Fintech Chatter: Conversations with Fintech CEOs and Founders

Dexter Cousins chats to Tim Cameron Australia Country Head, Transferwise on the FinTech Australia Podcast. Transferwise is a world leading Fintech offering a cheaper, faster way to send money abroad. It's been a HUGE month for Transferwise in Australia, with APRA granting a Purchased Payments Facility license. Tim was also re-elected to the FinTech Australia board in 2020. We talk about the i...

Dexter Cousins is joined by Melissa Widner, CEO of Lighter Capital, the pioneer and leader in revenue based financing for tech start ups and scale ups.  Seattle based Lighter Capital is backed by NAB and Silicon Valley Bank as well as US based VCs.    Previously Melissa was the Managing Director of NAB Ventures, the VC arm of the National Australia Bank and a General Partner at Seattle based SeaPo...

Dexter Cousins is joined by Danny Gilligan CEO of Data Republic and Partner at ReInventure Group.  It's been a long time coming but we are delighted to bring to our listeners the insights of a true visionary in Danny. As both a serial entrepreneur and experienced venture capitalist, Danny Gilligan is at the forefront of driving disruptive innovation in Data and Fintech.  We talk about Data Re...

Dexter Cousins is joined by 11:FS CEO and Co-Founder, David M Brear. As a good friend of the show and star guest of our second episode,  it seemed only right that we launch our 12 Fintech of Christmas special with David. Join us as we talk about the year that was 2020, the impacts of Covid on the Fintech industry, the rise of BNPL and where the future of Fintech is headed. David shares his leaders...

Dexter Cousins chats to Joe McGuire, CEO and Co-founder of MyMy, a Malaysian FinTech  tackling the issue of financial inclusion. Joe is an Aussie and has spent part of his career with Commonwealth Bank before joining Airwallex in the early days. in 2017 Joe spotted a huge opportunity in Malaysia and began the journey of what he is planning to be Malaysia's first Neo Bank. In building MyMy&apo...

Dexter Cousins chats to Yanir Yakutiel, CEO and Founder of Lumi, Australia's fastest growing, 100% digital, business lender.  They've built a platform from scratch to deliver a 100% digital process from lead generation, origination, credit risk assessment through to loan execution. Yanir is now on his second startup, as a native Israeli entrepreneurship is in his DNA. We talk about what...

Dexter Cousins chats to Lauren Capelin, Principal at Startmate about the rapidly evolving Fintech scene and discovering the next generation of startups. Startmate brings together exceptional founders, operators and investors through their  accelerator programs. Over the past decade they have invested in 130+ startups, with a collective portfolio value of $1 billion.  Lauren has played a significan...

Dexter Cousins speaks to Josh Foreman, Founder and CEO of Indebted, a Fintech revolutionising debt collection. Indebted replaces annoying and confronting calls with convenient and compelling messaging. Using data science to understand  customers better, every message from InDebted provides one-click access to a self-service portal where customers can resolve their account without speaking to anyon...

Dexter Cousins chats to Mandeep Sodhi, CEO and Founder of Effi, a SaaS platform using AI that enables Mortgage Brokers to spend more time with their clients while streamlining the home loan application process. Mandeep is an OG Fintech entrepreneur. He was CEO and co-founder of Hashching, one of the first fintech to go through H2 Ventures accelerator. Mandeep shares his deep experience in raising...

Dexter Cousins is joined by Andy Taylor, CEO of Douugh, an Aussie Neo Bank doing things very differently. Douugh recently listed on the ASX and has seen 10x growth in the share price since listing. It's a bold vision with launch in the US first through partnerships with existing banks and Mastercard. A software business that helps consumers save and create wealth is a more accurate descriptio...

Dexter Cousins chats to Simone Joyce about her appointment as Chairwoman of FinTech Australia. Simone is also CEO and Founder of Paypa Plane, a payments technology business making huge strides in 2020. We talk about The Finnies, 2021 strategy, the mightily impressive new board of directors and what the future holds for FinTech in Australia. Simone also shares her thoughts on Government support for...

Is this the future of Digital Banking? Dexter Cousins chats to Kraken's Jonathan Miller (Aus Managing Director) and Jakub Zakrewski  (Singapore Managing Director) on their move to becoming a bank. Kraken is one of the globes biggest digital currency exchanges and recently announced their granting of a banking license in North America . Kraken aims to become the first regulated, U.S. bank to p...

Dexter Cousins chats to Fred Schebesta, Co-Founder of Finder on his nomination for Outstanding FinTech Leader sponsored by Vocus. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscribe on LinkedIn

Dexter Cousins chats to Christian Westerlind Wigstrom, CEO of Monoova about his nomination for Outstanding FinTech Leader sponsored by Vocus. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscribe on LinkedIn

Dexter Cousins is joined by Patrick Coghlan, CEO of Creditorwatch to discuss his nomination for Emerging FinTech Leader, sponsored by GoCardless. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscribe on LinkedIn

Dexter Cousins chats to Belinda Hogan, CFO of 86 400 about her nomination for Emerging FinTech Leader. GoCardless are sponsors of Emerging FinTech Leader of the Year. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscribe on LinkedIn

Dexter Cousins Talks to Oliver Kidd, CEO and Founder of Archa abut his nomination for Emerging FinTech Leader sponsored by GoCardless. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscribe on LinkedIn

Rebecca Scot-Guppy talks to Marie Mortimer, CEO of Loans.com.au about her nominations for Outstanding FinTech Leader and Female FinTech Leader of the Year. Thanks to Vocus, sponsors of Outstanding FinTech Leader. Thanks to Seedspace, sponsors of Female FinTech Leader. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscri...

Rebecca Schot-Guppy chats to Natalie Dinsdale, Chief Marketing Officer of Athena Home Loans, about her nomination for Female FinTech Leader. Thanks to Seedspace, sponsors of Female FinTech Leader of the Year. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscribe on LinkedIn

Rebecca Schot-Guppy talks to Carolyn Breeze about her nomination for Female Leader of the Year in The Finnies 2020. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscribe on LinkedIn

Dexter Cousins chats to Bridie Ohlsson of Geora on her experience as an emerging leader in FinTech. Thanks to GoCardless, sponsors of Emerging FinTech Leader of the Year. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscribe on LinkedIn

Rebecca Schot-Guppy talks to Debra Taylor, Opensparkz on her nomination for Female FinTech Leader. Sponsored by Seedspace. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscribe on LinkedIn

Rebecca Schot-Guppy talks to Jill Berry of Adatree about her nominations for Female FinTech Leader and Emerging FinTech Leader at this years Finnies. Thanks to Seedspace for Sponsoring Female FinTech Leader. Thanks to GoCardless for sponsoring Emerging FinTech Leader. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscri...

Rebecca Schot-Guppy talks to Preeti Mishra of Assembly Payments about her nomination for Female FinTech Leader sponsored by Seedspace. Preeti is also nominated for Emerging FinTech Leader sponsored by GoCardless. Send us Fan Mail Contact: info@tieronepeople.com Connect on with Dexter Cousins on Linkedin Hire Exceptional Fintech Talent Subscribe on LinkedIn

Dexter Cousins is joined by Andrew Wildblood ,Chief Executive Enterprise and Government at Vocus Communications. As sponsors of FinTech Australia and this years Finnies, Vocus is really putting their support behind the Fintech community.  And it's the perfect match. As a challenger brand themselves, Vocus are no strangers to scaling and growth. It's been an epic journey for the business...