Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders

In episode 37 of the FinTech Australia Podcast Dexter chats with Shaul David, APAC Region Director of Railsbank.Railsbank enables every business to become a fintech. By solving the pain points of infrastructure, regulation, operation and integration, they help founders, CEO's, product managers and marketers at any company or brand prototype, launch and scale any financial product.Founded by Nigel Verdon (Founder of Currency Cloud) and Clive Mitchell, Railsbank set out to make it super simple to access financial services by giving "access to global banking with 5 lines of code".Shaul talks about some of the success stories so far and their plans for Australia.We are super excited to see Railsbank coming to Aus as open banking gains momentum.To find out more go to www.railsbank.comFollow Shaul; https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaul-david-a53262 and Twitter @ShaulDavidUKPS, if you like the show please leave a review, it helps us attract great guests!-------------------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.comJOIN THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN FINTECHSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In Episode 36 of the Fintech Australia Podcast, Dexter is joined by Nick Wilde, APAC Managing Director of Thought Machine.Founded in 2014 by entrepreneur Paul Taylor, Thought machine enable banks to deploy modern systems and move away from the legacy IT platforms that plague the banking industry.Thought Machine's cloud native core banking platform, Vault, has been written from scratch as an entirely cloud native platform. It does not contain a single line of code which is legacy, or pre-cloud.Customers include Lloyds Banking Group, SEB, Standard Chartered and Atom bank. Now more than 350 people across offices in London and Singapore Thought Machine have raised more than £110m in funding.Listen to Nick talk through the Thought Machine solution and their plans for Australia.Find out more https://thoughtmachine.net/Follow Nick https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilde-nick/PS - If you like the show, please leave a review, it helps us get great guests on!-----------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.comJOIN THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN FINTECHSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 34 of the FinTech Australia Podcast, Dexter is joined by Damir Cuca, CEO of Basiq, an open banking platform enabling developers to build innovative financial solutions. Working with some of Australia's largest banks, backed by Westpacs ReInventure fund and Salesforce and part of the CDR pilot scheme, Damir shares his vision of what open banking could mean for Australia.We also discuss how Damir came up with the idea, his secrets on leadership and why he chose Sydney's stunning Northern Beaches as company HQ.You can find out more https://basiq.io/Follow Damir - Twittter @damircuca or LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/damircuca---------------This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leaders in FinTech Executive Search Thanks 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/---------------Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People.For more info on our executive search and advisory services please contact dexter@tieronepeople.comIf you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comJOIN THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN FINTECHSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 33 Dexter Cousins talks to Stuart Grover, CEO and Co-Founder of Look Who's Charging.A technologist and serial entrepreneur, LWC is 12th company founded by Stuart and his first foray into the FinTech world. He also founded a 3D printing business that is tackling some of the huge challenges presented with COVID.LWC is integrated with over 16 banks including all of the big 4 Australian banks. Launched in 2017, the business was acquired by Experian in 2019.This is a fascinating chat and anyone with aspirations of bootstrapping a Fintech through to a successful exit should tune in!https://lookwhoscharging.com.au/Connect with Stuart on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartgroverStuart is also the Founder and CEO of 3D Printing Studios https://www.3dprintingstudios.com/Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 32 of the Fintech Australia Podcast Dexter is joined by Neal Cross, CEO of Picturewealth.PictureWealth helps you get your money matters optimised with the best singular picture of your wealth. Fast growing, profitable and now over $2bn of funds under advice. As well as being a Board Advisor to one of our favourite clients, Razer Fintech, Neal has the most incredible back story. His corporate career with Microsoft, Mastercard and Chief Innovation Officer with DBS Bank.Leaving school with no degree, Neal began his career designing video games in the 80’s, then decided to become a Ninja, a real one!In his spare time he builds aquariums, wildlife sanctuaries and hotels.You are in for a real treat in this show.Find out more - https://picturewealth.com/Follow Neal on Linked and TwitterThis podcast is produced by Tier One People, Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm.Thanks 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/Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People.To hire game changing talent contact talent@tieronepeople.comIf you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comJOIN THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN FINTECHSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 30 Dexter is joined by Joanne Cooper, Founder and CEO of ID Exchange.ID Exchange is an Identity Data Exchange, focused on Privacy Enhancing Technologies with Consent Management, Social Privacy Innovation and Digital Ethics. As Australia enters the open banking era, the work of ID Exchange is critical in ensuring Australians get the most from their data while protecting their privacy and human rights.Partnering with Digi me from the UK, ID Exchange gives consumers the power to take control of their data with easy optin/out consent through the app.Jo shares her unique journey which I'm sure would make a great Netflix series!Download the app - https://digi.me/get-started/To find out more go to - https://idexchange.me/------------------This podcast is produced by Tier One People, Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm.Thanks 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/-------------------Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People.To hire game changing talent contact talent@tieronepeople.comIf you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comJOIN THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN FINTECHSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

