Fintech Chatter: Conversations with Fintech Leaders

It's the most competitive Finnies in history. And this year we've put two categories out to the public to decide in the People's Choice.

Up are finalists for Emerging FinTech Of The Year sponsored by Afterpay.

Dom Pym, Co-Founder of Up pitches for your vote as Emerging Fintech of the Year in the People's Choice.

Dom's also up for Outstanding FinTech Leader sponsored by Vocus.

Listen to the podcast to give Up a bonus vote.

Then head over to vote in the People's Choice award.

Vote for Up in this years People's Choice Award.

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Dexter Cousins is joined by Dan Wearne, Head of Design at Up Bank to celebrate Up's 2nd Birthday.

It's been an incredible two years since I attended the Up Bank launch party in October 2018. I was greeted at the door by Dan who instantly transferred $50 onto my Up account.

What I then witnessed was the birth of the Neo Bank in Australia. Since launch Dan has been instrumental in some world leading innovations in mobile banking. 'Pull to save' and giving Up Bank users their own API's are just two innovations we discuss.

While Dom Pym is a great front man for the Up Band, he'll be the first to tell you how talented his team are. And so it felt only right that with Up celebrating 2 years we shine the spotlight on Dan.

Find out more https://up.com.au

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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

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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Dexter Cousins is joined by Aris Allegos , CEO and co-founder of Moula.

Aris is driven by the desire to provide Australian SMEs with a better way to access finance. Growing up around a family business, he experienced first-hand the challenges faced by SMEs. Before Moula, Aris spent over 15 years working in banking in London and Hong Kong, including roles with Credit Suisse and Nomura.

Moula is one of Australia's most successful Fintech and part of the Governments SME lending scheme. An initiative between banks, government and Fintech to provide business loans to companies impacted by Covid.

Aris talks about the fast maturing Fintech sector in Australia, collaboration with govt and big banks and how Moula continues to innovate.

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

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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

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/

If you would like to sponsor the show please contact [email protected]

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Dexter Cousins is joined by Doug Morris CEO of Sharesight.

They're an award-winning portfolio tracker used by over 150,000 investors around the world to accurately track their performance, dividends, and tax.

Coming from humble beginnings (an excel spreadsheet!) Sharesight is a privately (family) owned Fintech. Sharesight are now partners to Morningstar, ASX and CMC Markets.

Started by Kiwis Tony and Scott Ryburn (father and son) Sharesight is a business you can't help but admire.

Doug talks through his experiences of being a CEO in a family owned Fintech, Sharesights plans for growth and his thoughts on hiring for startups.

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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

The Finnies, are coming. 

Our Partners FinTech Australia along with the Victorian Government, Vocus and BPAY, are are bringing you Australia’s largest and most prestigious Fintech Awards, yet!

And we would love for you to tune in and celebrate the winners.

This year you can join virtually, in person or host your own office party!

So wherever you are, let's come together and recognise the amazing people, innovations and resilience Aussie Fintech is renowned for.

Registration for the event is now open. But be fast, the first 15 companies to host a Finnies party will receive an exclusive goodie bag full of fun gifts.

https://thefinnies.org.au/

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Dexter is joined by Angus Woods, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Adviser Ratings.

Launched in 2014 Adviser Ratings puts the entire world of financial advisers and online advice tools at your finger tips.

It is an easy to use and transparent online platform which empowers customers and provides a valuable independent mechanism of consumer feedback for the industry.

The business has now pivoted to become a Data player and Dexter talks to Angus about their new partnership with the ASX.

Dexter and Angus recall how back in 2014, they talked about launching Adviser Ratings idea in a coffeeshop! Since then Angus has brought in major Advisers like David Koch and resisted the urge to sell out to a major bank.

If you like podcasts to be authentic, you'll love this one!

You can find out more https://www.adviserratings.com.au/

And if you're a financial adviser https://www.adviserratings.com.au/join/

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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

The Finnies, are coming. 

Our Partners FinTech Australia along with the Victorian Government, Vocus and BPAY, are are bringing you Australia’s largest and most prestigious Fintech Awards, yet!

And we would love for you to tune in and celebrate the winners.

This year you can join virtually, in person or host your own office party!

So wherever you are, let's come together and recognise the amazing people, innovations and resilience Aussie Fintech is renowned for.

Registration for the event is now open. But be fast, the first 15 companies to host a Finnies party will receive an exclusive goodie bag full of fun gifts.

https://thefinnies.org.au/

If you would like to sponsor the FinTech Australia Podcast show please contact [email protected]

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Dexter talks to Scott Eddington, APAC Managing Director of WorldRemit, a Fintech tackling the issues of financial inclusion and supporting the unbanked.

Scott talks through the payment trends since Covid hit and how emerging economies are embracing digital wallets.

Covering 150 countries around the world and with over 4 million customers, WorldRemit plays a critical role in helping economic migrants send money to their families back home.

Scott shares how WorldRemit ultimately helps millions of children to go to school,  thousands of people to receive medical treatment and, every week, thousands of people to pay their bills.

TCV, Accel and Leapfrog Investments have invested $375 million WorldRemit – and as early backers of the likes of Facebook, Spotify and Netflix, they are in good company!

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

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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

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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Dexter Cousins chats to Alan Jones of M8 Ventures. Alan is a startup founder coach and tech startup angel investor based in Sydney.

Alan shares his advice for founders on everything from accelerator programmes, asking investors for money and the proven impacts of diversity in teams. This is one Podcast that is educational and a whole lot of fun!

Alan started out as a tech journalist, before becoming an early Yahoo employee. He rode the wild ride of the Dotcom Boom and the Dotcom Crash before leaving to pursue some startup ideas of his own, and although some of them weren’t entirely unsuccessful, all of them were great learning experiences.

Alan got involved in startup accelerators and incubators to learn how to be an angel investor. He's been angel investing and helping coach tech startup founders now for more than a decade.

Also chair of Catalysr, an entrepreneurship accelerator focused on marginalised migrants and refugees, and Cardly.net. Alan is currently the third highest-ranked Australian athlete in international hide and seek competition. (behind me!)

He doesn't want you to email him but you can disagree with him on Twitter at @bigyahu

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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

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/

If you would like to sponsor the show please contact [email protected]

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In ep 41 Dexter Cousins is joined by Brendan Malone, Co-Founder and COO of Raiz, an investment app that helps people save in the background of life.

Over 270,000 monthly users can invest in crypto and a range of investment funds using their spare change.

Launched in 2015 as Acorns, the app pioneered 'round-ups'.  The name change to Raiz and listing on the ASX happened in 2017 before expansion to SE Asia in 2019. It's been a 🚀🚀 5 year ride for Brendan and the team.

CEO, George Lucas (not the Star Wars dude) is one of the sharpest entrepreneurs in Fintech and a pioneer. Some might call him a Maverick.

Brendan shares what it's like working with George, his tips for building an international Fintech, how to manage different cultures and how to get the best out of your people.

If you'd like to find out more about Raiz go to - https://raizinvest.com.au/

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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

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/

If you would like to sponsor the show please contact [email protected]

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Dexter talks to Alex Badran, Co-Founder of Spriggy, a pocket money app that helps parents teach their kids all about money. 🐷

As personal users of the Spriggy app for 3 years, we've seen the positive impact the product has on our own kids. And with over 400,000 users we are not alone in our appreciation and ❤ for Spriggy.

Our kids love Spriggy so much, they call pocket money, Spriggy money! 

And which self-respecting Dad wouldn't love Spriggy when you can get your son their own Darth Vader card!

Founded in 2015 by Alex and co-founder Mario Hasanakos, Spriggy is consistently voted Australia's top-rated pocket money app.

Alex talks through the Spriggy journey and evolution of the product. 🎧 tune in as Alex shares fascinating insights into how we can expect the next generation to engage with Fintech products as they become young adults.

You can find out more https://spriggy.com.au/

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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

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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Dexter talks to John Winters, Co-Founder and CEO of Superhero, a revolutionary investment platform making trading in Australian markets accessible to everyone.

This week Superhero announced $8m Series A round backed by ZipCo CEO Larry Diamond and Nick Molnar, Co-Founder of Afterpay 🚀🚀🚀

Co-Founder and CTO Wayne Baskin (Co-Founder of Booktopia and board advisor to Zip Co) complements John's financial expertise from a career with Shaw and Partners and Macquarie Group.

With such a strong founding team, remarkable backing and a strong board, we are expecting big things from Superhero!

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

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

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