Fintech Chatter: Conversations with Fintech Leaders

In episode 91 of Fintech Chatter Podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Simon Taylor, Chief Product Officer of 11:FS Foundry.

Foundry is a revolutionary platform built by 11FS which aims to become the operating System of Financial Services.

The Foundry platform enables any business to quickly offer embedded financial products, delivering on the premise that every business is a Fintech.

Simon also shares his insights on how the Fintech industry is shaping up globally and what he thinks of the Fintech scene down under.

About Simon.

Simon Taylor is the Co-Founder and Blockchain Practice Lead at 11:FS. Simon has been immersed in the technology of financial services for as long as he’s been working and is consistently voted one of the most influential people in Banking, Insurance and Fintech by banks, his peers and a number of industry bodies.

For more info go to https://11fs.com/products/11fs-foundry

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In episode 90 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Niki Ariyasinghe,  Head of Business Development, Asia-Pacific at Chainlink Labs

Chainlink is the industry standard oracle network for powering hybrid smart contracts. 

Managed by a global, decentralized community, Chainlink Labs currently secures billions of dollars in value for smart contracts across decentralized finance (DeFi), insurance, gaming, and other major sectors.

Niki shares his thoughts on Defi and how the technology is poised to bring a revolutionary change to banking and insurance.

There's a discussion on the actual application of the technology such as parametric insurance and their partnership with Marsh, the world's biggest insurance brokerage.

And Niki also shares Chainlink Labs 'remote first' policy on hiring and how it opens up a global talent pool.

For more info or to check out https://chainlinklabs.com/

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In episode 89 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Stuart Ward, Senior Director for Financial Services and Go-To-Market Strategy for Salesforce.

Salesforce is a global leader in CRM and SAAS. Their customer360 platform and financial services cloud is helping Australia's financial services industry get closer to their customers. 

With more than 2 decades of banking, tech and marketing experience Stuart joins me to share his insights on how Big Tech is playing an ever-growing role in Fintech.

Aussie Fintech Athena, Volt Bank, Valiant Finance and Frollo are all customers of Salesforce. And last year Salesforce made a strategic investment in open banking Fintech, Basiq.

Stuart shares his views on what he sees as the BIG opportunities coming from CDR.

For more information on Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/au/

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In episode 88 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins reconnects with Matt Baxby, Country CEO of Revolut.

Recorded the week after Revolut became the UK's undisputed Fintech leader, Revolut needs no introduction to our listeners.

A MASSIVE Series E raise valuing Revolut at US $33bn and investors including Tiger and Softbank getting behind the financial super app last week.

It has been 12 months since Matt was last on the show. Since then, Matt has been acting in the Global Banking CEO role overseeing the launch of new businesses in Australia, India, North America and Asia, giving him a unique perspective on how Fintech is taking off globally.

And it has been a record-breaking 12 months for Revolut. Many people thought the global travel restrictions would have crushed Revolut's business model. Instead they have grown to 16 million customers, launched a stack of new products and even hit break-even.

Find out how they've done it and what makes this business so unique in the world of Fintech and digital banking.

Matt also shares his own personal journey from incumbent bank to Fintech rocket ship. And we also get his insights on how to build a high-performing remote-first team, who had never met each other for the first 18 months of operation!

There are some great tips on the hiring process and the skills you need to focus on to deliver long-term success.

To find out more about Revolut - https://www.revolut.com/en-AU/

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In episode 87 of Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins is joined by Stephen Smyth, Chief International Officer at Clearscore.

ClearScore aims to help users around the world manage their finances better by accessing credit report information, coaching and great offers. 

They are now the #1 way for over 12 million users in Australia, South Africa and the UK to access their financial data, including credit reporting/scores, and Open Banking data. 

Stephen heads up the expansion of Clearscore business to new markets overseas and runs the Australian team, based in Sydney.

Tune in as Stephen talks about their recent $200m raise, regulation around BNPL and why Australia has a great opportunity to lead in open banking.

And Stephen also shares his tips on how to launch and scale in new markets plus the mission-critical hires you need to make to ensure success.

