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From experimentation to enterprise value with Covecta
Friday 07 August 2026
One message stood out at FTT AI Transformation: the conversation around AI agents has shifted from exploration to execution. Speaking with us at the event, Ben Thomas, Founder and CRO, Covecta, explored how organisations can move beyond abstract discussions and focus on the practical realities of deploying agentic AI across banks and lending institutions. Ben
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Overcoming barriers and deploying AI agents successfully: a discussion with WRITER
Tuesday 04 August 2026
Farrukh Aman, Vice President, Corporate & Retail Banking Solutions at WRITER, sat down to speak with us at the summer edition of FTT AI Transformation. As leader of the financial services practice, he works closely with clients across the sector to guide them through scaling AI, deploying it responsibly and supporting providers in defining use
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The future of AI agents in financial services with ElevenLabs
Thursday 30 July 2026
At FTT AI Transformation last month, we sat down with Dana Muntean, FinServ GTM Lead, ElevenLabs, to discuss about one of the most important shifts happening in financial services today: the move toward AI agents that are not only intelligent, but also trustworthy, compliant, and genuinely helpful. In an industry where every interaction matters, the
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Beyond the hype with Grant Evans from The Payments Shed
Thursday 16 July 2026
At FTT Payments, Grant Evans, Head of Sales, Integrated & Platforms – UK & EMEA at Global Payments and co-host of The Payments Shed Podcast, shared his perspective on the trends impacting the payments landscape. One of the most significant shifts, he notes, is not entirely new, but still widely underappreciated – the rapid growth of
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Transforming SME Finance with Luke Trayfoot, YouLend
Saturday 27 June 2026
Embedded lending presents a significant opportunity to better serve SME financing needs, delivering access to credit directly within the channels they already use. Luke Trayfoot, Global Head Of Strategic Partnerships at YouLend shared how that growth is already happening, quietly powered by distribution partnerships rather than traditional, direct lending channels. At FTT Embedded Finance &
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Moving beyond the credit scores with Zak Lambert of Plaid
Friday 22 May 2026
Real-time data, smarter decisioning and a shift beyond traditional credit models are redefining the future of lending. At FTT Lending last March, we had a chat with Zak Lambert, Head of Product, Plaid , who joined us to unpack what this transformation really means for the industry, and why the pace of change is accelerating.
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Driving smarter SME Lending with Ylva Oertengren, COO, Simply Asset Finance
Friday 15 May 2026
At FTT Lending this past March, we sat down with Ylva Oertengren, COO and Co-Founder of Simply Asset Finance to talk about SMEs. Over the past nine years, Simply has lent more than £2 billion to SMEs across the UK, building flexible, tech-enabled platforms along the way. But at the heart of it, Simply Asset Finance’s
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Responsible lending with Neil Kadagathur, CreditSpring
Wednesday 13 May 2026
At FTT Lending this past March, we had the chance to sit down with Neil Kadagathur, CEO and Co-Founder of Creditspring, to explore what responsible lending looks like in practice. For Neil, it is rooted in a clear principle: building the business around customer outcomes from outset, rather than adapting to regulation after the fact.
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Compliance, Technology, and Smarter Decisioning with Matthew Addison, LendingMetrics
Tuesday 05 May 2026
At FTT Lending we sat down with Matthew Addison, Chief Commercial Officer at LendingMetrics, to explore how lenders can balance tightening regulation with the need to innovate. With over 15 years in the market and supporting more than 85 UK clients, LendingMetrics sits at the heart of credit decisioning transformation. As regulatory pressure increases around
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