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Being a finance leader is no longer just about controlling costs. 2024’s CFOS are trusted business leaders and innovators that drive growth throughout the organisation. Hosted by technology reporter, presenter and consumer champion, David McClelland, The CFO Playbook features interviews with world-class CFOs, finance leaders and founders from some of the fastest growing companies.
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Being a finance leader is no longer just about controlling costs. 2024’s CFOS are trusted business leaders and innovators that drive growth throughout the organisation. Hosted by technology reporter, presenter and consumer champion, David McClelland, The CFO Playbook features interviews with world-class CFOs, finance leaders and founders from some of the fastest growing companies.
The CFO Playbook is brought to you by Soldo.
In the latest episode of The CFO Playbook, David McClelland is joined by Giles Andrews OBE, co-founder of Zopa, the world’s first P2P lending business launched in 2004, to discuss two decades working in FinTech and the role of artificial intelligence in shaping the financial services of the future.
Finding himself as an accidental CFO in the early days of Zopa thanks to an accountancy qualification, Giles progressed to CEO and Chairman and is still an active Board Member, responsible for in excess of £4bn in loans in the UK, and revolutionising the way we look at banking.
Reflecting on the economic storms faced globally over the past few years, Giles offers an insider’s perspective on the 2008 financial crisis, revealing how it inadvertently fuelled Zopa’s growth by transforming the lending landscape. Now managing a diverse portfolio, from the intricacies of Zopa’s operations to Chair of online automotive marketplace CarWow, Giles is all too familiar with the challenges faced against a backdrop of evolving consumer behaviour and digital upheaval.
In a world now captivated by artificial intelligence, he shares his thoughts on the positives in work efficiency and improved user experience in customer service, but expresses concerns about ethics and governance, especially in financial services. Balancing innovation and regulation, Giles highlights the importance of ethical leadership and community spirit to ensure a prosperous ecosystem for businesses of all sizes, whilst embracing advancements in technology.
Chapters –
(0:00:00) – Financial Leadership and Innovation
(0:12:21) – Navigating Financial Crisis and Growth
(0:19:25) – Recent Financial Sector Collapses and Innovation
(0:24:08) – Innovation in Banking and AI
(0:36:06) – Ethics and Privacy in AI Governance
(0:41:54) – Issue of Financial Engineering in Business
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