Fintech Chatter: Conversations with Fintech Leaders

In episode 29 Dexter is joined by Matt Baxby, Country CEO for Revolut, one of the worlds fastest growing Fintech.

Matt shares an insider's view of the Rocket Ship that is Revolut. We discuss their unique approach to building a bank, the relentless focus on the customer, blitz scaling and Revolut's plans for Australia.

We delve deeper into Matt's background to talk about his time working with Sir Richard Branson. And what he learned from Virgin that has helped him make the transition from bank to Fintech Startup.

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

Get the app - https://www.revolut.com/en-AU

This podcast is produced by Tier One People, Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm.

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The Finnies, run by our partners  FinTech Australia, are kicking off again in 2020! 

Showcasing the best that Fintech has to offer and sponsored by The Victorian Government, Vocus and BPAY, the Finnies are a chance to celebrate the remarkable people, innovations, and resilience the fintech industry is known for and built upon. 

Register now for your chance to be recognised as a leader of fintech. 

finnies.org.au.

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This episode we are shining the spotlight on the Tier One People community members.

Sue Steel of SuMaHa Collective is a specialist in People, Culture and Scaling. Most recently Sue scaled Aussie Tech success story, NearMap, taking the business from 50 - 300 staff.

Sue also took one of Australia's first Fintech, Society One from 30 - 80 people.

Sue shares her insights with Dexter Cousins as they discuss strategies on how to scale effectively and what founders can do to avoid the growing pains.

You can connect with Sue - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-steel/

The Finnies, run by our partners FinTech Australia and sponsored by The Victorian Government, Vocus and BPAY, are kicking off again in 2020! 

Showcasing the best that Fintech has to offer, The Finnies are a chance to celebrate the remarkable people, innovations, and resilience the fintech industry is known for and built upon. 

Register now for your chance to be recognised as a leader of fintech. finnies.org.au.

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In Episode 28 of the FinTech Australia Podcast Dexter is joined by Beau Bertoli, Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer of Australia’s leading online business lender, Prospa.

Bringing new thinking to old problems, the team at Prospa are changing the way businesses experience finance through smarter data, proprietary technology and unique customer experiences.

Prospa consistently ranks as one of Australia’s fastest growing Fintech's, is certified as a 2019 “Great Place to Work”, and a 2017/2018 AON Hewitt Employer of Choice.

Beau shares the incredible journey of the business since launching in 2012. How he and co-founder Greg Moshal have built a winning culture. And how Prospa is working closely with the Australian Government to support small business through Covid-19.

This interview will get you more pumped than a Rocky Movie!

You can find out more https://www.prospa.com/

And watch the customer success stories on YouTube -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtAS-fXt7dGiLT6sFKhJX2UjvObs4-Kc

https://www.facebook.com/ProspaAU/

This podcast is produced by Tier One People, trusted by the world's leading Fintech as their Executive Search Partners.

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/

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

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In episode 27 Dexter is joined by Simon Lee, Co-Founder of Assembly Payments and now Managing Partner at Patona.

Simon knows a thing or two about raising capital and scaling Fintech's. As CEO at Assembly Simon has raised $70m and won partnerships with Westpac and Standard Chartered.

Patona started life as a bootstrapped tech startup that saw amazing success by running the majority of its business from India with minimal investment.

This is a 'no holds' barred chat with Simon as he gives his views on the 'Fintech startup Dream' and shares how Patona is helping Fintech founders launch and scale with minimal capital.

Tier One People is proud to announce a partnership with Patona. If you'd like to find out how we can help you scale your Fintech contact [email protected]

This podcast is produced by Tier One People, Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm.

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/

• Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People
• To hire game changing talent contact [email protected]
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It’s episode 26 and Dexter is joined by Carla Harris, Founder of Longevity App to talk all things WealthTech. 

They are on a mission to change everyone’s financial future one cent at a time, by automatically boosting your existing super fund with a little bit extra whenever you spend. 

Plus a load of great guests featuring in the show:

• Christina Hobbs of Verve Super
• Dan Silver of Stake
• Pat Garret of Six Park 
• Jonny Wilkinson of Equitise

Download the Longevity App on the App Store or Google Play

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

Thanks to our partners FinTech Australia - a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian Fintech's 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/

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

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It's episode 25 and to mark such an occasion Dexter is joined by a very special guest who needs no introduction.

Anthony Thomson is Co-Founder and Chairman of 86 400, Australia's first Smart Bank. 

And with a resume that includes Founder and Chairman of Atom Bank the UKs first mobile-first bank and Metro Bank in the UK, Anthony is one of the world's leading pioneers in digital banking. 

With two Geordies, on a Fintech podcast in Australia I'm thinking of renaming the show

The Ant and Dex show OR I’m a Fintech Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here 🤣🤣

Tune in as we talk about the future of banking and Anthony's observations on the global Fintech scene.

You can find out more about Anthony www.anthonythomson.co.uk

Anthony's book: No Small Change - Why Financial Services Needs A New Kind Of Marketing

Find out more on 86 400 http://86 400.com.au

Download at the app store OR Google Play

This podcast is produced by Tier One People, Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm

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/

• Your Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One People
• To hire game changing talent contact [email protected]
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In episode 24 Dexter talks to Christian Westerlind Wigstrom of Monoova, an end-to-end payment solution allowing businesses to automate how they receive, manage and pay funds. 

Using an API-driven Payment Engine, businesses can scale without worrying about how their transactions are managed.

Christian shares his thoughts on a not too distant world where payments will be seamless and just happen as we move through our daily lives.

We also talk about the importance of hiring the right people and how that can quickly lead to success.

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

This podcast is produced by Tier One People, Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm.

Thanks to our partners FinTech Australia - a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian Fintechs to advance 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/

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

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In episode 23 Dexter is joined by Fred Schebesta co-founder of Finder, a global personal finance comparison website.
 
Finder attracts over 10 million visitors each month and employs over 300 staff .

Fred spearheaded the group’s venture capital arm, Finder Venture where he thrives in the startup phase of building new business ideas.
 
For the past 2 years, Fred has been leading the group’s latest project, the Finder App,
 
Fred is recognised as one of Australia’s leading entrepreneurs with way too many awards and accolades to mention in an intro!
 
I chat to Fred about his journey as a founder, making the transition to global CEO and Finders plans in the open banking era. 

Find out more https://www.finder.com.au/app

Follow Fred on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredschebesta/

Follow Fred on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Schebesta

Thanks to our partners FinTech Australia, a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian fintechs to advance the global economy and culture.

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/

The FinTech Australia Podcast is produced by Tier One People - Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm. 

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Join your host Dexter Cousins for a HUGE celebration! Open Banking is now live in Australia and in honour of this 'Game Changing' event for Fintech we have an amazing line up of guests. True pioneers!

In episode 020 of the Fintech Australia Podcast co-host is our good friend from True Layer, Marie Steinthaler.

And a bunch of our other friends crash the party 🥳🥳🥳 including:

Gareth Gumbly - Frollo https://frollo.com.au/app/
Stuart Low - Biza https://biza.io/
Rob Hale - Regional Australia Bank https://www.regionalaustraliabank.com.au/
Fred Schebesta - Finder https://www.finder.com.au/app
John Rayment - Identitii https://identitii.com/

Click here if you want to get involved in the ACCC consultation group

Big Thanks to our partners FinTech Australia, a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian fintechs to advance the global economy and culture.

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/

The FinTech Australia Podcast is produced by Tier One People - Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm. To hire game changing talent contact [email protected]

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In episode 21 Dexter Cousins talks open banking with Gareth Gumbley, CEO of Frollo.

Frollo is on a quest to help Australians feel good about money. 

Using the power of technology and community, Frollo’s ecosystem enables clients to build their own unique customer journeys and value propositions. Their SaaS Integration platform brings together an AI engine, API’s, partner integrations and Open Banking solutions. 

Turning data into insights, Frollo’s features include transaction enrichment, money insights, goal setting, bill tracking, budgeting and financial wellbeing tools, as well as product comparisons (through Open Banking).

And, as the first FinTech in Australia to become an Accredited Data Recipient in the ACCC Open Banking system, Frollo is also leading the way towards a more transparent financial sector for all Australians.

Download the Frollo App: https://frollo.com.au/app/

Thanks to our partners FinTech Australia, a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian fintechs to advance the global economy and culture.

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/

Tier One People is Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm. If you are looking to hire game changing talent contact [email protected] 

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