76: Q2, Chris Boas

By Dexter Cousins on 01/04/2021

In episode 76 of Fintech Chatter Podcast Dexter Cousins is joined by Chris Boas, Managing Director APAC of Q2  a software business that creates simple, smart, end-to-end banking and lending experiences.

Chris chats about the role Q2 is playing in the Australian Fintech sector, where Q2's software (Cloud Lending) is used to power Fintech like Athena and Prospa.

Chris also shares some of the work Q2 is doing around the world, including some 900 banks and credit unions in the US.

And Chris shares his insights on the rapidly changing world of banking since the Covid-19 pandemic.

About Q2

Cloud Lending Solutions empowers the global lending & leasing community to connect with their borrowers in a whole new way by fundamentally transforming the borrower's experience. 

Built on Salesforce, the world's #1 CRM, Cloud Lending Solutions is the industry's only end-to-end lending and leasing software specifically designed to digitize the entire lending process. 

Cloud Lending continues to expand globally across five continents and over twenty-three countries.

Connect with Chris on LinkedIn

Find out more about Q2

Article written by Dexter Cousins
Founder of Tier One People and host of the Fintech Chatter Podcast.

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