CFTE- Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship

FUMO: Future Of Money Podcast

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FUMO is your weekly guide into the world of finance and technology. Hosted by Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar, it will bring you the latest financial innovations in company of exceptional leaders - all curated for you. Don’t get FOMO with FUMO!

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CFTE- Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship

Episodes

27. Cross-chain Protocol: The Future of Blockchain | (With Ram Ramachandran from the Router Protocol) | Web3 28.07.2022 41:01

Such an enjoyable session we had with  Ramani 'Ram' Ramachandran , CEO of  Router Protocol  and  Dfyn Network  who is on a mission to bridge blockchains together through cutting edge cross-chain technology that allows for exchange of assets and data across multiple blockchain networks. Our hosts  Ronit Ghose  and  Gaurav Dhar  chatted with Ramani to hav...

26. Metabloqs: A New Reality | (With Megha Shrestha and Marc-André Schauwecker from Metabloqs) | Web3 21.07.2022 36:11

Are you ready to join the metaverse? Metabloq is launching the first Meta-City Paris in 2 weeks with over 300,000 registered users already buckled up to experience this new and revolutionary medium of networking. Today we welcomed the CEO and Chairman of Metabloqs, Meghan Shrestha and Marc Schauwecker on #FintechandWeb3Founders series to reveal what the Metabloqs entails which is unlike anything y...

25. How Fintech is Shaping the Future of Banking | (With Antony Jenkins from 10x Technology) | Fintech 15.07.2022 41:13

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Antony Jenkins, former CEO of Barclays Bank and Founder of 10x Technology! The Founder of 10x Banking shared with us about his banking solution platform that is transforming financial institutions to become more customer–centric and data efficient. During this session with our hosts Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar , Antony unleashed much valuable knowledge on...

24. Wirecard: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud | (With Dan McCrum from Financial Times) | Fintech 08.07.2022 46:55

What went wrong with Wirecard? The #payment processing giant was Germany’s #tech darling during the period where #Europe was desperate for a tech champion. Dan McCrum, however, thought the company’s #profits were too good to be true, and through countless documents given by whistleblowers had exposed the company for forging backdated #contracts and faking sales #transactions.   Bringing the b...

23. Building a Neobank: Success Story of YAP (YAP with Marwan Hachem) | Fintech 30.06.2022 51:30

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Marwan Hachem, Founder & Group CEO of YAP, one of the most innovative digital banking apps in the sector, which encourages healthy spending habits, where he shared his fintech entrepreneurship journey. Ronit and Gaurav asked Marwan tips and advices on how to survive in the current #competitive Fintech landscape and innovate the best #products to consum...

22. NFTs & Art: a New Hope for Creators | (Atelier Kristel Bechara with Kristel Bechara) | Web3 24.06.2022 33:57

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Kristel Bechara, Visual Artist at Atelier Kristel Bechara, the first NFT artist in the Middle East, where she shared how to support the NFT ecosystem with her high-quality artwork. In this episode hosted by Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar, we learned more about Atelier Kristel Bechara’s mission and how she is building community in the NFT space. Some key takea...

21. Blockchain is the New Finance (Arts DAO with Anas Bhurtun and Danosch Zahedi) | Web3 17.06.2022 1:00:36

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Anas Bhurtun, and Danosch Zahedi, Co-founders of Arts DAO, where they shared how to help the global Web3 ecosystem to have the best creators and projects in Web3.   In this episode hosted by Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar, we learned more about Arts DAO’s mission and how they are leading one of the largest Web3 community. Some key takeaways of the sessio...

20. Infrastructure: The Backbone of Fintech (M2P Fintech with Madhusudanan R.) | Fintech 10.06.2022 37:55

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Madhusudanan R, Co-Founder of M2P Fintech.   This episode will uncover the growth of financial technologies worldwide, M2P's capabilities, and how they are helping to India to become a key fintech hub! The insightful discussion along with our hosts, Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar touched upon the M2P’s mission and how they are helping the world leverage...

19. What’s next for Fintech? Purpose. (MENA Fintech Association with Nameer Khan) | Fintech 02.06.2022 37:47

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Nameer Khan, Chairman & Founding Board Member of MENA Fintech Association.   This episode will uncover the opportunities and challenges of the MENA Fintech markets, regulatory initiatives across the region, and among other key topics! The insightful discussion along with our hosts, Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar touched upon the MENA Fintech Associat...

18. How to Make the Middle East a Global Crypto Hub? (Binance with Nadeem Ladki) | Web3 20.05.2022 32:02

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Nadeem Ladki, Executive Director, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Binance.  This episode will uncover the UAE’s vision of making the region a global crypto hub and the latest innovative incentives in the Middle East, and among other key topics! The insightful discussion along with our hosts, Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar touched upo...

17. What Makes Fintech Grow So Fast in Africa? (Chipper Cash with Wiza Jalakasi) | Fintech 13.05.2022 28:27

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Wiza Jalakasi, VP of Global Developer Relations at Chipper Cash.  This episode will uncover how massive internet adoption is changing Africa and creating more opportunities in the region, and among other key topics! The insightful discussion along with our host, Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar touched upon Chipper Cash’s business model and how they are he...

16. How to bridge Web3 and Banking? (Fiat Republic with Adam Bialy and Sophie Guibaud) | Web3 06.05.2022 39:37

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Adam Bialy, and Sophie Guibaud, the founders of Fiat Republic, who shared the story of Fiat Republic, and to hear about their mission: connecting Web3 and Banking for the inaugural episode of Web3 Founders.      This episode will uncover what it takes to bring crypto and traditional banking together and among other key topics!  The insi...

15. How to be the Square of Africa (TeamApt with Tosin Eniolorunda) | Fintech 29.04.2022 33:19

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Tosin Eniolorunda, CEO of TeamApt, who shared the story of building financial platforms for businesses, providing them with all the payment, banking, credit and business management tools they need to succeed for the 15th episode of Fintech Founders.    This episode will uncover what it takes to bring financial inclusion for Africans and among oth...

14. How to Bring the Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets (TenureX with Izhar Arieli) | Fintech 15.04.2022 29:34

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Izhar Arieli, Co-Founder and CEO of TenureX, who shared the story of creating build an infrastructure that makes sending and receiving money across borders faster, more transparent, cost-effective for the 14th episode of Fintech Founders.    This episode will uncover what it takes to bring financial inclusion to emerging countries and among other...

13. How to Become the App Store of Payments (Magnati with Ramana Kumar) | Fintech 01.04.2022 31:12

Our expert host Ronit welcome Ramana Kumar A, CEO of Magnati, who shared the story of creating a platform where customers and merchants can find multiple solutions in one platform for the 13th episode of Fintech Founders.    This episode will uncover how to create a platform where customers and merchants can find multiple solutions in one platform, and among other key topics!  The i...

12. Fintech and Talent (Tram Anh Nguyen, Marieke Flament, and Bianca Lopes) | Fintech 18.03.2022 41:22

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Tram Anh Nguyen , Co-Founder of CFTE, Marieke Flament , CEO at Near Inc Foundation, and Bianca Lopes , Co-Founder of Talle, for the 12th episode of Fintech Founders.    This episode will uncover how gender diversity can be supported in the Fintech ecosystem and how we can help diverse talent build themselves to thrive in Fintech, among other key...

11. How to Launch the Next Alipay? (PaySky with Waleed Sadek) | Fintech 05.03.2022 28:09

Our expert host Ronit welcomes Waleed Sadek, Founder and CEO of PaySky, for the 11th episode of Fintech Founders.    This episode will uncover Waleed's outstanding entrepreneurship journey and gain insight into the Egyptian and MEA Fintech ecosystem!   The insightful discussion along with our host, Ronit Ghose, the Global Head of Fintech & Digital at Citi Global Insights touched...

10. Bringing BNPL Disruption to Pakistan (QisstPay with Jordan Olivas) | Fintech 18.02.2022 31:51

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Jordan Olivas, the CEO of QisstPay, for the 10th episode of Fintech Founders.    This episode will uncover Jordan’s outstanding entrepreneurship journey and gain insight into the USA and Pakistani Fintech ecosystem!   The insightful discussion along with our hosts, Ronit Ghose, the Global Head of Fintech & Digital at Citi Global Insights...

9. Helping underbanked households in Nigeria | Carbon with Chijioke Dozie | Fintech 04.02.2022 34:03

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Chijioke Dozie , the Co-Founder of Carbon, for the 9th episode of Fintech Founders. This episode will uncover Chijioke’s outstanding entrepreneurship journey and gain insight into the African Fintech ecosystem! The insightful discussion underlined 3 main points: - The importance of focusing on customers' problems as an entrepreneur - Investment opportuniti...

8. Creating A Webstore In Few Clicks – Possible? | Dukan.pk with Monis Rahman | Fintech 21.01.2022 36:03

Our expert hosts Ronit and Gaurav welcome Monis Rahman , the Co-Founder and CEO of  Dukan.pk  and serial Fintech entrepreneur, for the 8th episode of Fintech Founders. This episode will unveil Monis’ unique entrepreneurship journey and deep dive into the Fintech ecosystem in Pakistan! The insightful discussion underlined 3 main points: - The importance of finding the right talent and edu...

7. Salary at a Click of Button? | Abhi with Omair Ansari | Fintech 07.01.2022 40:12

Our expert hosts, Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar are joined by outstanding Fintech entrepreneurs to discuss about their entrepreneurship journey that are not told before in the Fintech industry worldwide. Our seventh episode of the Fintech Founders Series include: Omair Ansari , CEO of Abhi (YC S21) The insightful discussion along with our hosts underlined 3 main points: Pakistan's need to build alte...

6. Africa’s first card-issuing API | Union54 with Perseus Mlambo | Fintech 30.12.2021 33:06

Our expert hosts, Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar are joined by outstanding Fintech entrepreneurs to discuss about their entrepreneurship journey that are not told before in the Fintech industry worldwide. Our sixth episode of the Fintech Founders Series include: Perseus Mlambo, Founder of Union54 The session with Perseus underlined 3 main points: The importance of having an understanding of customer...

5. Future-proofing India’s fintech architecture | Setu with Sahil Kini | Fintech 30.12.2021 29:04

Our expert hosts, Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar are joined by outstanding Fintech entrepreneurs to discuss about their entrepreneurship journey that are not told before in the Fintech industry worldwide. Our fifth episode of the Fintech Founders Series include: Sahil Kini, Co-Founder of Setu The session with Sahil underlined 3 main points: Learning from both failure and success to be an entrepreneur...

4. How to build the next Visa? | Simpl with Nitya Sharma | Fintech 30.12.2021 23:33

Our expert hosts, Ronit Ghose, and Gaurav Dhar are joined by outstanding Fintech entrepreneurs to discuss about their entrepreneurship journey that are not told before in the Fintech industry worldwide. Our forth episode of the Fintech Founders Series include: Nitya Sharma, Founder of Simpl The session with Nitya underlined 3 main points for those looking to better understand the Fintech scene in...

3. Helping 67% of Egyptians who are unbanked | Dopay with Frans Van Eersel | Fintech 30.12.2021 25:38

Our expert hosts, Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar are joined by outstanding Fintech entrepreneurs to discuss about their entrepreneurship journey that are not told before in the Fintech industry worldwide. Our third episode of the Fintech Founders Series include: Frans van Eersel, the Founder and CEO of Dopay The session with Frans underlined 4 main points for those looking to better understand the Fi...