The Irish Tech News Podcast

There is no lack of Buy Now, Pay Later news in fintech, with hundreds of BNPL startups around the world vying for a piece of the pie. The trend has also attracted the attention of established giants, from Citi, J.P. Morgan Chase, and American Express, to Apple, PayPal, and Amazon, all competing for customers who want the ability to spread payments over time. Even the B2B space is catching on, with ACI Worldwide launching a new product for merchants to enable them to offer customers payment options with more than 70 BNPL lenders. While paying in installment isn’t new, the rapid rise in popularity of BNPL and easy access to credit has sparked concerns that it will encourage excessive consumerism and debt. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Michael Hershfield, founder and CEO of Accrue Savings, on balancing consumption and savings, and seeing the world with a human lens.

We talk with Daniel Vogler, Co-founder and Co-CEO of AMZSCALE to learn more about how he has grow the business and the massive opportunities for companies to grow via Amazon and also specifically with AMZSCALE. Daniel Vogler (33) is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of AMZSCALE, the leading Amazon full service platform founded in 2016 in Osnabrück, Germany, enabling investors of all backgrounds to benefit from the eCommerce boom. AMZSCALE builds and scales profitable Amazon brands from scratch as a service and enables fastest possible growth for brands through access to working capital and a scalable distribution infrastructure. Daniel has worked in e-commerce leadership roles for more than 10 years.

Everything you wanted to know about DAOs but were afraid to ask ... Jillian Godsil interviews Jordan Gray from NEAR Another really crucial part of the community aspect to Web3 are DAOs or Decentralised Autonomous Organisations. “I like to break DAOs to their constituent parts,” says Gray. “Decentralised can mean the people are geographically disbursed or indeed the work is. There is not one person at the top telling everyone what to do – the work is collaborative or like a co-op.” When it comes to the autonomous portion, this is akin to the royalty split mentioned before at Codame. “Even decision making can be automated thereby eliminating boring or repetitive tasks. And unlike companies like Uber or Lift where automation is key to the success of the company, the rewards are spread evenly amongst the participants.” Tune in to hear more. Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/

Miroslav Polzer is convinced that he is destined to play an important role in mastering the global climate crisis. His main vehicle is the International Association of the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges or IAAI for short. This organisation is accredited to the United Nations through the Economic and Social Council, the Department for global communications, the UN climate change process, UNFCC and the Green Climate Fund, which is the biggest international public climate finance mechanism of the UN system. The message of IAAI is big because the global challenges are big and as Polzer explains: “We are already partially in crisis mode and these global challenges affect everyone, hence the need to respond in a global manner.” Polzer argues that the world needs systemic solutions - we need to create an institutional framework, along with economic and societal frameworks. “The problems that we see don’t stop at national borders and the solutions rely on everyone taking action, right down to individual grocery shopping and choices. As a result, we are building an ecosystem on blockchain to capture our activities. We want to build on culture, technology and organisational innovation to get everyone engaged and empowered to take meaningful and rewarding action for the local and global public good, aligned with the goals and programs of the United Nations’ system.” Polzer is passionate about the UN. He sees it as the only player which has a true global mandate and he is actively building a United Citizens Organisation for Action for Climate Empowerment, based on the blockchain. To find out more, please listen to the podcast Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/

NFTs have been around since 2014 but in the past couple of years they have really taken off as new ways of using them are found. One of the NFT innovators is Shant Kevonian who appeared on the Irish Tech News podcast last year and is the founder of NFT.Physio, a Barcelona based startup is bringing NFTs to life with its 3D printing solution for users to create physical renderings of their NFTs, increasing revenue generated for past, present and future NFTs. NFT.Physio’s platform also offers multi-chain support across Polygon, BSC and Ethereum blockchains.Shant talks to Ronan about what NFT.Physio does, the metaverse, bringing your NFT to life, the future of NFT’s, blockchain, the growth and adoption of wallets, NFT’s in the music and luxury brand world, and NFT’s and gamers. Shant talks to Ronan about what NFT.Physio does, the metaverse, bringing your NFT to life, the future of NFT’s, blockchain, the growth and adoption of wallets, NFT’s in the music and luxury brand world, and NFT’s and gamers. More about NFT.Physio: NFT.Physio is working with brands, marketing agencies and visual designers to provide a novel value-add for users, increase the value of, and demand for NFTs, and broaden the scope of NFT utilities, opening the door to unprecedented levels of mainstream usability. The company’s 3D printing process offers rapid turnaround times from rendition to premium prints, shipping to Europe, the US and Canada. NFT.Physio is also launching a special Q1 campaign for Irish Tech News readers, offering users a 20% discount by using the code ITN-001.

Capturing the Intersection of Social, Economic and Technology Advancements with a Robust Developer Blockchain Toolkit John deVadoss leads ngd enterprise inc, in Seattle, WA, with a focus on the blockchain developer experience and tooling; he and his team build the premier developer toolkit for the blockchain industry – the N3 Blockchain Toolkit.John is a Governing Board Member of the Global Blockchain Business Council where he works on industry standards for blockchain interoperability. He was a co-founder of the InterWork Alliance, which merged with the GBBC in 2021.Earlier in his career at Microsoft, John incubated and built Microsoft Digital from zero to $0.5B in revenue. During his two-decade career at Microsoft, he built and led the architecture capability and team for .NET, Enterprise Strategy et al. He also led the team that build the Enterprise Frameworks and tools for Visual Studio .NET. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

William Je is the Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Investment Management Ltd, a global fund manager with multi-billion assets under management. His portfolio includes private equity investments in licensed banks, Fintech and social media projects and multi-strategy algorithmic trading funds. He is also the founder of Himalaya Exchange, a global digital exchange with a full ecosystem including a blockchain payment App, a stable coin and a trading coin. Prior to that, Mr. Je was the Chairman of Equity Capital Markets, Greater China at the Macquarie Banking Group for 10 years, managing its Greater China capital markets and principal investment activities. Prior to Macquarie, Mr. Jeserved as the joint venture partner and managing Director of China Merchant Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, help building its business in Hong Kong from scratch. Mr. Je also served as an Executive Director at Credit Agricole Indosuez and a Board member of its securities arm, Indosuez W.I. Carr Securities; Director & Head of Business Development at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and a Vice President at NatWest Markets. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Carter KleinCarter is a Software Engineer and Head of DeFi at cmorq, where he's responsible for driving the product and engineering efforts behind the cmorq app. Prior to cmorq, Carter has worked on exponential-growth financial products responsible for processing $350M+ MoM at Capital One. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, working as an early engineer at a seed-funded data analytics startup throughout school. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

The Real Estate Development Opportunities Await for Buying Virtual Land in the Metaverse, with Erin Sykes Erin Sykes’ perseverance and ability to anticipate trends are what have driven her success. Erin strives to help clients reach their unique goals with discreet, individualized attention and action-orientation. Specializing in helping UHNW clients year-round in Palm Beach, The Hamptons, and New York City, Erin utilizes her combined background in finance and construction to take an analytical and qualitative approach to amplifying clients’ return on investment. With a background in commercial and luxury residential construction at her family’s 120+ year-old firm and certification as a LEED AP – New Construction, Erin understands how to optimize new development and intricate renovation using sustainable materials and methodology. As Chief Economist for Nest Seekers International, Erin is responsible for developing and translating real estate trend data into consumer and industry insights. She reports on monthly housing starts, new developments, rate changes and general industry trends for all major news outlets. Erin is often interviewed by Fox Business News, CNBC, TODAY, CNN, NBC Nightly News, The Real Deal, Bloomberg, Mansion Global, Forbes, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Inc., and Mashable. She holds a MBA from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor in Finance and International Business from Villanova University. Erin resides between FL and NYC. Follow Erin on Instagram and Twitter @SykesStyle

From opening a bank account and rebuilding credit, to finding employment and securing housing, the challenges that millions of justice-involved individuals and their families face are immense. How then do you design for a community of 20 million people who are trying to get back on their feet? If not now, then when?  In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Yassi Hadjibashi and Keith Armstrong, founders of Stretch, a fintech company dedicated to empowering communities impacted by incarceration to become financially strong. There is hope for impact for community players, if we are intentional.