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Leaders In Payments and FinTech - The EDC Podcast

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Join EDC’s hosts as they meet with a mix of leaders and practitioners at every level in the industry to learn what it actually takes to bridge the gap between strategy and execution and build a commercially viable business in the payments and fintech industry. Episode links: https://www.edgardunn.com/theedcpodcastMusic by dayfox

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S01 Ep09: Thomas Ficht, Head of Payments at MyToys.de, Open Invoice, German eCommere Payment Acceptance 15.03.2023 34:00

In this episode, Martin meets with Thomas Ficht, Head of Payments at MyToys.de a leading German ecommerce retailer. The company is part of the mighty Otto Group - an ecommerce marketplace in Germany. In the podcast, we discuss the popularity of the open invoice payment method in Germany. Open invoice is a long-standing payment method in Germany and is essentially BNPL. It allows consumers to order...

S01 Ep08: Ravi Kumaraswami, President of Worldwide Field Operations at Riskified - Planning And Executing A Global Go-To-Market Strategy At Scale 08.03.2023 41:00

In today’s episode, I meet with Ravi Kumaraswami, President of Worldwide Field Operations at Riskified with global responsibility for global sales, marketing and channel teams. Riskified is another phenomenal fintech success story. Founded 10 years ago, it has successfully commercialised deep AI and ML tech to help merchants combat and stop fraud. The company IPO-ed on NYSE in Summer of 2021, and...

S01 Ep07: Mark Beresford, Director EDC - Retailer Practice, Payment Orchestration, Payment Methods, Open Banking 01.03.2023 30:14

In today’s episode, Martin is joined by Mark Beresford, Director at EDC based in our London office and leads our retailer practice. In the conversation, Mark shares his views and perspective on the rapid growth and expansion of the payment orchestration space, a relatively cutting-edge innovation trend that has emerged over the past few years. Episode links: https://www.edgardunn.com/theedcpodcast...

S01 Ep06: Samee Zafar, Director EDC - FinTech Report, Embedded Finance, Financial Inclusion, And Cryptocurrencies 22.02.2023 30:05

In today’s episode, Martin is joined by Samee Zafar, Director at EDC based in our London office. In the conversation, recorded in December, Martin and Samee discuss EDC’s latest fintech report which addresses embedded finance, financial inclusion, and cryptocurrencies. Episode links: https://www.edgardunn.com/theedcpodcast Martin's contacts:https://linktr.ee/martinkoderisch

S01 Ep05: Dave Excell, Founder of Featurespace - From PhD Project To Global Leader In Fraud Prevention Technology 15.02.2023 16:51

In this episode, Martin meets with Dave Excell, founder of award winning fraud prevention technology company Featurespace. If you are in the payments and fintech industry, you most probably will have heard of Featurespace and its groundbreaking AI driven approach to fraud detection and financial crime prevention. Episode links: https://www.edgardunn.com/theedcpodcast Martin's contacts:https://link...

S01 Ep04: Jean Sideris, Director EDC - MENA Region, Deep Dive Into Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Egypt 09.02.2023 30:33

Martin speaks with EDC Director Jean Sideris who is based in our Dubai office and heads MENA region. We discuss the rapid development of the payment and fintech market in the region as a whole, and deep dive 3 key markets in particular, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, which share a lot in common but, as Jean explains, also have important differences that sets them somewhat apart. Episode links: htt...

S01 Ep03: Sirpa Nordlund, Head Of Sales and Partnerships at MobilePay – Success Story of Pan Nordic Mobile Payment Walle 01.02.2023 22:00

Martin meets with Sirpa Nordlund Head of Sales and Partnerships at MobilePay. The company launched in Denmark in 2013 and has grown to become a dominant force in Danish and now Nordic consumer payments. It recently merged with Norway’s Vipps to create a pan Nordic mobile wallet platform. In the podcast, Sirpa shares with us how MobilePay started, why Nordic consumers have embraced mobile wallet pa...

S01 Ep02: Luis Marinelli, CFO and Co-founder, Vana – Small Loans and Microlending Fintech in Guatemala, Solving Financial Inclusion in LatAm 25.01.2023 29:00

Today’s conversation is about financial inclusion in LatAm. In this episode, I meet with Luis Marinelli who is CFO and co-founder of Vana, a fintech from Guatemala in Central America providing small loans to customers that have no formal access to the banking system. In the podcast, Luis shares with us how Vana started, survived COVID lockdown and successfully established itself in Guatemala an...

S01 Ep01: Panagiotis Kriaris, Head of Business Development at Unzer - BaaS, BNPL & Challenger Banks 18.01.2023 35:29

In this episode, Martin meets with Panagiotis Kriaris. Based in Vienna he leads Business Development at Unzer - a German FinTech and payment services provider. If you are into Fintech, you may also know Panagiotis from LinkedIn. Head to https://www.edgardunn.com/ for full show notes and episode links.