Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders

It's the most competitive Finnies in history. And this year we've put two categories out to the public to decide in the People's Choice.Brickfloor are finalists for Emerging FinTech Of The Year sponsored by Afterpay.Dean Fraser, Founder and CEO of Brickfloor pitches for your vote as Emerging Fintech of the Year in the People's Choice. Listen to the podcast to give Brickfloor a bonus vote. Then head over to vote in the People's Choice award.Vote for Brickfloor in this years People's Choice Award.Send us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

It's the most competitive Finnies in history. And this year we've put two categories out to the public to decide in the People's Choice.Cake Equity are finalists for Emerging FinTech Of The Year sponsored by Afterpay.Jason Atkins, Co-Founder and CEO of Cake Equity pitches for your vote as Emerging Fintech of the Year in the People's Choice. Listen to the podcast to give Cake Equity a bonus vote. Then head over to vote in the People's Choice award.Vote for Cake Equity in this years People's Choice Award.Send us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

It's the most competitive Finnies in history. And this year we've put two categories out to the public to decide in the People's Choice.Brighte are finalists for FinTech Organisation Of The Year sponsored by Bpay.Katherine McConnell, Founder and CEO of Brighte pitches for your vote as Fintech Organisation of the Year in the People's Choice. Katherine is also up for Outstanding FinTech Leader Tune in as shares her journey with Brighte and her approach to leadership.Then head over to vote in the People's Choice award.Vote for Brighte in this years People's Choice Award.Send us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

