Fintechpodden

In this episode we get to listen to Gustaf and Johan talking with Magnus Dettmar directly from China. Magnus guides us through a full day, from waking up until going back to bed in Shanghai, China with a specific focus on the way he uses mobile payments and fintech solutions during a normal day in China. Discussions are around the big giants Alibaba and Tencent with their respective fintech "super-apps" Alipay and WeChat pay that have become very popular at a historical speed of innovation. Magnus also shares a lot of interesting insights from China covering everything from the scene of cryptocurrencies, e-commerce and live shopping, to open banking and financial inclusion. Join Gustaf, Johan and Magnus in this super-episode on the fintech landsape and mobile payments in China delivered directly China by Magnus who lives and breath Chinese digital solutions in Shanghai.

In this episode, Johan Lindskog and Gustaf Hård af Segerstad sat down with Chris Skinner to talk about his new book, Doing Digital. The book is about how fintechs and banks are actually doing digital. What are incumbents doing good and what do they not do so good? What is the best fintechs in the world doing and how have they become so successful? That and a lot more such as the future of banking and what the post-corona business as usual will look like in this top episode! Enjoy!

In this episode we are guested by Kristin Lindmark who is working as CIO / Head of Tech at SPP Storebrand. Kristins openly shares things she has learned from her long experience within the insurance industry ranging back manager position at Accenture and experience from If Insurance. We also discuss how traditional players within the insurance industry can collaborate with younger insuretechs and what needs to be done in order to make those kind of collaborations possible. We also touch upon topics such as IT Management, change management and the future of insurance. We hope that you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

In the latest episode of Fintechpodden, we have the pleasure of Per Nordkvist from the Swedish FSA joining us. We talked about their innovation center and how they can help both large established players but also smaller new challengers to navigate the regulatory aspects of the financial industry. 

This episode was recorded during STHLM Fintech Week 2020.

In the latest episode of Fintechpodden, we have the pleasure of once again having John Erik Setsaas from Signicat joining us. We are doing a deep down in digital signatures, how they work, what kind of signatures are out there, and the future development within this area. Now more than ever has the importance for companies and organizations to start offering fully digital customer journeys increased. Digital signatures are an important part of this transformation. Listen in to learn more about this and much more. 

In this episode we had the chance to sit down and chat with Henrik Jönsson. Henrik has co-founded Betterwealth and is currently working in the position as Chief Investment Officer. Henriks background ranges from studies in mathematics and industrial engineering at Lund and Eidengenössische Universities to job as credit analyst at SEB Bank, and his most recent position before starting Betterwealth was at Blackrock, the worlds largest asset management firm where he worked with risk and quantitative Analysis. For a little bit less than two years ago he co-founded Betterwealth which is a asset management service that strives to revolutionise the investment offer for retail clients. By using AI and simple Machine Learning models Betterwealth can help retail clients with world class asset management in a way that has only been available for institutions and very rich clients until now. Enjoy us in this episode where we discuss more about what Betterwealth is and we get to listen to Henrik talk about his background, thoughts about the future of asset management as well as a couple of tips for other fintech startups out there.

In this episode we got the chance to talk to Michael Grönroos about his career and his company called Wedevia. Wedevia has built a solution that gathers data from different insurance companies and compares insurances for the consumer. This is something new in the industry since it previously has mostly only been possible to compare on soft values, but with Wedevia solution the consumer can compare and insurance based on price, quality and what the insurance actually contains. We also has the chance to chat a little bit about Michaels background as an entreprenuer within the IT industry.

In this episode we have a great discussion on the future of blockchain and cryptocurrencies with Totte Löfström and Eric Wall. Totte is the CEO of Swedish first crypto exchange Trijo and Eric Wall is working for the Human Rights Foundation and today more active as Chief Investment Officier at Arcane Crypto Fund. We also talk about privacy and what the different types of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) there are out there and what China and US is doing in this space. Enjoy this great discussion!

In this episode, we sit down with Tryggvi Björn Davidsson COO, at the Icelandic neo bank indó. 

After the Icelandic banking crash in 2008 that turned the banking market upside down and impacted the Icelandic economy for a long time the idea behind indó was born. indó tries to redesign the traditional banking model and lets its users deposit money directly at the central bank. Listen in to this episode to hear more about the story behind indó and what services they offering. 

This episode was recorded during STHLM Fintech Week 2020. 

In this episode we talk with Nathalie Green from Doconomy and Madeleine Sandell from Ålandsbanken about the climate, how the Do App help consumers understand their CO2 footprint through their transaction data. We also talk about the collaboration between the new and young company Doconomy and the old and big institution Ålandsbanken - how does the collaboration work and what is important to think about when collaborating. Join us in this episode for an interesting discussion with one of the hottest CO2-footprint apps out their!