Bob Myers runs Interop.io’s io.Intelligence unit. He joins the podcast (7:30) to explain what agentic AI really means (16:00); how the promise of agents could be good for interoperability between applications and systems (21:00); the hype versus reality of AI at financial institutions (25:00); an explainer of the Model Context Protocol and the need…

Over the last few weeks, the CEOs of several major financial institutions, as well as regulators around the globe, have been talking about tokenization, stablecoins, and blockchain. Wei-Shen and Tony do their best to unpack why this is significant.توسط WatersTechnology

This week’s episode is one of those where Wei-Shen and Tony blather on about an array of things, including generative AI, cybersecurity, and Taylor Swift’s new album. Listen at your own risk.توسط WatersTechnology

This week, Bank of America’s Ashok Krishnan and Duncan McInnes join Tony to discuss the build, buy, borrow strategy and instilling the right culture within the bank.0:00 – Shen and Tony talk about the Risk Live Asia 2025 conference in Singapore7:30 – Ashok and Duncan join the podcast11:30 – The build, buy, borrow strategy14:00 – Building a rocket s…

No guest this week, folks. Tony and Shen discuss recent books they’ve read about data and analytics, and…humanity.توسط WatersTechnology

This week’s guest is Val Wotton, global head of equity solutions at DTCC. He joins to discuss the necessary steps leading up to the T+1 transitions in the UK and EU.0:00 – Reb and Shen talk about Reb’s time in upstate New York6:00 – Val Wotton joins the podcast and discusses the metrics from US T+113:00 – Analyze the entire lifecycle and do your im…

This week’s guest is Bill Murphy, managing partner at Cresting Wave 0:00 – Tony and Shen discuss System of a Down and Gorillaz 6:00 – Bill Murphy, Blackstone’s former CTO, joins to discuss that much-discussed MIT study on AI projects failing and factors executives should consider as the technology continues to evolves…

This week, Shen and Reb discuss a recent MIT study on GenAI pilots, and Reb’s recent story about ModuleQ dissolving. https://mlq.ai/media/quarterly_decks/v0.1_State_of_AI_in_Business_2025_Report.pdfhttps://www.waterstechnology.com/emerging-technologies/7952681/fintech-powering-lseg%E2%80%99s-ai-alerts-dissolves…

This week, Reb and Tony talk about the internet and the problems compounded by AI.https://www.waterstechnology.com/emerging-technologies/7952665/the-great-disappearing-internet%E2%80%94and-what-it-could-mean-for-your-llm0:00 – Welcome to the team, Mya! You can reach her at [email protected] 7:00 – Reb and Tony discuss her recent column…

This week’s guest is Lior Yogev, CEO and co-founder at FundGuard. He joins the podcast to discuss legacy tech stacks at asset management firms.0:00 – Tony and Shen talk about personalities10:00 – Lior Yogev joins the podcast12:30 – When does a tech stack become legacy? 19:00 – How asset managers modernize their platforms without excess downtime22:3…

This week’s guest is Mo Rahim, group chief data officer at Standard Chartered, who joins the podcast to discuss data and AI governance and guardrails for AI.0:00 – Tony and Shen talk about recent shows they’ve watched 9:00 – Mo Rahim joins the podcast13:30 – Understand your core identity17:00 – People and literacy19:00 – Get your data right25:00 – …

This week’s guest is Nick Kolba, CEO and co-founder of Connectifi, who joins the podcast to discuss the Model Context Protocol, LLMs and agentic AI. 0:00 – Tony and Shen talk about Astronomer’s ad campaign5:30 – Nick Kolba joins the podcast 8:00 – Step changes or big jumps in tech18:00 – Excitement for the Model Context Protocol21:00 – Parallels be…

This week’s guest is Brian Bejile, cofounder & CEO, Octaura0:00-7:20: Anthony Malakian and Rebecca Natale, Europe Editor for WatersTechnology, complain for seven minutes about poor customer service and artificial intelligence.7:20-35:23: Brian Bejile and Nyela Graham, senior reporter at WatersTechnology, have an actual informative discussion—as opp…

This week, Reb and Nyela discuss BNY’s digital workers and what the use of AI in society signals for the future.توسط WatersTechnology

This week, Riad Chowdhury, head of Asia-Pacific, and Dan Burke, global head of emerging markets at MarketAxess, join to discuss block trading in fixed income. Plus Reb discusses her recent article about Cusip and updates on the class action lawsuit moving through the courts.00:00 Reb and Tony discuss recent reporting around Cusip and updates on the…

This week, Reb, Nyela, and Shen discuss concerns around air travel and notable cybersecurity incidents.https://www.waterstechnology.com/emerging-technologies/7952488/agentic-ai-takes-center-stage-bank-tech-projects-new-funding-rounds-and-more?cx_artPos=1&cx_testId=4&cx_testVariant=cx_1#cxrecs_s0:00 – Reb, Nyela, and Shen talk about Reb’s flight bac…

This week, Par Cassells joins Nyela to discuss shorter settlement cycles and the role of vendors in the transition.0:00 – Tony and Nyela talk highlights from the Tech & Data in Financial Markets (TDFM) conference7:00 – Par Cassells, chief client officer at AccessFintech, joins Nyela on the podcast9:00 – Par’s takeaways from North America’s move to …

