Fintechpodden

This episode is the second half of our interview with Eric Wall. In this part, we continue our discussions about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. We talk a lot about Ethereum and how it differs from Bitcoin. We also discuss Decentralized Finance, why mining cryptocurrency mining could actually be positive for the environment in the long run and Eric shares his predictions on where Bitcoin will be in five to ten years.

Fintechpodden Website: https://fintechpodden.com/

Eric Wall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ercwl/

Eric Wall on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ercwl

When we talked about Decentralized Finance we especially talked about the following smart contract protocols:

Decentralized Finance Lending Protocol Compound: https://compound.finance/

Decentralized Finance Lending Protocol Aave: https://aave.com/

Decentralized Finance Smart Contract Asset Swop Protocol: https://uniswap.org/

In this episode, we are delighted to be joined by Eric Wall. Eric is a computer scientist that currently works as a crypto hedgefund manager at Arcane assets. With Eric's academic background and time that he has been into the crypto space (which is longer than most people have), he is a great person to talk to about Bitcoin, Ethereum, Decentralized finance, and the whole crypto space. We talk about everything from what bitcoin actually is. Eric tells us his best explanations. We also talk about inflation and how it affects the world and bitcoin. Why bitcoin is a digital upgrade of physical gold and a lot of more interesting things on this topic.

The recording of this episode become long, so we have divided it into two podcasts, making this the first part of a series of two.

Fintechpodden has a new website: www.Fintechpodden.com

Eric on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ercwl/

Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ercwl

Arcane Assets website: https://www.arcane.no/

In this episode, the two hosts of Fintechpodden, Gustaf and Johan, share their highlights of fintech news of 2020 and are delivering some predictions for 2021. Enjoy the episode. 

In this episode, we have the pleasure of having Hanna from Revolut joining us once again. She has been on the podcast two times before and always brings some exciting updates. We will listen in on the latest numbers, product updates, and how corona affected Revolut. 

Enjoy! 

In this episode, we have the pleasure of having Micaela Vernmark & Jonas Bränvall from TietoEVRY joining us to discuss the latest within cloud in the financial service industry. We discuss the latest development and the ongoing battle between the large public cloud providers. In the middle of the episode, we have a special appearance from Harald Walden, CTO from Brite, a fast growing Swedish fintech in the payment space. We discuss together with Harald both the pros and cons of developing financial services in the cloud and listen in on Haralds hands on experiences.

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In this episode, which was recorded in August 2020, Johan and Gustaf had the pleasure to be joined by the Founder and CEO of Nordic API Gateway. NAG is active within the world of open banking and they recently launched its new platform, Aiia. A platform that removes all obstacles from powering your solution with open banking so you can make your open banking idea a reality within days without having to acquire a PISP or AISP license. Rune Mai exclusively shares insights with Fintechpodden into why this product is a perfect fit for open banking innovation across industries and how it will change the landscape of open banking as we know it. In the episode, we talked about the current situation for open banking in Europe and in the world. Rune shared his insights from being at the forefront of the development in Open Banking - What's working good and not so good with the PSD2 Regulation in Europe and most interestingly what is around the corner in the future of Open Banking. We hope that you will enjoy the episode as much as we did. 

Link to Nordic API Gateway:

https://www.nordicapigateway.com/

Rune Mais Linkedin page:

In this episode we have the pleasure of having Per Dahlqvist from Liberis joining us. Per is a seasoned financial service professional and at Liberis he is currently head of business development. Liberis is a fintech that is specializing on helping SMEs with flexibel financing solutions and embedded finance services. Embedded finance is a very broad area so in this episode we are trying to scope it down and give some real examples. We are also exploring the future of embedded finance and what industries we will see adopt it next. 

Link to Liberis: 

https://www.liberis.com/

Mentioned in the podcast: 

https://medium.com/@jet8

https://www.airwallex.com/

In episode nr 55 we had the great chance to sit down and talk with Espen Moen Kvelland from Wakandi. Wakandi is a startup from Norway that is active in Africa with the goal to make the 328 million people who are either without a bank, called unbanked, or with very little access to banking services, called underbanked, to get access to basic and fundamental banking services. What are the existing challenges going forward in Africa and how does it look today, how far have they come? Wakandi was born out of a company called Akeo, a leading blockchain company in Norway. Moreover, Espen shared his thoughts on Facebook's digital currency project, Libra, and what effects that can have on the fintech industry and landscape in Africa. We also got the chance to talk about Central Bank Digital Currencies and the possibilities for startups and businesses that come with that. We hope that you enjoy this episode as much as we did and that you learn a lot about the Fintech scene in Africa and about Wakandi.

In this episode, we are joined by fantastic Michal Gromek. Michal has a long background within the Fintech industry and is currently working as Head of Operations and Compliance at Safello. He is also very active in the Swedish Fintech Ecosystems where he is a public speaker and he is also contributing to Forbes where he shares his thoughts and opinions on the Fintech landscape. Earlier this year he was one of the main persons behind Stockholm Fintech Week. Given Michal's commitment and involvement in the Swedish Fintech Ecosystems, it is not surprising that he is nominated for the Swedish Fintech Ecosystem Hero of the year 2020 by nordicstartupawards. You find a link below where you can vote on him. In the episode, we get to listen to  Michal when he demystifies Cryptocurrencies and how we can combat the Dark Side of Fintech and Crypto with Blockchain Analysis Tools. We also talk about challenges with the Swedish Fintech Ecosystem.

Here is where you can nominate Michal Gromek:

Michal Gromek on Linkedin:

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Hanna Raftell from Fimento is back in Fintechpodden. She previously joined us in episode nr 43 where we talked about Open Banking. In this episode, we have a follow-up topic, Embedded Finance, or put in more simple terms - how any company can add fintech into their services. Hanna talks with us about what Embedded Finance actually is, which players are involved in the ecosystem that enables for embedded financial solutions. We talk about what non-fintech companies are offering fintech services today and what the benefits of doing fintech in non-fintech are. We also touch on UNs Sustainability Development Goals and how fintech can support several of the goals. If you want to learn more about embedded finance, how it works, and where to start if you are a company that is interested in offering fintech services - then join this episode. We hope that you find it as useful and interesting as we did.

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