Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders

Bridie Ohlsson CEO and co-founder of Geora joins Dexter for episode 105 of the Fintech Chatter Podcast. Since 2016, Geora has been the global leader at the junction of blockchain and agriculture. They have worked with customers like CBH Group and Rabobank to deliver global firsts using blockchain technology.Borne out of the blockchain pilot workstream within Australian agtech leader AgriDigital, Geora helps farmers, agribusinesses and financiers, build technology to increase liquidity and drive sustainable practices along supply chains. About Bridie.Fresh out of law school, Bridie landed at the junction of agriculture and blockchain; old versus new. Bridie is fascinated by technology, policy, and human behaviour, and since 2015 she's been applying these passions to build products for our most fundamental global industry, agriculture.An active member of the Australian National Blockchain Roadmap, Supply Chain working group and Standards Australia Blockchain Technical Committee - Smart Contracts Working Group (IT-041), Bridie regularly speaks on blockchain and agriculture and has lent her expertise to a number of publications. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Arts (French and Politics) studying at both the University of Sydney and Sciences Po, Paris.Find out about Geora Find out about Bridie OhlssonAbout Tier One People.Founded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Tier 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, you can reach us info@tieronepeople.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dextercousins/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dextercousins https://tieronepeople.com Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Welcome to FinTech Chatter the show that connects leaders from the FinTech community to share their learnings on leadership, hiring, entrepreneurship, raising capital, scaling and of course, a bit of chat. Dexter Cousins is joined by the Super Woman of FinTech, Simone Joyce. As CEO and co-founder of Paper Plane, Chair of FinTech Australia, industry advisor on payments and mum of four Simon Joyce is what we describe as a force of nature.Paper Plane is a B2B payments platform, bringing together the world of traditional payments, crypto and Real-Time Payments like Pay To.  Dexter chats to Simone about a recent major investment by Commonwealth Bank and her own lessons in being an entrepreneur. This year Tier One People is committed to showcasing 50 of Australia's up-and-Coming FinTechs. Show your support for the next wave of Aussie entrepreneurs and head on over to our Youtube channel, give us a like, subscribe and comment and help spread the word on a great bunch of founders.Youtube - https://bit.ly/3tBlRmESend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Dexter Cousins is joined on the latest episode of Fintech Chatter by Trenna Probert, Founder and CEO of Super Fierce, a social enterprise that links deep financial smarts with her heart-fuelled mission to empower women to control their financial future.Building a business to solve a problem is Startup 101. But solving a problem you genuinely care about is rocket fuel for a conscience-led entrepreneur.With close to half a century on the planet, Trenna understands why finance matters and how to harness its power for good. She’s held many roles in the corporate world across strategy, sales and investments - but being an entrepreneur - and founding three highly successful businesses – is the most rewarding.She has made it her mission to create a fearless, financial future for women by funding social impact initiatives which help marginalised women in Australia. From this Fierce Impact was born, a not-for-profit pledging to tackle the problems faced by 1 in 4 older Australians who live in poverty, with women being increasingly at risk. If you want to lend your support please use the link above.Learn about Super FierceLearn about Trenna ProbertWatch Fintech Chatter on YoutubeListen to Fintech Chatter on SpotifyListen to Fintech Chatter on Apple PodcastsFollow Fintech Chatter on  LinkedinSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In 2022 Tier One People has pledged to help 50 up and coming Aussie FintechsThis week we launch a new initiative showcasing Australia’s next generation of Fintech Founders to our worldwide audience.Adam Grocke Founder and CEO of Sherlok joins Dexter Cousins on Fintech Chatter and discusses his transformation from mortgage broker to fintech entrepreneur. After 12 years as a mortgage broker, he was sick and tired of banks offering better interest rates and customers being charged a ‘loyalty tax’. So he came up with a solution: Sherlok, an AI engine that helps mortgage brokers keep their clients for longer, protect their trail book income, and generate valuable refinancing leads.Sherlok is Australia’s first automated repricing and refinancing tool that1. Predicts when a client is likely to leave a broker2. Lowers their home loan interest rate to keep them3. Runs instant refi comparisons to entice refinancingAll branded as the broker so they are the hero.Sherlok's next phase is single-click refinancing which will reshape the finance industry forever.Learn about SherlokLearn about Adam GrockeFollow Fintech Chatter on  Linkedin Follow Fintech Chatter on Twitter Listen to Fintech Chatter on Spotify Listen to Fintech Chatter on Apple PodcastsWatch Fintech Chatter on YoutubeSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In Episode 101 of Fintech Chatter podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Matt Williamson, Vice President of Global Financial Services at Mobiquity: a digital transformation enabler. Matt has over 20 years’ experience in banking and financial services - with prior experience at Citi Bank as SVP of technology and was instrumental in the merger of Misys into Finastra as Global Head of Payments and Cash.As an authority in financial inclusion, diversity, sustainable banking and the bank of the future, Matt is a published author, appearing in the likes of The Times newspaper on the future of lending, Forbes magazine on digital banking during COVID-19 and Global Banking and Finance Review on the impact of the Metaverse on financial services.Matt has also been featured alongside prominent academics such as Dr. Ben Caldecott, a British environmentalist and expert in sustainable finance at the University of Oxford and a UK Cabinet office strategic advisor. Matt is regularly invited to lecture at industry events, most recently speaking on the need for diversity at the Women in Finance Summit.About MobiquityMobiquity, part of Hexaware, is a full-service digital transformation enabler that delivers compelling digital products and services that serve a purpose, by blending strategy, creative and engineering together. Mobiquity harnesses a sector-agnostic approach to human-centered innovation applied with in-depth industry expertise.Founded in 2011 with a focus on mobile technology solutions, Mobiquity has adapted to client needs across 9 different geographical locations, providing end-to-end omnichannel digital services to leading B2B and B2C brands.Mobiquity’s global diverse team in excess of 55 nationalities within a team of 1200, power over 200 million user experiences every day. The company takes shared ownership and accountability throughout the entire clients’ project life cycle, enabling meaningful digital engagement and transformation success.Learn about MobiquityLearn about Matt Willamson 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 Nick Nickoleides, Co-Founder of Pearler and Nick Tan, CTO of Monoova.They talk about some of the big trends for 2022 in Fintech. Is the world of wealth management and super finally being disrupted by Fintech?And what can we expect from the payments space? Will it be disrupted by blockchain or is there a world where the two can co-exist?Nick and Nick also talk about their respective journeys, Nick N as a first-time founder and Nick T as a first-time mover into Fintech from an incumbent bank.Pearler is an investing app that bucks the trend of Robin Hood and helps people get rich slowly! Pearler is on a mission to build a one-stop-shop for personal finance. Investments, savings, loans and insurance from multiple providers, all in one place. For more info on Pearler - https://pearler.com/Monoova - Makes money move with a fully automated platform making and receiving payments in real-time; it means real-time reconciliation; it means more time for you to focus on growing your business – be it a start-up, scale-up or large enterprise.For more info - https://monoova.comSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 103 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins brings a show recorded live at the Blockchain Australia industry Awards, The Blockies.It was an honour for Tier One People to support the event and present Chloe White with Blockchain leader of the year.Dexter Cousins interviews some of the winners and sponsors who've been around the blockchain scene from the early days.Tune in to hear about a massive year for Blockchain and some bold predictions for 2022.FeaturingCaroline Bowler, BTC Markets: https://www.btcmarkets.net/Paul Kang, Entersoft: https://entersoftsecurity.com/Karl Mohan, Crypto.com: https://crypto.com/au/Chloe White, Genesis Block Pty Ltd: https://genesisblock.com.au/Steve Vallas, Blockchain Australia: https://blockchainaustralia.org/Niki Ariyasinghe, Chainlink: https://chain.link/Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Welcome to the first-ever Fintech Chatter TV show. It’s a show where we invite friends from the Fintech community to connect, have a natter and discuss news, events, opinions and a bit of gossip.We’ll be bringing more shows like this to you over the next few months, so make sure you hit subscribe and get alerted when we post new shows.2021 was a record-breaking year for Fintech.Dexter Cousins is joined by three awesome guests and friends of Tier One People to talk about the year that was 2021 and their Fintech predictions for 2022.Follow Dexter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dextercou...Rebecca Schot-Guppy: Ex-CEO of FinTech Australia and now Director at IAG’s Firemark Ventures. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccasc...Ben Ford: Head of Growth for Frollo, and owner of Fintech’s premier T-Shirt collection.https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-ford-...Bosco Tan: Co-founder of one of Australia’s OG Fintech startups, Pocketbook and now an advisor and investor for the next generation of Fintech startupshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/boscotan/Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 101 of Fintech Chatter we look back on 100 episodes as I share some of my highlights from the show.It’s been an absolute blast producing the show and I never thought it would make it past one episode, never mind 101First up I want to thank you for listening to the show. It really blows me away when people share feedback, subscribe and give five-star reviewsLots of experts offer advice on how to monetise the show but it will always be free from paid sponsors and will always be about featuring great guests to a great audience. Our loyal listeners don’t deserve ads!And with that in mind I’ll be mixing things up in 2022  including video interviews, more features on careers and leadership plus special live shows.I’d like to thank every guest for making the show what it is, as I’m sure none of you tune in to listen to my dulcet tones every week.And a special thanks to Fintech Australia who partnered with us on the show for 60 plus episodesWe start off the show with where it all began ep 1 with Anthony Nantes of Wisr.I recorded this podcast at the Wisr offices on Halloween, Anthony greeted me in a Darth Vader costume. You’ll notice as well that the show was originally called Fintech Game Changers, pretty lame eh!Lee Hatton, Afterpay - one of the most energetic people you will ever meet. She remains the only person in 100 episodes to sing on the show.Anthony Thomson, 86400 - the Ant and Dec special, a bit odd to have two Geordies on a Fintech Australia Podcast talking about Neo Banks and Will.i.AmDomm Holland, Fast - What a guy. This was one of the most inspiring interviews I’ve ever done. Bianca Bates, Cuscal - I find out Cuscal are behind world-leading innovations in payments and digital banking.Lizzie Chapman, Zest - One of the main motivations in starting the podcast was to give my network access to the conversations I have with brilliant people every day. Lizzie is one of them.Joe McGuire, MyMy - I usually get to catch up with Joe at Intersekt or Mony 2020, but given the world was in Lockdown, we decided to record a podcast instead.Caroline Bowler, BTC markets - They say time flies when you are having fun and this recording flew by. It's 30 minutes in before we even mention NFT’s! Gareth Gumbley, Frollo - Recorded at a point in Fintech history, Gareth and his team had just completed the first authorised data exchange on CDR. Marie Steinthaler, TrueLayer - Marie and her dog Hunti join me from Hong Kong to talk about open banking, CDR and how TrueLayer is the LEGO of FintechNeal Cross, Picture Wealth - When you get a guest who has been a computer game designer and a real-life Ninja on the show, how could you not have fun.Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

It’s a very special show as we celebrate episode 100 of Fintech Chatter Podcast.And to commemorate such an occasion Dexter Cousins is joined by the Godfather of Fintech, Brett King.In today’s show, Brett talks about his new book, Co-Authored with Dr Richard Petty The Rise of TechnosocialismThe book examines how the 21st century is going to be the most disruptive, contentious period humanity has ever lived through. As our most sacred ideologies around politics, economics and social constructs are challenged, Brett and Richard explore how technology can be a force for good and create an advanced and fair society. Tune in for a fascinating discussion on how our careers will evolve in the next decade as AI and blockchain begin to dislodge business models and jobs. What will jobs look like in the future? And how can we evolve to ensure we remain relevant?Make sure you listen to the end to be in with a chance to win a signed copy of The Rise of Techosocialism.For more info on the book and to pick up a copy go to - https://riseoftechnosocialism.com/Author Brett KingBrett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.In 2020 King was inducted into the Fintech Hall of Fame by CB Insights. In 2015 he was shortlisted for the Advance Global Australian of the Year Award. His books have been released in over a dozen languages. Banking Exchange magazine dubbed him the “King of Disruptors”, while The Australian newspaper in Australia called him the “Godfather of Fintech”Author Dr Richard PettyDr Richard Petty is a government policy advisor, entrepreneur and awarded academic. Based in Hong Kong, Richard has lived and worked in Greater China since the 1990’s. He is a past Chairman of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong & Macau and CPA Australia, and is founding Vice Chairman, Hong Kong ASEAN Economic Cooperation Foundation.Richard sits on the board of listed companies in the United States and Australia, has advised on projects with an aggregate economic impact in the hundreds of billions of dollars, and has led reviews of several economies and studies on economic competitiveness in several countries.Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp