Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders

Dexter Cousins is joined by Police Bank CEO, Greg McKenna on this weeks Fintech Chatter Podcast.Dexter and Greg talk through the mutual banking model, the synergies with Fintech and the BIG opportunity for the next wave of Aussie startups like Constantinople.Check out the episode featuring Constantinople - https://tieronepeople.com/2023/05/19/constantinople-macgregor-duncan/Greg also shares Police Banks own digital transformation journey and how leveraging the talent and the tech from Fintech's like 86 400 is helping mutual banks compete.About Police Bank - Police Bank is run by members for members. That means we'll do more than any other bank to support you and those you care about. There are no external shareholders to influence the course of our activities. Profits are returned to Members in the form of better interest rates, products and services. https://www.policebank.com.au/Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Lendi Group Co-founders David Hyman and Sebastian Watkins join Dexter Cousins for this special episode of Fintech Chatter Podcast.Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Lendi, David and Sebastian share their incredible journey of meeting after Uni and becoming serial entrepreneurs.Lendi is Australia's fifth largest distributor of mortgages and processes an astonishing $30bn of home loans each year!From meeting each other in their first job out of uni, borrowing money from their parents to start their first business together, to a successful exit with Living Social and then taking on Australia's Big 4 Banks in the housing market, this is a remarkable story.David and Sebastian are two of the smartest, humblest and likeable Fintech founders you will ever meet! They intentionally keep a low profile so we are delighted to bring you this exclusive interview and glimpse into their amazing journey together.David and Sebastian share their insights and tips on bootstrapping, raising capital and blitz scaling!You can find out more about Lendi - https://lendigroup.com.au/Want to show us some love? Give us a follow and leave a five star review.Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Lendi Group Co-founders David Hyman and Sebastian Watkins join Dexter Cousins for this special episode of Fintech Chatter Podcast.Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Lendi, David and Sebastian share their incredible journey of meeting after Uni and becoming serial entrepreneurs.Make sure to follow us on your podcast player for access to the full episode!Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Welcome to part three of our three part Fintech Chatter series recorded live from the British Consulate in Sydney. Back in 2018 I began supporting the work of the UK Department of Business and Trade in their efforts to establish a UK/Aus fintech bridge.Each year a UK Fintech Mission heads down under as part of Intersekt week.It’s a fantastic opportunity not only to showcase what Australia has to offer, but to learn from our UK cousins.So over this 3 part series I’m bringing interviews with the delegates sharing their insights, experiences and their thoughts to the Australian Fintech community.In part 3 I chat two UK companies who have already launched in Australia.Nick Briscoe, Australia Country Manager for Currency Cloud and Robbie McDiarmid Country Manager of CMSPI share the challenges, opportunities and their tips.Thanks for tuning in. As always you can follow me on Linkedin and Twitter. If you’re coming back thanks for supporting the show. If you’re coming back thanks for your supportAnd if you’re new, hit the follow button in your podcast player, we release new episodes every week.Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

