Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders

Co-host Chloe White joins Dexter Cousins to cover the Blockchain news headlines and interesting events  in February 2023.Every month Chloe calls in from an international city embracing digital assets and Web3.This month Chloe calls in from Dubai to share some exciting developments and give an "on the ground" report of the GCC digital asset scene.They also discuss the latest Token Mapping Exercise, NAB Stablecoin and Carbon trading, Russia's Digital Ruble potentially spelling the end of SWIFT payments, South East Asia being the new epicentre of crypto - plus Bitcoin and Ordinals.Find out more about Genesis Block - https://genesisblock.com.au/You can follow Chloe on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/policyeconomist/or Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChloeWhiteAusSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 5 of Blockchain Chatter Dexter Cousins chats to Guy Dickinson, CEO and Co-founder of BetaCarbon.BetaCarbon launched in 2021 and winner of the Finnies People's Choice Award in 2022. Guy shares his journey of heading up Carbon Markets for HSBC to launching his own startup, democratising carbon trading tokens on the Ethereum network.About BetaCarbonBetacarbon enables retail investors to get exposure to Australian Carbon. For the first time, you can take part in the Australian carbon market with as little as $1.Carbon credits are created through projects that capture greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, such as planting trees. These credits can then be bought and sold in the carbon markets, with the goal of reducing overall carbon emissions.As the world moves towards a low-carbon future, carbon credits will likely continue to play a role in helping businesses and individuals offset their carbon emissions and transition to cleaner energy sources.About ClimaIn just three simple steps, Clima makes it easy to show customers your commitment to climate change, while improving brand loyalty.https://www.clima.com.au/Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 135 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter  Cousins is joined by Andrew Black, Managing Director of ConnectID.ConnectID aims to become Australia’s first and leading reusable digital identity exchange, allowing citizens to take more control over their identity and data, and enabling organisations to unlock value and reduce security risks. Part of Australian Payments Plus (which also includes eftpos, BPAY, Beem and the New Payments Platform) ConnectID provides businesses access to trusted and reliable identity data, and is partnering with the big 4 banks to launch this Digital Identity ecosystem for Australians.Andrew is an established leader in the Digital Identity industry, working with state and federal government here in Australia. He also works with international bodies to shape future technology evolutions and policies to protect citizen data and rights. Originally hailing from Scotland, Andrew spent the past decade leading digital ventures on data and cyber security in 2 major UK banks, having most recently led Open Banking and Digital Identity.Connect with Andrew https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-black-a5118239/Find out more - https://connectid.com.auSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Fintech Chatter News is back for 2023!In this new format Dexter chats with a friend of the show about the BIG Aussie Fintech news of the month.This months guest is Alan Tsen - https://twitter.com/alantsen As an OG of Aussie Fintech Alan was GM of Stone and Chalk and Chair of Fintech Australia.More recently Alan held the Director of Revenue Strategy role for African Fintech Chipper cash.And Alan has now gone back to his roots by heading up IAGs Firemark accellerator program, FMX - https://www.firemarkaccelerate.com/Alan is also the author of the excellent Fintech Radar newsletter - https://fintechradar.substack.com/In this edition of Fintech Chatter News Dexter and Alan cover:- Hnry $35m Series B- Tyro turns 20- Openpay goes into receivership- FMX accelerator programme- Career tips on creating a personal brand in FintechSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 133 of Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins is joined by Daniel Cannizzaro, CEO and Founder of Parpera. Parpera was Founded in April 2020, raising AUD2.7m in equity funding through Equitise.In October 2021, they launched the Parpera App, which grew to serve hundreds of Australian businesses. Then disaster struck on 29 June 2022, Parpera had to temporarily pause the set up of new accounts, due to the closure of partner bank, Volt (read more).Dexter chats to Daniel about the relaunch of Parpera, finding new BaaS partners and facing the challenge of preserving capital. This is a timely story of a founder who truly believes in their mission and is willing to push through what feels like insurmountable challenges to keep their dream alive.About ParperaWe make it easier for people to manage their business finances so that they can focus more on what matters most to them.Parpera provides everything you need to run your business finances in one app, including access to a Business account, Business Debit Mastercard®, invoicing, cash flow insights, and tax and accounting capabilities, specifically designed for Sole Traders (companies coming soon!)Focus more on what matters. Download Parpera now. It’s free to get started!Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 4 of Blockchain Chatter Dexter Cousins chats with Shane Verner from Fireblocks.Shane shares the amazing story of Fireblocks, a tech startup that got to $100m ARR in record time (only Slack has accomplished this feat faster than Fireblocks!)Dexter asks Shane why an Israeli-based Blockchain business sees Australia as such an important market.And they talk about some of the groundbreaking work Fireblocks is doing in the Australian market.Shane has spent many years in the banking technology sector working for companies like Thought Machine, IBM and Cisco. He shares his insights on how blockchain and digital assets are the future of the banking industry.About FireblocksFireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Fireblocks enables exchanges, lending desks, custodians, banks, trading desks, and hedge funds to securely scale digital asset operations through the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based Wallet Infrastructure. Fireblocks serves over 1,600 financial institutions, has secured the transfer of over $3 trillion in digital assets, and has a unique insurance policy that covers assets in storage & transit. Some of the biggest trading desks have switched to Fireblocks because it’s the only solution that CISOs and Ops Teams both love. For more information, please visit www.fireblocks.com.Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 132 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Damir Cuca, Founder and CEO of Basiq.Basiq provides businesses with all the tools to seamlessly acquire and use Open Banking data in a CDR-compliant way.Make sure to check out the full podcast where Damir shares his approach to bringing on major investors including Plaid, NAB Ventures, Salesforce and Visa.And if you are new to the show make sure to follow us and leave a review, it really helps others discover the show and support great founders like Damir 🙏 😀Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 3 of our Blockchain Chatter series, Dexter Cousins is joined by Ryan McCall, CEO of Zerocap.They're an Australian Blockchain business building Digital asset investment products and technology for wholesale and institutional investors.Ryan is responsible for driving the company forward to realise Zerocap’s vision: zero friction, borderless finance.2022 was a HUGE year for Zerocap. In addition to winning multiple industry awards, they launched Australia's first stable coin (in partnership with ANZ) and are partnering with ASX to build a digital asset trading and custody platform.About Ryan McCallAs a self-taught software engineer, Ryan has worked around financial services since 2006, having designed and delivered complex risk and pricing engines for international insurance and wealth management companies including Marsh, Willis, IAG, Findex, Hyperion and Generation Life.About ZerocapFounded in 2016, Zerocap is a market-leading private wealth management firm for digital assets. Zerocap brings a deep understanding of digital asset technology, trading, portfolio optimisation, custody and insurance, having processed over a billion dollars of digital assets for investors, institutions and family offices.Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Dexter Cousins is joined by Kristofer Rogers from Eonx and Ben Ford of Frollo for a Fintech-focused review of 2022.They cover advancements in payments, the paradox of lending Fintech, and the challenges that faced startups in 2022.Dexter shares his insights from discussions with over 150 fintech leaders and gets 2023 predictions from Ben and Kristofer.Thanks for your support in 2022 and have a safe and wonderful festive holiday. We look forward to bringing you more Fintech podcasts in 2023!About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Connect on Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpTier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact us - https://bit.ly/3Dc1p0BHow you can support Fintech Chatter.Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Welcome to another episode of Blockchain Chatter! Dexter Cousins is joined by David Engel, Head of Business Development for Starkware, a Layer 2 scaling solution that helps companies build on top of Ethereum while reducing the cost of doing so by up to 1000x.About David Engel David is a business development executive, with deep experience in accelerating the growth of Web3 and Fintech companies.Prior to StarkWare, David was a Fintech BDM at AWS, in both the ANZ and EMEA markets from 2019-2022.David has also been a Commercial Director for the Australian and New Zealand markets for Verrency, a fintech platform that allows card issuers to innovate faster, and at scale, as well as Australian Country Manager for i2c, a Silicon Valley-based cloud payments processor.Twitter: @davidengel79About StarkwareStarkWare is paving the way to a Web3 future, using uncheatable cryptographic technology to scale blockchain for mass adoption.StarkEx, StarkWare’s SaaS-based scaling service, has settled over $770B, processed over 294M transactions, minted more than 90M NFTs, and serves hundreds of thousands of users monthly through customers like ImmutableX, dYdX and Sorare.StarkNet, a permissionless, general-purpose scaling solution, is live (Alpha) on Ethereum Mainnet. Developers from across the world are using it to build tomorrow’s decentralized applications.Starkware: https://starkware.co/Starkex: https://starkware.co/starkex/Starknet: https://starkware.co/starknet/Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp