Citywire: The WealthTech Show

In the last ever episode of the Wealthtech Show, we bring you some highlights from our favourite 2022 episodes. In this clip you hear Yaela Shamberg talk about how her and her team at InvestCloud tried to buy the domain name ‘iCloud’ from a stubborn anonymous owner. Listen to the episode to hear Ian interview a plethora of guests – from Matt Hancock to Jamie Bartlett, Myron Jobson to Mary Agbesanwa.

For those without huge backing or a long-established entrepreneurial brand, breaking into the wealthtech market is a monumental task. In this week's episode, we speak to Anton Padmasiri and Shri Krishansen of WealthOS, who are trying to do just that. There are many obstacles to overcome for wealthtech startups. Funding, networking, marketing and product development all need to be on point, and even then there are few guarantees. Anton and Shri talk us through it, while also highlighting why it's so important that we listen to new perspectives as we seek to improve the way we invest and manage our finances.

Terrie Smith, who led the development of the technology behind Google Pay and Apple Pay, joins us to discuss the evolution of wearable payments. Terrie believes that, in time, most of us will ditch our bank cards in favour of using digitally enabled jewellery, keyrings, or clothing. Terrie also discusses developments in verification technology, which will play a key role in paytech evolution. She outlines how this technology helps to verify the provenance of luxury items and explains how it is been used for the Golden Globe Awards.

Several pension schemes have expressed dismay at the 2024 launch date for the pensions dashboard, but why? In this episode, Jonathan Hawkins from Bravura explains that schemes have no excuses for not having their data ready, and also outlines that opacity has been in the best interests of those offering little value to customers. We also look at the good that dashboards can bring. Like never before, UK pension holders will be able to see what's really going on with their investments, and they'll be able to access it easily and in an understandable manner. While this means that some will learn that they've been ripped off, it also means that we are moving into an era of better pension schemes, and greater transparency for those who need it most.

It's been a testing year for tech investors. To give this comment some context, take note that the Nasdaq 100 is down almost 20% this year, due largely to the slashed valuations in big tech. Tech start-ups are not immune from the downturn either, with closer scrutiny being applied to business models and balance sheets. Dan Kemp, global CIO at Morningstar Investment Management, joins The Wealthtech Show this week to help us make sense of it all. Will the downturn be here for long? Do investors need to take action? Are we really in a recession? And which tech companies will survive, or even thrive, in the next few years?