In Check with Fintech

This week on the show we have Daniel Faggella, Founder and Head of Research at Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research.

This week on the show we have Michael Mueller, Chief Executive Officer at Form3.

Michael set up Form3 after spending more than 25 years in various executive management positions at Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays. He was previously Global Head of Cash Management and a Member of the Corporate Banking Executive at Barclays.

 

We speak about various subjects such as :

Disrupting the payments ecosystem

Why NOW is the time to move critical payments infrastructure from the complex, costly on-premise systems in the back-office to a Payments -as-a-Service model in the cloud.

Legacy infrastructure creaking at the seams.  

 

About Form3

Form3's mission is to leverage technology to lower barriers and open up payment clearing and settlement scheme access to financial communities globally in order to move money in real-time.

For non-banks, this industry-first model signifies another important step on the Form3 mission to democratise access to payment schemes. Combining with Barclays expertise in providing liquidity service support, the delivery of this model allows FinTechs to fully benefit from the advantages of real-time payment processing (such as 24/7 non-stop service and end-to-end processing in under 10 seconds).

Read more here: https://www.form3.tech/

This week on the show we have Jacqueline Hart, Head of Trust and Safety for Patreon.

 

Her teams are responsible for keeping the platform free from bad actors and ensuring everyone using Patreon stays within fair & transparent Community Guidelines. She is the liaison for risk and payment service providers and represents Patreon on the American Board of Advisors for the Merchant Risk Council.  She has built remote offices for Patreon in Europe and the US since joining in 2018.  

 

We speak about various subjects such as account takeover, abuse, financial fraud, content moderation, scams, chargebacks and fraud rules writing.

 

About Patreon

Patreon powers membership businesses for creators by giving them the tools they need to acquire, manage, and energize their paying patrons. With a subscription-style payment model, fans pay their favorite creators a monthly amount of their choice in exchange for exclusive access, extra content, or a closer look into their creative journey. 

 

This model is a win-win; creators retain creative freedom while getting the salary they deserve, and fans get to rest easy knowing that their money goes directly towards creating more of what they love.

 

Read more here : https://www.patreon.com/

This week on the show, Julian Sawyer joins Lewis to do an overview of Gemini and the company's plans for expansion in the UK and Europe. But also to speak about his recent career move from his former role as Chief Operating Officer of UK challenger Starling Bank to his role as Managing Director for Europe at cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini. 

How blockchain technology and crypto innovations like stablecoins will transform the future of payments in specific areas like B2B and cross-border payments, but won't necessarily upend the entire payments ecosystem ?

How partnerships between cryptocurrency service providers and fintech players will develop the payments ecosystem ?

 

About Gemini 

The New York regulated cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset custodian. Gemini is a simple, elegant, and secure way to build your bitcoin and crypto portfolio. Buying, selling, and storing your cryptocurrency has never been easier.

Read more here : https://gemini.com/#crypto-on-the-go

We’re back with a Special Edition episode!

Our CEO Jordan Lawrence, founder of PCN Capital, joins Lewis to tell us how Payments & Cards Network is battling through the current global situation caused by the Coronavirus.

 

How is the fintech industry is fighting back?

How is the recruitment industry adjusting to lay-offs, remote hiring and long-term WFH?

 

Introducing SEKURA PEOPLE - the newest PCN Capital brand - we get Brady Gerards, MD of Sekura People, to tell us about how CyberSecurity for payments, banking & e-commerce is now more important than ever.

 

About PCN Capital

PCN Capital is a tightly-knit group of niché recruitment & marketing agencies servicing Fintech, Data Science and CyberSecurity markets. Our brands include Payments & Cards Network, Digital Source and Sekura People. Permanent and contract, we have consistently served our clients since 2010, building a truly global delivery capability.

 

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This week on the show the Kingdom of The Netherlands kindly despatched one of their top Economic Developers to be on the podcast. Esther Smith helps Dutch fintech companies get established and growing in the USA, and vice versa. She told us all about the brilliant investment, partnership and talent ecosystem in The Netherlands, and why US fintech’s should be using Amsterdam as their springboard into Europe.

 

About The Netherlands Consulate General

The Netherlands Consulate General in Atlanta was opened in 2019 - serving Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. It aims to further strengthen the economic ties between the Southeastern United States and the Netherlands. Help the Dutch do business in the US; facilitate trade and advance various strategic topics (such as Diversity & Inclusion, Climate Resiliency, Women in Leadership).

Read more: www.netherlandsandyou.nl

This week's guest is Ian Johnson, Head of Europe at Marqeta since 2018. 

 

In this episode we discussed Marqeta’s rocket growth in Europe, some key partnership success stories in Czech Republic and Switzerland, what makes Ian the perfect candidate for running the European operation, the latest mega funding round, and more!

About Marqeta

Founded in 2010, Marqeta has re-engineered how payment cards, virtual cards, and mobile authorization products should be developed and deployed. The Marqeta Platform, built from the ground up with no legacy infrastructure, provides the world’s first fully documented, open API issuer processor platform. Companies can build, issue and deploy innovative payment, finance and commerce solutions with enormous control over what, where, and how purchases are authorized. Adopters of The Marqeta Platform include leading financial services, e-commerce, retail, and social media brands.

Read more: https://www.marqeta.com/

This week's guests are Jonathan Knegtel and Lucas Schweiger, the co-founders of Blockdata.

Jonathan Knegtel is CEO and co-founder of Blockdata, a market intelligence platform for blockchain professionals. Lucas Schweiger is Chief Data Officer and co-founder of Blockdata.

About Blockdata

Blockdata collects information about the projects and companies building blockchain technology, with a focus on how this disrupts the finance industry. They aim to be the go-to source for information around blockchain. Read more: https://www.blockdata.tech/

In this interview Lewis speaks with Steffen Vollert, a hands-on exec who enjoys building FinTechs from scratch. Having been/ being involved in several ventures, he has a deep in-the-weeds experience with nearly every aspect and flavour of payments StartUps and the challenges to build one. Lewis finds out more about his journey to success!

Sherif Samy is the Senior Vice President, North America for Entersekt, a fintech innovator in digital banking, Omni-channel digital solutions, mobile security & transaction authentication and commerce enablement. With over 19 years of experience in the financial industry, his experience in establishing brand presence and building scalable organizations strategically positions the company for continued growth within North America.