Fintech Chatter: Conversations with Fintech Leaders

Dexter Cousins chats to Joe McGuire, CEO and Co-founder of MyMy, a Malaysian FinTech  tackling the issue of financial inclusion.

Joe is an Aussie and has spent part of his career with Commonwealth Bank before joining Airwallex in the early days.

in 2017 Joe spotted a huge opportunity in Malaysia and began the journey of what he is planning to be Malaysia's first Neo Bank.

In building MyMy's core system from scratch, Joe and the team is re-defining financial services in Malaysia.  And having built the technology platform, MyMy has spun off another business to challenge rising stars like Railsbank.

Tune in for a super interesting discussion on the challenges faced launching a start up in Malaysia, the size of the SE Asia opportunity, the obligatory Covid-19 'Pivot' and why the Neo Bank model will prove to be a winner in the next decade.

For more info go to https://www.my-my.com/

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Dexter Cousins chats to Yanir Yakutiel, CEO and Founder of Lumi, Australia's fastest growing, 100% digital, business lender. 

They've built a platform from scratch to deliver a 100% digital process from lead generation, origination, credit risk assessment through to loan execution.

Yanir is now on his second startup, as a native Israeli entrepreneurship is in his DNA. We talk about what makes Israel such a special place for innovation in Fintech. 

Although Australia has a very different culture, Yanir has been able to distill the Israeli values and approach and apply them successfully to Lumi.

Yanir shares his tips for building a diverse, high performing team at the forefront of innovation. And in the spirit of keeping things authentic, Yanir delivers in the traditional Israeli way, with a lot of chutzpah!

To find out more go to https://www.lumi.com.au/

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Dexter Cousins chats to Lauren Capelin, Principal at Startmate about the rapidly evolving Fintech scene and discovering the next generation of startups.

Startmate brings together exceptional founders, operators and investors through their  accelerator programs. Over the past decade they have invested in 130+ startups, with a collective portfolio value of $1 billion. 

Lauren has played a significant part in Australia's Fintech community. Joining ReInventure (Westpac's CVC) in early 2015 as Head of Community, Lauren has nurtured some of Australia's most successful FinTech startups.

As a Board Director with FinTech Australia, Lauren has supported the organisation through the tough times and leaves her role with the organisation in great shape.

Lauren talks about her new role with Startmate where through their Fellowship Program, they are supporting over 100 females to become startup founders. We chat about the strength of Australia's Fintech startup community, the next generation of founders 
and the Startmate programme.

Apply for the latest in take at Startmate (Applications close 24/11/20)

For more information on Startmate https://www.startmate.com.au/program

To join the Fellowship Programme https://www.startmate.com.au/thefellowship

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Dexter Cousins speaks to Josh Foreman, Founder and CEO of Indebted, a Fintech revolutionising debt collection.

Indebted replaces annoying and confronting calls with convenient and compelling messaging. Using data science to understand  customers better, every message from InDebted provides one-click access to a self-service portal where customers can resolve their account without speaking to anyone. 

Dexter talks to Josh about how technology is humanising debt collection and in the process improving people's financial and mental wellbeing.

Josh himself is a serial entrepreneur.  He's your quintessential computer nerd,  got his first computer at 10, was building his own by 12, he then ran an online review website during high school to pay for broadband internet (when that became a thing).

During university Josh fell in love with the idea of building his own company. He lasted all of 18 months in the corporate world before jumping into his first start up.

InDebted is Josh's third startup where he is focused on redefining the global collections industry.

To find out more go to https://www.indebted.co/

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Dexter Cousins chats to Mandeep Sodhi, CEO and Founder of Effi, a SaaS platform using AI that enables Mortgage Brokers to spend more time with their clients while streamlining the home loan application process.

Mandeep is an OG Fintech entrepreneur. He was CEO and co-founder of Hashching, one of the first fintech to go through H2 Ventures accelerator.

Mandeep shares his deep experience in raising capital, building high performing teams on no budget and even how to deal with the F Word, Failure.

To find out more about Effi https://effi.com.au/

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Dexter Cousins is joined by Andy Taylor, CEO of Douugh, an Aussie Neo Bank doing things very differently.

Douugh recently listed on the ASX and has seen 10x growth in the share price since listing. It's a bold vision with launch in the US first through partnerships with existing banks and Mastercard.

A software business that helps consumers save and create wealth is a more accurate description for Douugh. 

Dexter chats to Andy about the vision, why he decided to list and why Douugh is going US first.

For more info go to https://douugh.com/

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Dexter Cousins chats to Simone Joyce about her appointment as Chairwoman of FinTech Australia.

Simone is also CEO and Founder of Paypa Plane, a payments technology business making huge strides in 2020.

We talk about The Finnies, 2021 strategy, the mightily impressive new board of directors and what the future holds for FinTech in Australia.

Simone also shares her thoughts on Government support for the sector, diversity and how Australia is world leading when it comes to Female FinTech Founders.

Thanks to our partners FinTech Australia - a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian Fintechs advancing the global economy.

We share their mission to build a strong community, foster connections and support innovation. To become a member go to https://fintechaustralia.org.au/join-now/

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This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leaders in FinTech Executive Search

Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People

For media enquiries contact [email protected]

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Is this the future of Digital Banking?

Dexter Cousins chats to Kraken's Jonathan Miller (Aus Managing Director) and Jakub Zakrewski  (Singapore Managing Director) on their move to becoming a bank.

Kraken is one of the globes biggest digital currency exchanges and recently announced their granting of a banking license in North America. Kraken aims to become the first regulated, U.S. bank to provide comprehensive deposit-taking, custody and fiduciary services for digital assets.

We talk about the future of digital currency, what a banking license means for a crypto exchange, what we can expect to see from regulators, how central banks and financial institutions are now embracing digital currencies and just what we can expect from Kraken in the future.

Tune in for a super interesting chat.

Discover Kraken - https://www.kraken.com/

This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leaders in FinTech Executive Search

Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People

Thanks to our partners FinTech Australia - a member-driven organisation building an ecosystem of Australian Fintechs' advancing the global economy.

We share their mission to build a strong community, foster connections and support innovation. To become a member go to https://fintechaustralia.org.au/join-now/

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Dexter Cousins chats to Fred Schebesta, Co-Founder of Finder on his nomination for Outstanding FinTech Leader sponsored by Vocus.

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