In this special episode Dexter Cousins chats with Jenny Li and Giles Bourne of Scalare Partners. With Investment in Australian Fintech industry back to 2018 figures, there's no doubt that the no1 challenge facing founders is finding capital.We are seeing a rapidly growing gap in the technology capital eco-system, abandoning early-stage founders exactly when they need access to funding the most. Scalare Partners aims to bridge this gap, helping ensure the best tech innovators can change the world. ​Giles and Jenny share their expertise sharing insights on what investors are looking for when assessing opportunities. They also share top tips and advice on how to run lean and increase revenue.About Scalare PartnersWe fund exceptional game-changers from diverse backgrounds who are preparing to disrupt globally to enable a smarter, cleaner, more connected future.https://www.scalarepartners.com/About Giles Bourne:Giles is an experienced ASX and private company Director & Executive, passionate about bringing disruptive technology IP to the world.Recognised as a commercial leader in technology start-ups and scaleups, he brings more than thirteen years’ experience as Managing Director of a unique ASX-listed entity in the hi-tech semiconductor field, developing breakthrough solutions for laser diodes, LEDs and microLEDs. Operating in bleeding-edge technology arenas has enabled Giles to work with a range of global market leaders - from the brightest scientists to global tech companies, high net worth and institutional investors, advisors, and entrepreneurs.    About Jenny Li: Jenny is a strategy-focused and results-orientated finance leader, with more than 15 years’ experience in improving financial governance, working in and advising multinational businesses to high-growth start-ups undertaking rapid change and growth. During her time with RISQ Group, a local business with less than 20 employees operated in Australia expanded to 6 countries within 8 years hiring more than 250 employees, Jenny as the Finance Director of the company is responsible for establishing and leading the finance function, driving continuous improvement through increasing operational efficiency and growth margin, leveraging financial system for scale, leading new business initiatives, and building long term cross-cultural and professional relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally.Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Welcome to part two of a three part Fintech Chatter special recorded live from the British Consulate in Sydney with your host Dexter Cousins.Back in 2018 Tier One People began supporting the work of the UK Department of Business and Trade in their efforts to establish a UK/Aus fintech bridge.Each year a UK Fintech Mission heads down under as part of Intersekt week.It’s a fantastic opportunity not only to showcase what Australia has to offer, but to learn from our UK cousins.So over this 3 part series I’m bringing interviews with the delegates sharing their insights, experiences and their thoughts to the Australian Fintech community.In this episode Dexter chats to three Fintechs about to launch in Australia.Abigail Thornleigh chats about NCC Group. NCC is already established here in Australia as a Cyber solution, they’re about to launch a new business which could help Fintechs and Banks enter into commercial agreements much faster and at a much lower cost. - https://www.nccgroup.com/au/Know It is the first Scottish Fintech we’ve featured on the show. Founder Lynne Darcey Quigley shares her journey as a business owner to Fintech founder undergoing global expansion. - https://know-it.co.uk/And Nigel Bridges is the CEO of Veracity Trust Network - an AI and Machine Learning Fintech helping banks beat Fraud and Scams. - https://veracitytrustnetwork.com/Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Welcome to part one of a three part podcast series recorded live from the British Consulate in Sydney.Back in 2018 I began supporting the work of the UK Department for Business and Trade in their efforts to establish a UK/Australia fintech bridge.Each year a UK Fintech Mission heads down under as part of Intersekt week.It’s a fantastic opportunity not only to showcase what Australia has to offer, but to learn from our UK cousins.So over this 3 part series I’m bringing interviews with the delegates sharing their insights, experiences and their thoughts to the Australian Fintech communityGuest one - Michael Ward UK DBTIn this episode I chat to Michael Ward who was the Deputy Trade Commissioner when the Fintech Bridge was established in 2017, Michael now supports the UK DBT in an advisory capacity.Guests two - RaidiamI’m then joined by the founders of Raidiam, Ralph Bragg and Barry O'donohoe for what is a very insightful discussion on open banking and CDR. Ralph and Barry chat about their experiences implementing open banking in the UK and Brazil - it’s eye opening stuff!https://raidiam.com/Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Stockspot has received a $28m strategic investment from Mirae Asset. Mirae Asset is a global asset manager with more than USD $548 billion in assets under management around the world. The investment will allow Stockspot to further enhance technology and service for clients. Chris Brycki joins Dexter Cousins to talk about the raise and how his long term approach to building a business has paid off. Applying the same principles to his business as he does to investment portfolios, Chris has managed to build a highly respected business in ten years.Chris is one of the best content marketers out there and he shares his practical tips to grow revenue and find investors during an economic downturn.You can find out more https://www.stockspot.com.au/Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Mark Macduffie joins Dexter Cousins on Fintech Chatter to discuss Downsizer, a platform that helps homeowners with enough equity in their current house buy their next house with zero cash deposit. "If we can free up 1.7 million households, that has a cooling effect all the way down through the housing market." - Mark McDuffieDownsizer solves the problem of housing affordability by qualifying downsizers using their proprietary technology to prove that they have sufficient equity to buy their next house. The platform aims to simplify the process for downsizers and help free up 1.7 million households in Australia.Key Takeaways:Downsizer helps homeowners with enough equity in their current house buy their next house with zero cash deposit.The platform solves the problem of housing affordability by qualifying downsizers using their proprietary technology.Downsizer aims to free up 1.7 million households in Australia and have a cooling effect on the housing market.The platform uses a blend of digital technology and a financial instrument to simplify the process for downsizers.Downsizer is in pilot phase with mortgage brokers and is partnering with real estate agents to handhold downsizers through the process.About Mark MacduffieMark Macduffie is the co-founder of Downsizer, a unique blend of digital technology and a financial instrument that helps homeowners with enough equity in their current house buy their next house with zero cash deposit. Mark brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Downsizer team.  A digital, data and innovation executive with 30+ years of experience delivering products and solutions in five countries across multiple business and financial sectors.  Find out more: https://www.downsizer.com/ Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp

Mark Macduffie from Downsizer is this weeks Fintech Chatter Founder Focus interview - available Friday 25th AugustShow your support for Australia's Fintech entrepreneurs and follow us on your favourite podcast player!Send us a textSubscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp