Fintech Chatter: Conversations with Fintech CEOs and Founders

Bianca Bates is Chief Client Officer at Cuscal, Australia's largest independent provider of payment solutions. Cuscal has a rich history of technology innovation in Australia and is the main investor behind Neo bank 86 400. They were the first provider to go live on the new payments platform, switching on 30 clients simultaneously on one day. Tier One People’s Dexter Cousins talks to Bianca a...

Welcome to episode 17. Today I am joined by Carolyn Breeze, General Manager for the ANZ region of GoCardless. They’re a global payments platform designed for recurring payments whether they be, invoice, subscription, membership or instalment payments.  Processing more than $13bn each year, GoCardless is backed by major players in VC including Accel Partners, Salesforce ventures and Google Ventures...

In episode 16 I am joined by Francine Ereira, Australia Country Head of Klarna. Klarna was founded in 2005 in Sweden with the aim of making it easier for people to shop online.  They are now one of Europe’s largest banks providing payment solutions for 85 million consumers across 205,000 merchants in 17 countries.  Klarna offers a smooth one-click purchase experience that lets consumers pay when a...

In episode 15 Dexter is joined by Shadi Haddad, CEO of Till Payments. Till are the payments people behind payments, enabling millions of transactions across the globe. Founded and head quartered in Sydney,Till payments is another example of Aussie entrepreneurship and innovation in the payments sector. And with a Series A raise in late 2019, Till is now in scaleup mode and rapidly growing. Shadi t...

Dexter Cousins knows nothing about blockchain, so he gets backup from by Alan Tsen, Chairman of FinTech Australia for a bumper second episode! We are joined by; - Caroline Bowler, CEO https://www.btcmarkets.net/ - Niki Arysinghe, Head of Partnerships https://www.r3.com/ - Claudio Lisco, APAC Director https://consensys.net/ - Katrina Donaghy, CEO https://civicledger.com/ - Emma Weston, CEO https://...

I'm joined by Katrina Donaghy, CEO of Civic Ledger. They build modern digital platforms to help governments transform the way entitlements and public resources are managed. Winner of multiple awards Civic Ledger recently delivered a world first by using blockchain technology to facilitate a transparent and trusted way to trade water in Australia. Katrina shares the highs and lows of a startup...

Emma Weston is CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital, an Australian headquartered Agri/Fintech focused on digitising global agriculture supply chains. Founded in late 2015, Agridigital have been working with blockchains, distributed ledgers and smart contracts since 2015.   In 2016, they completed the world's first sale of wheat on a blockchain between a farmer and a buyer.  There are now over 50...

In this episode Dexter chats with Tim Dwyer , CEO and Dan Peters , CRO of Limepay. Limepay is the next generation of payment gateway, increasing revenue, removing friction at the checkout and keeping customers in the merchants ecosystem. The platform brings together, for the first time, both upfront card payments and buy now pay later in the same native checkout with no redirects or competing logo...

We have a HUUUUGE show to share folks. This episode I am joined by Simone Joyce , CEO and Founder of paypaplane.com a Brisbane based Payments Fintech. With a distinct payments flava we talk about what's happening across Australia and Asia and why we are seeing so much capital entering the space. While Sam Zheng and I talk about the hiring market and David Hyman shares his tips on creating a h...

I'm joined by Paul Weingarth, CEO and Co-Founder of Slyp, an innovative provider of digital receipts sent straight to your banking app. Slyp eliminates paper receipts, helps retailers' engage with customers and makes it easier to file tax returns. It's been a big week for Slyp, with CBA investing in the business, making Slyp the first Fintech startup to partner with all 4 major bank...

Dexter catches up with David Hyman and talk about the Lendi journey on the FinTech Australia Podcast. What a journey it is 🚀🚀🚀  As one of Australia's first Fintech, launching in 2013, the business is now 430 people and a fine example of Aussie ingenuity and entrepreneurship. David also shares his views on the opportunities ahead for the Fintech industry as we move into the recovery phase f...

In this first feature show Jimmy Grafton of The InnerLoop acts as my wing man. Subscribe to the InnerLoop http://jimmygrafton.com/ Andy Taylor , CEO of Douugh gives us an exclusive - You can register your interest in their Series A raise through Equitise - https://equitise.com/douugh-raise Alan Tsen gives a health check on the Aussie Fintech scene and the work FinTech Australia do behind the scene...

Nell Hardie is Head of Talent for Reinventure Group, the Westpac backed VC fund for Fintech. Nell is ideally placed to give a finger on the pulse of the current hiring market across Fintech. In the show Nell shares where she is seeing job opportunities across the portfolio. which jobs are most at risk and how founders can retain their teams through covid-19, ready for the recovery as we move out o...

Eric Wilson is CEO of Xinja, one of Australia's first Neo Banks. It's been a massive month for the business. An Aus $433m capital raise, record deposits - Xinja is a bank that is growing so fast, they have literally had to turn customers away! I talk to Eric about the highlights of the last two years at Xinja. We also talk about hiring the right talent at the right time and the skills yo...

In this show, I’m joined by Marie Steinthaler VP of Asia for TrueLayer - the leading open banking API platform.  The True Layer platform connects major banks across the world. They are backed by leading venture capital including Tencent and Temasek, and trusted by some of the biggest names in fintech including Revolut, Monzo, ClearScore and Zopa. Marie chats about how True Layer makes the power of...

I'm joined by David M. Brear CEO of 11:FS and Shelley Laslett CEO of Vitae to discuss how Fintech Leaders can respond to the Covid-19 crisis. David Discusses the 11:FS approach to remote working, how to keep people motivated in a crisis and how to make sure the company remains focused on success. Shelley talks us through how Neuroscience can help us deal effectively in a crisis. Shelley is a...

Travis is Chief Product and Marketing Officer of 86 400 - an Australian Neo Bank at the forefront of open banking innovation. I talk to Travis about his experience building a fully cloud based bank and how the people, systems, processes and working practices at 86 400 have enabled a rapid and seamless switch to fully remote working. https://86400.com.au https://twitter.com/86400smartbank The Finte...

Stuart Clout is CEO of ASX Listed Fintech, thedocyard, a global platform that is gearing to be the Atlassian for corporate advisory teams. Listen to Stuart share his thoughts on building a global platform and being CEO of an ASX listed startup. https://thedocyard.co The FinTech Australia Podcast is brought to you by Tier One People - Australia's leading Fintech Executive Search firm. Thanks t...

In this episode Dexter Cousins to Jessica Ellerm, CEO of Zuper.com.au  Jessica is recognised as one of Australia's emerging leaders in Fintech. Tune in as she shares her inspiring story of going from a Fintech Startup graduate to CEO of a corporate ventures backed industry disruptor. The FinTech Australia Podcast is brought to you by Tier One People - Australia's leading Fintech Executiv...

In Episode 2 Dexter Cousins talks to David M Brear, CEO and co founder of the massively successful 11:FS Most people in Fintech know 11:FS for the Fintech Insider podcast, but the business is way more. Since launch in 2016 David and the co-founding team have bootstrapped the business to become the most sought after consultancy in digital banking.  We talk about;  - How to go from zero to $300m bus...

In our first episode Dexter talks with Anthony Nantes, CEO of ASX Listed Neo Lender, Wisr.com.au We talk about being the world's first Neo Lender, why incumbent banks see Wisr as the ideal partner and how to hire and build a high performing team at scale. Anthony shares his secrets to creating a winning culture while retaining the fun. Thanks to our partners FinTech Australia , a member-drive...