ISITC TALKTIME: What is Federated Data? (Part 1)
TalkTime Podcast: What is Federated Data? (Part 1)
Step into the future of financial data with this insightful ISITC Europe podcast episode, featuring Gary Wright in conversation with Bob Morel, CEO of AIRTA Systems. In this first part of a two-part series, they unpack one of the most pressing—and misunderstood—topics in modern finance: federated data.
Financial institutions are sitting on a century’s worth of tangled systems, siloed platforms, and legacy technology. Mergers, acquisitions, and rapid innovation have created a maze of databases that are too risky and expensive to merge, yet too valuable to ignore. As Rob explains, banks now face a stark reality: they must find a way to unlock insight from this fragmented data without breaching strict regulatory and privacy rules.
That’s where federated data comes in.
Instead of dragging sensitive information into a single “data lake” that can quickly become a “data swamp,” federated data flips the model. AI agents are sent to where the data lives—inside each institution’s own systems—to analyze it in place. The data never leaves its secure environment. Only insights return.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why traditional approaches like data lakes and data meshes are hitting compliance and risk walls
- How federated data uses AI agents to detect patterns such as fraud and money laundering without exposing raw data
- What this means for achieving the long-sought “single client view” across multiple products, systems, and business lines
If you work in banking, capital markets, compliance, data, or AI—and you’re wrestling with legacy systems and regulatory constraints—this conversation is essential listening.
Hit play on Part One now, and then join us for Part Two as the discussion goes even deeper into the future of federated data in financial services.
Viewing time: 13 mins
Bob Morel is the CEO of AIRTA Systems (formerly Genbounty), an AI Risk Management platform designed to facilitate market access for AI-driven applications within the European Union. Specializing in the EU AI Act and Enterprise Architecture, Bob helps AI teams classified as manufacturers under new regulations to navigate complex compliance landscapes. Through AIRTA Systems, he delivers end-to-end product risk management, offering services that range from litigation defense and consumer safety to accreditation for CE Marking.
With a robust background in technical leadership, Bob previously served as the Head of Application Security at Centrica and the Application Security Lead at CoinFLEX, where he oversaw secure development lifecycles and ISO 27001 compliance. He is an active contributor to the cybersecurity community as an author for Infosec, creating learning paths on topics such as HTML5 security and the use of ChatGPT for offensive security. His expertise is supported by a B.Sc. in Computer Science, an ongoing MBA in Cybersecurity, and industry certifications including the (ISC)² CISSP, Security+, and SecAI+.
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