Voice of FinTech®

Vedran Pranjic and Benedikt Andreas , co-founders of Helvengo spoke to Wani Baumgartner , guest co-host and Finance and Life Sciences recruiter and Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast about how to make insurance for SMEs more efficient and less painful. Here is what they covered: Why Vedran and Benedikt decided to start their own company? What is Helvengo? How does it work?  Wha...

In this episode of Voice of FinTech: Asia Pacific Series, Chia Jeng Yang , Principal of Saison Capital based in Singapore, speaks to Todd Schweitzer , CEO of Brankas , building Open Banking for Southeast Asia.  Todd Schweitzer is co-founder and CEO at Brankas, the leading Open Finance technology provider in Southeast Asia. Todd founded Brankas in 2016 to address the technology gaps that hindered f...

Maximilian Rofagha , the founder of Finimize , leading Finance community worldwide, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about how to raise your Finance game efficiently. Here is what they talked about:  Max, tell us about how you got where you are today You founded Finimize five years ago. Why? What’s your mission? You have one million subscribers and you say you are t...

David Yakobovitch spoke to Ryan Conway , SVP, Head of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Oxygen about how Oxygen improves banking for SMEs. Here is what they covered: FinTech evolution Fintech industry trends  Predictions for fintechs and traditional banking FinTech 1.0 - unbundling FinTech 2.0 - rebundle multiple products FinTech 3.0 (smart money/ AI) Crypto SME banking Now more...

Miroslav Boublik , Managing Partner at Financial Services Capital spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about how financial services firms held privately may have more appetite for a radical overhaul. Here is what they covered: Miroslav backstory (e.g. former Managing Partner at Home Credit International VC arm) Financial Services Capital is "a new generation Private Equ...

Brooke Roberts and the team at Sharesies are aiming to build the most financially empowered generation.    What started as an agreement between 13 friends and family members to deposit $50 a week into a shared investment account laid the foundation stones for Sharesies. Their laser focus on building trust, keeping it real and providing the same access to markets for someone with $5 as someone with...

Ulli Spankowski , Chief Digital Officer at Boerse Stuttgart , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about Boerse Stuttgart's commitment to innovation to provide access to more financial products for retail investors.   Here is what they talked about: Boerse Stuttgart and its competitive edge Boerse Stuttgart’s approach to startups overall Ulli's multiple hats How do you...

David Yakobovitch spoke to Kevin Bennett , CEO of MotoRefi , about auto FinTech, its potential and how MotoRefi helps consumers save money on their car loans. Here is what they covered: What MotoRefi is and does Saves consumers $100/month  Instant refi on their auto loans Origin story  Auto finance as an underlooked area of fintech  Low awareness among consumers Virtually no one was trying to solv...

Lawrence Lee , Partner in Baker McKenzie 's Palo Alto office, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about FinTech M&A and other routes to liquidity.  Here is what they talked about: Backstory: How did Lawrence get to do what he does today? Baker McKenzie's approach towards advising FinTechs - M&A or other matters? Does it mean B&M advises only scale-ups or in...

In the first episode of the Voice of FinTech: Africa Series, Adejoke Adekunle , CEO of VVM Group and the founder of the African Tech Woman podcast, based in Lagos, Nigeria, spoke to Olusola Owoyemi , CEO of Infibranches . Here is what Adejoke asked Olusola: What Infibranches does and what's the origin story? It’s not clear why under-served communities have remained so for the longest time - common...

Barbod Namini , Partner at HV Capital , an exceptional German-based VC with over a 20-year track record, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about investing in FinTech perhaps longer than the term has been fashionable. Here is what they covered: HV Capital origins Barbod's journey to HV Capital from Rocket Internet and Citigroup HV Capital investment philosophy How muc...

Nadir Franca , Senior Sustainable Fellow, and Fabian Ligibel, co-lead at Foraus - Sustainable FinTech , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about Sustainable FinTech or Finance. Here is what they covered: Nadir's and Fabian's backstories What is Foraus? What are its mission and objectives? What is a think tank industry? What’s the competitive landscape for think tanks...

In this episode of the Asia Pacific Series, Angela Conroy , co-founder and CEO at Notarum , an awesome RegTech based in Singapore, talks to Oi Yee Choo , Chief Commercial Officer at iSTOX , about enabling access to private markets for investors for whom these opportunities were out of reach previously. iSTOX is the first MAS-licensed integrated issuance, custody and trading platform for digitized...

Eric Leupold , Head of DB1 Ventures and Rebecca Qian Gong , Vice Present DB1 Ventures, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about Deutsche Boerse' s investment approach and success stories. Here is what they covered: Deutsche Boerse's current business range  DB1 Ventures is a corporate venturing arm of Deutsche Boerse What kind of start-ups has DB1 invested in? How does...

Daniel Schmidheiny , co-founder and COO of vlot , a Swiss-based InsurTech, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of Voice of FinTech podcast. vlot is reinventing life insurance policy by helping individuals to become more financially responsible. Here is what they talked about: Daniel's serial entrepreneurial journey What is vlot? How does it work? Why now?  What is vlot's unique advantage? How is it di...

Lianna Brinded , Head of Yahoo Finance UK , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast. Here is what they covered: How did Lianna, at first interested in being a war correspondent, ended up in the business media Lianna's role as a  Head of Yahoo Finance UK – what does it entail? How has the world of business media changed and where is it headed? Lianna reflecting on her experi...

In this edition of Voice of FinTech: Live Speaker Series, our outstanding virtual panelists were:  Lothar Cerjak is Head of Institutional Services & Products at Bitcoin Suisse . Lily Fang , Finance Professor at INSEAD . Check out the new INSEAD online FinTech course, led by Lily Fang here . Anthony Lamy , Partner at Wecan Group Emi Lorincz , Business Development Director at Ledger . The key to...

In this episode of the Asia Pacific Series, Taneia Bhardwaj , Nium 's SME business lead for India, ​sits down with Manish Patel , founder and CEO of Mswipe Technologies, one of India's leading POS merchant network providers. The two talk about:  Manish's entrepreneurial journey that spans across medicine, alcohol distribution and digital payments How Manish turned his idea into a business and vali...

Alastair Cairns , Head of Insights and Marketplace at Addepar , based in New York, spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about managing wealth more efficiently. Here is what they covered: Alastair's journey from being Partner at McKinsey , Head of Strategy at a hedge fund Silver Point Capital, Head of Asset Management Strategy and then Co-Head of Global Products and Solu...

Patrick Awori , Founder and CEO at Imaginarium, a Kenyan-based FinTech behind the Circle, a virtual savings platform, hosts another episode of Voice of FinTech: Africa Series. Patrick talks to Tatenda Furusa , co-founder of ImaliPay. A burgeoning gig economy has presented opportunities for the youthful workforce in Africa's fast-growing economies where formal employment has fallen short. Overall,...

Ani Petrova , founder of The FinTech Marketing Hub and Araminta Robertson , a FinTech writer at Mint Studios , spoke to Rudolf Falat , founder of Voice of FinTech podcast.  Here is what they talked about: Araminta and Ani – how did you end up interested and working in FinTech Marketing? Why have you joined forces? Tell us about The Fintech Marketing Hub – what’s your mission? Specifically, what se...

En este episodio de Voice of FinTech: Americas Series, conducido por Clementina Giraldo , fundadora y CEO de Dots & Tech , con sede en Colombia, Clementina habla con Pierpaolo Barbieri , fundador y CEO de Ualá , líder de la industria FinTech en América Latina, sobre la revolución que impulsa Ualá para incluir a más latinoamericanos a servicios financieros modernos y universales. Argentina cuen...

Sara Palmbush talks to Radboud Vlaar , co-founder and partner at Finch Capital , based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands about how and why Finch Capital backs companies developing great new tech for the financial services sector. Here is what Sara asked Radboud: What is Finch about? How much money have you raised since inception and for how many start-ups?  What kind of start-ups have you invested in?...

Shub Nandi , co-founder and CEO at PiChain explains what is sustainable compliance and RegTech and how to leverage the latest technologies to bring banking to underbanked in India. Hosted by Rudolf Falat , founder of Voice of FinTech podcast. Here is what we talked about: Shub, you are a serial entrepreneur and thought leader in the blockchain and AI space. What has attracted you to it? What’s you...

In this episode of the Asia Pacific Series, Angela Conroy , co-founder and CEO at Notarum , an awesome RegTech based in Singapore, talks to Nicki Ramsey. Nicki is the founder and CEO of CardUp , also based in Singapore. CardUp is a credit card enablement platform that enables payment or collection of significant expenses using a credit card in places where cards are not accepted today.  Nicki and...