Voice of FinTech®

Drew Glover , GP of Fiat Ventures and Founding Partner of Fiat Growth , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about what it takes to grow start-ups, especially FinTechs, and how insights from growth consultancy can lead to a unique edge as a VC investor. Here is what they covered: Drew's background Fiat Growth and Fiat Ventures - what do they do? Growth consultancy and V...

Uldis Tēraudkalns , CEO of Nexpay , Latvian FinTech supporting digital businesses and their payment needs, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about specific needs of digital businesses not addressed by incumbent banks and more. Nexpay overview: We are supporting digital companies so they are no longer required to have a bank account at a legacy financial institution t...

Brigitta Gyoerfi , Innovation Strategist and CEO of Creablin´ spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about innovation strategies for banking incumbents, e.g., design thinking, metaverse, DeFi or sustainability and more. Here is what they talked about in more detail: Brigitta – what’s your background? How did you get to what you do today? I know you are also an expert on D...

Andrej Gregus and Richard Guga , co-founders of Nettle , a Slovak-based AI start-up, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about their holographic, smart, retail banker and leveraging AI and holograms in Financial Services and elsewhere.  Here is what they talked about: Andrej, Richard – what are your backgrounds? How did you get to what you do today, and how did you mee...

Ian Lynch , Chief Commercial Officer at Intertrust Group ,  spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about using technology (in-house or through partnering with start-ups) to serve private capital (PE and VC) and corporate, capital markets or wealth managers.  Here is what they covered: Ian – what's your background? How did you get to what you do today? What does Intertrust...

Julian Liniger , CEO and co-founder of Relai , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about all things bitcoin, rationale, outlook, holding and trading bitcoin. Here is what they covered: Julian's entrepreneurial journey Should people invest in bitcoin, and why? What's the outlook for bitcoin this year? What does Relai provide?  Overall, how does Relai differ from competi...

Cameron Peake ,  Partner at Financial Venture Studio spoke to Wani Baumgartner , Finance and Life Sciences recruiter and Voice of FinTech host, about building and leading FinTech businesses including attracting the right and diverse talent, getting ready for the opportunities in FinTech including Web 3 and more. Cameron is an entrepreneurial leader who has launched, built and scaled FinTech compan...

Lauren Martin , VP Legal at Dwolla , USA, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about improving America's payments infrastructure, privacy, regulations in this space, and more!  Here is what they talked about in more detail: Lauren's background and journey to FinTech What does Dwolla provide? Are APIs on the back of the old payments infrastructure the final solution to A...

Kavita Ganesan , an AI strategist, advisor, and educator, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about successfully implementing AI in business. Here is what they covered: Kavita's background and her journey to AI How companies can get started with the adoption of AI, including concrete strategies with real-world examples Steps to recognize AI opportunities that are most...

Stephen Flood , CEO of GoldCore , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the importance of diversification of your assets and the benefits of owning gold and other precious metals compared to blockchain and cryptocurrencies. In more detail, they covered: Stephen's background - from banking to gold Why should everyone own gold and silver, according to Stephen? Are yo...

Elizabeth A. Tuleja , the founder of the Intercultural Leader Institute , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the importance of intercultural management, leadership and communication skills essential for start-ups scaling up out of their home market. In more detail, they covered:  Elizabeth's journey in intercultural management and leadership As defined by Jim Co...

Michael Brooks , founder and CEO of goLance, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the goLance freelance platform helping clients hire the best talent worldwide. Specifically, they covered:  Michael's background - how did he get to what he does today The future of work in terms of % of work done by freelancers and full-time jobs? Remote and onsite? What does goLanc...

In this episode of the Americas Series, David Yakobovitch speaks to Haseeb Awan , Founder & CEO of Efani Secure Mobile about how to fight SIM-related fraud and protect your hard-earned money. Here is what they covered: Efani story: from family to friends to finance community - crypto and fiat  What is a SIM swap and why should crypto investors, high profile and high net worth individuals and o...

Marc Hauser , Head F10 Incubator and Accelerator Europe and Stefan Kaemper , co-founder of Cow Level , a FinTech for gaming company spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about latest push by F10 into gaming and metaverse and Cow Level's efforts to build a marketplace for gaming assets. Here is what they covered: Marc's motivation to change ships from a large incumbent to...

In this episode, Margarita Chli , Swiss National Science Professor in Computer Vision for Robotics at ETH Zurich, Switzerland , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about improving drone vision and building autonomous drones and their use cases in Insurance. Specifically, here is what they covered: How did Margarita become a professor at ETH in Zurich in drones and robo...

In this episode of the Americas Series, David Yakobovitch speaks to Gil Akos , CEO of Astra , about disrupting and upgrading the archaic payments system in America. Here is what they covered:  Background: Gil’s background and what led him to found Astra What do you see driving the recent boom of the financial transfer market? How has Astra grown as a company in conjunction with this boom? Who are...

In this podcast episode, Alexandra Levis , President of Arro Financial Communications , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the unique nuances and challenges of Marketing in Financial Services. Here is what they covered: Alex's background and journey to Marketing in Financial Services  Challenges  Alex had to face running a company that's at the intersection of m...

Shamir Karkal , co-founder and CEO of Sila , a US-headquartered FinTech software platform spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about ways how to program your money to do what you want with it. Specifically, here is what they covered: Shamir's background and journey to Sila Why are we only in the early stages of FinTech, and what it's exciting about the future? Sila seek...

Scott Sanborn , CEO of Lending Club , a listed US FinTech unicorn, Lendit FinTech's Executive of the Year, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about building a successful neobank in the US. More specifically, they covered: Scott's journey from marketing to FinTech What's right and wrong with traditional banking, and how can a neobank like Lending Club fix it How does L...

In this episode of Voice of Fintech , we spotlight the revolution that is underway in India's most significant asset class - property or real estate. Our guest today is Atul Monga , Co-Founder & CEO of BASIC Home Loan . This FinTech company is working to digitize home loans, especially for middle and low-income households in India. Here is what Taneia Bhardwaj , our APAC Series host, based in...

Creative solutions to drive gamers' engagement through play to earn and give back to the community are emerging at the cross-over of the metaverse, FinTech, and gaming. Listen to Brendan Wong , CEO and co-founder of Avocado Guild based in Singapore, which enables players to participate in games like Axie Infinity or Cyball to earn money and support their community, the largest one now in the Phili...

Start-up funding in Africa is growing tremendously, from less than USD $2 billion reported in 2019, to well over USD $4 billion in 2021 (USD $1 million raised every two hours), and over $1 billion in the first two months of 2022 alone according to Briter Bridges. While this is an encouraging trend from a market capitalization standpoint, the fact that the bulk of these inflows are targeted at the...

Brian Shniderman , US CEO and Global Chief Strategy Officer at Openpay ( Opy ), spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about building the next generation of BNPL, smart BNPL! Here is what they covered: Brian's background and his journey to Opy What's Opy's mission? What's the problem that Opy is solving? Level setting: how does BNPL work? How do you assess credit risk?  W...

Guy Kashtan , CEO and co-founder of Rewire , headquartered in Israel, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about innovative ways his company uses to provide financial services to migrants, including refugees all across the EU, UK and Israel. Here is what they talked about: Guy's background, what led him to co-found Rewire Rewire’s mission to provide transparent and effo...

Antoine Loth and Elie Azzi , co-founders of Valk , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about scaling up their platform for private deals during the pandemic (several billion USD in volume!) and building new DeFi solutions for another exponential growth opportunity. Here is what they talked about: Antoine, Elie – what are your backgrounds? The problems that Valk is solv...