This week, Tradeweb’s Chris Bruner joins the podcast to discuss digital assets and fixed income.0:00 – Reb is back in NYC!6:30 – Chris Bruner, chief product officer at Tradeweb, joins Nyela on the podcast 13:30 – Tradeweb’s history with blockchain18:40 – Gauging client reception to digital assets28:50 – Upcoming regulatory headwinds…

Tony and Shen discuss Bloomberg’s addition to IB chat, common threads in our Voice of the CTO series, and op resiliency. Our Bloomberg story: https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7952434/bloomberg%E2%80%99s-chatbots-streamline-external-data-sharing-otc-trading Our Voice of the CTO series: https://www.waterstechnology.com/topics/voice-of…

This week, Hamilton Lane's Griff Norville joins to discuss how the asset manager is tackling private markets data.0:00 – Eliot joins Tony on the podcast3:10 – Griff Norville, head of technology solutions at Hamilton Lane, joins the podcast4:40 – Private markets data extraction6:10 – Data storage issues8:40 – Tackling standardization11:00 – The dual…

This week, Bitdefender’s Adrian Coleșa and Transilvania Quantum’s Sorin Boloș join to discuss security vulnerabilities in quantum computing0:00 – Tony is back!3:30 – Adrian Coleșa, Senior Security Researcher at Bitdefender, and Sorin Boloș, quantum software engineer at Transilvania Quantum, join the podcast8:00 – How the partnership between Bitdefe…

This week, Toby Glaysher, chairman at Finbourne Technology, joins the podcast to discuss the asset servicing industry.0:00 – Reb and Shen rant about using ChatGPT for academic projects12:00 – Toby Glaysher from Finbourne joins the podcast and gives an overview of his 36 years of experience in the asset servicing business16:30 – Fund accounting is a…

This week, Reb, Nyela, and Shen talk about unimaginative company names and then address some challenges in the loans market. 0:00 – Reb goes on a rant about company names9:00 – They discuss the challenges in the loans market14:00 – Identifiers are so esotericتوسط WatersTechnology

Bertie Haskins, executive director and head of data for Apac and Middle East at Capco, joins to discuss the challenges of commercializing data.0:00 – Reb and Shen discuss Reb’s potential as the next host3:00 – Bertie Haskins from Capco joins the podcast 5:30 – Four key areas around commercializing data12:30 – Is the problem with how firms define th…

This week, Jon Hodges, head of trading and asset services for Apac at FIS Global, joins the podcast to talk about how firms in Asia-Pacific approach AI and data.0:00 – Tony and Shen talk about having faith in humanity9:30 – Jon Hodges, head of trading and asset services for Apac at FIS Global, joins and gives an overview of how he started his caree…

Tony, Reb, and Nyela talk about tariffs (not really), journalism (sorta), and pop culture (mostly).توسط WatersTechnology

Brian Hyndman, CEO and president at Blue Ocean Technologies, joins to discuss overnight trading 0:00 – Nyela and Reb talk about Reb’s start at WatersTechnology5:00 – Brian joins the podcast and walks through his background and the beginnings of Blue Ocean ATS8:00 – How market data works for BOATS 9:00 – Obstacles for exchanges entering the overnigh…

This week, SigTech’s CEO Bin Ren joins Eliot to discuss GenAI’s progress since ChatGPT’s emergence in 2022, agentic AI, and challenges with regulating AI. 0:00 – Wei-Shen and Tony discuss their bar trivia adventures5:30 – Bin Ren, CEO of SigTech, joins Eliot on the podcast7:00 – Agentic AI10:30 – Next steps in GenAI15:00 – Is AI impossible to regul…

This week, Tony and Nyela discuss Nyela's week spent in Boca Raton, Florida covering the FIA Boca conference as well as the current developments around 24/7 trading in US equity markets.0:00- Tony and Nyela discuss the beginning of baseball season in the United States 3:25- They discuss what happened last week at FIA Boca…

Caesar, who previously spent 15 years at Google, joins to discuss Arta’s goal of putting a private banker in everyone’s pockets. 0:00 – Reb and Shen talk about cat punches and Reb’s profile on CME’s Terry Duffyhttps://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-tech/7952311/exclusive-terry-duffy-on-cmes-cloud-future-takeover-targets-and-candy7:00 – Caesar Sen…

This week, Tony and Nyela discuss FactSet’s recent acquisition of LiquidityBook and what it could signal for trading technology. https://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-tech/7952274/factset-liquiditybook-the-buy-side-oms-space-continues-to-shrink0:00 – Tony and Nyela discuss the year's Best Picture Oscar winner3:30 – They discuss the evolution of …

Reb is back on the podcast to talk about her trip to Reykjavik, as well as two market data reports released this month.0:00 – Reb talks about her travels to Iceland14: 00 – They discuss market data feesتوسط WatersTechnology

