Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders

In ep 41 Dexter Cousins is joined by Brendan Malone, Co-Founder and COO of Raiz, an investment app that helps people save in the background of life.Over 270,000 monthly users can invest in crypto and a range of investment funds using their spare change.Launched in 2015 as Acorns, the app pioneered 'round-ups'.  The name change to Raiz and listing on the ASX happened in 2017 before expansion to SE Asia in 2019. It's been a 🚀🚀 5 year ride for Brendan and the team.CEO, George Lucas (not the Star Wars dude) is one of the sharpest entrepreneurs in Fintech and a pioneer. Some might call him a Maverick.Brendan shares what it's like working with George, his tips for building an international Fintech, how to manage different cultures and how to get the best out of your people.If you'd like to find out more about Raiz go to - https://raizinvest.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 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 talks to Alex Badran, Co-Founder of Spriggy, a pocket money app that helps parents teach their kids all about money. 🐷As personal users of the Spriggy app for 3 years, we've seen the positive impact the product has on our own kids. And with over 400,000 users we are not alone in our appreciation and ❤ for Spriggy.Our kids love Spriggy so much, they call pocket money, Spriggy money! And which self-respecting Dad wouldn't love Spriggy when you can get your son their own Darth Vader card!Founded in 2015 by Alex and co-founder Mario Hasanakos, Spriggy is consistently voted Australia's top-rated pocket money app.Alex talks through the Spriggy journey and evolution of the product. 🎧 tune in as Alex shares fascinating insights into how we can expect the next generation to engage with Fintech products as they become young adults.You can find out more https://spriggy.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 talks to John Winters, Co-Founder and CEO of Superhero, a revolutionary investment platform making trading in Australian markets accessible to everyone.This week Superhero announced $8m Series A round backed by ZipCo CEO Larry Diamond and Nick Molnar, Co-Founder of Afterpay 🚀🚀🚀Co-Founder and CTO Wayne Baskin (Co-Founder of Booktopia and board advisor to Zip Co) complements John's financial expertise from a career with Shaw and Partners and Macquarie Group.With such a strong founding team, remarkable backing and a strong board, we are expecting big things from Superhero!To find out more go to https://superhero.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 PeopleSend us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Welcome back! And after a short break, who better to help us kick off season two than our wonderful partners, FinTech Australia.CEO Rebecca Schot-Guppy joins me to talk about the Senate Enquiry into Fintech and Senator Braggs recommendations.COVID has had a devastating impact on the economy, despite such challenges FinTech Australia is stronger than ever, gaining more members over the last six months. Rebecca shares her secrets to making FinTech Australia the peak industry body.For those who don't know Rebecca all I can say is she's a force! You can find out more about membership  https://fintechaustralia.org.au/join-now/You can follow Rebecca on Twitter @SchotGuppy and Linkedin---------------------------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 textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In this bumper special Dexter Cousins shines a spotlight on just a few of the Aussie Fintech's doing incredible stuff in the world of business banking and SME Finance.Featuring interviews with leaders from Trade Ledger, Judo, Prospa and Butn.A special show deserves a special location. Recorded on Sydney's stunning Northern Beaches (Shelley Beach, next to Manly) Dexter is joined by special co-host, Ryan Edwards-Pritchard CEO and Co-Founder of Cape.Previously, Ryan was Managing Director of Funding Options, a UK SME Finance Fintech, and pioneers of open banking in the business lending and SME space, making Ryan's insights super interesting.Now building his own SME Finance Fintech in Cape, Ryan shares his views on how Fintech in Australia is perfectly poised to take off.Other guests include;Paul Carmichael, APAC Director Trade LedgerAlex Twigg, Co-Founder, Judo BankSend us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In episode 35 of the Fintech Australia Podcast Dexter is joined by David Birch.David is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. He leads 15Mb Ltd, is Technology Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (the London-based think tank), a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey Business School and holds a number of board-level advisory roles. His recent book " The currency cold war"  is a fascinating read on the future of digital currency and the power battle between the US and China.As the world enters an unprecedented period of global economic uncertainty we talk digital currencies, digital ID, Bitcoin and central banks.Get set for a fascinating chat.You can find David on Twitter @dgwbirch and his website http://www.dgwbirch.com/ Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People.This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leading FinTech Executive Search and Human Capital Advisory 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/If you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comJOIN THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN FINTECHSend us a textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

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 textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe 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 textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe 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 textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe 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 textContact dexter@tieronepeople.com to discussSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp