Solving critical challenges for businesses in 2024 with Vikram Suri | Couchonomics With Arjun

The art of replacing disjointed systems with digitized processes.

Join us on Couchonomics with Arjun as we sit down with Vikram Suri, Managing Director for the Middle East and Turkey region at FIS. In this episode, Vikram and Arjun explore FIS’s significant impact in the GCC region and their constant drive for innovation and reinvention.

We discuss the ever-evolving world of fintech and payments, covering topics such as Payment Trends and Financial Inclusion, Banks and Payment Infrastructure, Biometrics and Contactless Payments, and FIS’s Approach to Security.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Episode Teaser
01:26 - Introduction
05:36 - Payment Trends and Financial Inclusion
11:20 - Faster Payments and Regulatory Impact
15:16 - Banks and Payment Infrastructure
19:35 - Biometrics and Contactless Payments
25:54 - Invisible Payments vs. Security
27:57 - Innovation and Legacy Challenges
33:27 - Partnership with Local Fintechs
34:21 - Payment Orchestration
38:49 - Balancing Internal Services with Third-Party Partnerships
42:35 - Corporate Services
43:49 - Emerging Exciting Technologies
46:52 - Crypto and Digital Assets
51:08 - Closing Words