Find out more about Clearscore - https://www.clearscore.com/au/

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In episode 86 of Fintech Chatter, Dexter Cousins is joined by Kristofer Rogers General Manager for Australia and New Zealand at Mambu, the cloud-native digital banking platform.

Kristofer is instrumental in solidifying Mambu’s presence in this region. In this exclusive interview, he shares the company plans for the region and why Mambu sees Australia as a great place to grow.

Dexter asks Kristofer his thoughts on open banking and where Mambu can play an active role in creating ecosystems between incumbents and Fintechs.

They also discuss Kristofer's approach to leadership and he also shares his tips on how to be a success in a Country Manager style role.

About Kristofer Rogers

In November 2019, he was named the Start-Up Executive of the Year at the CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards for his work as the CEO of Split Payments. 

Kris was the driving force behind Split Payments’ success and transformation into a key player in direct debit and real-time payments solutions. 

Kris is recognised as an innovator in the tech industry and a thought leader in emerging payments and, specifically, open banking.

To register for Mambu's event at Adelaide Zoo go to https://www.mambu.com/insights/events/the-future-forum-2021

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Dexter Cousins is joined by Phil Thomson, Co-CEO of Auror for episode 85 of Fintech Chatter.

Auror was founded in 2013 after realising that $100B+ was lost every year by retailers but there was no effective technology being used to report, solve, or prevent crime.

Through their data-driven crime management platform, Auror is helping to tackle crime by providing visibility over criminal activity. 

The platform enables retailers and police to harness the power of data to prevent crime and protect customers and employees.

Backed by Reinventure and now supporting Australia and New Zealand's biggest retailers, the business is expanding to North America and Europe.

Phil talks about what it means to be a force for good in Fintech and why New Zealand is producing some world-class Fintech's. Phil candidly shares some of the leadership challenges he has faced as a first-time founder.

This is a fantastic chat, we hope you enjoy it. If you do, please leave us a review and subscribe using your favourite player so you don't miss our fantastic guests.

To find out more about Auror https://www.auror.co/

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Tier One People starts a new financial year with a new season of Fintech Chatter.

Join Dexter Cousins as he chats to Victor Zheng of mx51.

Victor is the CEO of mx51 and previously the co-CEO of Assembly Payments.

mx51 partners with banks and acquirers to deliver exceptional merchant experiences. Through a white-label Payments-as-a-Service platform, mx51 seamlessly connects the world of commerce into multi-channel payments.

Victor chats about payments innovation, pivots, splits, team rebuilds and leading throughout a pandemic.

And a special mention to Fintech Chatter Podcast no1 fan Harry Cousins who stepped in as production assistant for this episode.

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In episode 83 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by James Foster CEO of Ezypay.

Ezypay is Australia’s first Subscription Payments company and an OG bootstrapped, Fintech company!

Over the last 25 years, Ezypay has grown to 9 countries across Asia Pacific and developed an innovative cloud billing platform that is integrated with leading software companies across a range of industries.

James and Dexter talk about the Ezypay journey, the benefits of bootstrapping and what it means to run a profitable business with zero VC funding.

If like us, you love a good bootstrap story then you will love this episode!

About James Foster.

Prior to joining Ezypay in 2017, James has over 20 years’ experience in technology-driven businesses across marketing, sales and technology leadership roles.

His experience working at senior levels in global software and services organisations allows him to drive Ezypay’s ambitious growth objectives.

Find out more - https://www.ezypay.com/

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Intersekt 2021 will go down in history as the definitive Australian Fintech event. Join us for this live recording at the AWS afterparty as we celebrate a watershed moment for the industry.

Experience the energy of the event and hear from the characters who make Australian Fintech so unique.

With over 600 attendees and global Fintech like Revolut, TrueLayer, Q2, Xero, Mambu, Wise and Marqeta. The event also featured Australia's finest and a host of exciting new Fintech.

This event had all of the fun of a Money 20/20 and the wheeling and dealing of Sibos!

Tier One People is proud to have captured this moment and celebration of what makes Australian Fintech so unique. The innovation, resilience and most of all, the people.

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