It's the most competitive Finnies in history. And this year we've put two categories out to the public to decide in the People's Choice.SendFX are finalists for Emerging FinTech Of The Year sponsored by Afterpay.Paul Billing, Co-Founder and CEO of SendFX pitches for your vote as Emerging Fintech of the Year in the People's Choice. Listen to the podcast to give SendFX a bonus vote. Then head over to vote in the People's Choice award.Vote for SendFX in this years People's Choice Award.Send us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Dexter Cousins is joined by Dan Wearne, Head of Design at Up Bank to celebrate Up's 2nd Birthday.It's been an incredible two years since I attended the Up Bank launch party in October 2018. I was greeted at the door by Dan who instantly transferred $50 onto my Up account.What I then witnessed was the birth of the Neo Bank in Australia. Since launch Dan has been instrumental in some world leading innovations in mobile banking. 'Pull to save' and giving Up Bank users their own API's are just two innovations we discuss.While Dom Pym is a great front man for the Up Band, he'll be the first to tell you how talented his team are. And so it felt only right that with Up celebrating 2 years we shine the spotlight on Dan.Find out more https://up.com.au--------------------------------This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leaders in FinTech Executive SearchYour Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One PeopleThanks to our partners FinTech Australia - a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian Fintechs advancing the global economy.We share their mission to build a strong community, foster connections and support innovation. To become a member go to https://fintechaustralia.org.au/join-now/If you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comGET THE LATEST FINTECH CHATTERSend us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Dexter Cousins is joined by Aris Allegos , CEO and co-founder of Moula.Aris is driven by the desire to provide Australian SMEs with a better way to access finance. Growing up around a family business, he experienced first-hand the challenges faced by SMEs. Before Moula, Aris spent over 15 years working in banking in London and Hong Kong, including roles with Credit Suisse and Nomura. Moula is one of Australia's most successful Fintech and part of the Governments SME lending scheme. An initiative between banks, government and Fintech to provide business loans to companies impacted by Covid.Aris talks about the fast maturing Fintech sector in Australia, collaboration with govt and big banks and how Moula continues to innovate.To find out more go to https://Moula.com.au----------------------------------------This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leaders in FinTech Executive SearchYour Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One PeopleThanks to our partners FinTech Australia - a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian Fintechs advancing the global economy.We share their mission to build a strong community, foster connections and support innovation. To become a member go to https://fintechaustralia.org.au/join-now/If you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comGET THE LATEST FINTECH CHATTERSend us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Dexter is joined by Angus Woods, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Adviser Ratings.Launched in 2014 Adviser Ratings puts the entire world of financial advisers and online advice tools at your finger tips.It is an easy to use and transparent online platform which empowers customers and provides a valuable independent mechanism of consumer feedback for the industry.The business has now pivoted to become a Data player and Dexter talks to Angus about their new partnership with the ASX. Dexter and Angus recall how back in 2014, they talked about launching Adviser Ratings idea in a coffeeshop! Since then Angus has brought in major Advisers like David Koch and resisted the urge to sell out to a major bank.If you like podcasts to be authentic, you'll love this one!You can find out more https://www.adviserratings.com.au/And if you're a financial adviser https://www.adviserratings.com.au/join/----------------------------This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leaders in FinTech Executive SearchYour Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One PeopleThe Finnies, are coming. Our Partners FinTech Australia along with the Victorian Government, Vocus and BPAY, are are bringing you Australia’s largest and most prestigious Fintech Awards, yet!And we would love for you to tune in and celebrate the winners.This year you can join virtually, in person or host your own office party!So wherever you are, let's come together and recognise the amazing people, innovations and resilience Aussie Fintech is renowned for.Registration for the event is now open. But be fast, the first 15 companies to host a Finnies party will receive an exclusive goodie bag full of fun gifts.https://thefinnies.org.au/If you would like to sponsor the FinTech Australia Podcast show please contact info@tieronepeople.comSend us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Dexter Cousins is joined by Doug Morris CEO of Sharesight.They're an award-winning portfolio tracker used by over 150,000 investors around the world to accurately track their performance, dividends, and tax. Coming from humble beginnings (an excel spreadsheet!) Sharesight is a privately (family) owned Fintech. Sharesight are now partners to Morningstar, ASX and CMC Markets. Started by Kiwis Tony and Scott Ryburn (father and son) Sharesight is a business you can't help but admire. Doug talks through his experiences of being a CEO in a family owned Fintech, Sharesights plans for growth and his thoughts on hiring for startups.----------------------This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leaders in FinTech Executive SearchYour Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One PeopleThe Finnies, are coming. Our Partners FinTech Australia along with the Victorian Government, Vocus and BPAY, are are bringing you Australia’s largest and most prestigious Fintech Awards, yet!And we would love for you to tune in and celebrate the winners.This year you can join virtually, in person or host your own office party!So wherever you are, let's come together and recognise the amazing people, innovations and resilience Aussie Fintech is renowned for. Registration for the event is now open. But be fast, the first 15 companies to host a Finnies party will receive an exclusive goodie bag full of fun gifts.https://thefinnies.org.au/If you would like to sponsor the FinTech Australia Podcast show please contact info@tieronepeople.comSend us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Dexter talks to Scott Eddington, APAC Managing Director of WorldRemit, a Fintech tackling the issues of financial inclusion and supporting the unbanked.Scott talks through the payment trends since Covid hit and how emerging economies are embracing digital wallets.Covering 150 countries around the world and with over 4 million customers, WorldRemit plays a critical role in helping economic migrants send money to their families back home. Scott shares how WorldRemit ultimately helps millions of children to go to school,  thousands of people to receive medical treatment and, every week, thousands of people to pay their bills. TCV, Accel and Leapfrog Investments have invested $375 million WorldRemit – and as early backers of the likes of Facebook, Spotify and Netflix, they are in good company! To find out more go to https://www.worldremit.com/-------------------This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leaders in FinTech Executive SearchYour Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One PeopleThanks to our partners FinTech Australia - a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian Fintechs advancing the global economy.We share their mission to build a strong community, foster connections and support innovation. To become a member go to https://fintechaustralia.org.au/join-now/If you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comGET THE LATEST FINTECH CHATTERSend us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Dexter Cousins chats to Alan Jones of M8 Ventures. Alan is a startup founder coach and tech startup angel investor based in Sydney.Alan shares his advice for founders on everything from accelerator programmes, asking investors for money and the proven impacts of diversity in teams. This is one Podcast that is educational and a whole lot of fun!Alan started out as a tech journalist, before becoming an early Yahoo employee. He rode the wild ride of the Dotcom Boom and the Dotcom Crash before leaving to pursue some startup ideas of his own, and although some of them weren’t entirely unsuccessful, all of them were great learning experiences. Alan got involved in startup accelerators and incubators to learn how to be an angel investor. He's been angel investing and helping coach tech startup founders now for more than a decade. Also chair of Catalysr, an entrepreneurship accelerator focused on marginalised migrants and refugees, and Cardly.net. Alan is currently the third highest-ranked Australian athlete in international hide and seek competition. (behind me!)He doesn't want you to email him but you can disagree with him on Twitter at @bigyahu-----------------------------This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leaders in FinTech Executive SearchYour Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One PeopleThanks to our partners FinTech Australia - a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian Fintechs advancing the global economy.We share their mission to build a strong community, foster connections and support innovation. To become a member go to https://fintechaustralia.org.au/join-now/If you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comGET THE LATEST FINTECH CHATTERSend us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp