Voice of FinTech®

Bob Tetiva , CEO of SenseArena , Prague, Czech Republic, headquartered Sportstech start-up, and Yannick Yoshizawa , VP for tennis, spoke to  Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about their VR training tool for tennis and ice-hockey and how it helps professionals and amateurs to get an additional edge.  Here is what they talked about: Bob, Yannick – what are your backgrounds? Ho...

In this episode of the Asia Pacific Series, hosted by Chia Jeng Yang , we speak to Jakob Rost , founder of Ayoconnect , based in Jakarta, Indonesia, about building the Open Banking infrastructure of Indonesia. We focus on the following: Building payments infrastructure in Southeast Asia Succeeding as a Southeast Asia Founder in a regulated market How Ayoconnect positions itself as the Plaid for So...

David Yang , Partner at Activant Capital , a NY-based VC firm, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about e-commerce, FinTech, marketplaces trends and related investments.  David's backstory Activant Capital's introduction Key themes that Activant follows: e-commerce, FinTech, and marketplaces US vs. Asia online commerce Will the next generation of neobanks be more than...

Matt Andelman , CEO and co-founder of ABC FinTech , an investment platform for tokenized private assets based in Chicago, IL, United States,  spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the benefits of using tokens to invest in commercial real estate and other private assets. Here is what they covered: Matt's journey toward entrepreneurship - with focus on commercial rea...

Meeri Savolainen , the CEO, and co-founder of INZMO, Berlin-headquartered InsurTech, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about creative solutions for tenants being asked to pay a rental deposit and house contents insurance which is not only easy when a client is being onboarded, but also when they make a claim. Here is what they covered: Meeri's background - why become...

Karl Alomar , the Managing Partner at M13 , spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the value add that serial entrepreneurs turned investors provide to their portfolio companies. Here is what they talked about: Karl's entrepreneurial journey and then investing M13's profile M13's investment track record M13's investment approach Best tips for aspiring founders to star...

Philipp Povel and  Malte Huffmann , co-founders of Mondu , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about serial entrepreneurship, the need to focus on sizable opportunity, and helping SMBs thrive. Here is what they talked about: Philipp and Malte –  what are your backstories? How did you get to what you do today, and how did you get together?  What’s the problem you are so...

In the second episode of the MENA (the Middle East & North Africa) Series, Dorra Mahbouli, VP of Corporate Strategy at Zitouna Finance, spoke to Firas Rhaeim, CEO and co-founder of Relatic, Tunisian Venture Builder, Fundraiser & Tech Enthusiast, about crowdfunding enabling the Tunisian and African economy and scaling start-ups in the region through Diaspora investments. Here is what they t...

Jess Houlgrave , Crypto Strategy and GTM Lead at Checkout.com ,  spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the future of crypto in the payments space. Here is what they covered in more detail: Jess' background: from arts to Checkout.com What’s the problem Checkout.com is solving? What’s Jess's focus as a Crypto strategist? Will we pay with crypto more widely, or will m...

Michele Tucci , MD Americas and Chief Strategy Officer at credolab, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the importance of credit scoring and the need to improve credit assessment through alternative approaches.  Here is what they discussed: Michele – what’s your background? How did you get to what you do today? Why join a start-up/scale-up? The link between payme...

Alistair Cotton and Daniel Cronin , co-founders of Integrated Finance , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about helping FinTechs focus on their primary missions and taking the back-end challenges off their hands. Here is what they talked about:  Alistair, Daniel – backstory, why they got together and started a business Integrating FinTech's back-end - why is it a pro...

Patrick Awori , Founder and CEO at Imaginarium, a Kenyan-based FinTech behind the Circle, a virtual savings platform, hosted another episode of Voice of FinTech: Africa Series. Patrick spoke to Andrew Barden , Director of Insights at Dedalus Global | Lead Organizer and Content Director at Africa Fintech Summit about the state of play on the African FinTech scene and the upcoming  Africa Fintech Su...

Alexia Theodorou , Kraken Futures Product Lead, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the role of derivatives in the crypto markets and futures in particular.    Here is what they covered: Why join Kraken Futures? What’s the problem you are solving at Kraken Futures, and why is it worth solving? What’s your focus? Who are your key clients? How secure is trading at...

Emilie Raffo , founding Partner and Head of Sales at ChainSecurity and Niko Torgin Mackinga , blockchain security engineer spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about smart contracts, its pros and cons and how to make them useful and secure. Emilie, Torgin - why did they become entrepreneurs What is a smart contract, and how does it differ from an escrow or automating co...

Yves Eonnet , Chairman of Skaleet , a core banking platform provider, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the importance of getting banks ready for the 21st century by upgrading their core banking infrastructure.  Here is what they talked about: Yves' journey to entrepreneurship What does Skaleet provide? What's the problem you are solving? Does your core banking...

Daniëlle Keeven , VP Finance at Paddle, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about leveraging technology to turn your Finance function into a trusted advisor to the business.  Here is what they talked about: Why Danielle joined a start-up/scale-up? What does Paddle provide? What's the problem Paddle is solving?  What makes Paddle different from many payment or Finance i...

Roland Whyte , CEO of Nokkel , a property platform backed by FNZ , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the importance of managing your property just like any other asset that you own. Also, how does Nokkel leverage technology to gather all the information that drives your property value and can lead to a deal if need be? Here is what they covered: Roland's journe...

Tamara Kostova , CEO of Velexa , an investment services as a service platform, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about supporting new investment platforms with ready-to-go infrastructure.  Here is what they covered: Tamara's entrepreneurship journey Why help others launch their embedded investing solutions? What's different between Velexa and other embedded finance t...

In the first episode of the MENA (the Middle East & North Africa) Series, Dorra Mahbouli , VP of Corporate Strategy at Zitouna Finance , spoke to Amel Saidane , CEO and co-founder of BetaCube , Tunisian Tech venture builder, about FinTechs enabling the economy and scaling start-ups in the region. Here is what they talked about: Initially, Dorra started the conversation with some insights and b...

Rajeev Dham , Managing Director at Sapphire Ventures , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about investing in enterprise software companies with a positive impact on communities such as Wise, formerly TransferWise . Here is what they talked about: Rajeev's background Sapphire Ventures introduction Why focus on the enterprise software What kind of start-ups Sapphire inv...

Indus Khaitan , the CEO and founder of Quolum , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about helping businesses manage their many subscriptions to software services and save money! Here is what they talked about: Indus' background and entrepreneurial journey What does Quolum provide? What's the problem you are solving? Why SaaS? What's different between Quolum and other S...

Dan Raju , founder, Chairman, and CEO at Tradier , a trading infrastructure provider, leading embedded Finance growth, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about why he believes financial services have been unbundled and why it's essential to enable traders to trade where they get inspiration to trade. Here is what they talked about: Dan – what's your background? How di...

Bente Krogmann , CEO of mTek Services , based in Nairobi, Kenya,  spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about disrupting the insurance industry in Africa with her insurance brokerage platform.  Here is what they talked about: Bente – what’s your background? How did you get to what you do today in Kenya? Why become an entrepreneur? What is mTek? What is the problem you ar...

James Hickson , founder and CEO of Bloom , Europe's leading provider of capital to digital businesses, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about revenue-based financing for e-commerce and retail businesses. James's entrepreneurship journey What does Bloom provide? What's the problem you are solving? What's different between Bloom and other providers of revenue financin...

Louis Carbonnier , co-CEO, and co-founder of Hokodo , a B2B BNPL or trade finance solution, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about innovative digital approaches in trade financing, supporting SMEs, and commerce overall. Here is what they talked about: Louis' background: why become an entrepreneur? What does Hokodo provide? What’s the problem you are solving? Why tra...