The GodFather of Fintech, Brett King joins Dexter to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Moven and with it the 10th birthday of the neo bank.A Melbourne boy, Brett shares his unique story of how an Aussie came to build Moven, and launch the first in-app mobile bank account offered anywhere in the world! Brett also shares his thoughts on the future of Fintech as we discuss his new book, The Rise of Technosocialism. And he reveals his no1 career tip for people in banking and financial services.Brett is an International Bestselling Author, a world- renowned futurist and media personality. Bank 4.0 remained a global bestseller in banking more than 12 months after release.President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented.  He even advised the Obama administration on Fintech!Brett hosts the world's #1 Fintech Podcast Breaking Banks (180 countries, 6.5 million listeners). This is a podcast episode of epic proportions. Enjoy!You can find out more about Brett, his books and the Breaking Banks Podcast by going to his website - http://brettking.com And you can follow Brett on twitter - https://twitter.com/BrettKingThis podcast is produced by Tier One People, Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm.Thanks 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/Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People.-----------------To hire game changing talent contact talent@tieronepeople.comIf you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comJOIN THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN FINTECHSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 29 Dexter is joined by Matt Baxby, Country CEO for Revolut, one of the worlds fastest growing Fintech.Matt shares an insider's view of the Rocket Ship that is Revolut. We discuss their unique approach to building a bank, the relentless focus on the customer, blitz scaling and Revolut's plans for Australia.We delve deeper into Matt's background to talk about his time working with Sir Richard Branson. And what he learned from Virgin that has helped him make the transition from bank to Fintech Startup.To find out more about Revolut - https://www.revolut.com/en-AU/careersGet the app - https://www.revolut.com/en-AUThis podcast is produced by Tier One People, Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm.------------------------------The Finnies, run by our partners  FinTech Australia, are kicking off again in 2020! Showcasing the best that Fintech has to offer and sponsored by The Victorian Government, Vocus and BPAY, the Finnies are a chance to celebrate the remarkable people, innovations, and resilience the fintech industry is known for and built upon. Register now for your chance to be recognised as a leader of fintech. finnies.org.au.Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People.To hire game changing talent contact talent@tieronepeople.comIf you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comJOIN THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN FINTECHSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

This episode we are shining the spotlight on the Tier One People community members.Sue Steel of SuMaHa Collective is a specialist in People, Culture and Scaling. Most recently Sue scaled Aussie Tech success story, NearMap, taking the business from 50 - 300 staff.Sue also took one of Australia's first Fintech, Society One from 30 - 80 people.Sue shares her insights with Dexter Cousins as they discuss strategies on how to scale effectively and what founders can do to avoid the growing pains.You can connect with Sue - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-steel/The Finnies, run by our partners FinTech Australia and sponsored by The Victorian Government, Vocus and BPAY, are kicking off again in 2020! Showcasing the best that Fintech has to offer, The Finnies are a chance to celebrate the remarkable people, innovations, and resilience the fintech industry is known for and built upon. Register now for your chance to be recognised as a leader of fintech. finnies.org.au.---------------------------This podcast is produced by Tier One People, Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm. Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People.To hire game changing talent contact talent@tieronepeople.comIf you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comJOIN THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN FINTECHSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In Episode 28 of the FinTech Australia Podcast Dexter is joined by Beau Bertoli, Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer of Australia’s leading online business lender, Prospa. Bringing new thinking to old problems, the team at Prospa are changing the way businesses experience finance through smarter data, proprietary technology and unique customer experiences. Prospa consistently ranks as one of Australia’s fastest growing Fintech's, is certified as a 2019 “Great Place to Work”, and a 2017/2018 AON Hewitt Employer of Choice. Beau shares the incredible journey of the business since launching in 2012. How he and co-founder Greg Moshal have built a winning culture. And how Prospa is working closely with the Australian Government to support small business through Covid-19. This interview will get you more pumped than a Rocky Movie!You can find out more https://www.prospa.com/And watch the customer success stories on YouTube -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtAS-fXt7dGiLT6sFKhJX2UjvObs4-Kchttps://www.facebook.com/ProspaAU/This podcast is produced by Tier One People, trusted by the world's leading Fintech as their Executive Search Partners.Thanks 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/Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People.To hire game changing talent contact talent@tieronepeople.comIf you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comJOIN THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN FINTECHSend us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp