Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 355: Faculty’s David Bholat

- By Wei-Shen Wong and Anthony Malakian
- 02 Jul 2026

Wei-Shen Wong, Asia editor, and Anthony Malakian, editor-in-chief of WatersTechnology, record a weekly podcast touching on the biggest stories in financial technology.

Waters Wavelength Podcast · Episode 355: Faculty’s David Bholat

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This week’s guest is David Bholat, director for professional and financial services at Faculty.

0:00 – Shen talks about her recent trip to Vietnam

8:00 – David joins the podcast

10:30 – Pilot purgatory

15:30 – Focus on the integration quality

20:30 – Steps for successful production

25:00 – The right case may not be the sexiest

28:00 – What exactly are agents

35:00 – David’s hope for the future of financial services

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Wei-Shen Wong: + 852 3411 4758; wei-shen.wong@infopro-digital.com

Anthony Malakian: + 1 646 490 3973; anthony.malakian@infopro-digital.com

Past 10 episodes:

Episode 354: Vibing on vibe coding

Episode 353: ExeQution Analytics’s Cat Turley

Episode 352: Agentic workflows, AI bootcamps, regulation, and faves from Seoul

Episode 351: MarketAxess’s Lee and Alexandre

Episode 350: AI but make it about data basics

Episode 349: The other Amsterdam and more Cusip drama

Episode 348: FIA Boca, prediction markets, and the stupidity of Chatham House rules

Episode 347: Brennan Carley

Episode 346: TS Imagine’s Andrew Morgan

Episode 345: Patrick McGarry’s Ride to Remember

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