The Fintech Report Podcast: Episode 23: Mark Monfort, Co-Founder of the Australian Defi Association, and Nick Bishop, Co-Founder of Bishop & Fangociation

Mark Monfort, Co-Founder of the Australian Defi Association, and Nick Bishop, Co-Founder of Bishop & Fang to the podcast

Mark is an expert on DeFi #web3 and #blockchain – he’s worked in both the finance and technology sectors. His professional career started off in insurance as well as working as an auditor for a Big 4 firm (PwC). It was through his next role as an analyst at Commonwealth Bank that he first formed his passion for analytics and the power of technology and data to transform the way we make decisions. In his role with the Australian Defi association, or ADA, Mark’s vision is to make the topic of DeFi more mainstream, build a community of partners contributing to grow the sector, and provide educational resources and news from the world of blockchain, DeFi, web 3.0 and all things crypto.

Nick is the Co-Founder of Bishop & Fang, a Specialist advisory firm for Investment and management consulting, Corporate finance, due diligence, restructuring, debt advisory, capital raising, investor relations, asset management, commercialisation. Established network of institutional investors and service providers. Nick is an advisor and investor to a number of tech startups, and his experience includes stints at Gresham Partners, Standard Life Aberdeen, Deutsche Asset Management and Canada Life


What we discuss in this episode:

What is DeFi?
Who does the DeFi association represent?
What are the key areas of DeFi you focus on?
Mark and Nick discuss the NotCentralised team and how its projects include various internal ones like the Aus Defi Association and a payments protocol called TradeFlows and how they are helping other 3rd party projects
How crypto is more than meets the eye and about the innovation in this space
How things are built and similarities and differences between web2 and web3
We could also talk about how to get involved in this space and do some encouragement etc
What are some of the hot topics in DeFi at the moment?
All of crypto seems like its in the dog house right now – what are your thoughts on that?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-bishop-cfa-94760173/