground up.
Disruption for good: Talking with Forage’s CEO Ofek Lavian
An e-commerce veteran brings payments industry tech to the business of food assistance for low- and no-income people, promising easier grocery shopping and broader choices.
Carving out new territory in lending: A conversation with Pagaya CEO Gal Krubiner
Pagaya cofounder Gal Krubiner talks about making “life-changing” financial products available to more people, and why starting a business with friends makes sense.
Banks’ core technology conundrum reaches an inflection point
The founder and CEO of Thought Machine talks with McKinsey about how advances in cloud-based solutions are helping banks meet the technology challenge.
Leading with mobile: In conversation with ING’s Petri Nikkilä
ING’s head of retail markets leaders for the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg discusses the bank’s journey to a mobile-led model, and about balancing customer experience with operational and digital innovation.