Esme Wilson, Private Equity VP, Pollen Street Capital and Philip Harding, Commercial Director, Cashflows talk with Adrian Evans.

Srini Chandrasekharan https://www.linkedin.com/in/schandrasekharan/

Cien Solon www.linkedin.com/in/ciensolon/

A compelling conversation about how launchlemonade is making AI accessible and practical for businesses by putting human needs first and using it as an amplifier rather than a replacement for human capabilities.

Srini Chandrasekharan https://www.linkedin.com/in/schandrasekharan/

Anant Patel - CEO, Fabrick UK www.linkedin.com/in/anant-patel-0608066/ & Keith Douglas - CEO, Vocalink Limited www.linkedin.com/in/keithrdouglas/

Key learnings:

• Trust is efficient. Collaboration is most effective when you trust yourself, your wider team and your network.
• Think beyond today. Get past them and us, it's actually we. Having a shared vision and goal is critical.
• Fraud threatens innovation. Innovation is outpacing regulation. We need consistency across regions so we can all rise together.
• Stay positive. Bring a mindset that sees the opportunity in everything and then embraces the challenge.
• Be yourself. If you think you're too small to be impactful, you've never been to bed with a mosquito!

Anant Patel - CEO, Fabrick UK www.linkedin.com/in/anant-patel-0608066/ & Keith Douglas - CEO, Vocalink Limited www.linkedin.com/in/keithrdouglas/

Key takeaways:

• Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge.
• Behaviours drive culture, culture drives results.
• To thrive in our industry building trust across the eco-system is vital, as is being open, curious and not judgemental.

Pete Wickes www.linkedin.com/in/pete-wickes-a04b3912/

Key takeaways:

• Invest in people. Financial results don't come by luck.
• Ask good questions. Be curiously competent.
• Kindness matters. You have to do hard things as a leader, but you can always do them in a kind way.
• Be intentional. Take personal responsibility for your career development.
• Be kind. If your kindness rubs off onto others, we’ll all live and work in a much better society.

Shachar Bialick - Founder, CEO Curve www.linkedin.com/in/shacharbialick/

Key takeaways:

• Harness data. Using customer data creates a better experience. Future developments could include offering personal CFO services.
• Set clear expectations. If there is no impact, it's a cultural problem. And if it's a cultural problem, it's a problem with leadership. Leaders need to set clear expectations.
• Build trust. Say what you do and do as you say, as simple as that. One of the things that makes the best leaders is that they're very predictable.
• Understand the context. Be mindful that the context you are working in will impact the organisational culture.
• The future of payments.Technology will advance; winning wallets will emerge, DeFi will take a front seat, Gen AI will increase fraud and be used to fight it.