Jennifer joins Eliot on the podcast this week to discuss the changing agenda at the SEC under Paul Atkins, crypto regulation, and the status of the Consolidated Audit Trail. 00:00 Tony and Shen discuss the Super Bowl and Tony's close encounter with a pizza cutter13:00 Jennifer Schulp, director of financial regulation studies at the Cato Institute, …

Lee joins to discuss changes in communication platforms over the last few years. 0:00 – Tony and Shen discuss their favorite desserts4:30 – Lee Garf, general manager for financial markets compliance at Nice Actimize, joins Nyela on the show5:30 – They discuss regulatory fines from 2024 and what it means for 20259:30 – The role of cloud11:00 – Nice …

This week, Dan Entrup, co-founder of AggKnowledge and the creator of the It’s Pronounced Data newsletter joins Tony on the podcast. They discuss private markets data, artificial intelligence, and more.00:00 Wei-Shen and Tony ramble on about Lunar New Year traditions9:05 Dan Entrup, co-founder of AggKnowledge and the creator of the It’s Pronounced D…

This week, Nick Kolba, CEO and co-founder of Connectifi, joins Tony on the podcast. They discuss interoperability, the FDC3 standard, and the challenges of starting a company. 4:30 – Nick joins Tony on the podcast 11:30 – Desktop containers and interoperability15:30 – Things should just work19:00 – Limitations of the FDC3 movement27:30 – You need t…

This week, Javier Hernani, head of securities services at SIX, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast. They discuss the key takeaways from shortening the settlement cycles in the US, Canada, and Mexico, and the landscape for what needs to happen for Europe, UK, and Switzerland’s own move to T+1. 7:30 – Javier gives an overview of his role and dislike of the…

Happy New Year, dear listeners. This week, Tony and Shen reflect on how this podcast started, the guests we’ve brought on, the changes in music (and co-hosts), and the topics we’ve covered and will be covering looking ahead.توسط WatersTechnology

Eliot talks to Carlo di Florio, president of financial services advisory company ACA Group, about the SEC’s key decisions this year, as well as the future of the regulator with current SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s tenure at the helm of the top US financial services regulator coming to an end in 2025. di Florio joined the SEC in the aftermath of the 200…

Reb and Shen discuss Reb’s article about how generative AI will impact the market data industry and how that will also creep into the reference data space. Reb also details a market data framework by Substantive Research, the drama around reference data identifiers, and a preview of her next story.https://www.waterstechnology.com/emerging-technolog…

Tony and Wei-Shen talk about five essential things you need to know when interacting with us as a source. 1. On the record/on background/off the record2. Don’t be a drone3. Give tangible examples 4. We may need help understanding the subject matter5. Why you want to talk to the mediaتوسط WatersTechnology

This week, Tony and Shen discuss the first article from the Voice of the CDO series, as well as their thoughts on the Jake Paul v. Mike Tyson fight.https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7952103/chief-data-officers-must-get-it-done-but-differ-on-what-that-meansتوسط WatersTechnology

This week, Steve Grob, founder of Vision57, joins Tony on the podcast. Together, they chat about interoperability and the future of the OMS. 5:00 – Steve joins the podcast. They kick things off with firms’ appetite for AI9:00 – Rubbish in, rubbish out13:00 – Fix the standardization and availability piece15:30 – The state of the interop movement20:3…

This week, James Leong, CEO of Grasshopper, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast. They discuss the market reforms the Singapore Exchange and the Monetary Authority of Singapore are considering.9:30 – James joins the podcast and gives an overview of Grasshopper and its journey since 200612:00 – They discuss why the SGX and the MAS are looking at market ref…

This week, Tony and Reb discuss the industry's reaction to the FDTA proposed rules around identifiers, what that could mean for the ongoing Cusip lawsuit, and the Opera.توسط WatersTechnology

This week, Shen speaks with James Crosby, co-founder and CEO of data management provider Fencore. They discuss the evolutionary nature of the buy side’s approach to technology platforms and data and how it has come full circle. 9:30 – James joins, and we discuss the buy-side operating model14:30 – How it has evolved16:30 – Are we repeating old mist…

Tony and Wei-Shen get a little philosophical in this episode. Tony tries to articulate an idea, and then it becomes about what it takes to be a good journalist versus what it takes to be a good columnist.توسط WatersTechnology

This week, Nyela brings on Valerie Bannert-Thurner, EVP and chief revenue officer for the financial technology division at Nasdaq. They talk about Nasdaq’s approach to fintech and its strategy moving forward. 6:00 – Valerie joins Nyela on the podcast and talks about Nasdaq’s evolution12:00 – What makes up fintech at Nasdaq15:30 – The Street’s deman…

After a brief introduction from Wei-Shen and Tony, Nyela Graham joins the podcast to discuss her week spent in Austin, Texas, covering the World Financial Information Conference (WFIC), arguably the world’s largest conference dedicated solely to financial data-related issues.Nyela talks with Tony about the panels that received the most attention, t…

Hello, dear listener. It’s your favorite host, Wei-Shen, writing this. Let’s be honest. My co-host, Tony, and I have not given this podcast the love it deserves. We realize that and are looking to change and improve on it to give you a better listening experience with more episodes—and more importantly, more guests and analysis—on a regular basis.T…