How AutoRek Is Automating Reconciliation & Financial Data Controls | Interview with Nick Botha

Live from Money20/20 Las Vegas, Chris Principe of Financial IT sits down with Nick Botha, VP Payments & Retail Banking at AutoRek — a leading financial data control platform modernizing reconciliation, reporting, and data management for payments companies and financial institutions. As the global payments ecosystem evolves, many organizations are discovering that middle- and back-office processes have not kept pace with innovation. AutoRek is closing this gap by automating reconciliation, improving data integrity, reducing operational cost per transaction, and introducing intelligent AI-driven controls. In this interview, Nick shares: 🔹 Why reconciliation has long been undervalued — and why it's now mission-critical 🔹 How automation transforms operational efficiency and profitability 🔹 Why granular, real-time data views are essential in payments 🔹 AutoRek’s technology foundation on Microsoft Azure 🔹 The role of emerging innovations like Agentic AI, stablecoins & blockchain 🔹 How AutoRek ensures regulatory readiness for AI adoption 🔹 The launch of AutoRek AERA, their AI-driven financial controls product For anyone in payments, fintech, banking, or financial operations, this discussion highlights what “staying competitive” really requires today. #Money2020 #AutoRek #NickBotha #Fintech #Reconciliation #FinancialData #PaymentsIndustry #Automation #AIinFinance #AgenticAI #FinancialIT #DataManagement #OperationalEfficiency #MicrosoftAzure #FintechInnovation